Spirituality

Fr. Glenn: Love vs. Guilt

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

A surreptitious conjunction of private readings came about recently that brought the contrast of guilt and love to the fore. A favorite little devotional of short daily reflections is entitled “Thoughts from the Diary of a Desperate Man” by Protestant author Walter Henrichsen, who writes from the perspective of one who had earlier in life suffered what most of us have suffered—the inescapable feeling that there must be something “more”, exacerbated by his enduring some of the worst earthly pain imaginable—loss of a child. In an excerpt, he speaks of the guilt arising from Read More

First Baptist Church Of Los Alamos Marks 75 Years!

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FBC-LA News:

First Baptist Church of Los Alamos (FBC-LA) is celebrating 75 years of faithful service.

Planted by First Baptist Church of Espanola in 1947 as one of the first churches established in Los Alamos. Since then, FBC-LA has been instrumental in planting churches in White Rock, Ojo Caliente, El Rito and Jemez Springs.

FBC-LA now consists of three congregations: FBC-LA (English), Los Alamos Chinese Christian Fellowship and Torre de Luz.

The community is invited to attend the 75th Anniversary Celebration 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, with the worship service led by Dr. David Taylor and Read More

Unitarian Church Hosts Final ‘Seed Ball Sunday’ Aug. 21

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Courtesy/UCLA

Unitarian Church News:

The last of three Seed Ball Sundays is 1-2:30 p.m., Aug. 21 in the Children’s Playground at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 1738 N. Sage St.

The public is invited to participate in this free family-oriented, multi-generational event. All supplies and seeds will be provided.

The finished seed balls will be donated to the State Land Office in its on-going effort working with Forest Service to seed burned areas of New Mexico’s forests.

Although forest fires are no longer on people’s minds, the devastated forests and all the creatures still need the community’s Read More

Fr. Glenn: Being Appreciative

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

A favorite YouTube channel that I’ve stumbled across recently is “Tribal People Try”, in which several persons apparently from the Middle East or perhaps more easterly sample various western foods. Most of the foods have a common familiarity for most Americans in particular (biscuits and gravy, apple cobbler, various snack foods, etc.), surprising the panel participants by the taste and quality, they often comment on the expertise of the chef for even what we might consider the simplest of foods.

Those videos get one thinking about what blessings we have in our lives. That Read More

Pastor Ferry: ‘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

“All Shall be well…”

Will it really? The four clergy women you see at the top of this column hear that question a lot and truth be told, we wonder that often for ourselves.

I have been reading the writings of Kate Bowler, PhD. Kate is a New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and a professor at Duke University. Six years ago, at age 35, as a wife and mother, she was unexpectedly diagnosed with Read More

After School Good News Clubs Start Week Of Aug. 22

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Free after-school Good News Clubs start the week of Aug. 22 in the elementary schools. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Free after-school Good News Clubs in the elementary schools are starting the week of Aug. 22.

Each club meets from right after school (3:30 p.m.) to 5 p.m.

Good News Clubs are non-denominational Bible clubs meeting once a week after school from late August through the end of April, except on holidays, parent conference days, and snow days. 

The clubs feature Bible and missionary stories, songs, games, snacks, Scripture memory, contests, prizes and occasional crafts to promote children’s Read More

Reminder: ‘Not-Just-Junk-In-Your-Truck’ Sale Saturday

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WRPC News:

White Rock Presbyterian Church (WRPC), which a couple of months ago “came out” as LGBTQIA+ allies, has issued a reminder that it is hosting its second “Not-Just-Junk-In-Your-Truck” sale 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 in the church parking lot at 310 Rover Blvd., right next to Rover Park.

All kinds of treasures will be available to take home, including pastries from the Pig + Fig Café, with everything “priced” by donation. All proceeds will benefit Self Help’s Techo Fund, set up to assist queer youth in and around Los Alamos with housing and other emergency needs.

Anyone interested Read More

Welcome To The Unitarian Church Of Los Alamos: Aug. 14 

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Unitarian Church News:

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos invites the community to a Newcomers’ Welcome service starting at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, Aug. 14.

Join us to hear more about what it means to be part of a church community where a diversity of beliefs (and no beliefs) are welcome to take part. If you’ve been curious about us for a while, or have come to know us only through our community work, this Sunday is a great time to get to know us better.

Our minister, the Rev. John Cullinan, will give a sermon titled, “All Your Faith and Doubts Welcome Here,” talking about some basics of Unitarian Universalism Read More