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Pajarito Reads: Robert Fuselier Explores How Survival Strategies Rooted Deep in the Brain Control our Behavior
Column by BONNIE GORDONRobert (Bob) Fuselier may be the ideal person to tackle the subject of his new book, “From Violence to Freedom.”
Fuselier is a veterinarian, which of course gives him a lot of insight into animal behavior and a background in medicine and biology.
Bob Fuselier
He’s also a world traveler, having done volunteer work in Honduras and more recently, in Afghanistan, where he saw how different cultures cope with human behavior. Fuselier also has a lifelong fascination with exploring our spiritual nature and a passionate interest in the brain and how it functions. Read More
Free Dinner and Talk on Baptism Sunday at TOTH
TOTH News:
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church invites the community to attend a lively, dynamic service of Holy Communion, teaching and singing led by the Generations band at 6:07 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24.
Father Colin Kelly will teach on “Baptism: Joining Our Lives to the Life of Jesus.”
A free dinner will be provided beginning at 5:17 p.m. in Kelly Hall of Trinity on the Hill, corner of Trinity and Diamond.
Our Lady of the Woods Announces March Events
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OLW News:
Our Lady of the Woods (OLW) is an eclectic teaching coven in northern New Mexico, offering a structured, degree-based program in the Ladywoods Tradition, originating with Amber K.
The Congregation meets to celebrate Sabbats, monthly dinners and for other events and activities.
Our Lady of the Woods will hold two public events in March.
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 you are a beginner, advanced practitioner, or just curious, you are welcome. The Read More
IHM Holds Friday Fish Fries
IHM News:
It is Fish Fry time again at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall, 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays during Lent.
The dinners are sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and proceeds will benefit Nuestros Pequenos Orphanage in Honduras and other charities.
Adult plates are $10 and have two pieces of cod, with coleslaw and rice or french fries, plus a drink and dessert.
Children may have one piece of fish or a grilled cheese sandwich with all the rest for $7 a plate. Read More
An Evening with Zen Master Shodo Harada Roshi
Zen Master Shodo Harada Roshi practices the art of calligraphy. Photo by Mitra BishopCalligraphy’s long and rich history in Japan both as an art form and teaching device is well suited to Zen’s emphasis on immediate, unhesitating, and spontaneous expression.
Weaving in an aural overview of calligraphy’s history as he works skillfully with brush and ink, Zen Master Shodo Harada Roshi will share his personal journey both as a monk and with this spiritual art form.
Roshi’s presentation is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the St. Francis Auditorium, inside the Read More
Generations Program Explores The Trinity
TOTH News:
This week at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, join the congregation for Generations.
The program will discuss how to receive God’s love and how to be in a relationship with each person of the Trinity (One God, three distinct persons.)
Generations takes place at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10. A free meal will be served and at 6:07 p.m. the program begins, with contemporary music by the Generations band, a sermon by Mother Alicia Pope, and the receiving of Holy Eucharist.
St. Valentine’s Day is coming up Feb. 14. Saint Valentine is a widely recognized third-century Roman saint and associated Read More
TOTH Hosts Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
TOTH News:
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, 3900 Trinity Dr., invites the community to a Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) pancake supper from 5:30-7 p.m., Feb. 12.
There will be beads, masks and Dixieland music. The menu includes ham, pancakes, a variety of syrups, fruit, eggs cooked to order, and orange juice.
Tickets can be purchased at the door at $4 for children, $8 for adults, and $20 for a family. All proceeds go toward the Juarez House Build Mission trips, which take place this fall.
Come hungry and you will be fed! Read More
Our Lady of the Woods holds Divination Night
OLOTW News:
Our Lady of the Woods will hold a Divination Night at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 in the Art Room (upstairs, west end of the building) of the Los Alamos Unitarian Church. The group will gather to do divination for the upcoming year.
Amber K and Azrael Arynn K, authors of Heart of Tarot, will be among those attending. Heart of Tarot explores the Gestalt method of reading the Tarot.
In the book’s introduction, the authors’ write, “Your mind has an infinite capacity to make connections and to find meanings in disconnected facts or abstract symbols. Gestalt Tarot strips Read More
Boys and Girls Invited to Participate in Annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition
K OF C News:
Boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.
The local competition will be held 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 from at Los Alamos High School’s Griffith Gymnasium.
Registration will be held onsite beginning at 12:30 p.m. and it’s free of charge.
Parental consent is required, so a parent/guardian must be present during registration. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation and winners from each age division and gender will be presented with a Read More
Do Not Be Afraid … Learn More Sunday
TOTH News:
By Lisa Rothrock
In our culture, we are surrounded by constant reminders to be afraid. The news mostly covers stories about disastrous occurrences happening throughout our country, and advertisements are constantly telling us that we need to buy their products to prevent disasters and afflictions from happening to us.
On top of this, we have all personally endured pain and suffering of some kind. Then we hear from God that He does not want us to fear, even when we hear or see bad things happening around us.
How do we do that when everything around us tells us to be afraid? This Sunday, Jan. Read More
IHM Catholic Church Continues Christmas Tradition
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church parishioners continue their Christmas tradition this year of taking gift tags from their Angel Tree responding to needy children’s and senior’s Christmas wishes. This year they gathered more than I,000 gifts including numerous bicycles. This is just another example of the generosity of the Los Alamos community. Photo by Kenneth Lee Read More
Public Invited to Experience Live Nativity
UNITED CHURCH News:
There will be a Living Nativity staged from 5-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 in the parking lot on the west side of the United Church across Canyon Road from the Aquatic Center.
The public is invited to interact with the Living Nativity; greet the Holy family, the shephards and the Kings, and pet the live stable animals.
Cookies and hot chocolate will be provided. Read More
TOTH Invites Community to Christmas Service
Photo by TK Thompson/ladailypost.com
TOTH News:
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church warmly invites the community to its Christmas Eve Family Communion service. The service will include a musical celebration of Christmas, performed by the younger members of the church, at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24 in the sanctuary of Trinity on the Hill, 3900 Trinity Dr.
Some 15 elementary and middle school aged youth will perform “Archangel Gabriel’s Awesome Adventure,” a musical fantasy by Beth Merrill and Allan Robert Petker.
The composers created this musical from a simple question: if angels are Read More
Children’s Christmas Bazaar Draws 160 Local Shoppers
Shoppers get busy selecting Christmas gifts for family members Dec. 4 during the Children’s Christmas Bazaar at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church. Courtesy/TOTH
Children take a break from shopping to sign holiday cards for soldiers as part of the ‘Mail for Heroes’ program. Courtesy/TOTH
TOTH News:
This year’s Children’s Christmas Bazaar at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church Dec. 4 drew 160 shoppers, 76 volunteers and a large gathering of parents waiting while their children shopped.
The event also included the signing of 105 cards sent to the American Red Cross for Read More
Stidhams Mark 25 Years at LA Church of Christ
Timothy and Tanya D. Stidham. Courtesy photo
By Linda K. Wood
In 1987, “The Cosby Show” was the most popular program on television, the New York Giants won the Superbowl and a gallon of gasoline cost 89 cents.
In August of that year, Timothy D. Stidham and his wife Tanya, moved with their four children to Los Alamos from Sherman, Texas.
They were to begin what would be 25 years of service to the Los Alamos Church of Christ. Twenty-five years and counting…
The church honored the Stidhams with a banquet at Hilltop House Hotel Friday, Nov. 30. At that time, present and former church members recounted Read More
Annual Creche Festival Offers Artistic Inspiration
Carol Neal’s creche is on display at the Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Los Alamos Ward’s creche festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Bryan and Ellen Spaulding check out the creche festival Saturday. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Mary Barrus looks at the nativity scenes displayed at the Los Alamos Ward. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Sally Cassil donated her nativity scene for the creche festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Lawry and Alice Mann donated their creche for the festival. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Live Nativity Christmas Eve At United Church
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UNITED CHURCH News:
The United Church is planning a living Nativity 5-8 p.m., Christmas Eve in the parking lot west of the Church at 2525 Canyon Road, across Canyon Road from the Aquatics Center.
The nativity will be held between a family service at 4 p.m. and a candlelight service at 11 p.m. and the public is invited to attend and interact with the Living Nativity, greet the Holy Family, shepherds and kings and pet the stable animals.
For information, visit www.unitedchurchla.org Read More
Celebrate Holiday and Holy Day at TOTH
TOTH News:
Puppeteers will present a short play about the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck called “Trusting in God” at 6 p.m. Dec. 9 at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, Canyon Road at Diamond Drive.
Join us early for a great free dinner at 5:17, then for our contemporary service with puppeteers and our live praise band.
God’s great gift to us, at Christmas and throughout the year, is that He is with us always, even in the darkest hours of our lives.
When we struggle in our lives, God is there. Christians celebrate Christmas as the day God lovingly gave the gift of Himself in human form to us. Since then, we Read More