By Michael J. ARVIZU This week, the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, which began on the evening of June 28, enters its latter stages. By the time Ramadan ends on the evening of July 28, Muslims will have observed 31 days of dawn to dusk fasting, known in the Arabic language as sawm. Sawm, one […]
Tuesday Table Talk On Tuesday, Aug. 5, Bethel Church in Sun Valley will offer a showing of the film “The Sandlot.” Eager to make friends, new kid in town Scotty heads for the neighborhood sandlot, hoping to join a pickup baseball game. When he launches a ball signed by Babe Ruth into the […]
QUESTION: My daughter’s husband consistently cheated on her, and she finally divorced him. A couple of years later, she met a wonderful man and they married. Together they have a little boy and her new husband brought a 5-year-old girl into the marriage. It seems he had the same problem with his first marriage as […]
Conquering Stress Are you stressed out? This Sunday, July 13, Pastor Bill Flanders will begin a series titled Conquering Stress. The public is invited to join us at First Baptist Church – La Crescenta as we learn how to handle the pressures and stress of modern life. The series is on Sunday, July 13, 20 […]
Members of the local St. Bede the Venerable branch of the Italian Catholic Federation joined in the national celebration of the founding of the ICF in 1924. The St. Bede branch has been in the organization since 1984. The celebration brought together 185 members of the Los Angeles Archdiocese at Casa Italiana on Sunday, June […]
The Temple Sinai of Glendale congregation welcomed Donna Baar of La Crescenta as its new president. Baar and her family have been members since 2000 and are very involved in the community. Baar’s husband, Roger, served as president from 2008 until 2010 and both have been on the executive board, board of directors and temple […]
VBS at Bethel “Kingdom Rock” Bible school is for children kindergarten through eighth grade and takes place July 21 – July 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at Bethel Church. There will be singing, Bible lesson and crafts; snacks are included. For more information, call (818) 767-4488. No charge to attend. Bethel Church, 10725 Penrose […]
QUESTION: Most often we hear about men who won’t commit to marriage, but I’m a widower in my 50s who wants to marry a woman, a widow, I’ve been dating for five years. Both of our spouses died of cancer. We met at a cancer support group. We’ve had several discussions that always end up […]
‘Navigating Change’ at CSL La Crescenta On Sunday, June 29 from noon to 3 p.m., learn to Navigate Change with Authority. Facilitated by Rev. Ann Rea (who is also the 10 a.m. celebration service guest speaker) and Denise Forlizzi, RScP. Suggested donation is $20. Coming up is Cowboy Church on July 13 at 10 a.m. […]
CSL La Crescenta Updates Calendar On Wednesday, June 18 at 7 p.m., Art Stein presents A Financial Estate Seminar. A love donation will be collected. On Sunday, June 29 from noon to 3 p.m., learn to Navigate Change with Authority. Facilitated by Rev Ann Rea (who is also the 10 a.m. celebration service guest speaker) […]