Spirituality

Los Alamos Church Of Christ To Host Good Friday Service

Church of Christ News:

The community is invited to attend a Good Friday Service on March 29 at the Los Alamos Church of Christ at 2323 Diamond Drive.

The Good Friday Service is noon to 2 p.m. in the Church of Christ Building.

The service will focus on the last 7 words Christ spoke as he hung on the cross.

Everyone welcome. Read More

Bryce Avenue Presbyterian To Host Good Friday Service

Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church News:

The community is invited to attend “an ancient service of scripture and musical response  as we remember the final week in the earthly life of our Lord Jesus Christ.” –BAPC Read More

Clergy Gather For Sunday Of Orthodoxy Vespers

Orthodox clergy, including Father Theophan of Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church in Los Alamos, right,  gathered Sunday evening, March 24 at All Saints of North America Orthodox Church in Albuquerque for Pan-Orthodox vespers. Courtesy photo

Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church News:

On Sunday evening, March 24, Orthodox clergy and faithful from all over New Mexico gathered at All Saints of North America Orthodox Church in Albuquerque for Pan-Orthodox vespers. This was the first Sunday of the Great Fast in preparation for the celebration of Pascha, this year, on May 5.

The first Read More

Installation Ceremony Held Saturday For Deacon Amy Colleen Schmuck At Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Deacon Amy Colleen Schmuck is applauded Saturday morning as she is installed as Deacon for Welcome and Lifelong Learning at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry welcomes the congregation, family and friends to the Installation Ceremony Saturday  for Deacon Amy Colleen Schmuck. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Bishop Jim Gonia delivers the sermon during the Installation Ceremony. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Pastor Nicolé Raddu Read More

Fr. Glenn: To Jerusalem

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Dang. Though by no means a British royalty watcher, I sure hated to see that Princess Catherine has come down with cancer. She seems like such an elegant, classy and yet down-to-earth young woman. She’ll be a lovely queen one of these days if she can beat this disease. Prayers for her and ALL who come down with cancer, and for all who care for them. Me and the bros lost our dad that way, so been there, done that. And who among us who have been around for a while hasn’t watched friends and family battle that.

There was also a headline not long ago of Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania’s Read More

All Shall Be Well: The Three Days

Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector, Trinity on the Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, M.Div.
ELCA

As a child, growing up in the Episcopal Church, I learned early on the significance of the week before Easter. My public school took a break that week, and my family would attend church more often than usual. After waving palm fronds and processing into the sanctuary on Palm Sunday, I could expect several more worship services later Read More

NMDOT Prepares For 2024 Good Friday Pilgrimage To El Santuario De Chimayo

Scene from the 2023 annual Good Friday Pilgrimage to the El Santuario de Chimayo. Post file photo

NMDOT News:

  • Motorists are reminded to watch for walkers

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has begun preparing safe walking areas along various New Mexico highways for the annual Good Friday Pilgrimage to the El Santuario de Chimayo (El Santuario).

The department met with local emergency response personnel to prepare for this event and crews have been working over the past few weeks to prepare the various routes to El Santuario for pilgrims making the trek this year.

Through Read More

Fr. Glenn: Planting Season

By Father Glenn Jones:

Ah, ‘tis St. Paddy’s Day, when those (we) of Irish descent (and many others) celebrate this great man who promoted so successfully the Christian faith in the land of Erin, so much so as to be the isle’s patron saint and called “the Apostle of Ireland”.

But other than been associated with “the green” and legends about ridding Ireland of snakes, few know much history of St. Patrick. He was not born Irish, but actually Welsh or Scottish, taken in a slave raid as a boy by Irish pagans or possibly pirates. After six years, he escaped and returned home and eventually became a priest, and Read More

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick. Courtesy/history.com

Staff Report:

Today is St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated annually on March 17, the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for more than 1,000 years.

On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

Saint Patrick is Read More

All Shall Be Well: The Shattered Lantern

Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector, Trinity on the Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church

“I dedicate this book to my mother and father, Mathlida and George, who taught me never to ridicule anyone who is searching for God with a lighted lantern.”

This dedication is the introduction to the book The Shattered Lantern by Ronald Rolheiser. This book draws from a variety of sources to offer a spiritual Read More

Unitarian Church And Jewish Center Invite Community To Join In Supporting Española Pathways Shelter

Community News:

The Los Alamos Jewish Center and the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos invite the community to join their collaborative effort to support the Española Pathways Shelter.

The shelter is open seven nights a week and averaged 15 guests a night in December 2023, with many nights reaching their capacity of 20 guests. The shelter serves three meals a day and served 1,739 meals in December.

The shelter offers case management to assist clients in meeting their immediate and future needs.

The shelter is increasing its collaboration with a range of other local agencies to better meet the needs Read More

Fr. Glenn: Preferring Light

By Father Glenn Jones:

Cool … back to 2 Chronicles again this week, though not very uplifting. Well … not until some more history had passed, at least.

The period is, or just after, 600 B.C. The great Israelite kings David and Solomon are long gone, as is the greatness of their kingdom. Israel—not divided into the separate kingdoms of Israel and Judah—has waffled back and forth from fidelity to infidelity…as have thier fortunes. The post-split northern kingdom of Israel had been conquered and absorbed by Assyria, which itself has been conquered by the Babylonians. Only the southern kingdom of Read More

All Shall Be Well: ‘Jesus H. Cripes’

Clergy from left, Pastor Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Rev. Deb Beloved Church
White Rock Presbyterian Church

“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain…” (Exodus 20:7a, King James Version)

I suspect that many people, Christian or otherwise, are familiar with this commandment (#3 in God’s top 10; cf. Exodus 20:1-17). Or as a more modern translation (the New International Version) puts it, “You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God…” Read More

Community Invited To Traditional Blini Breakfast Saturday March 16 At St. Job Of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church

The community is invited to enjoy a traditional bliny breakfast that will be served 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 16 at St. Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church, 1319 Trinity Drive. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan

By Fr. Theophan
Rector 
St. Job of Pochaiv

St. Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church is excited to again offer our traditional bliny breakfast 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 16.

While traditionally oriented western churches are already in the midst of Great Lent, Eastern Orthodox Christians are just approaching it.

The two Sunday’s leading up to the Orthodox observation of the Read More

Christian Science Society To Host Free Talk On Saturday

By Mary Langworthy, Clerk
Christian Science Society

Hello friends. It’s been over 20 years since the Christian Science Society in Los Alamos hosted a talk on Christian Science for the community. That changes at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9.

We hope you’ll join us for “Moving past fear – to healing” – a talk by Lisa Troseth at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Lisa has spoken to groups around the world and is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. She’s also a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

It promises to be an inspiring and thought-provoking hour. Admission is free. Read More

Fr. Glenn: ‘Let Your Manner Of Life Be Worthy…’

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

You know … it’s usual for us to want to be remembered when we are gone—to have left some sort of admirable legacy. But I was re-reading the Biblical book 2 Chronicles recently—probably among the least-read books of the Bible since it goes over a lot of the same history as does 2 Kings—and re-encountered a rather tragic phrase: “…he departed with no one’s regret.” (2 Chronicles 21:20).

Ouch.

Who merited such an unfortunate epitaph? None other than a king—Jehoram of the kingdom of Judah, whose manner of life was so offensive to God that “… the Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable Read More

All Shall Be Well: Listen!

Clergy from left, Pastor Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By LYNN FINNEGAN
Associate Priest
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith
Santa Fe

“The first duty of love is to listen,” theologian Paul Tillich wrote. Listening is a skill that can be practiced and perfected. The Chinese symbol for “To Listen” is a succinct illustration of listening well.

The symbol contains brush strokes denoting the ears (to hear), the eyes (to see), the mind (to think), and the heart Read More

Christian Science Society To Host Free Talk March 9

By Mary Langworthy, Clerk
Christian Science Society

Hello friends. It’s been over 20 years since the Christian Science Society in Los Alamos hosted a talk on Christian Science for the community. That changes at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9.

We hope you’ll join us for “Moving past fear – to healing” – a talk by Lisa Troseth at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Lisa has spoken to groups around the world and is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. She’s also a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.

It promises to be an inspiring and thought-provoking hour. Admission is free. Read More

Shop On The Corner Supports El Centro

Shop on the Corner volunteers, from left, Ellie Giovanielli, Deacon Jerome Williams, Cathy Walters, Judy Crocker, and Karen Humphrey. Courtesy photo

Shop on the Corner News:

Shop on the Corner, the thrift shop in the lower level of Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, recently presented El Centro Chief of Operations Deacon Jerome Williams with a check to help support some of nearly 23,000 patients served in their 14 medical and 3 dental clinics in seven counties in northern New Mexico.

El Centro clinics are located in rural areas where there is limited access to medical, behavioral health and Read More

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