Spirituality

All Shall Be Well: Los Alamos Churches Share Lenten Program

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

By Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb
ELCA

When I first arrived in Los Alamos in February of 2002, to serve Bethlehem Lutheran Church, the season of Lent was about to start.

[See last week’s column by Pastor Ferry about Lent]. To my utter delight, I learned right away that our Lutheran, Episcopal and Catholic churches (at that time) had a tradition of compiling a daily Lenten devotional for their people and sharing Read More

Gold Masses And Public Talks On Science & Faith By Author Christopher Baglow Friday Feb. 23 & Saturday Feb. 24

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Author Christopher Baglow
Society of Catholic Scientists News:
 
The New Mexico Chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists invites the community to two Gold Mass events in Santa Fe and Los Alamos, celebrated for the benefit of Catholic scientists and all those interested in the relation between science and the Catholic Faith.
These events include two public talks by renowned speaker and author Prof. Christopher Baglow, Director of the Science and Religion Initiative of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.
 
Friday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. Mass at Santa Maria de la
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Scenes From Knights Of Columbus Lent Fish Fry

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Deacon Don Lucero, left, and Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Marco Lucero greet diners Friday evening at the annual Knights of Columbus Lent Fish Fry in the Parish Hall at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church at 3700 Canyon Road. The community is welcome to attend the Lent Fish Fry dinners 5-7 p.m. each Friday through March 22. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary members helping out at the dessert table Friday evening during the Lent Fish Fry including Pam Weiss, Donna Van Rooy, Mila Bernardo, Ximena Angel and Dee Sherlock along with Read More

Fr. Glenn: Big Week

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Big week this week. Superbowl Sunday. And then beginning of the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday … which, unfortunately, falls on Valentine’s Day this year. Well … maybe better to celebrate romance on Fat Tuesday this once, and thus keep whole the spirit of Ash Wednesday—that of repentance, for we Christians begin our annual “time in the desert” with Jesus in anticipation of the remembrance of His Passion and subsequent Resurrection at Easter. That repentance is the sign for which the ashes are applied to the forehead at the services on that day—the traditional sign of penance Read More

Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Seeks Vendors For 2024 Spring Arts & Crafts Fair

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Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary Seeks News:

Twice a year, arts and crafts vendors can sell their wares at strategically timed fairs in an intimate downtown Los Alamos location to an art-appreciative community eager to view and purchase a variety of hand-crafted products.

Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary is seeking vendors for their Spring Arts and Crafts Fair to be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church’s Karen McLaughlin Hall. It is a great time to catch Mother’s Day shoppers and overflow from the nearby Los Alamos Arts Council Spring Read More

All Shall Be Well: What’s That Somethin’, Somethin’ On Your Forehead?

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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 Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church

“So it looks like you have a little somethin’, somethin’ on your forehead.” Did anyone say that to you this week?

If you answered yes, you probably are part of a faith community where the “imposition of ashes” is shared on Ash Wednesday. If you answered no, or if you were the person asking about that cross on your Read More

Trinity On The Hill Hosting Free Pancake Supper Feb. 13

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Mardi Gras masks at 2023 Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper. Courtesy/TOTH

TOTH News:

The community is invited to join Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr., for its free Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13. Enjoy good food and fellowship while listening to Jan McDonald and his brass quintet 6-7 p.m. playing live jazz.

Ash Wednesday is always immediately preceded by Shrove Tuesday, also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras. The tradition of a pancake supper comes from the old English custom of using up the fattening ingredients in the house to prepare for fasting Read More

From Saloons To Seminaries – Three New Mexico Properties Added To National Register Of Historic Places

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Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Courtesy/Historic Preservation Division

The Biavaschi Saloon-Capital Bar in Socorro has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Courtesy/Historic Preservation Division

The Medical Arts Historic District in central Albuquerque has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Courtesy/Historic Preservation Division

NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD) has announced that a trio of historic properties across the Read More