Spirituality

United Church Thrift Shop: ‘Everything Christmas Sale!’

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Holiday gifts at the ‘Everything Christmas Sale’ 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Dec. 1 at United Church. Courtesy UCLA

UNITED CHURCH News:

Wednesday, Dec. 1, is coming right up with the flip of the calendar page. It is time for the Thrift Shop of The United Church’s “Everything Christmas Sale!”.

Find the myriad of Christmas treasures 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. upstairs in Graves Hall at 2525 Canyon Road. (Please use the Rose Street entrance.)

Masks are required.

Irresistible gently used holiday items, including a huge assortment of vintage linens and vintage Christmas items to give an old-fashioned touch Read More

Fr. Glenn: Crevasses Snowed Over

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

You know those Arctic/Antarctic adventure movies? Almost invariably they’ll have a scene or two in which one of the characters falls into a snowed-over crevasse. So, the surface upon which he thought to be securely standing turned out to be deceptive. Not secure at all.

It was interesting watching last week the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Mr. Rittenhouse shot a man in what he—and his supporters—claim was self-defense, and in what his detractors claim was premeditated murder.

As is so common these days, two sides were aligned against one another very vocally and often violently, Read More

First United Methodist Church Los Alamos Collecting Sleeping Bags For Homeless

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By CAMILLE WESCOTT
First United Methodist Church News

In Los Alamos, we don’t see the homeless population.

Families sleep in their cars. Teenagers sleep on one friend’s couch, and then another friend’s couch, constantly moving from one place to another. Others camp in a campground or in the woods.

There is a need in Los Alamos County for more resources for the homeless and working poor. According to the Los Alamos Health Services Gap Analysis Final Report (March 2020), 23 percent of people in Los Alamos County classify as working poor. While they are working, they do not have enough income to pay Read More

Children’s Christmas Bazaar Returns To TOTH Dec. 4

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A scene from a previous Children’s Christmas Bazaar at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. Courtesy/TOTH

TOTH News:

Parents and guardians are encouraged to sign up their children for the Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church (TOTH) Children’s Christmas Bazaar 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3900 Trinity Dr.

This child friendly community event is for students in kindergarten through sixth grade, where children select gifts for their family and friends.

This year’s bazaar will have a new look. The bazaar will be held in the old parish hall aka DALA Dance Studio on the Canyon Road side of the Read More

Fr. Glenn: Seeking A Better Epitaph

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

“Well, at least I’m not as bad as X!”

Such is heard not infrequently from people defensive about some negative trait or action(s) of their own. But that’s kind of a pathetically low bar to hurdle; one can always find an example worse than oneself. After all, compared to Hitler or Vlad the Impaler, most of us look pretty good! But, imagine engraven on your future headstone: “At least he wasn’t as bad as X!” Not much of a recommendation.

And yet, we all draft our own real epitaphs. We can posture all we want, but people that really know us know the truth—or the lie—of it. Who has not been to Read More

Unitarian Church Members Learn About Colores United

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Far left, Ariana Saludares, president and co-founder of Colores United in Deming, along with her colleagues, speaks to Unitarian Church of Los Alamos members, center, Tyler Taylor, and Susan Dryja about the work Colores United does during a presentation Thursday night at the Unitarian Church. Colores United is an advocacy group for asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. They manage a large shelter for asylum seekers as well as offer assistance projects on both sides of the border. Saludares said 100 asylum seekers enter New Mexico a day. She added that the issues at the border are complex Read More

Sneak Peek At IHM Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair Gift Items

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Here is a sneak peek of some of the many gift items that will be available for purchase at the IHM Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, in the parish hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3700 Canyon Road. The event include craft booths, a silent auction and breakfast and lunch foods for purchase. Santa Claus will make a special appearance 10 a.m. to noon. All proceeds go to charity. This event is sponsored by the Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary. Masks are required! Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
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Fr. Glenn: Making It Count

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

One of the things people often ask is whether there is reincarnation. Despite the popularization of the concept—notable in other religions especially—the Christian might note the passage that was in one of our weekly Mass readings for Nov. 7: “… it is appointed that human beings die once, and after this the judgment…” (Hebrews 9: ). We also read similarly in other scripture, such as: “Do not give your heart to sorrow; drive it away, remembering the end of life. Do not forget, there is no coming back…” (Sirach 38:20-21) Jesus Himself illustrates the finality of earthly life in Read More

Father Theophan: Ego Spots

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Icons created by Fr. Theophan. Photo by Fr. Theophan

By Father Theophan
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
Los Alamos

Over the past few months, my work in the pottery shop has been on hold. I have however been working on my iconography practice, and it looks like I’ll have a show of it in July at the Library. All the more reason to keep at it.

In an icon, painted (or written) in the medieval Russian style, the first layer of pigments are the darkest. It’s called the “roskrysh”, which translated means uncovering, the image begins to be uncovered. The painting moves from dark to light, hopefully reflecting Read More