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Upcoming Events at St. Luke’s On Sunday, Nov. 1 all are asked to provide a picture of loved ones who have passed away in preparation for All Saints’ Day. This can be either a photo that can be brought to the church office and scanned), and/or a picture that has already been scanned, attached an […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: After a marriage of 10 years, I’m about to give up. My husband stops by his mother’s house on the way home from work. She has never liked me and even criticizes me to my face. She tells my husband things she doesn’t like about me and when he gets home he scolds me. […]

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    CSL-LC October Calendar   On Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. there will be a concert by Evan J Marshall at the Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta. Suggestion donation is $20. On Sunday, Oct. 18 the Center will host a financial education workshop with Art Stein from noon to 1 p.m. A love […]

‘Harmony for Humanity’ Concert Open to All

Weizmann Day School, New Horizon School, St. Mark’s School, and B’nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool invite the community to attend their 13th  annual interfaith Daniel Pearl “Harmony for Humanity” Concert on Oct. 15, at 11:00 a.m. The concert will take place on the Weizmann Day School campus located at 1434 N. Altadena Drive in Pasadena. […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

From the Tops of Their Heads I have been married for more than 34 years. I have four incredible sons. I thought I knew every inch of them but in recent years I have learned more of one aspect of their being than I ever thought I would. And I have technology to thank. That […]

NOTES & NODS

CSL-LC October Calendar On Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. there will be a concert by Evan J Marshall at the Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta. Suggestion donation is $20. On Sunday, Oct. 18 the Center will host a financial education workshop with Art Stein from noon to 1 p.m. A love donation will be […]

Transformation is Complete

By Mary O’KEEFE “The night of the church fire.” For those who lived in Crescenta Valley nine years ago, this is a night everyone remembers. On Dec. 20, 2006, the choir at Christian Life Church at the corner of Ramsdell and Montrose avenues was rehearsing for Christmas services when a fire that was later suspected […]

Father Greg Leaves St. Bede

Father Greg Leaves St. Bede

  St. Bede the Venerable bid farewell to Father Greg Dongkore in August with a special Mass and reception. Father Greg returned to his native Ghana at the request of the Bishop to help build a university there to support rural education. The diocese of Ghana originally sent Father Greg to the U.S. to complete his doctoral […]

Spiritually Speaking

Question: We have an elderly neighbor who is fiercely independent. She’s 85, still drives, does her own shopping, and cleans her house, even though she can afford a housekeeper. Her problem is she’s not steady on her feet and often falls when she’s carrying groceries into her house, even though we’ve offered each time we’ve […]

70 Years of Serving the Community

By Mary O’KEEFE n 1945, World War II was coming to an end. The country was looking forward to men and women coming back from the battles and working toward the “American dream.” During the war churches were a gathering place, not just for worship but church basements were used for events like emergency preparedness […]