Spirituality

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

The last few weeks have been notable for an emphasis on patriotism. First, Memorial Day, in which we primarily commemorate those who died in wars defending our nation, its interests and freedom in general. Then a couple of weeks later we commemorated the 80^th anniversary of D-Day—the invasion of Europe by the Allied forces to ultimately free it from Hitler’s totalitarian grasp. And this coming Friday, June 14, Flag Day, established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to commemorate the adoption of the Stars & Stripes as the national symbol, later affirmed by Congress Read More

Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector, Trinity on the Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rector
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church

Every year at this time, I am reminded of the first patient I met during my internship as a hospital chaplain twenty-five years ago. On my first day, I was handed a list of room numbers and told to “go visit people”. Typically, a visit should take about 10 minutes, but I only saw one patient my first morning.

That Read More

By DEACON AMY SCHMUCK
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Editor’s note: Deacon Amy Schmuck serves Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) as their Deacon for Welcome and Lifelong Learning.

In our community we have been in a season that may be called “Hectic May” for many households as our calendars were filled with graduation celebrations, final concert performances, dance recitals, seasonal sport championships, not to mention Mother’s Day and Memorial Day for good measure. Busy! Busy! Busy! Even as a newcomer to this community, I can safely say the people of Los Alamos are in contention Read More