Lutheran Church to Host Summer Potluck

As summer days dwindle, back to school shopping brings excitement for many children. However, for some families the cost of equipping their children for school can be a significant burden. Recognizing this need, Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is seeking donations of school supplies to help children have the tools they need to succeed in the classroom.

The church is currently accepting donations of the following items: 70-page spiral notebooks, unsharpened Number 2 pencils, pencil sharpeners, crayons (boxes of 16 or 24 only), rulers (30 centimeters/12 inches), blunt scissors and 2 1/2 inch pink erasers.

Items can be dropped off at the church during worship time on Sundays at 10 a.m. or anytime during the week. Church members will assemble the collected items into individual kits. The kits will then be distributed to children in need.

LCIF also invites those with a love for reading to enjoy its summer book club. The selection for August is “Three Days in June” by Anne Tyler. The 25th novel by the Pulitzer Prize winning Tyler touches on themes of love, marriage and second chances. Readers will meet to discuss the book on Monday, Aug. 18  at 1 p.m. in the church’s conference room. All are welcome. The only prerequisite for joining the lively discussions is a shared passion for reading.

Visit lcifoothills.org for event details. For more information or to request/offer help, email office@lcifoothills.org or call (818) 790-1951. The church is located at 1700 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

CSL Provides Gentle Movement Class

The Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta is offering a gentle stretch and relax chair movement with Mikki. It takes place every Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. The cost is a $10 donation.

The class is at Chaffee Hallin the Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta at 4845 Dunsmore Ave. For more information, call (818) 249-1045.

Mt. Olive Offers Bible Studies

Mt. Olive invites the Crescenta Valley community to its monthly breakfast Bible study at Panera Bread Restaurant, 990 Town Center Drive, Suite A in La Cañada on the third Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m. They are currently in the Book of Second Corinthians. Also, a weekly Bible study is held at the church on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. 

Mt. Olive is located at 3561 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta.

Walk and Word 

Walk and Word participants will meet in the parking lot of Deukmejian Wilderness Park, 3429 Markridge Road in La Crescenta/Glendale at 8 a.m. on Aug. 10, 17 & 24. Participants will walk for the first hour and then gather to read a selection of Scripture. About a half hour will be spent journaling about what was read and then there will be conversation, sharing thoughts.

Participants are asked to bring something to write with, anything wanted to eat or drink, and a chair to use for the writing part of the morning. Because people will be outdoors and social distancing will be practiced, masks will be optional. 

Those with questions can email Jeanne at jnlavieri@earthlink.net. 

All are welcome. If the hike is too strenuous, there are level paths at the park. There are ramps from the parking lot to the field where the group gathers after the hike.