IHM Hosts Pumpkin Patch With Maze; Selfie Spot Oct. 16-31
Fr. Glenn: Finding The Vineyard
By Fr. Glenn Jones
So … Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (commonly a.k.a., “RBG”) finally succumbed to the cancer that’s been plaguing her for so long; may she rest in peace. No matter what political flavor you might ascribe to, you certainly can’t fault her dedication. Lots of people say that they want to “die in harness”, but she fought and did it. But, inevitably … we’re in store for an even more “interesting” time in the political arena just before the election … much like a tornado adds “interest” to a thunderstorm.
We all have an instinctive fear of death … the great unknown. “What’s it like?” Read More
La Vista Church: Time To Think About Halloween Already?
A pile of pumpkins. Courtesy/La Vista Church
La Vista Church News:
La Vista Church of Nazarene in White Rock is looking forward to serving the community with a fun Special Needs/Food Allergy Friendly event this Halloween, but is asking for deciding how to best do that to make sure everyone stays safe.
Anyone with a family member of any age who would benefit from a low sensory or Teal Pumpkin Halloween event, please help by filling out this 2 question survey about your preferences for a Halloween event.
Thank you! Read More
Rosh Hashanah Jewish New Year Begins At Sundown Today
Rosh Hashanah feasts traditionally include round challah bread (studded with raisins) and apples dipped in honey, as well as other foods that symbolize wishes for a sweet year. Courtesy/chabad.org
Rosh Hashanah News:
The central observance of Rosh Hashanah is blowing Read More
K-6 Students Invited To Good News Club Wednesdays
Jewish Life In New Mexico And Beyond: A Mosaic Of Stories
NMJHS News:
SANTA FE — “Jewish Life in New Mexico and Beyond: A Mosaic of Stories” is the New Mexico Jewish Historical Society’s theme for its virtual 2020 fall conference Oct. 24-25.
Both Saturday and Sunday 2-4:30 p.m. Zoom.com programs will feature two sessions each day, led by noted New Mexicans.
Zoom pre-registration will be required. Contact: admin@nmjhs.org or call (505).348.4471. The Oct. 24 program includes in Session 1: “The Spanish Flu Epidemic in N.M. and the role of Rabbi Bergman”, led by Naomi Sandweiss and Richard Melzer, followed by Session 2, “The Jewish Catskills: Read More
Father Theophan: Nuance
‘Something as simple as a coffee mug has so many elements that need attention.’ Created by Fr. Theophan
By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos
It really is the little things that make all the difference. Something as simple as a coffee mug has so many elements that need attention.
How big should it be; how much should it hold? Shape, lip, thickness, and weight? Handle or no? If handle, then is it rolled, molded, pulled, or carved? And all the questions of shape and harmony with the body of the mug arise. The iterations are nigh unto endless.
The wrong diameter, rough lip, or
Fr. Glenn: That Most Difficult Of Virtues
By Fr. Glenn Jones
Have you ever wondered why the 10 Commandments had to be … well, commandments? After all, even if the atheist omits the first ones concerning God, the others common-sensically speak to honor and integrity, not to mention facilitating a peaceful society. And yet … selfishness gains the upper hand and we loose the reins of the passions, the Commandments become just “good advice” … not really binding, but lovely ideas. Well … good luck with that; even the secular world condemns those who transgress the last seven.
And yet … there is one commandment of Jesus not called Read More
Shop On The Corner Welcomes Customers Wednesday
Masked shoppers look for bargains Wednesday at Shop on the Corner at TOTH. Courtesy/TOTH
TOTH News:
Shop on the Corner, the thrift store at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, had a “soft opening” Wednesday and welcomed six shoppers at a time into the store. The United Church thrift store also opened its doors.
There was no publicity prior to these openings as this was a test run for how to reopen after a hiatus due to the pandemic.
The Shop will be open again 8:30 a.m. to noon on the fourth Wednesday of the month (Sept. 23) and again the second and fourth Wednesdays in October, after which Read More
Father Theophan: Hidden Faults
Broken pottery. Courtesy/Father Theophan
By FATHER THEOPHAN
Rector of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
If you want to start a fight among normally calm and grounded potters, just ask what makes pots explode in the kiln.
The choices are, for the most part, moisture, or air bubbles. Lines will be drawn, arguments will be composed, and chaos will ensue. Whatever we have been taught, we will defend almost to the death.
When a pot is fired, the first thing that happens as it is heated, is the mechanically combined water is driven off. We all remember that water boils at about 212° Fahrenheit. So around Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Rewards Of Labor
By Fr. Glenn Jones
Happy Labor Day weekend to everyone! We are now seeing how the days are shortening, the weather is cooling, schools are opening (some, at least) and the cottonwoods along the Rio Grande are beginning to acquire a yellow tint, hinting of the nearness of autumn. Then there are the campaign signs blossoming along the wayside … candidates positioning … pundits screeching. Ah, well…
Now Labor Day is the perfect time to contemplate the value and obligation of human work.
We all have the responsibility to work in one way or the other if we are able. Even St. Paul writes: “If anyone will Read More
First Presbyterian Church Santa Fe: TGIF Virtual Concert Dates
The First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe at 208 Grant Ave. Courtesy/FPCSF
First Presbyterian Church News:
There are changes in two upcoming concert dates at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe:
New Date: Sept. 18, 2020
Time: after 5:30 p.m. on Fridays for 10 minutes
What: TGIF virtual concert– fpcsantafe.org/tgiftube/
(LAST SLASH, very Important)
Music: Jared Aragón, organ
Where – First Presbyterian Church Santa Fe, 208 Grant Ave., 505.982.8544
Admission: Freewill offering and open to all
For More Information call 505.982.8544, ext. 16
Program:
Tenção sobre o 5º Kyrie
Gaspar Read More
Father Theophan: Superstition
Mugs created by Father Theophan. Courtesy/Father Theophan
By FATHER THEOPHAN
Rector of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Today I opened a glaze firing. The feeling is almost Christmas morning from my distant childhood. Nervous anticipation overtakes me as, still clad in bathrobe and sneakers hurriedly slipped over bare feet, I steal out of the house at 6 a.m. in near darkness to see if the kiln is cool enough to open.
First, I wave my hand over the vent, warm, but not painful. Then the paper test. I place a small piece of newsprint over the vent and wait, no burning, no browning. The temperature Read More
Fr. Glenn: Risk/Reward
By Fr. Glenn Jones
No doubt we all shake our heads at the news once in a while … or maybe daily … or maybe even whenever we open a news website. Scanning the news this weekend, one might have caught a couple of stories that would have elicited such disbelief. First, two young men arrested for shooting at a state police officer while evading a traffic stop. Uhhhh … not the brightest idea, lads. Secondly, a young-ish man sentenced to 45 years in prison for the torture and murder of a middle-aged homeless man, apparently believing his victim had stolen some money and marijuana.
The Gospel in the Catholic Read More
Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Hosts Online Visit And Lecture By Prof. Elaine Howard Ecklund Of Rice University
Elaine Howard Ecklund
LAFS News:
The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum is honored to host an online visit and lecture by author, researcher and professor Elaine Howard Ecklund of Rice University, Tuesday Sept. 8.
Prof. Ecklund will speak on the topic “What Scientists think about Religion and the Common Values that Bring Science and Faith Communities Together”. Prof. Ecklund will answer questions from the audience after the lecture.
The lecture will take place via Zoom at 6 p.m. Mountain Daylight Saving Time (7 p.m. Central Daylight-Saving Time).
Register to attend the Zoom lecture at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrfuGtpzwjGNQKWcCwjUSTyxVQ-Hvol8nD Read More
Los Alamos Community Bible Study Begins Sept. 14
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos Women’s Day Class of Community Bible Study is excited to announce that the 2020-21 class year will begin the week of Sept. 14.
Usually each CBS class chooses which study it will complete during a class year, but to celebrate the 45th anniversary of this international ministry, the entire North American branch of CBS will be studying the Gospel of John. In 1975, the first Community Bible Study in Bethesda, Md., studied John.
Unlike that first CBS class, however, the 2020-21 study of John will take place live online. Due to nationwide restrictions on gatherings, Read More
Father Theophan: Throwing Off Center
The process of forming a pot out of clay has changed very little for millennia. Created by Father Theophan
By FATHER THEOPHAN
Rector of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Throwing pottery, not at someone, but on the pottery wheel, is an ancient craft. It comes from the Old English word “thrawan”, which means to twist or turn.
Originally, and often to this day, they were foot-driven, although electric motors have eased the work of most potters. Whatever the modern evolutions of the wheel, the process of forming a pot has changed very little for millennia: centering, opening, and pulling up walls, Read More
Fr. Glenn: But What About YOU?
By Fr. Glenn Jones
You know … my family is descended from Irish kings; all you had to do to learn that tidbit was ask a certain aunt of mine. So … one day I dared ask an obvious question: “If so, then why are we over here and not still in Ireland?” Happily, she was again talking to me by the next time I dropped by.
We’ve all likely heard such stories—both in our own families and from others—those who (very) readily relay the (unsolicited) information that they are related to some famous figure of history—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or even some saint or other. And there’s the “name-droppers”: “I Read More
Trinity On The Hill Episcopal Church Hosts Tea To Go-Go!
Samples of sweet and savory treats for Tea To Go-Go!
TOTH News:
Are you feeling a little claustrophobic these days wishing to “get-out” but not sure where to go? Wanting to renew a friendship from a socially acceptable distance? Are you missing tasty treats to accompany an afternoon tea? Would you like to support a wonderful cause?
Even in these strange times, a dedicated group of volunteers would like to help you address these longings!
Father Theophan: Paralyzing Possibility
Pottery and a lump of clay. Courtesy/Father Theophan
By FATHER THEOPHAN
Rector of Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Every artist and writer has faced it as some point in their work: blank page, a lump of clay, a white canvas that seems to stretch on forever. Nothing can be as intimidating as the moment before creation, that moment of no return when an idea demands to be brought to fruition or finally scrapped and mourned as lost potential.
Today in my shop I studied a lump of clay. Pugged (yes, it’s a thing), deaired, and perfectly packaged to remain pliable. It was about ten pounds, give or take, of Read More
