Spirituality

And All Shall Be Well…

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Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo

By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Los Alamos

Advent: “The fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving.” “The period of four weeks before Christmas.”

My favorite time of any day is the pre-dawn moments before the light comes. I light candles and open the blinds waiting for that amazing sun to come up over the Sandias. Author and Spiritual director Ruth Haley Barton described it this way: “The world is Read More

Scenes From 2022 Creche Show

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Scene from the 2022 Creche Show today at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints at 1967 18th St. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Members of the Rigg family including, from left, Lauren, Lori and Jody check out the creches on display during the 2022 Creche Show today at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints at 1967 18th St. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scene from the creche show. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Sister Roberson, left, and Sister Richards check out the creche show. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scene from the creche Read More

United Church Thrift Shop Hosts Christmas Sale Dec. 3

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Coming up 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, The United Church Thrift Shop annual EVERYTHING CHRISTMAS SALE will again fill Graves Hall with lightly used and like-new items related to Christmas—trees, ornaments, clothes, decorations—all things Christmas. The prices simply can’t be beat, and all proceeds support outreach and relief in Northern New Mexico. Plenty of parking west of the church at 2525 Canyon Road. Signs will direct customers to Graves Hall. Elevator accessible. More information about the Thrift Shop and the historic United Church can be found on the website. Courtesy/United Church Read More

His Eminence Archbishop DANIEL To Visit Los Alamos

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Father Theophan, left, with His Eminence Archbishop DANIEL of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America during a previous visit to Los Alamos. Courtesy/Fr. Theophan

By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos

Saturday, Dec. 3, His Eminence Archbishop DANIEL of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America will arrive in New Mexico for his annual visit to Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church here in Los Alamos.

While here, he will preside over Great Vespers Saturday evening and serve the Divine Liturgy Sunday morning, where he will tonsure Read More

Fr. Glenn: Waiting…waiting…

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

We who live in arid areas know that deserts often do not deserve their negative reputation; they produce some of the most beautiful panoramas imaginable. One need only look west from Albuquerque toward the Sandia mountains to behold the beauty of peaks bathed in reddish hue at sundown. Or, travel “down the hill” from Los Alamos just prior to the sun being occluded behind the western Jemez range to behold the grandeur of the Rio Grande Valley. We give thanks to behold such, and for that marvelous organ that is the eye.

Now at the beginning of the Christian season of Advent the desert Read More

Fr. Glenn: The Rich Poor And The Poor Rich

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

In World War II, when the Japanese army occupied Vietnam, they didn’t kill people wholesale; they just destroyed the food supply and let people starve to death. After all, a physically weak citizen is likely not going to be an internal threat, one might assume the army leaders thought.

A Vietnamese family lived in one of the larger houses in the city. After a time, starving orphaned children would come to the house begging for food, but there was none to be had; the meagre rations the residents were provided weren’t enough for one person, much less several, and they’d been reduced Read More

All Shall Be Well: I Got No Thanks To Give

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Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo

By DEB CHURCH
Pastor
White Rock Presbyterian Church

Given the nearness of Thanksgiving Day, I recently googled “attitude of gratitude.”

It took 0.45 seconds for over 42 million websites to appear.  

In less than half a second, I had access to the advantages of cultivating an attitude of gratitude, tips for developing an attitude of gratitude, celebrities who exhibit an attitude of gratitude, and – for those who are so inclined – scientifically proven Read More

Los Alamos Steps Up Big For Legal Asylum Seekers

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Ariana Saludares, Kim Taylor, Tyler Taylor and Morgan Schaller, Courtesy photo

More than 70 boxes of much needed supplies donated by generous Los Alamos County residents for legal asylum seekers in Deming. Courtesy photo 

Donated supplies from Los Alamos residents are loaded into this mimvan and a larger van for transport to Deming for legal asylum seekers. Courtesy photo 

By TYLER TAYLOR
Los Alamos

On Oct. 25, those in Deming who are assisting legal asylum seekers felt the generosity of Los Alamos County residents. That afternoon, two vans delivered about 70 boxes of much needed supplies Read More