February 22, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Renaissance Room.
Ash Wednesday begins the 40-day season (not counting Sundays) of Lent. We begin our journey together as a community of all ages with a potluck Soup Supper at 6:00 p.m. in the Renaissance Room. Please sign up to bring your favorite soup ready to share!
After the Soup Supper, everyone is invited to join us for worship and voluntary imposition of ashes at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.
Sundays Jan. 29, Feb. 5, and Feb. 12 from 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Join the Spiritual Growth and Mission ministry teams to read and reflect on “Evicted,” a book by Matthew Desmond that shows us how the unhoused fall through the cracks in our society. The group will meet for one hour following worship in the Ren Room. You can get your own copy of the book or contact the church if you need a copy. A theological guide will be made available to group members to help guide the group’s discussions.
5:00–8:00 p.m
What better way to start the New Year than with Kids Night Out! Bring your kids to the church on Saturday, January 28 from 5-8 pm and we’ll celebrate the New Year with friends and fun. You can drop off your 3 year-old to 5th grader at the church and we’ll enjoy food together, play games together, create art together, and just have a fun time being together.
Middle and High School Youth can join us as well! Get valuable service hours by helping out.
Register via the Church Center App or online here.
YOU’RE INVITED! Join us at the first annual FPC Christmas Festival on Sunday, December 18, 11:00-12:30 p.m. for a Pasta Lunch, Hot Chocolate Bar, Live Christmas music, Crafts, a Bingo game, and Gift Bags for kids. Purchase tickets online at tinyurl.com/fpcsmChristmas or sign up in the courtyard after worship. Tickets: $10 per adult and $5 per child.
The beloved FPC Santa Monica Harvest Festival is back! Join us Sunday, October 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. following worship for pumpkin painting, awesome inflatables, face painting, balloon twisting, an amazing petting zoo, carnival games, and arts and crafts. There is plenty for adults too, including an expanded Food Garden where the coffee and donuts are free and lunch is available for purchase. Don’t forget to stop by our harvest festival photo to document these memories together. Visit tinyurl.com/2022harvestfestival to purchase tickets and learn more!
Thank you to everyone who donated backpacks on Sunday, August 21st as part of our Blessing of the Backpacks moment during service. During August Kids Night Out, our children and youth will fill these backpacks with brand new school supplies and donate them to Upward Bound House here in Santa Monica.
Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Drop off your 3 year-old to 5th grader at the church and we’ll feed them food, play games with them, create art with them, and just have a fun time being together. And you’re free to do, well, whatever you want for two hours. There’s no cost, but you do need to sign up by emailing peter@fpcsantamonica.org and letting him know you plan to attend.
Sunday, August 7, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Join FPC Youth Group for lunch at Johnny Rockets, followed by a scavenger hunt on the Promenade. Bring money for lunch, and don’t forget your sunscreen! Please RSVP with Jen Philbin. Parents will receive a detailed agenda before the event begins so they are aware of our locations and whereabouts.
Saturday, July 31, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica.
Drop off your 3 year-old to 5th grader at the church and we’ll feed them food, play games with them, create art with them, and just have a fun time being together. And you’re free to do, well, whatever you want for two hours. There’s no cost, but you do need to sign up by emailing Peter Earhart and letting him know you plan to attend.
Please join us for a combined worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 19th at Calvary Baptist Church as we commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Following the service, there will be a community celebration featuring food, entertainment, activities for children and more.
There is a shuttle service available from FPC Santa Monica to Calvary Baptist Church. If you are interested in taking the shuttle, please contact the church office or email info@fpcsantamonica.org.
Calvary Baptist Church is located at: 1502 20th Street; Santa Monica, CA.