LCIF Teams with Scouts to Feed the Hungry

Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is teaming up with Boy Scout Troop 310 to help feed the hungry. Scouting for Food encourages residents to donate much-needed staples and proteins to help stock local food banks and assist families in need throughout the foothills area. LCIF is collecting non-perishable items through Nov. 14.

Top requested foods include canned chicken, tuna, peanut butter, beans and shelf-stable milk. Also needed are cereal, rice, pasta, canned vegetables/fruits, soups and stews.

In a related but separate effort, LCIF is collecting essential non-food items to support hygiene and comfort for those experiencing homelessness or hardship. The church is asking for donations of blankets as well hygiene supplies. Needed hygiene items include toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, soap, shampoo, deodorant and feminine hygiene products. LCIF asks that donated items are new.

Donations for both efforts can be dropped off during Sunday worship at 10 a.m. For those wishing to donate during the week, items can be dropped off at the church office during regular business hours.

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 Monthly Breakfast

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.