Spirituality

First Responders Assist Santa, Mrs. Claus & Elves

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Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves and first responders. Courtesy/Chaplain Corp

Santa visits with a local resident. Courtesy/Chaplain Corp

Santa, Mrs. Claus and elves visit local residents. Courtesy/Chaplain Corp

COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos County Chaplain Corp organized the Los Alamos First Responders and Friends to help Santa, Mrs. Claus and Elves give gift packages Saturday to all of the residents of Sombrillo and Aspen Ridge Lodge.

Los Alamos Medical Center graciously donated slipper/socks, Classic Air Medical made homemade cookies, Barranca Elementary School 3rd and 4th graders made Read More

The Man Behind The Voice: Rene LeClaire

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Vocalist Rene LeClaire sits near the Catherine LeClaire Memorial Organ that honors the memory of his wife at IHM. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

With a voice described as touching the soul, Los Alamos singer Rene LeClaire has graced concerts as a featured vocalist with the Choral Society, Coro de Camera and the Sangre de Cristo Chorale.

LeClaire also is a featured vocalist with the Los Alamos Big Band, a popular 16-instrument, 1940s Glenn Miller-style swing band.

“There’s a segment of the population that just

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Merry Christmas Los Alamos!

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A depiction of the Nativity of Jesus. Photo by Jeff Weese

Staff Report:

The news team at the Los Alamos Daily Post wishes our readers in Los Alamos, across the nation and around the world a very Merry Christmas.

Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon.

For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their Read More

Fr. Glenn: Imperfection

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By Rev. Glenn Jones
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Los Alamos

All of you “trekkies” out there will recall the episode “Changeling” in the original Star Trek series: Nomad, the altered deep space probe would destroy whole planets and civilizations because it would find inevitable “imperfections” in the “biological units”. “Must sterilize!” was its corrupted programming mantra and directive.

So … all of you impeccable people—you perfect biological units—please stand up, for we can see all of you from here. All none of you!

It seems that no one is safe from the slings and arrows of those Read More

Scenes From 2018 First Responders Christmas Dinner

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Local first responders including police officers, firefighters, paramedics, 911 dispatchers, police chaplains and fire chaplains and their families were treated to a Christmas Dinner Saturday night sponsored by several churches to thank them for all they do throughout the year to take of and protect the community. The event was held at the First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos. Photo by Kateri Morris

Scene from annual first responders Christmas Dinner Saturday night at the First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos. Photo by Kateri Morris

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Local Shed Hunters Help Local Needy Families

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Local shed hunters Shawn Amburgey and Cory Miller held a fundraiser Saturday to raise funds for needy families in the community. Courtesy photo

New Beginnings Church News:

Local shed hunters Shawn Amburgey and Cory Miller held a fundraiser Saturday to raise funds for needy families in the community.

Amburgey, lead pastor at New Beginnings and also an antler buyer, paid cash for deer and elk antlers donated by fellow shed hunters. The proceeds were then given to the church to help families with utility payments, food and gifts for Christmas.

This was the first year of this event and they raised Read More

Scenes From KofC Annual Enchilada Fundraiser

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The Donald A. Larson 4th Degree Assembly of The Knights of Columbus Council #3137 making enchiladas Saturday, Dec. 8 for their annual Enchilada Fundraiser. The proceeds went to sending care packages to locally deployed soldiers, Support our Troops and Wreaths Across America. Courtesy photo

Scene from Knights of Columbus annual enchiladas fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 8. Courtesy photo

Scene from Knights of Columbus annual enchiladas fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 8. Courtesy photo

Scene from Knights of Columbus annual enchiladas fundraiser Saturday, Dec. 8. Courtesy photo

Scene from Knights Read More