By Brandon HENSLEY “For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matthew 5:45 Four years ago during Christmas week, the evil came upon Christian Life Church and devoured it, engulfing the building in flames. In a season of Christmas miracles, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Everyone knows Linus’ memorable speech in “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and perhaps that’s what’s on people’s minds when they attend a church service during the Christmas season. But if someone attends one service just for Christmas and doesn’t go again the whole year, did it really happen? Ask any pastor around town, […]
La Crescenta Presbyterian Church is offering family candlelight services with Nativity petting zoo on Thursday, Dec. 23 at 7:00 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 24 at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. On Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24, a candlelight service with sacred music will begin at 10:00 p.m. These services will feature Christmas carols with a […]
By Brandon HENSLEY As another year of Hanukkah ends and the nation turns its eyes toward Christmas, a question must be asked: Do Jewish people feel like little kids on the block during the holiday season? Ask Temple Sinai of Glendale Rabbi Richard Schechter, and he’ll say he loves this time of year. “Personally, I […]
By Ted AYALA Christmas – such an ubiquitous holiday today – is so deeply ingrained into the popular consciousness that we forget that many others this season have their own holidays and religious traditions they follow. This week, Jewish friends and neighbors celebrated Hanukkah: the Jewish “festival of lights.” Lasting seven days, Hanukkah celebrates the […]
Tujunga church welcomes guests to Drive-thru Nativity scenes Dec.10 and Dec. 11. For flying angels, roaming livestock and traveling wise men, head west — to Tujunga. For the tenth year, Community Christian Church of the Foothills is presenting its Drive-thru Nativity Scenes for the public. According to church elder Chet Stilabower, the event is a […]
By Brandon HENSLEY and Mary O’KEEFE In the 1970s, 13% of Americans, ages 18 to 29, described themselves as not affiliated with any religion. A recent study found that in 2010, 25% of Americans in that same age range are unaffiliated with a specific religion. In the western states that number jumps to 48%. Among […]
It was 61 years ago this fall when three nuns, Bernice Fay and 225 children became the first teachers and students of Our Lady of Lourdes School. On Sept. 13, 1949, Sisters Mary Carla, Mary Baptist, Mary Gilberta and “Miss Fay” began teaching first through sixth grade. They squeezed into four classrooms and an assembly […]
By Jason KUROSU La Crescenta Presbyterian Church celebrated its 125th anniversary this past Sunday, following the usual service with lunch in the Fellowship Hall downstairs and a presentation on a recent project to build an orphanage in Rosarito, Mexico. Churchgoers filed into the Hall after the service to a buffet line of tacos, rice, beans, […]
By Brandon HENSLEY and Mary O’KEEFE In times of trouble, especially during the holidays, people seem to turn to religion for help, whether it is guidance, comfort or shelter. And at this time of being thankful, turning to one’s faith and church can be a source of strength. But what happens when a church itself […]