Springtime Potluck

February 26, 2010

Join us for a springtime potluck after service on Sunday, March 14th.  Send a reply to this post to find out what you should bring (replies will not be published).

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Pancake Breakfast

February 3, 2010

Join us for a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, February 14, immediately following worship services.  Cost for adult is only $6 and $3 for children.  This is a fundraising event for MCC of Albuquerque – please support the ministries and join us for pancakes!

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Lobby Day at the Roundhouse

January 31, 2010

Join us along with ACLU-NM and NM Gay and Straight Alliance Network to advocate for domestic partnerships and basic legal protections for same-sex couples. Monday, February 1st. There is training in the morning to teach you  how to advocate for domestic partnership legislation.  Training  at First Christian Church, 645 Weber Street, Santa Fe, 8 am.  We will then go to Roundhouse to talk with legislators.  If you plan on attending this event, please stay in the worship space for a few minutes to discuss car pooling.

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New Year’s Eve Social Event

December 28, 2009

Looking for an alcohol-free party alternative this year?  You are invited to ring in the New Year at MCC of Albuquerque on Thursday, December 31 beginning at 9 pm. Bring your favorite board game and a snack to share.  FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! For more information and to find out what snacks to bring call Bonnie N. at 417-1156 or send a comment to this post.

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship at 10pm

December 24, 2009

Christmas Eve is a time for candlelight.

Who can say what passes through our hearts on Christmas Eve?
Strange thoughts.
Undefinable emotions.
Sudden tears.

Christmas Eve is a time to be quietly glad.
It is a time to wonder, to give thanks,
and of quiet awakening to beauty
that still lives on through the strife
of a war-torn world.

And Christmas Eve is also a time for memories and remembering.

For some, the memories are of loved family members
who have died, and the festive season
makes the pain of those losses ever more real.

For others, the memories are of happier times than we know now,
felt as the anguish of broken relationships,
the insecurity around employment,
the anxiety of illness or poor health,
or the emptiness of loss after drought or bushfire.

All these feelings are with us this night as we gather in this sacred place.
Here we are safe to feel what we feel:
to acknowledge our sadness,
to share our concern,
to release our anger,
to face our emptiness,
and still to know that God by what ever name,
is made present in the caring thoughts and deeds of others.

So let us be and share and remember and receive,
assured that we are not alone in our life experiences as we gather for worship this Christmas Eve.

You are invited to join with us for worship on Thursday, December 24 at 10 pm, as we make that journey which leads to a manger, which leads us to God’s love.  Invite your family and friends to come and experience the miracle of Christmas.

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Children, Youth & Family Event

December 5, 2009

Children, Youth, and Families are invited to attend a Christmas Creations Event. We will gather in the celebration hall at 4pm on Saturday December 19th.

Materials will be provided for creating Christmas Sun Catchers, Origami Angels, Dazzling Christmas Stars, and more.  At 5:00pm we will have a potluck dinner, lots of fellowship, and fun!  If your family would be able to bring food or art materials to this event or have any questions please contact Meg Freestone at 385.6531.

We Need to purchase or have donated – ($30.00 would cover all needed materials) multicolor pom-poms, craft sticks/Popsicle sticks (multi sized pack if possible), assorted rhinestones, stars, paper doilies,etc.

Borrow from someone

Christmas decorative paper hole punchers, hot glue gun.

Please let Meg know if you can assist with the above items.

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Home Front

November 18, 2009

You probably could get along with your family if it just weren’t for the people involved.

Too many times the home front slowly turns into a battlefront where the family fights a daily war.   The arsenal if filled with the ammunition of hurtful words fired back and forth at one another.   Children get caught in the crossfire and suffer battle fatigue.   The home becomes less of a collection of adjoining rooms, and more like separate barracks in various occupied territories.   Individuals don’t unite and support one another; to survive, they hunker in their bunkers.

As Dr. Phil would say, How’s that working for you?
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