Spirituality

Pastor Granillo: God’s Abode

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

“One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always.” A.W. Tozer

It may be cliché to say “The Church is not composed of a building, it is composed of people.” It may be cliché, but it is absolutely true, and very easily it can be taken for granted. After all, there are plenty of distractions in the world that fight for our attention; and if we allow them to, they will turn us into institutions that are primarily concerned
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Los Alamos Orthodox Church Gears Up For Move

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Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church at 2270 39th St. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

While the golden onion dome on the Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church UOC of USA in Los Alamos is visible from Diamond Drive, the church itself is tucked away at the far end of a residential neighborhood on 39th St,

Fr. Theophan Mackey and his congregation will be leaving this location to move into a much more central location in the former Magistrate Court building behind Hill DIner on Trinity Drive.

A Santa Fe investment group recently purchased Read More

Thomas Crotzer Returns From Two-Year Mission To Chile

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Elder Thomas Crotzer of Los Alamos during his assignment in Corral, a small historical sea port near Valdivia, Chile. Couresy photo

Elder Thomas Crotzer of Los Alamos is greeted by his family at the airport after serving a two-year mission to Chile. From left to right, Ron Crotzer, Madelyn Crotzer, Laura Crotzer, Elder Thomas Crotzer and Sarah Crotzer. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News: 

Thomas Crotzer, a 2012 Los Alamos High School graduate, recently returned to Los Alamos after serving a two-year mission to Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Crotzer, whose foreign Read More

Young Life Los Alamos Annual Golf Tournament Sept. 25

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Young Life Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
 
YLLA News:
 
Young Life Los Alamos is holding its annual Golf Tournament Sept. 25, at the Los Alamos Municipal Golf Course.
 
Registration begins at noon followed by a 1 p.m. Shotgun Start. Play is best-ball or scramble format. The day’s activity ends with a catered dinner at North Mesa Park. Golfer’s families are invited to join them for dinner at no additional cost.
 
Proceeds from the Golf Tournament will help area middle school and high school students attend Lost Canyon Camp in northern Arizona
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Shattered Silence Free Concert Aug. 28

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MUSIC News:

This alternative rock band is touring from Houston through New Mexico to California. 
 
They recently played the Rock The Desert Festival in Midland, Texas where Los Alamos concert organizer, Phil Jacobson, was able to meet the band and see them play some great music. 
 
The show, organized by Infinity Squared Music, is 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 at Victory Faith Church in Espanola, and is sponsored by White Rock Baptist Church. 
 
Come early for fun, games, prizes and more. Meet the band after the show. Donations for the band are appreciated.
 
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‘This Means War’ Banner Relates To Spiritual Warfare

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Following an inquiry from a reader about the meaning behind this banner hanging at Calvary Chapel, 580 North Mesa Road, the Los Alamos Daily Post spoke with Senior Pastor Pat Kestell. He explained that the church recently hosted a 4-day youth camp. The banner displaying the term ‘This Means War’ relates to spiritual warfare and ‘setting free the captives’, he said. Calvary Chapel hosts the camp every other year, which draws youth from across the state. The camp ended Aug. 3 and included a variety of activities such as rock climbing and repelling as well as lecture Read More

Pastor Granillo: I Wasn’t Born A Pastor

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By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos

“I wasn’t born a pastor.”

I will never forget the moment I heard these words from Pastor Dave West during a pre-marital counseling session with my then future wife. Neither of us had any real intention of becoming part of a church, we just wanted to get married. So we went into this session hoping to only disclose enough about ourselves so that this pastor would be satisfied and preside over our wedding. Heck, we had only been attending the church for about three weeks and with just the intention of finding a pastor to marry us and a church to do it in.

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Free Events Focus On Overcoming Trauma

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Adonata Pyaga

MENTAL HEALTH News:

Adonata Pyaga will present four free events at San Ildefonso Pueblo on overcoming trauma.

“Did you know there is a distinct brain state that forms during the experience of an emotionally upsetting event?” Pyaga said. “Cognitive approaches to your mental well-being, that is thinking or talking about your upset in a positive light, are not enough to bring quick and lasting relief. If you are weighed down by changing moods, physical stress symptoms, poor concentration and more, you will enjoy learning more!”

Highlights of Pyaga’s events include:

  • Overview
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