Adult Education and Offerings
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We offer a large variety of in-person and virtual adult faith formation groups and classes. Please sign up by 5:00pm the day before the meeting. Thank you! Some Sunday Adult Forums are also offered Virtually. Click here to see past forum streams.
Pretty Good Guys
Wednesdays
November 13 & 27
10:30- Noon
Scholar John Dominic Crossan challenges us to engage this well-known prayer’s revolutionary message. The Pretty Good Guys welcome all men to join them in their exploration of Crossan’s “The Greatest Prayer.’
Books available in the Community Room.
All welcome!(Talitha Arnold, 505-988-3295, unitedchurch.talitha@gmail.com
Women's Study Group
Wednesdays
November 6 & 20
10:00am
They continue The Personal Librarian by Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray and begin After Annie by Anna Quindlen. Join in! For more information or the full book list for the year, please contact Cheryl Morton (mommorton@gmail.com) or Jenn Wynn (home@wynnes.us).
Resiliency and Hope: The Gospel of Mark
Thursdays
on Zoom
8:00am
Engage the Gospel of Mark, start to finish (don’t worry, it’s the shortest Gospel), using the United Church of Christ Study Guide (written by Talitha). Info/register at unitedchurchsf@gmail.com. All welcome!
Moses and Jesus Go to the Movies
Thursdays
November 7 & 14
3:30 to 5:00
Renesan Series with Talitha Arnold
Jean Cocteau Theater – 418 Montezuma, Santa Fe Thursdays, Nov. 7 & 14 – 3:30 to 5:00 Info/Registration: tinyurl.com/Renesan
November Forums
"To Seek Christ's Face" - Images of Jesus in Art Through the Ages
October 27
November 3
November 17
November 24
11:15am After Service
As United explores who Jesus was and is for us, join Molly Elkind for a four-week exploration of images of Jesus in art, from the days in the catacombs to the present. What can we learn from the ways in which Jesus has been and is today portrayed in visual terms?
Here’s the schedule:
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Oct. 27 - Christ as Good Shepherd, Teacher & Sage
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Nov. 3 - Christ Pantocrator, Blessing and Sustaining
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Nov. 17 - Christ on the Cross, Resurrected & Reformed
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Nov. 24 - Christ Among us, Son of Man & Bread of Heaven
What's Happening at the New Mexico Border
November 3
11:15am After Service
Avril Ekstrand and Melanie Lohman of United’s Immigration and Refugee Task Force recently traveled to southern New Mexico to visit refugee shelters and talk with people along the border. They share an update about this issue which is a major part of the Presidential and state elections.
A Life of Faith and Song
November 10
11:15am After Service
Our special weekend guest, composer and pianist Ken Medema, shares his journey of faith and life. What gives him hope? What does being Christian mean to him? How has his faith changed? Join in the conversation!