Faith

Lutheran church to begin sermon series
Religion

Lutheran church to begin sermon series

November 25, 2016

Associated Press file This series will allow people to think about the birth of Christ through four different perspectives – love, light, peace and joy – to make the experience…

Durango Friends supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Religion

Durango Friends supports Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

November 18, 2016

Cynthia West drove her 1978 Volkswagen van from Washington, D.C., to the Sacred Stone Camp of the Standing Rock Sioux in North Dakota.Courtesy of Cynthia West via Associated Press The…

Methodist Church to hold holiday bazaar Saturday
Religion

Methodist Church to hold holiday bazaar Saturday

November 18, 2016

The First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will hold its 43rd Holiday Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.Durango Herald file Vendors will be selling hand-made crafts, plants,…

Cortez church prepares for annual Thanksgiving dinner
Local News

Cortez church prepares for annual Thanksgiving dinner

November 16, 2016

Volunteers serve up a Thanksgiving Day dinner at St. Barnabas Church in 2013. From right are Jazmon Clark, Christie Berner, Janice Hansen, Laura White, Michael Maloy and Mike Dohn.Sam Green/The…

One service at Christ the King Lutheran on Sunday
Religion

One service at Christ the King Lutheran on Sunday

November 11, 2016

Associated Press file Afterward, there will be a congregational meeting and pot luck. All members are urged to attend. For more information, call the church office at 247-5310.

Durango’s Christ the King accepting grant applications
Religion

Durango’s Christ the King accepting grant applications

November 11, 2016

Associated Press file The mission is to “love and serve God by proclaiming Christ’s gospel, strengthening worship, deepening discipleship and serving our congregation, community and world.” The application deadline is…

Bloomfield may appeal Ten Commandments ruling
Regional News

Bloomfield may appeal Ten Commandments ruling

November 10, 2016

An attorney for Bloomfield says the northwestern New Mexico city will consider whether to appeal a court ruling that the town’s Ten Commandments monument at the City Hall violates the…

Durango Unitarians hold healing service Wednesday
Local News

Durango Unitarians hold healing service Wednesday

November 9, 2016

The flaming chalice at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango is featured on the cover of UU World, which has an extensive article on how the congregation has broken through…

Christ the King to celebrate All Saints Sunday
Religion

Christ the King to celebrate All Saints Sunday

November 4, 2016

Associated Press file Attendees of Sunday services are invited to bring a picture – framed or unframed – to church as a way to remember all of those beloved saints…

Methodist church offers series about money management
Religion

Methodist church offers series about money management

October 28, 2016

Associated Press file This threat, long associated with television hold-ups, captures a truth about the dangers of overspending, spending foolishly or even hoarding money. During the next three weeks, participants…

Durango Dharma Center to present retreat Nov. 11-13
Religion

Durango Dharma Center to present retreat Nov. 11-13

October 28, 2016

Durango Herald file The retreat will explore a fundamental shift in perspective on the dharma, culture and freedom. Participants will reflect on their personal relationships with collective freedom as well…

Neighbors: Unitarians celebrate full-time pastor
Neighbors

Neighbors: Unitarians celebrate full-time pastor

October 25, 2016

The fellowship has had phenomenal growth in recent years. It has gone from holding meetings in members’ homes to renting a room in the Smiley Building for services to buying…

Retreat on equanimity Oct. 22 at Dharma Center
Religion

Retreat on equanimity Oct. 22 at Dharma Center

October 14, 2016

The retreat will include formal sitting, walking and guided meditation as well as dharma talks. Through intentional cultivation of equanimity, it’s possible to experience less reactivity to events and develop…

Christ the King Lutheran Church to hold quilt sale
Religion

Christ the King Lutheran Church to hold quilt sale

October 7, 2016

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The public is invited to come peruse and buy. Proceeds will be used to purchase quilting supplies for charitable giving of quilted items. The sale will…