Spirituality

Local Prayer Walk/Gun Turn-In Event Saturday

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Pastor Steve Trout announces prayer walk/gun turn-in event at 9 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

At the special Voices of Los Alamos meeting March 12, Pastor Steve Trout with the First United Methodist Church announced an upcoming prayer walk/gun turn-in event.

The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 24 at the First United Methodist Church at 715 Diamond Dr.

The guns will be collected by the nonprofit group New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence, which will destroy the firearms onsite.

The pieces of the guns will be sent to the Guns Read More

Church Of Christ Host 6th Women’s Mini-conference

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Benevolence activity during the 2017 Women2Women Conference Courtesy photo

Worship News:

“Growing in God’s Goodness” is the theme of the sixth annual county-wide “Women2Women” mini-conference.

The mini-conference, which seeks to connect Los Alamos women with each other and with God, is 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 17, at the Los Alamos Church of Christ, 2323 Diamond Dr.

The morning of Christian fellowship, mutual encouragement, and spiritual strengthening is open to all women of the community. The event is free. Brunch will be served.

The church began sponsoring the county-wide conference Read More

Fr. Glenn: Ever Ancient, Ever New

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

(Saturday morning) “Aaugh! The internet is down!! Panic! PANIC!!!”

Such is our dependence on this modern mode of communication. What would it be like, I wonder, if the internet and phones went down for a long period. Perhaps like “Dawn of the Living Dead”, young people especially would wander zombie-ish … thumbs spontaneously twitching by long-acquired habit, desperate to text.

I couldn’t help but laugh recently when a priest friend of mine—a bit of a comic—after frantically searching for, and finally finding, his cellphone, Read More

Lenten Ecumenical Series Continues Thursday

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The White Rock United Methodist Bell Choir performing at a March 8 worship service. Courtesy photo

FUMC News:

The Lenten Ecumenical Series “For Such a Time as This …” will continue Thursday with Lisa Jo Bezner of First United Methodist Church of Los Alamos preaching “The Feast” on Esther 7: 1-4. 

Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church will be providing the music and officiating for the evening.

Adult classes this year will be Virtue and Vice in the Marvel Universe by Father Chris Adams Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church; The Four Acts of Prayer by the Rev. Russ Sorensen of Bethlehem Evangelical Read More

Community Invited To Fish Fry Dinner At IHM Tonight

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K of C News:

The Knights of Columbus invite the community to the annual Lenten Fish Fry tonight.

Dinner is served 5-7 p.m. in the parish hall at Immaculate Heart Mary Catholic Church, 3700 Canyon Road.

Meals for adults are $10 and include two pieces of fried cod, freshly made coleslaw and rice or French fries.

Meals for children are $7 and include one piece of fried cod, freshly made coleslaw and rice or French fries or a grilled cheese sandwich and French fries.

All meals include lemonade or iced tea and homemade desserts. Read More

FBI Chaplains: Bringing Light To Darkest Hours

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The FBI has deployed chaplains to crime scenes since 1991 to provide support to employees. An FBI special agent, left, speaks to two FBI chaplains at Ground Zero in New York in 2001. Courtesy/FEMA
 
FBI News:
 
FBI special agents and other Bureau professionals who respond to the bloody, chaotic scenes of mass casualties do so to help and to find answers: Who did it? How? Why?
 
And there are times when they can’t help but ask another question, one that does not have an easy answer.
 
“Sometimes the common question when facing such scenes is, ‘Why, God?’”, said Gary Morefield, pastor
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Fr. Glenn: Furthering The Kingdom

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

I don’t normally speak about Catholic saints in this column, but we celebrated the memorial of one on March 3 who was a saint connected with our area and thus might be of interest to many in the area:  St. Katherine Drexel.

Katherine was born in 1858 into a prominent Philadelphia family, and her father and stepmother (her mother died only five weeks after Katherine’s birth) imbued early within her and her sisters a love of God and her fellow Man, especially of the poor and downtrodden. She took special interest in the material Read More

La Vista Church Members Travel To Africa

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Pictured here is the final Sunday of Pastor Raul Granillo’s trip at the Area 25 Church of the Nazarene in Lilongwe, Malawi. Granillo was invited to share the message for the worship service. Almost all services in Malawi are done in both English and in Chichewan. English is the official language but many of the people only speak Chichewan. The man to his right is Pastor Chrispine Mwantey. He is the associate pastor at the church and served as the Chichewan interpreter. Courtesy photo
 
LA VISTA CHURCH News:
 
Three members of the La Vista Church of the Nazarene traveled Feb. 8-20 to Lilongwe,
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Scenes From Ecumenical Lenten Thursdays

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This week The Rev. Laurie Triplett from Trinity On The Hill Episcopal Church preached and the United Church of Los Alamos choir performed for the Ecumenical Lenten Series. The series continues at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 8 with The Rev. Russ Sorenson of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church preaching and the White Rock United Methodist Church choir performing. Everyone is welcome to attend this event at First United Methodist Church, 715 Diamond Drive. Courtesy photo

The Ecumenical Lenten series begins at 6 p.m. with soup and bread. Courtesy photo

SPIRITUAL News:

“For Such a Time as This…” is Read More

Brent Vernon Performs At White Rock Presbyterian Church Wednesday March 14

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Performer Brent Vernon will present a concert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 at the White Rock Presbyterian Church. Courtesy photo
 
WRPC News:
 
Singer-songwriter and ventriloquist Brent Vernon will present a concert for families and “kids of all ages” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 at White Rock Presbyterian Church at 310 Rover Blvd. in White Rock.
 
Vernon tours fulltime, to share his faith and provide family entertainment to communities large and small. The concert is free.
 
Light refreshments and a chance to meet Vernon will follow the show.
 
Using songs,
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