Services are conducted in the church sanctuary at 9:00 am and 10:30 am

May 4  RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SUNDAY 

How Do We live Our Faith in the World?  Today our children tell us how they put the faith we’ve taught them into action. Service Leader: Rev. Nancy J.  Anderson; Service Associate: DRE Susan Freudenthal

 

May 11  THE POWER OF INSTITUTIONS  JOEL BROWN , Rev. JUDITH WALKER RIGGS, JIM MILLER:

Institutions, whether public or private, are the vehicles for change in our society.  Although we as individuals are where change begins, it must wind up in an institution or it is lost.  Our church allows us to express our desire for change in the community, the nation and the world with the power of an institution.  Supporting this particular institution requires a serious commitment of time and resources, but it also requires a philosophical commitment.  That commitment means trusting others and letting go of some of cherished routines, structures and organizational ideas.  In this service we will talk about commitment and change within our institution, our church.

 

The overall theme for services May 18 - Jun 29 is "We Can Take the Richness of Our Past to Create a Future that is Stronger, More Beautiful and More Just."  Each of the services over this time period will focus on some aspect of creating the future we dream of. The Worship Planning team, along with Rev. Nancy J Anderson, is Debbie LaPorte, John Northcutt, Kris Northcutt and Barbara Hall.

 

May 18  NURTURING OUR SENSES; Remembering Ourselves as Living Growing Beings 

Rev. NANCY J. ANDERSON: On this day, we become aware of ourselves, what sustains us and how we need to nurture ourselves as instruments of peace and action.

 

May 25  MEMORIAL DAY: Remembering and Honoring 

Rev. NANCY J. ANDERSON: On this day we honor all who have lost or been lost through acts of war or violence.

 

There will be a Flower Communion on Sunday, Jun 1.  Please remember to bring flowers.  

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RoundTable convines at 10:30 am in the church library.

 

• May 4 Bob Hearn: Everything you always wanted to know about TISDs and TIFs involving the transfer of millions, even billions, of dollars to developers. Bob, with his wife Dona, moved to Las Cruces from San Diego four years ago, having retired from a career as an Engineer working for the Navy in a Research Lab.   He has been much involved in local government over the past 18 months and is now part of a Statewide effort to change the way TIDDs are understood and used in New Mexico.

 

• May 11 Terra Van Dyke, Director of Development, Mesilla Valley Hospice:

All about Hospice and its many services and plans for future growth.

 

• May 18  Rebeca M Renteria, Executive Director, Casa de Peregrinos:  An update on progress at the Food Bank. Where our support goes!

 

• May 25 Our own Martha Loustaunau:  Aging in Las Cruces - Something we are all doing!

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Peace Village Open House on May 17

Would you like to learn more about Peace Village, the non-denominational summer camp for students entering grades     1 - 10?  Come to the Peace Village Open House from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 17 at the church.  There will be displays of many of last year’s Peace Village activities, information from sponsors and businesses, an opportunity to register for the 2008 Peace Village, music, finger foods, and door prizes.  Mark your calendar now!

 

Rabindranath Tagore:  The Universal Poet

A musical evening will be presented in the church sanctuary at 7:00 pm on Friday, May 9.  The program is free and open to the public.  The featured performer will be acclaimed vocalist and Tagore scholar Sharmila Roy, accompanied by Sewli Basu on the Esraj ( a traditional string instrument) and Rajnarayan Bhattachyarya (Tabla drums and the Khol, a folk instrument played to devotional songs), master musicians from India.  Las Cruces will be privileged to hear a program of Indian music and poetry to celebrate the 147th birth anniversary of the Poet and philosopher Tagore.  This is the first time such a rare presentation by these artists will be coming to New Mexico or any of the surrounding states.  A love offering in the form of a donation will be gratefully accepted for this special concert.

 

 

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