LCIF Celebrates All Saints Day

A week after celebrating Reformation Sunday, Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) will celebrate another important date on the church calendar: All Saints Day. On this day, congregants remember and honor their own lost loved ones as well the saints celebrated throughout history. According to the church’s governing body, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, “All Saints brings into focus our own beloved dead while also stretching our imagination toward the whole company of saints, more diverse and populous than we can fully comprehend.” The festival originally honored those who were considered especially holy: heroic figures from the Scriptures and martyrs who had given their lives nonviolently in witness to the faith. However, according to the ELCA, it is an especially Lutheran accent for the feast to honor not only those who lived exemplary lives but all who have been baptized into Christ’s death.

All Saints Day worship will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2 with Pastor Viv Vega, music and choir led by music director Mark Anzelon and pianist Sun Coe. All are welcome. A livestream is offered on the church’s YouTube channel.

LCIF also thanks its many volunteers for helping with its recent “trunk or treat” carnival on Oct. 19. Dozens of families enjoyed the free community event which included games, trunk-or-treating amidst the many decorated car trunks in the church’s parking lot, a bounce house and plenty of food and treats. The church also thanks LA County Fire Station 19 for paying a visit, meeting with the families and showing kids how a fire engine works.

Visit lcifoothills.org for event details, including small group gatherings and opportunities to serve. 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.

Christian Science Church in Montrose Hosting a Public Talk 

On Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m., Bobby Lewis will speak on “Effective prayer: Finding healing and wholeness in divine Love” at Joe Bridges Clubhouse in Glenoaks Park, 2531 E. Glenoaks Blvd. in Glendale. 

Through compelling personal stories, Lewis illustrates the effectiveness of prayer in addressing human struggles. He shows that prayer grounded in divine Love and spiritual law is a reliable foundation for healing and cure, for personal growth and close connection to God. 

Sponsored by Churches of Christ, Scientist – in La Cañada and Glendale (Montrose) – attendance to this talk is free and open to all. There is ample street parking. 

For information call (818) 249-8807 or (818) 281-9217.

CSL Offers 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 Hall in the Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta.

The Center for Spiritual Living is located at 4845 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta. For more information, call (818) 249-1045.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Holds Seasonal Events and Gatherings

Mt. Olive holds a 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. This Bible study is currently in the Book of Second Corinthians. Also, a weekly Bible study (currently in the Book of Genesis) is held at the church on Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m.

Visit molc.org for more information about these and other opportunities for Christian fellowship and service. You can also email or call: office@molc.org or (818) 248-4253. 

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 Nov. 9, 16, 23 & 30. 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.