Today Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023
Today is the internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day. Courtesy/arapahoelibraries.org
From The White House:
Today, April 18, marks Holocaust Remembrance Day.
President Joe Biden issued the following proclamation:
Days Of Remembrance Of Victims Of The Holocaust, 2023
During Yom HaShoah and throughout these days of remembrance, we mourn the six million Jews who were murdered during the horror of the Holocaust — as well as the millions of Roma and Sinti, Slavs, disabled persons, LGBTQI+ individuals, and political dissidents who were murdered at the hands of the Read More
Fr. Glenn: If The World Hates You …
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Man … sometimes the world seems so topsy-turvy and filled with strife, bitterness and hatred. Strife in the streets, strife in halls of government, beaucoup strife in social media, and even (age-old) strife between—and even within—religions. As mentioned here before, the strongest argument against Christianity is often Christians themselves, or rather Christians acting far afield from the teachings of Jesus … not to mention the seemingly infinite number of denominations, all teaching different variations. Yet, it seems that other religions have this same type of Read More
Fr. Glenn: ‘We Have No King But Caesar’
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Well, we come to Easter this weekend (April 9)—THE biggest and most important celebration of the Christian faith and year. Those looking in from outside may think that Christmas is Christianity’s biggest celebration because of all the decoration, well-known songs, gift-giving, etc., and certainly the event that Christmas commemorates—the birth of Jesus—is an essential preliminary, but the whole and purpose of Jesus’ life leads to His resurrection on Easter morn and the affirmation of the eternal life that God has prepared for humanity.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah; you dreamer Read More
All Shall Be Well: A Day Of Resurrection
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By DEACON CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
AKA Cinema Cindy
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Easter/Pascha: it is a Sunday and a season of the year, when new life and freedom are preached and possibilities are endless. For the Christian, the resurrection of a man named Yeshua/Jesus, after a torturous death by crucifixion 2,000 years ago, is the centerpiece of our faith. More important to us than the day of his birth, celebrated as Christmas (Christ-Mass) each year, is the morning when Jesus Read More
Scenes From 2023 Easter Egg Hunt At Ashley Pond Park
…and they are off! Children scramble to collect Easter eggs during the celebration sponsored this morning by the Elks, Freedom Church Los Alamos and LAFD at Ashley Pond Park. The event featured 20,000 eggs, games, bouncy houses provided by Party To Go! and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
The Stoneham family, which includes Gregg, his wife Lindsay and their children Colette, left, and Larkin, take a picture with the Easter Bunny during today’s event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Natalia Arredondo competes in a bean bag toss hosted Read More
Freedom Church Los Alamos Invites Community To Join In 20,000 Egg Hunt Saturday And Easter Service Sunday
Pastor Mike Brake, center, invites the community to attend Easter Service at 11 a.m. April 9 at Aspen Elementary and livestreamed here. Courtesy/Freedom Church
Freedom Church Los Alamos News:
The community is invited to celebrate Easter Sunday, April 9 at Aspen Elementary with Freedom Church in Los Alamos.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to be able to celebrate Easter with a jam-packed weekend of events,” Pastor Mike Brake said.
Saturday the fun kicks off at 10 a.m. at Ashley Pond with giant inflatables, games, prizes, a raffle, wildfire day, and beginning at 11 a.m. a 20,000 Easter egg hunt!
Sunday Read More
An Open Book: Passover, Glazed Donuts, And Graduate School
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
Passover, glazed donuts, and graduate school do not mix well. This is a fact that I encountered, for five consecutive years, while laboring on my doctoral degree. Full appreciation of this physical law requires some background, so please bear with me for a paragraph or two.
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is the Jewish week-long holiday celebrating the Biblical Exodus of the Jews from Egypt. There is a ceremonial dinner, called the Passover Seder, that begins the holiday week and introduces the observance of the ritual laws surrounding this holiday, and central Read More
Easter Sunrise Service For Community At Ashley Pond!
COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to attend the annual Easter Sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 9 on the west side of Ashley Pond (near the Justice Center).
The service will be led by ministers and leaders from the Christian Church, First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos, Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church and The United Church.
“The weather should be good for this celebration of the Resurrection! Happy Easter!” –Senior Pastor David Elton of The United Church Read More
Week-long Jewish Holiday Of Passover Begins Tonight
The week-long Jewish holiday of Passover begins this evening, April 5. During the holiday, Jews eat matzah instead of bread, and eschew eating leavened food products of any kind. Traditionally, Jews avoid owning or deriving benefit from leavened products during this time. One way to do this is to sell these items to a non-Jew for the duration of the Passover holiday. Shown here, Joel Kress purchases all leavened food with a down payment of $1 from Rabbi Jack Shlachter; the rabbi is serving as the agent for several Jewish community members in town. The sale of these items took place with a written Read More
New Mexico Unemployment Insurance Operations Center Closed For Good Friday Seasonal Observance April 7
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — All New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions’ (NMDWS) offices, including the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Operations Center, will be closing at noon April 7, for Good Friday seasonal observance. The department urges claimants to plan accordingly.
The Unemployment Insurance Tax & Claims Online System (www.jobs.state.nm.us) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Customer Service Agents in the Unemployment Insurance Operations Center will be available when business hours resume at 7 a.m. Monday, April 10.
Regular business hours of the Unemployment Read More
Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church Invites Community To Tenebrae Service April 7 And Easter Sunday Service April 9
Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church News:
Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church invites the community to its 7 p.m. Tenebrae Service at 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 7 at the church at 333 Bryce Ave., in White Rock.
The community also is invited to join with the congregation Easter Sunday morning, April 9, in a celebration of “all that Christ has done for us!”
Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. and worship begins at 10:20 a.m.
“Come, all you who are tired and heavy laden and Jesus will give you rest!” Read More
NMDOT Prepares For Annual Pilgrimage Of Thousands Of Walkers To El Santuario De Chimayò During Holy Week
Scene on Good Friday in 2018 of the faithful making their pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayó, a place of worship since before its construction in 1813. For generations, people of faith have traveled to the site to ask for healing for themselves and others, and to offer prayers of petition and thanksgiving for favors received. Thousands of pilgrims walk to El Santuario during Holy Week. Following a long tradition of miraculous shrines, El Santuario is now one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage centers in the United States, attracting more than 300,000 pilgrims annually. Post file photo Read More
Fr. Glenn: Finished, And Unfinished
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Christianity was until fairly recently believed and practiced by the majority of our nation, even if not the world. And yet recent news stories report that much of that faith has been lost in the current existential and rationalist culture, which does not deign to explore (and even DIS-dains) that which is beyond its empirical probing, refusing to admit that there may be existence that transcends our materiality. It’s a bit of a danger, really, and to paraphrase G.K. Chesterton, when people believe in nothing, they may believe in anything.
Now, the bulk of the Christian world Read More
Community Invited To Hear Several Local Pastors Reflect On Last Words Of Christ At Special Good Friday Service April 7
Church of Christ News:
Pastors from throughout the community will gather noon to 2 p.m., April 7 for a special Good Friday Service at the Los Alamos Church of Christ.
The pastors will reflect on the last words of Christ as he hung on the cross.
Everyone is invited to attend this special Good Friday Service at the Los Alamos Church of Christ at 2323 Diamond Dr. Read More
United Church Welcomes Children To Holy Week Events
Courtesy/United Church
United Church News:
While 30 United Church youth and adults will be spending Spring Break/Holy Week in Mexico building two houses for families in need, children are invited to join the children’s activities at the United Church.
Palm Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. includes them in a Children’s Moment. Following coffee and lemonade, Church School for all ages happens in the adjacent Christian Education Building. Nursery is provided for wee ones during worship and Church School.
Sunday mornings at 11 a.m., the children gather for Bible Quest to explore Bible stories through Read More
La Vista Church Hosts Easter Sensory Experience April 7-8
By BECKY GARRETT
La Vista Church of the Nazarene
Experience the Easter story like you never have before! La Vista Church of the Nazarene in White Rock is hosting an Easter Sensory Experience from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 7 and 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 8.
Move through interactive sensory stations with your family/group at your own pace. Experience stations that engage the senses of smell, taste, sight, hearing and touch, and connect children and adults alike to the events leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
After completing all 15 stations, you may stay to reflect with Read More
Saint Job Announces Holy Week Services Schedule
Saint Job of Pochaiv News:
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Christian Church shares its Holy Week services schedules:
Divine Liturgy for the Entrance into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
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- 10 a.m., Sunday, April 9
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Bridegroom Matins
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- 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 10
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Bridegroom Matins
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- 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 11
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Bridegroom Matins
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- 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 12
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Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil
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- 9 a.m., Thursday, April 13
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12 Passion Gospels and the placing of the corpus
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- 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 13
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Royal Hours
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- 9 a.m., Friday, April 14
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Vespers with the placing of the plashchnitza
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- 3 p.m., Friday, April 14
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Lamentations Read More
First United Methodist Church Los Alamos Shares Holy Week & Easter Schedule
WRPC Pastor Consecrated As UCC Diaconal Minister
Pastor Deb Church, far right, of White Rock Presbyterian Church. Courtesy/WRPC
2022-2023 Nollau Leadership Institute participants. Courtesy/WRPC
WRPC News:
Along with 15 other professionals from health and human service organizations around the country, the Rev. Deb Beloved Church, Pastor of White Rock Presbyterian Church (WRPC), was recently consecrated as a Diaconal Minister in the United Church of Christ, indicating the successful completion of the Nollau Leadership Institute.
Nollau is a year-long leadership development program sponsored by the United Church of Christ Council Read More
White Rock Presbyterian Church Announces Holy Week Services Including Easter Sunrise At Overlook Park
