QUESTION: Six months ago I made a choice to either stop drinking or lose my family. My wife told me she had had enough and was going to leave and take our two young children with her. I made the choice of staying with my family, and frankly, I don’t miss the alcohol and our […]
People driving down Foothill Boulevard may have noticed a new mosaic over the front entrance to St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church. Many parishioners and others have questioned Monsignor Antonio Cacciapuoti, the pastor, asking if the mosaic is that of St. Bede. Monsignor Cacciapuoti explained that the person depicted is Jesus Christ and the […]
Forgiveness Series Offered Rev. Beverly Craig and Gary Bates, practitioner in training, will be facilitating a series of forgiveness classes on Wednesday nights, Aug. 15, 22 and 29. These classes are from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and a love offering will be collected. The topics are: Aug. 15 – Forgiving Others; Aug. 22 – […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU The holy month of Ramadan is being observed by Muslims all over the world this summer. The holy month began in mid-July and will end in late August, according to our Gregorian calendar. “Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. (The month preceding Ramadan is Sha’aban; and the month […]
Summer Voice Classes First Baptist Church at La Crescenta is hosting free voice lessons. Come join us Thursdays through Aug. 23 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tammy Flanders, First Baptist choir director, will teach participants how to sing better, improve their voice, harmonize with a group and read music. She has a bachelor’s degree […]
QUESTION: When my daughter, who is now 43, was 4 years old, I married a man, a widower with two girls who were 6 and 8 at the time. While we were dating, my daughter seemed okay with the relationship, but when we married and my husband and the girls came to live with us, […]
Summer Voice Classes First Baptist Church at La Crescenta is hosting free voice lessons. Come join us Thursdays through Aug. 23 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tammy Flanders, First Baptist choir director, will teach participants how to sing better, improve their voice, harmonize with a group and read music. She has a bachelor’s degree […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU As the daughter of an American cowboy, growing up on a working ranch in the plains of Nebraska, Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta Senior Minister Rev. Beverly Craig’s decision to bring a cowboy-themed Sunday service to her worship space wasn’t a difficult one to make. The effort to bring “Cowboy Church” […]
‘Last Appeal’ at First Baptist The First Baptist Church at La Crescenta, Christ Armenian Church and International Christian Family Network, Inc. are sponsoring a play being performed at First Baptist Church this weekend. “The Last Appeal” presents the powerful story of Titus Freeman, who finds himself sentenced to death row after a fatal altercation with […]