Spirituality

Scenes Of Easter Sunrise Celebration At Ashley Pond Park

The United Church of Los Alamos joins with other congregations for the Easter Sunrise Celebration for community members gathered this morning at Ashley Pond Park. Pastor John Nash of First United Methodist Church is shown speaking at the service. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Pastors are preparing for communion this morning at the Easter Sunrise Celebration at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Daily Postcard: Gathering For Easter Sunrise At Overlook

Daily Postcard: Early this morning just as the sun begins to rise, community members gather at Overlook Park for an Easter Service led by pastors James Byerly of La Vista Church of the Nazarene, Marshall Cook of White Rock Baptist Church and Deb Worley of White Rock Presbyterian Church. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

Attorney General Balderas Announces Indictment Of Former Congregation Albert Synagogue Employee

Attorney General Hector Balderas

From the Office of the Attorney General: 

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has  announced the filing of an indictment against Crystal Lucero, a former employee of Congregation Albert Synagogue.

The indictment contains nine counts, including forgery, larceny and embezzlement.

Congregation Albert Synagogue, established in 1897, is the oldest Jewish organization of continued existence in New Mexico. 

“Nonprofit organizations like synagogues, rely on trusted employees for much of their financial management and oversight, Read More

WRPC Shares Easter Week Services

Members of White Rock Presbyterian Church painted the rock Sunday in honor of Palm Sunday. Pastor Deb Worley welcomes the community to a Maundy Thursday service at the church starting at 6:30 p.m. today. WRPC will join other White Rock churches for an Easter Sunrise service starting at 6:15 a.m. Sunday at Overlook Park, followed by an Easter Sunday worship service at the church beginning at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. The church is at 310 Rover Blvd. For more information, go to https://wrpchurch.com/index.html. Photo by Joyce Haven Read More

An Open Book: The Treasured Izraelevitz Passover Tradition

By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos

“Did you hear what Mirabel’s father just said?” and I snatched up the remote from Terry in the middle of watching the Disney movie “Encanto”. My patient wife, who has too many times relinquished control of the remote so I can rewind a scene because A) I couldn’t understand what was just said, B) I noticed something in the background scenery that I found interesting or abnormal, or C) I wanted to stop and share some obscure Wikipedia nugget I remembered about the historical context of the movie, has now found a fourth reason, D) the use of a polite substitute for a Spanish Read More

United Church Congregation Invites Community To Join In Commemoration And Celebration Of Easter Week!

The United Church will join other congregations in the community for the Easter sunrise celebration at 6:15 a.m., at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Larry Luck

By GEORGIA STRICKFADEN
Publicity Chair
The United Church of Los Alamos

The congregation of The United Church of Los Alamos joyfully invites everyone in the community to join in the commemoration and celebration of the Easter week!

Resurrection Sunday is preceded by Holy Week including the Maundy Thursday, April 14, Upper Room communion Tenebrae service at 7 p.m., in Graves Hall at The United Church at 2525 Canyon Road.

Celebrate Christ’s Read More

Saint Job Of Pochaiv Invites Community To Holy Week Svcs.

St. Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church at 1319 Trinity Dr. Courtesy photo

St. Job of Pochaiv News:

The community is invited to attend Holy week services at Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church at 1319 Trinity Dr.

Holy Week and Pascha Calendar 2022

Schedule

Friday April 15

  • 5:30 p.m. Vespers for Lazarus Saturday

Saturday, April 16

  • 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy for Lazarus Saturday
  • 5:30 p.m. Vespers for Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 17

  • 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy for Palm Sunday

Monday, April 18

  • 5:30 p.m. Bridegroom Matins

Tuesday, April 19

  • 5:30 p.m. Bridegroom Matins

Wednesday, April 20

  • 5:30 p.m. Bridegroom Matins
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Entire Community Invited To Easter At Freedom Church

Sunday, April 17 FREEDOM KIDS: Come join Freedom Kids on Easter Sunday! All Elementary kids will have a BLAST at Freedom Kids on Easter Sunday (11 a.m.) with more games, prizes, Easter story, and more! Courtesy/FCLA

Saturday, April 16 EGG HUNT: The whole family will have a blast with a massive Egg Hunt with 20,000 Easter Eggs at Ashely Pond Park. The event will start at 10 a.m. with inflatable bounce houses, raffle prizes and more) and the Egg Hunt will start at 10:45 a.m. Courtesy/FCLA Read More

Fr. Glenn: Fair Weather Friends

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

You may have seen last week various videos of former President Obama’s warm reception at the White House. Whether a supporter or critic of the President, it was sad to see Biden seemingly ignored by the same persons who had feted him only a little more than a year ago in the campaign. His administration now beset with problems like inflation, possible recession looming, the Ukraine war and low approval scores, his true friends seemed nowhere to be found. The President may have recalled Walter Winchell: “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

Many Read More