‘Taiji As Spiritual Practice’ Classes Begin Feb. 11
COMMUNITY News:
Twelve weeks of instructions in the philosophy and practice of Yang Style Taiji 24 Forms, Taiji Qigong 18 Forms and The Eight Brocades are being offered 9-10 a.m. Saturdays beginning Feb. 11 at Fellowship Hall, in the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos at 1738 North Sage St.
This class is free and open to adults and children age 12 and up who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Class size limit is 20 participants.
Participants will explore body alignment, flexibility and coordination, breathing techniques, philosophy and the use of Taiji as physical exercise and spiritual Read More
Fr. Glenn: Resolving Anew
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
As the new year comes upon us, our thoughts often wander toward self-improvement and new year’s resolutions. Should we lose that 5, 10, 15 pounds that we may have gained over the year (or over Christmas!)? Should we make more money? Should we hit the gym more frequently and regularly? When making resolutions in the new year, or at any time, it’s good to think about that which is truly good and truly lasting.
Especially when we’re younger adults (but certainly not exclusively) we tend toward self-glorification through displays of wealth, strength and physical beauty. In my admittedly Read More
All Shall Be Well: Hope
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By Reverend Lynn Finnegan
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Faith
Santa Fe
My husband, the statistician, told me on the occasion of my 40th birthday, “It’s only because we live in a base 10 society that this is such a big deal.” While he might not have gained very many points with his wife who was then lamenting the passage of time, he was, of course, right.
Much of our thinking, reactions, and emotions are controlled by socially accepted norms and traditions, Read More
Los Alamos Volunteers Assemble Christmas Bags For Immigrant Children Awaiting Asylum Hearings In Juarez
Immigrant children in Ciudad Juarez waiting for their asylum hearings hold up their bags filled with toys, treats and necessities assembled Dec. 10 by volunteers at United Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy/UCLA
Immigrant children in Ciudad Juarez hold up their bags filled with toys, treats and necessities that were assembled by volunteers at United Church of Los Alamos. Courtesy/UCLA
United Church of Los Alamos News:
Local volunteers gathered Dec. 10 at the United Church of Los Alamos and packed 217 colorful homemade fabric bags with toys for immigrant children in Ciudad Juarez to be distributed Read More
Merry Christmas … Think Twice When You Say It!
By LEAH LUCK
Los Alamos
“Merry Christmas” – What does it mean? A blessing, a wish to a neighbor or friend. A reminder of Baby Jesus, his birth, the One who came for all on earth.
Why do we say, “Merry Christmas,” the offer of Peace, Hope and Goodwill? To share the love Christ has given, a love we can’t understand.
This time of year we stretch out our hand to help, to share with our fellow man Those blessings He so abundantly gives to the ones for whom he died so we can live.
So, let us wish “Merry Christmas” to all we come across, without fear of rejection, persecution or loss. Our liberty is Read More
Fr. Glenn: Hero Worship
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Well, a very merry and blessed Christmas to you all and to your families—a joyful time to rest, to renew our relationships with family and friends. Few things are as heart-warming as the squeals of delight from your children and grandchildren on Christmas eve and morn as the little ones open their presents, or the anticipation for a dinner with many of their favorite food. Many of you grandparents will relate to the scripture which says: “Grandchildren are the crown of the aged…” (Proverbs 17:6), and “Lo, sons are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. / Like arrows Read More
Biblical Archaeologist To Speak In Los Alamos Jan. 8
Dr. Steven Collins, PhD
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos Church of Christ will be hosting Dr. Steven Collins, PhD on Sunday Jan. 8, 2023. Dr. Collins is among the world’s foremost biblical archaeologists. He is Director of the School of Archaeology at Veritas International University and serves as Consulting Research Professor in the College of Archaeology, Trinity Southwest University. He is Director and Chief Archaeologist of the Tall el-Hammam excavations in Jordan, now entering its 16th season. Prior to Tall el-Hammam, Dr. Collins excavated at other sites in Israel and Palestine.
A prolific Read More
Freedom Church: Celebrate Christmas Eve At Ashley Pond
Scene from a previous Freedom Church Los Alamos candlelight service on Christmas Eve at Ashley Pond. Courtesy/Freedom Church
Freedom Church Los Alamos News:
Start a new holiday tradition this year with a memorable candlelight service on Christmas Eve.
Families, friends and co-workers from Los Alamos gather together at Ashley Pond for a festive time of singing traditional Christmas carols, drinking hot chocolate and hearing a message of hope about the birth of Jesus.
It’s a community event that really captures the wonder of Christmas. There is something for everyone!
Hosted by Freedom Church Read More
Fr. Glenn: Responding To Grace
Fr. Glenn Jones:
One of the things we find frustrating is traffic—it always seems worse when you’re running late, or the traffics lights conspiring against you, or someone is piddling along in the fast lane. “Darn it!” … or words to that effect. But then … we go up a little farther and there’s an accident that occurred just a few moments before. And we find ourselves grateful for a little delay.
Or have you ever been the right person at just the right time, or had someone help you at just the right moment. Priests and ministers and social workers often have people say to them years later: “That which you Read More
All Shall Be Well: The Remedy For Racism
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By DEB WORLEY
Los Alamos
Over the past three months, I’ve participated in an intense class on racism in our country. It’s been demanding in terms of time, intellectual capacity, and perhaps most of all, heart capacity.
It’s painful to see more fully the historic and ongoing oppression that exists in our country, based solely on race. It’s uncomfortable to see the ingrained-ness of racism in our country. It’s overwhelming to see the pervasiveness Read More
Rabbi Shlachter: How Do You Spell Hanukkah (Or Chanukkah Or Chanukah Or …) And What Is It Anyway?
This year, Hanukkah begins Sunday evening, Dec. 18 and ends Monday night, Dec. 26 Courtesy/Rabbi Jack Shlachter
By RABBI JACK SHLACHTER
Los Alamos Jewish Center
For millennia, the Jewish people have been celebrating a minor holiday which we call Hanukkah (from the Hebrew word meaning dedication) as a way to remember a historic event that occurred in Jerusalem nearly 2200 years ago. Though the Temple in Jerusalem was initially overrun and defiled by a numerically superior Greek/Syrian army following the collapse of the Alexandrian empire, a small band of rebel Jews recaptured the Temple and Read More
Retired Wildland Firefighter Donates Ambulance Blessed By Father Theophan To Ukrainian Humanitarian Effort
Father Theophan of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church in Los Alamos blesses an ambulance donated by recently retired local wildland firefighter Brian Kliesen that will be transported to Ukraine. Courtesy/Father Theophan
The ambulance donated by recently retired local wildland firefighter Brian Kliesen and blessed by Father Theophan being prepared for transport to Ukraine. Courtesy/Father Theophan
SAINT JOB News:
Tuesday, Dec. 6, Father Theophan was at Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church, making copious amounts of Baklava for the annual fundraiser for Ukraine. While baking, the Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Quest For Truth
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Not infrequently we see politicians “eating their own” with criticism whenever one of their party members reaches out to the other side, or even to be seen with someone controversial. Case in point: Senator McCarthy (Rep.) at the recent state dinner at the White House with the controversial Hunter Biden in attendance. “Bad enough with Joe, but with Hunter, too?!!”
Well, if you’re going to have to vet every single person at every single gathering you attend, you just as well stay home. Such stories of snubbing those with whom one disagrees cannot help but remind us of the Gospel: Read More
Los Alamos Flute Choir Partners With SaxAtomics On Second Joint Christmas Concert Dec. 17 At United Church
Los Alamos Flute Choir performs with the SaxAtomics quintet in a joint Christmas concert 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at the United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road. Courtesy photo
SaxAtomics quintet performs in a joint Christmas concert with the Los Alamos Flute Choir 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 at the United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos Flute Choir and SaxAtomics present their second joint Christmas concert 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the United Church of Los Alamos, 2525 Canyon Road.
This free concert highlights the assortment of instruments Read More
Scenes From Kiwanis Club’s Breakfast With Santa 2022
Nearly 300 children got to meet with Santa and tell him their Christmas wishes during the annual ‘Breakfast with Santa’ event Dec. 3 in the parish hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Courtesy/Kiwanis
Kiwanis Key Club members serving at the annual ‘Breakfast with Santa’ event Dec. 3 at IHM. Courtesy/Kiwanis
Del Norte Credit Union presents a generous donation to Kiwanis members to support the popular and jolly holiday tradition ‘Breakfast with Santa’ Dec. 3 in the parish hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Courtesy/Kiwanis
By BROOKE DAVIS
Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos Read More
Christian Science Society Christmas Sale Underway At 800 Trinity Dr.
Christian Science Society News:
On a snowy winter’s night 150 years ago, a woman took a fall on an icy sidewalk in Lynn, Mass. Her condition was such that she was taken to a nearby home and a doctor called. A frail woman, she’d been an invalid off and on throughout her 45 years on earth. The doctor wasn’t hopeful about her recovery. So, this woman asked for a Bible. It was natural for her to turn to the Scriptures. Her mother had taught her when she was a child that she could look to the God who is love and the Bible for comfort and inspiration.
The woman read an account of one of Christ Jesus’ healings and she Read More
Ark Hosts Holiday Christmas Program Dec. 19-23
UCLA Thrift Shop Thanks Community For Generosity
‘Everything Christmas’ sale organizers Zena Thomas and Norma Puckett
UCLA News:
Organizers of the United Church of Los Alamos (UCLA) Thrift Shop “Everything Christmas” sale held Saturday morning thank the community for its participation.
“The sale was a high success, and all proceeds go to charities located in Northern New Mexico,” Zena Thomas and Norma Puckett said.
The Women’s Christian Service Society of the church wants the generous people and friends in Los Alamos to know that “thanks to their support many will have a better Christmas”.
Located on Canyon Road across from the Nature Center, Read More
Los Alamos Rotary Hears From Mission Possible Members
Addie Murphy, right, U.S. Coordinator for Mission Possible, a faith-based non-profit serving Eastern Europe, explains field operations and support organizations as Mission Possible administrator Joy Ecklund joins Murphy at the podium during a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Photo by Linda Hull
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“Our founder was inspired by Brother Andrew, a Dutch missionary, who smuggled Bibles into the Soviet Union, sewn in the linings of coats,” began Addie Murphy and Joy Eklund, referring to the work of Mission Possible when they Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Good Sheepdog
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
There was a heart-touching story the other day about a sheepdog who fought off a pack of coyotes to protect his flock, in the process “dispatching” eight of them. That’s a tough and dedicated dog! While his breed is mentioned in the article, he looks like a Great Pyrenees, which is a powerful breed often sought for its powerful protective instinct when protecting its charges.
Begging the question: What makes a good protector or provider? Is it not one who cares for one’s charges as one’s own, with the same care with which the owner of the flock would give?
As we progress in this Advent Read More
