United Church Youth Pastor Keith Lewis Keeps Faith-Building Fun While Raising Funds For Nepal
David Pucket throws a whipped cream pie at Pastor Lewis during fun and games on last day of VBS. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
VBS students line up to throw whipped cream pies at Pastor Lewis as part of WCO fund raiser. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.comUnited Church of Los Alamos hosted a 5-week Vacation Bible School in August and Youth Pastor Keith Lewis kept the faith-building and learning fun with the theme: EVEREST – Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power.
“Each week we talked about how God helps us,” Read More
Bishop DANIEL Visits Los Alamos Sept. 26-27
His grace Bishop DANIEL of the UOC of USA. Courtesy photo His grace Bishop DANIEL of the UOC of USA will be visiting Los Alamos Sept. 26-27 and his parish, Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church.
He will preside over the Vigil of the Elevation of the Holy Cross at 5 p.m. Saturday and the Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. Sunday. Bishop DANIEL will be available to speak with parishioners and those who are curious about the Orthodox Faith. We will share a light meal after both services, and all are welcome to come join us.
His grace Bishop DANIEL
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Pastor Granillo: One Nation, Under God…
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO How important is it, really, for Christians to seek holiness? I mean, if salvation is by faith alone, then what difference does continuously seeking to be more like Christ really make?
After all, no one will ever be perfect in this life anyway, so wouldn’t seeking holiness just make us hypocrites? Why does holiness matter?
Paul writes to the churches around Ephesus, “As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received” (Ephesians 4:1 NIV). Paul makes it abundantly clear in all his letters that they were saved by grace Read More
Bible Teaching Conference Sept. 11-13
CHURCH News:
The Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church will host a Bible teaching conference Sept. 11-13 with Dr. Dominic Aquila, president of New Geneva Theological Seminary in Colorado Springs.
The theme of the conference is “Reading the Bible as Jesus Did.” The conference is free of charge.
Reading the Bible as Jesus did means that we put on the lens he used in Luke 24 to understand God’s redemptive revelation in both Old and New Testaments, organizers said. The community is invited for this interesting and thought-provoking series of studies. The conference and meals are Read More
Internationally Acclaimed Alpha Program Begins At IHM
IHM News:
If you have ever wondered if there is more to life than this, how you can make the most of your life, about the existence of God, the afterlife, who is Jesus, or how we can have faith, the Alpha Course may be just what you are looking for.
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 16 through Dec. 16, the course is 6-9 p.m. each Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall. There is no charge for the course and no commitment.
“The Alpha Course is a practical to the Christian faith, a place where guests have an opportunity to explore the meaning of life in a relaxed, friendly Read More
Pastor Granillo: Missional Christian
By Pastor Raul Granillo“Why do Christians insist on shoving their religion down everyone’s throats?”
This complaint is so common that many simply expect every Christian to try and recruit them as if they are in some kind of pyramid scheme and need to build up a base for the sake of their position. “No thanks, I’ve had plenty of Amway and Herbalife in my life!”
Unfortunately, it seems as if evangelism has become one of the practices most negatively associated with the Christian Church; and I fear this is not just to those outside the church, but also within the very body of Christians themselves. Read More
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Welcomes Community
Courtesy imageAbout Calvary Chapel’s ‘This Means War’ Event
Youth enjoying music preformed by fellow campers. Photo by Todd HainesLos Alamos Teens Take Mission Trip To Haiti
Cade Yost, right, of Los Alamos makes new friends with teenagers from Haiti. Courtesy photoCHURCH News:
This summer, a group of 13 teenagers and adults from First Baptist Church of Los Alamos Youth Group headed to Haiti on a week-long mission trip.
The team spent the mornings visiting 10 girls living in a handicapped home and planting fruit trees for residents in the local community. Their afternoons were a little more chaotic as they partnered with a local church to run a Vacation Bible School for more than 800 local children. The team sang songs with the kids, performed skits and played lots of Read More
Heinrich Makes Tickets Available To New Mexicans To Watch Simulcast Of Pope Francis Address To Congress
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Pope Francis during the canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II April 27, 2014. Couresy/wikipedia.com
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. is encouraging New Mexicans interested in attending the outdoor simulcast of Pope Francis addressing a Joint Session of Congress Thursday, Sept. 24, to contact his Washington, D.C. office for tickets.
Pope Francis will be the first Pope to address a joint meeting of Congress. Heinrich will be allotted 200 tickets for the simulcast on the West Front grounds of the U.S. Capitol.
“This will be a very special moment Read More
Pastor Granillo: God’s Abode
By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO“One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always.” A.W. Tozer
Los Alamos Orthodox Church Gears Up For Move
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church at 2270 39th St. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
While the golden onion dome on the Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church UOC of USA in Los Alamos is visible from Diamond Drive, the church itself is tucked away at the far end of a residential neighborhood on 39th St,
Fr. Theophan Mackey and his congregation will be leaving this location to move into a much more central location in the former Magistrate Court building behind Hill DIner on Trinity Drive.
A Santa Fe investment group recently purchased Read More
Thomas Crotzer Returns From Two-Year Mission To Chile
Elder Thomas Crotzer of Los Alamos during his assignment in Corral, a small historical sea port near Valdivia, Chile. Couresy photo
Elder Thomas Crotzer of Los Alamos is greeted by his family at the airport after serving a two-year mission to Chile. From left to right, Ron Crotzer, Madelyn Crotzer, Laura Crotzer, Elder Thomas Crotzer and Sarah Crotzer. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Thomas Crotzer, a 2012 Los Alamos High School graduate, recently returned to Los Alamos after serving a two-year mission to Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Crotzer, whose foreign Read More
Young Life Los Alamos Annual Golf Tournament Sept. 25
Young Life Los Alamos. Courtesy photoUnited Church Hosts Community Open House Aug. 23
Shattered Silence Free Concert Aug. 28
MUSIC News:
‘This Means War’ Banner Relates To Spiritual Warfare
Following an inquiry from a reader about the meaning behind this banner hanging at Calvary Chapel, 580 North Mesa Road, the Los Alamos Daily Post spoke with Senior Pastor Pat Kestell. He explained that the church recently hosted a 4-day youth camp. The banner displaying the term ‘This Means War’ relates to spiritual warfare and ‘setting free the captives’, he said. Calvary Chapel hosts the camp every other year, which draws youth from across the state. The camp ended Aug. 3 and included a variety of activities such as rock climbing and repelling as well as lecture Read More
Pastor Granillo: I Wasn’t Born A Pastor
By Pastor Raul Granillo“I wasn’t born a pastor.”
I will never forget the moment I heard these words from Pastor Dave West during a pre-marital counseling session with my then future wife. Neither of us had any real intention of becoming part of a church, we just wanted to get married. So we went into this session hoping to only disclose enough about ourselves so that this pastor would be satisfied and preside over our wedding. Heck, we had only been attending the church for about three weeks and with just the intention of finding a pastor to marry us and a church to do it in.
When I went into that Read More
United Thrift Shop Hosts Sale Wednesday
UNITED THRIFT SHOP News:
The United Thrift Shop is having a sale 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 a 2525 Canyon Road.
The sale offers 1/2 price off on clothing, shoes and sports equipment. Read More
Free Events Focus On Overcoming Trauma
Adonata Pyaga
MENTAL HEALTH News:
Adonata Pyaga will present four free events at San Ildefonso Pueblo on overcoming trauma.
“Did you know there is a distinct brain state that forms during the experience of an emotionally upsetting event?” Pyaga said. “Cognitive approaches to your mental well-being, that is thinking or talking about your upset in a positive light, are not enough to bring quick and lasting relief. If you are weighed down by changing moods, physical stress symptoms, poor concentration and more, you will enjoy learning more!”
Highlights of Pyaga’s events include:
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