Spiritually Speaking
QUESTION: I have a person in my life, a friend, but not a close friend. She’ll make a lunch date and forget, or we’ll make plans to go shopping together and, after waiting awhile, I call and her reply will be, “Oh, was that today? Sorry, I can’t make it.” These are just a couple […]
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St. Bede and St. Francis to Bless the Animals On Saturday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m., at the Feast of St. Francis, the priests and friars of St. Bede the Venerable and St. Francis High School will host a Blessing of the Animals for the pets of the area. The event will […]
Chili Cook-off at Light on the Corner Church
Light on the Corner Church is having its 11th Annual Chili Cook-off on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. In addition to tasting all the chili and judging their favorite, ticketholders can listen to the great music and enter their name in the drawing for door prizes. What better way to spend a Sunday evening? […]
Associate Choir Director Shares her Passion for Music
By Lillian BOODAGHIANS The answer to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” can change considerably from the age of 5 or 6 to when someone is in their 20s. Sometimes, however, a love for something at a young age can slowly mold its way into a career as one’s […]
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Special Classes at Center for Spiritual Living Precious metal clay classes are on the following Saturdays at the Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Sept. 27, Oct. 11, Oct. 25 and Nov. 8. The cost is $150 and payment plan is available. Contact Laney at (818) 353-6628 for reservations. Save […]
Spiritually Speaking
QUESTION: We just moved into the foothills from another area of California. In an effort to be neighborly, I invited a few neighbors who have children to come for a play day for the kids and a coffee klatch for the moms. Then the fun began. The six children, including mine, range in ages from […]
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A Spiritual Approach to Healthcare On Saturday, Sep. 20, Bosede Bakarey, practitioner and teacher of Christian Science from Ibadan, Nigeria, will address issues of physical, mental and emotional health through understanding what God actually is. Her one-hour talk, “Spiritual Approach to Healthcare and Its Certainty of Healing,” will detail specific aspects of prayer, and offer […]
Reaching Across the Miles
By McKenna MIDDLETON, intern With all the community support Crescenta Valley schools receive it can be hard to imagine a school having problems so severe that they compromise the ability of providing an education. But this is the case with Dalipuga Central School, located in a poverty-stricken, remote area of the southern part of the […]
Home Family Mass Held at Portantino Residence
Following an old tradition, members of the Italian Catholic Federation branch 374 at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church in La Cañada Flintridge joined pastor Rev. Monsignor Antonio Cacciapuoti in a special Mass celebrated on the patio of the home of former California State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino and his wife Ellen. Thirty-eight members of […]