Spirituality

Fr. Glenn: The Rewards Of Labor

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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!

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Scene from a previous TOTH home building mission to Juarez Mexico. Courtesy/TOTH
Scene from a previous TOTH home building mission to Juarez Mexico. Courtesy/TOTH

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!

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Father Theophan: Paralyzing Possibility

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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