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Pagosa Springs Daily Digest Monday, October 05, 2026

Ty's Take

Churches in small towns do what they've always done, which is hold the place together on Sundays and in the quiet moments between. World Communion Sunday reminds us that a congregation in Pagosa Springs is part of something bigger, something that stretches across denominations and countries, and that matters more now than it did ten years ago. But the real work happens locally, in the potluck suppers and the pastoral visits and the way a community gathers when someone's hurting. Meanwhile, our libraries have been quietly becoming something different too, less about the books on the shelf (though those still matter) and more about being the one place in town where you can sit down for free, get online, find a job, ask a question, and know somebody there cares about the answer. Both are doing the same work from different angles: building the kind of infrastructure that keeps a place from hollowing out. In a county as spread out as ours, that's worth noticing.

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Community United Methodist Church to celebrate World Communion Sunday

Community United Methodist Church in Pagosa Springs will observe World Communion Sunday on October 4, joining Christians worldwide in a celebration centered on the theme "One Table." Pastor Ken Daniell will discuss unity across differences, emphasizing that God's communion table welcomes all...

Libraries are much more than books

The Ruby Sisson Library in Pagosa Springs offers far more than its collection of 26,000 books, providing patrons with expert librarians, computer access, educational programs, meeting spaces, and nearly four dozen online resources including free access to The New York Times and language-learning...

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