LCIF Continues Soup Suppers

Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) will continue its tradition of Soup Suppers and worship at 7 p.m. on Wednesday nights during Lent. The services will be led by Pastor Viv Vega. Anyone wishing to prepare or help with the suppers should contact the church office. Sunday worship is held at 10 a.m.  

For more information about all activities at LCIF, please visit the church’s website lcifoothills.org.   

Those who need pastoral care can 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.

Soup & Cinema at St. Bede

St. Bede the Venerable Parish in La Cañada invites the community to its annual Soup & Cinema series, a Lenten offering that brings together fellowship and faith through shared meals, film and discussion. Soup & Cinema will be held on three Wednesday evenings during Lent: Feb. 25, March 4 and March 11. All Soup & Cinema evenings will be held in St. Bede’s new state-of-the-art Parish Hall.

Each evening begins with a simple potluck soup supper at 6 p.m., followed by a film screening at 6:30 p.m. and guided discussion. Participants are invited to contribute by signing up for a potluck item through the parish website.This year’s films were selected to reflect St. Bede’s overall Lenten theme, Sowing the Seeds of Hope, highlighting lives of faith and service that encourage renewal, perseverance and Christian witness. The series is led once again by Fr. Darrin Merlino, CMF, who returns after many years of guiding Soup & Cinema at St. Bede. With a professional background in film, Fr. Darrin brings a unique perspective to each evening, helping participants explore both the spiritual themes as well as the artistic elements of each film.

On Wednesday, Feb. 25 there is a screening of “Pier Giorgio Frassati: If I Didn’t Have Love.”

Soup & Cinema is open to all and is offered as part of St. Bede the Venerable Parish’s Lenten programming. No registration required and there is no cost to attend.  Free will donations are gratefully accepted and appreciated. 

For more information and to sign up for a potluck item, visit bede.org.

St. Bede the Venerable Catholic Church is located at 215 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge.

Lent at Mount Olive Lutheran Church

On Wednesday, the Lenten journey at Mt. Olive began with a combined Ash Wednesday service at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. For Lutherans, Lent is the 40 days (excluding Sundays) before Easter where time is taken to reflect and meditate on our need for a savior and Christ’s passion and grace. 

  During Lent, the focus is on the cross, a journey with Jesus toward the suffering and death he endured for everyone, for their salvation. Time is taken to reflect on the faith-walk with Jesus and believers take steps to deepen that faith – some by taking something away during Lent, others by what can be embraced. 

  Mount Olive will be having weekly Wednesday soup suppers followed by Lenten services. Soup supper starts at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, Lenten service follows at 7 p.m. All are welcome to join this journey as Pastor Tim Singleton brings a series of meditations on the Stations of the Cross. 

  On Saturday, Feb. 21 the Bible study is at Panera, 990 Town Center starting at 8:30 a.m. (This is the Panera at the Target/Home Goods shopping center.) Come and study 2 Corinthians.

The Sunday Lenten worship service is held at 9:30 a.m. every Sunday and all are welcome. Mount Olive is located at 3561 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta. Those who have questions can call the office at (818) 248-4253 or visit MOLC.org.

Debbie DelMar Returns to UUCVH 

UUCVH – Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills – welcomes Debbie DelMar who will complete her series of inspiring stories with some of her wisdom about transitioning to retirement after an active career in My Disney Story: Part 3 of 3 on Feb. 22 at the UUCVH. In this concluding presentation, DelMar reflects on her 36-year career as an Imagineer and Disney executive, including her mid-career journey through law school, and shares insights from a lifetime of creating magic. 

In-person at 10:30 a.m. at 4451 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta or visit the UUCVH website for the Zoom link https://www.uuverdugo.org/.

Anxious Generation Addressed

The community is invited to La Crescenta Presbyterian Church for a free presentation on The Anxious Generation – Discussing the intersection of technology, mental health and faith. The presentations will be on Wednesday evenings continuing through March 18 from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. They are given by Dot Kim and Jamie Given in the Fireside Room. 

Dinner available for purchase.

La Crescenta Presbyterian Church, 2902 Montrose Ave. in La Crescenta.

CSL Offers Gentle Movement Class

The Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta is offering a gentle stretch and relax chair movement with Michelle Gillette. 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.

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 Feb. 22. 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.