Spirituality

Rev. Mackey: Church Used To Be Center Of Community

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By Rev. THEOPHAN MACKEY
Los Alamos

Church attendance in the United States has been on the decline now for about 20 years. There have been many studies conducted which have tried to solve this problem; however, there may be more than one answer.

The church used to be the center of the community. Many immigrant populations used the church as their anchor in this new world, a place to belong and restart a life which was lost moving across the ocean. The early churches in America provided familiarity in a strange land. They provided commonality and stability during times of change.

Before immigration, Read More

Pastor Granillo: Gloriously Human

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, “A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world.” How many of us know pain and suffering? It may be through betrayal, death, fear or physical pains that bring us to our knees; but I am willing bet that every person knows a bit about suffering.

I believe, with all that I am, that God also knows about suffering. Knowing that His time was coming—that those who walked with Him would betray Him, that those He came to save would spit in His face, and that soon He would suffer an excruciating death—knowing all Read More

TOTH: Grappling With The Bible

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New Testament image. Courtesy/wikipedia
 
By LISA ROTHROCK and MOTHER ALICIA POPE
Trinity on the Hill

Did you know that the New Testament is God’s love story for the earth? Do you know its purpose? This Sunday evening, Feb. 8, at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, the community is invited the attend a contemporary worship service at which Mother Alicia Pope will explore the New Testament and why it is historically and spiritually significant.

EVERYONE is welcome to come help rock the house of God at this contemporary worship service. Food, music and a great teaching will be served. Join Read More

2015 Knights Of Columbus Free Throw Competition At Griffith Gymnasium Sunday

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K OF C News:

All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.

The local competition is 1-3 p.m. Sunday in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School.

Registration is free of charge and will be held onsite beginning at 12:30 p.m. on the date of the event. Parental consent is required, so a parent/guardian must be present during registration. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation and winners from each age division and gender will be presented with a trophy.

The Read More

Pastor Granillo: Genuinely Human

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By Pastor RAUL GRANILLO
Los Alamos

What does it mean to be genuinely human?

Trying to discover our identity seems like it has caused more division than unity in our world. There are too many people today who have been told that their very existence is a mistake and at the very best they are certainly an inconvenience to those who matter.

There are far too many today who think that being genuinely human is bad thing. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Regardless of who you are, you were created by the one true God. He gave you life for a purpose beyond anything you might have imagined. You have great Read More

Community Invited To Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

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Participants serving the Shrove Tuesday pancake supper in 2014. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

The House of Hope and Trinity Builders team members invite the community to a Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) Pancake Supper 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 in Kelly Hall, Trinity on the Hill (TOTH) Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr.

The dinner will feature ham, pancakes, flavored syrups, fruit, orange juice and eggs upon request. There will be beads, masks and Dixieland music, as well as face painting and other activities for the kids.

Suggested donations for the dinner are $8 for adults, $4 for children Read More

Forum: How Evolution Shapes Our Loves And Fears

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UCLA News:

Carl Newton will review the book ‘Snakes, Sunrises and Shakespeare’

In the 9:30 a.m. Sunday Forum at the Unitarian Church, Carl Newton of Los Alamos will review the book, “Snakes, Sunrises and Shakespeare.”

Newton: “Our brains evolved to help us make decisions. Emotions that are evoked by our encounters with the environment became instinctive throughout humans’ deep evolutionary history. People today respond with a type of knowing from behavioral adaptations, which benefited our ancestors living in and negotiating environments, which are Read More