Lifestyles

United Church Of Los Alamos Invites All To Celebrate Easter

COMMUNITY News:

The United Church welcomes all to join us during Holy Week in commemoration and celebration March 29–Easter Sunday, April 5.

Brunch and Egg Hunt following worship on the church grounds!    

Services:

  • 9:30 a.m., March 29: Palm Sunday Worship, Sanctuary
  • 7 p.m., April 2: Maundy Thursday/Tenebrae service, Graves Hall (Christian Education Building)
  • 6:30 a.m., April 5: Easter Sunrise Service, west side Ashley Pond Park
  • 9:30 a.m., April 5: Easter Worship Service, Sanctuary

The United Church of Los Alamos
2525 Canyon Rd
505.662.2971
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White Sands Ranked #13 In HomeToGo’s National Park Index

An aerial image shows the undulating pattern of the dunes across the landscape. Courtesy/NPS

TRAVEL News:

In HomeToGo’s 2026 National Parks Report, two New Mexico parks ranked as top destinations for US travelers to enjoy the national beauty of the American wilderness. With Americans showing great interest in National Parks this year, demonstrated by data-backed research from an exclusive internal HomeToGo survey, the following locations ranked among the top 51 national parks in the contiguous United States. 

  • #13 – White Sands National Park
  • #24 – Carlsbad Caverns National
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Fr. Glenn: Treading Water

Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well, we’re coming close to Easter. Next weekend (March 27 this year) is Passion (Palm) Sunday, in which we remember and contemplate especially the passion of Jesus—His arrest, torture and crucifixion. This is why the Catholic devotion—very common during Lent—of the Stations of the Cross. We Christians should be more attentive to meditate on His passion frequently, because Jesus does it for us … takes upon Himself the deserved punishment that our sins and wrongs against God and one another deserve. He saves us from ourselves.

As analogy, we might imagine we’re on the Titanic Read More

All Shall Be Well: ‘Mortal, Can These Bones Live?’

Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rector
Trinity on the Hill

The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” Ezekiel 37:1.

Six years ago, clergy friends and I were wondering if our congregations would survive. We couldn’t hold services. Parishioners Read More

RPNM Chairwoman Amy Barela On Bomb Threat At Church

RPNM News:

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES — Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) Chairwoman Amy Barela releases official statement on reports of a bomb threat during a church service in Truth or Consequences: 

“I am grateful that everyone at New Hope Revival Church’s Truth or Consequences campus is safe following the reported bomb threat during a recent service,” Chairwoman Barela said. “As Chairwoman, I stand proudly for the liberty of all churches and houses of worship in our great state. More must be done to ensure these sacred places are protected in New Mexico, and the rest of the country from threats Read More

Los Alamos Native Eric Diamond Honored At Grand Ole Opry

International award-winning country singer Eric Diamond with several of his many awards during a recent interview at the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Eric Diamond is named Traditional Country Music Male Vocalist of the Year during the annual Josie Music Awards on Nov. 2, 2025, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. The Josie Music Awards celebrates independent music artists of all genres from around the world. Courtesy photo

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos native Eric Diamond was named Traditional Read More

Op-Ed: The Best Of Intentions – A Call To Awareness

By Fr. Theophan Mackey
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

When I sit down at the pottery wheel, I always have the best of intentions. Whether I have a specific form in mind, or want to make a special gift for someone, or just want to clear my mind from pressing issues that threaten my sanity.

We all, when we start something new, have the best of intentions. We hope, or at least have the general sense, that things will turn out well. We wouldn’t really start them otherwise. I still believe that very few people actually try to do bad things consciously from the start.

But things can and do go sideways, Read More

North Central Regional Transit District Celebrates National Transit Employee Appreciation Day

NCRTD News:

ESPAÑOLA — The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) Blue Bus will recognize the dedicated transit professionals who keep the Blue Bus system running by celebrating National Transit Employee Appreciation Day Wednesday, March 18, 2026, across North Central New Mexico.

The day honors the operators, dispatchers, mechanics, and staff who provide safe, reliable, and accessible public transportation services to communities throughout the region. Blue Bus customers and the community are invited to send greetings and thank you notes to Blue Bus employees by visiting Read More

NMDOT Launches Platform For Transportation Projects

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has launched a new interactive digital platform that makes it easier for the public to explore transportation projects planned across New Mexico.

The electronic Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (eSTIP) uses Geographic Information System technology to display projects on a dynamic, statewide map. Users can zoom into specific regions, click on individual projects for details and search projects by location. Project information can also be exported into Excel or PDF formats for reporting and analysis. Read More