Residents Collect Shoebox Gifts
WRBC News:
Christmas is arriving early in Los Alamos, as White Rock Baptist Church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child. Soon, with the help of local volunteers, the site will be brimming with festively wrapped shoeboxes full of gifts.
Through Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project, Los Alamos residents are helping send shoe box gifts to more than 8 million children in 100 countries suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, disease, famine and poverty.
From Los Alamos, the shoebox gifts will be sorted and sent using whatever Read More
First Baptist Church Bingo Tonight
FBCLA News:
Community members 18 and older are invited to attend a bingo game in the gym at the First Baptist Church of Los Alamos, 2200 Diamond Dr.
The event runs 7-9 p.m., today, is free of charge and offers more than $500 in prizes. Read More
Mother Alicia Pope Explores The Holy Spirit
The TOTH Generations Band. Courtesy/TOTH
TOTH News:
Another holiday weekend—hooray! Nothing to do? We have lots to do at Trinity on the Hill’s Generations service at 6:07 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10 starting with a free dinner at 5:15 p.m. in Kelly Hall. We provide free daycare, too.
Stop for a moment and imagine what it would be like to see the world through the eyes of a 5-year-old child. What do you see? Or perhaps you see God in a sunset or in a stranger who helps another. God is the same from the beginning to now and beyond.God’s nature as the Father, Son, and Holy Read More
Local Residents Participate in October Prayer Chain
As part of the National Life Chain’s annual 90 Minutes October prayer chain, more than a dozen Los Alamos citizens prayed from 1-2:30 p.m., Sunday in downtown Los Alamos for the life of unborn children and an end to abortion. Photo by Kenneth Lee Read More
Cook & Carve at First Baptist Church Oct. 30
TOTH Generations Service Sunday
Jonathan Dowell will perform Sunday at TOTH. Courtesy photo
Trinity on the Hill’s Generations series continues this Sunday, Oct. 27 at 6:07 p.m., starting with a free dinner at 5:15 pm in Kelly Hall. We provide free daycare, too. Our special guest musician this week will be dulcimer player Jonathan Dowell. Come join us for insightful worship, great food, and fabulous live music!
In our last service, Laurie Triplett started our series theme of “Who is God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? And how can we follow God and not fall into the Performance Myth?” God is the Read More
TOTH Generations Service Offers New Series Sunday
Welcoming All to the Generations CommunityColumbus Day weekend and nothing to do? Come join us at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church’s Generations Service at 6:07 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 13, in Kelly Hall; a free dinner is provided at 5:15 p.m., before the service.
We are starting a new series this Sunday with Seminarian Laurie Triplett answering questions such as “Who is God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit? Many of us have asked ourselves Who is God? God, our Creator, made us each a little different, making us all unique. We are part of a diverse community here in Los Alamos, as well Read More
Education for Ministry Course Starts Soon
TOTH News:
A course of study for the ministry is beginning at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church called Education for Ministry (EFM.)
This is a discussion and study group, which meets for a three-hour class once a week for 36 weeks each year.
EFM offers a four year curriculum on a flexible schedule (usually no meetings around seasonal holidays and during the summer.) In the first year, the focus is on the Old Testament and its historical context. The second year reviews the New Testament. Third year students study the history of Christianity, while the fourth year focuses on various issues Read More
Blacklight Dodgeball for Teens at Family Conference
FBCLA News:
A Blacklight Dodgeball Tournament for teenagers, which includes a chance to win a free iPad Mini, is being held 6-10 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Los Alamos (FBCLA), 2200 Diamond Dr.
Several youth groups in Los Alamos are uniting together to put on the event. The night also includes a talk for teens on healthy dating and relationships by special guest speakers, Dr. Robin Newman and Pat Newman.
For the dodgeball tournament, teens will compete in teams of five. Teams are guys only or girls only and there will be separate tournaments for guys and girls. Teens can form their teams Read More
LDS Hosts Preparedness Fair in White Rock
Courtesy/LDS
Courtesy/LDS
LDS News:
About 400 people from northern New Mexico attended a preparedness fair Saturday hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Twenty four booths with activities, demonstrations and information were set up at the White Rock chapel on Grand Canyon Drive. Topics included food and water storage, 72-hour kits, outdoor cooking, finance, ham radio, bread making, how to obtain scholarships, the county’s emergency broadcast system, as well as the emergency communication system for members of the church in northern New Mexico.
LDS church leaders Read More
Father Gary Baldwin Delivers First Homily at TOTH
Father Gary Baldwin
TOTH News:
Be at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church this Sunday, Sept. 22, for our contemporary service called Generations, featuring Father Gary Baldwin and his very first homily with us.
But first enjoy a free dinner at 5:15 p.m. to nourish your body, then celebrate an upbeat and laid-back worship service with live music at 6:07 p.m. to nourish your heart and soul. Kids are welcome, and childcare is provided.
Father Gary will be preaching on “Building Up Our Heavenly IRA” – what heavenly treasure is and how we as followers of Christ build it up—taken from both a practical Read More
First Baptist Church Holds Family Conference
Catherine LeClaire Memorial Organ Dedication Concert Oct. 6 with Performance by Renowned Organist Maxine Thévenot
Catherine LeClaire. Courtesy photo
IHM News:
The public is invited to attend an upcoming musical concert hosted by Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Catholic Church of Los Alamos – to dedicate the new organ recently installed at IHM in the memory of Catherine LeClaire.
The concert will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at IHM and will showcase the talents of organist Maxine Thévenot.
Dr. Thévenot (https:////maxinethevenot.com/) is amongst the foremost artists of her generation, hailed across North America and Europe for her skilful, musical playing and inventive programming. Read More
Letter to the Editor: Why Pick on the Next Big Idea Festival?
By DAREN SAVAGEThe LA Daily Post published a calendar of events in Los Alamos for this weekend, and there seems to be more going on that just the Next Big Idea Festival. Why has there been no criticism of these other events, also held over Yom Kippur?
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LDS Church Hosts Preparedness Fair Sept. 21
LDS News:
The Santa Fe Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which includes three wards in Los Alamos County (Los Alamos, Pajarito and White Rock Wards) is sponsoring a Preparedness Fair, titled “Oil in Your Lamp.”
The Fair is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the White Rock Building of the LDS Church, 366 Grand Canyon Dr. in White Rock. The event is free and open to everyone.
The Preparedness Fair will include demonstrations, information booths and displays. The Los Alamos Fire Department will be present with a fire engine and LAFD employees demonstrating Read More
United Skates Rolls Out 52nd Year!
United Skates meets Friday evenings during the school year. The first session at 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. is for third graders and younger. The second session is 7-9 p.m. for fourth graders and older. Courtesy photo
The skate program started in 1962 and takes place in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church adjacent to Sullivan Field. Courtesy Photo
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Letter to the Editor: On Big Ideas, Ignorance, and Irony
By ED SANTIAGOIt strikes me as ironic that in an age that has not known smallpox, in a town founded on reason, we’re debating whether or not a make-believe sky-god will be offended by our choice of date for a Big Idea conference.
Why limit our concern to Jehovah, though? Should we also check with Allah, God, Zeus, Amen-Ra, Quetzalcoatl, Zoroaster, Yukiyú, and the thousands of other gods mankind has invented throughout the millennia? Each of those has or had adherents whose belief is just as strong and whose sacred-day rules are just as arbitrary. No matter what day is picked Read More
Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church to Participate in National ‘Back to Church Sunday’ Sept. 15
PCA News:
“Back to Church Sunday,” part of a national movement of churches across America, will be held at Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church (PCA) in White Rock at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 15. Everyone is welcome to attend.
National “Back to Church Sunday” (www.backtochurch.com) is an initiative that is “Inviting America Back to Church.” It seeks to reach the “un-churched” and “de-churched” — people who once attended church, but don’t any more — and invite them to return for a special Sunday. Back to Church Sunday was launched
First Friday Pagan Dinner This Week
OLW News:
Our Lady of the Woods (OLW) will hold a First Friday Pagan Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday at the Pyramid Café in Los Alamos.
Anyone interested in paganism, Wicca, or learning about OLW is welcome to join OLW members for an informal dinner on the first Friday of each month.
Whether a beginner, advanced practitioner or just curious, all are welcome. Read More
TOTH Generations Service Set for Sunday
God’s Message of FriendshipCome join us at Trinity On The Hill Episcopal Church’s Generations Service at 6:07 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 8, in Kelly Hall, at 5:15 p.m. a free dinner is provided.
At the last Generations’ service, we had a wonderfully fun time giving and receiving God’s message of friendship through our upbeat music and words from our celebrants. Our new Priest-in-Charge, Fr. Gary Baldwin, called it “refreshing.” Rev. Alicia Pope gave the Gospel, and our Seminarian, Laurie Triplett, gave a very heartfelt and thought-provoking homily.
The homily focused on Read More