Religion

Baha’i Faith
For information, email losalamosla@gmail.com. For general information, call the Baha’i Faith phone at 1-800-228-6483.

Bethlehem Lutheran
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, a member of the ELCA is at 2390 North Road. 662-5151, bethluth.com. Worship services are at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m., with coffee and doughnuts served between services during our Education Hour of classes for all ages. The preaching is biblical by our Pastors Bruce Kuenzel and Nicolé Ferry, the music is lively, children are welcome and abundant and a well-staffed nursery is provided. All are welcome.

Bryce Ave. Presbyterian
The church is located at 3333 Bryce Ave. The Rev. Henry Fernandez preaches, bapca.org, info@bapca.org. For information, call 672-3364.

Buddhist
Kannon Zendo, 35 Barranca Road. kannonzendo.org. Henry Chigen Finney, 661-6874. Meditation in the Zen tradition will be offered Wednesday evenings at the Kannon Zendo in Los Alamos.

Calvary Chapel

Sunday school classes for all ages at 9:15 a.m. Join us at 10:30 a.m. for worship and a study of the Biblical Jesus as He relates to people in our look at the Gospel of Exodus.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans and bedecked by spring flowers.

Wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis strode onto the esplanade in front of St. Peter's Basilica and took his place at an altar set up under a white canopy.

Faithful had already filled the square hours before the Mass began in mid-morning, and throughout the service streams of people kept flocking there for his speech and blessing, traditionally delivered after the Mass from the central balcony of the basilica.

By mid-ceremony, some 250,000 people had turned out, the Vatican said.

Francis bowed his head in reflection as the Gospel was sung in Latin, recounting what Christians believe is the central mystery of their faith — the resurrection of Jesus after this death by crucifixion.

After heavy rain battered Rome during the night, more was forecast. But Sunday saw sunny skies alternate with clouds.

“Will our dog go to heaven?” — Everyone I know

“Wrapped in God’s Love” is the theme for a countywide mini-conference, “Women-to-Women Brunch and More.” The mini-conference, which seeks to connect Los Alamos women with each other and with God, will be from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday at the Los Alamos Church of Christ building, 2323 Diamond Dr.
The morning of Christian fellowship, encouragement and strengthening, is open to all women of the community. There is no charge for the conference. Brunch will be served and complimentary babysitting will be available.
Featured speakers for the morning are Dr. Zandree Stidham, chair of the Department of Communications at the University of New Mexico Los Alamos and Shirley Raye Redmond, award-winning author of 27 books for children and adults.
The speakers will focus on how Christian women can effectively interact with each other and reach out to others.
Zandree Stidham, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of communications. Wife of the Los Alamos Church of Christ youth minister Tony Stidham, she is the mother of four children. She is also a native of Los Alamos and a graduate of Los Alamos High School.
Stidham works as an adoptive family contact for the New Mexico Fiesta Project, offering support and training for adoptive families.