Lifestyles

LAPS: April Is Alcohol Awareness Month

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LAPS News:

April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Prom and graduation are just around the corner. As we prepare for this season of celebrations, we encourage adults to talk with young people about the effects of underage drinking and about strategies for staying safe. It is never too early to start a conversation about responsible alcohol use.

According to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, while children and youth can be swayed by peers, media, and the culture that surrounds them, parents remain the leading influence on their kids’ decisions to drink – or not to drink – Read More

Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church Invites Community To Tenebrae Service April 7 And Easter Sunday Service April 9

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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

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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

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority Awards $10.5 Million In Funding For Energy Efficiency Upgrades & Repairs To Homes Across State

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MFA Executive Director/CEO Isidoro Hernandez

MFA News:

ALBUQUERQUE —The Board of Directors for the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) recently approved annual Energy$mart contracts for service providers to provide $10.5 million in energy efficiency upgrades and emergency repairs for low-income households.

These improvements range from adding insulation and air sealing to major upgrades such as the repair or replacement of appliances, heating systems and cooling systems.

“Over the past 13 years, this program has helped more than 10,000 low-income families reduce their Read More

Mesa Public Library To Host Talk By Creators Of The Official Cookbook Of Chile Pepper Institute April 13

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Mesa Public Library News:

Mesa Public Library is hosting a virtual author talk 7-8 p.m. April 13 with the creators of The Official Cookbook of the Chile Pepper Institute, Paul Bosland and Wendy Hamilton, livestreaming from Las Cruces.

This program is ideal for foodies and those who want to learn more about New Mexico’s most beloved and versatile food: the chile pepper.

New Mexico State University’s world-famous Chile Pepper Institute is the only organization devoted entirely to the study, cultivation and enjoyment of the world’s favorite fiery fruit. This new book is a guide to cooking with Read More

Posts From The Road: Mud Dauber Festival And Chili Cook Off In Luckenbach, Texas

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Stoking the Fire: There were several fires within metal cages, which attracted a lot of attention all afternoon at the Mud Dauber Festival and Chili Cook Off on a cold Saturday in Luckenbach, Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Chili Cook Off: A tasting of chili is dipped for attendees at the Chili Cook Off. The chili was a big hit on a cold day. There was no limit to how many tastes attendees could sample at the event. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Fomerly of Los Alamos

The 12th Annual Luckenbach Mud Dauber Festival and Chili Cook Off advertisement was Read More

Fr. Glenn: Finished, And Unfinished

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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

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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

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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