QUESTION: It’s me, again, the church treasurer. We always support our church members every way we possibly can. We have a great pastoral care team and when anyone is ill or has challenges of any kind we pray daily and sometimes have prayer vigils, our hospital visitation team visits every day when an individual is […]
By Charly SHELTON “Ego Patricius peccator rusticissimus et minimus omnium fidelum” (“My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers”). It is through these words, his own words, that St. Patrick is known. This is the opening line of his Confessio, written in the fifth century, […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, March 24. Education hour for all ages begins at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., all worship as a family led by Pastor Scott Peters who will be preaching on “Provision.” Fellowship of conversation and refreshments follows. All are invited. On […]
QUESTION: What if you get along with a person very well except for political preferences? My friend and I know we have different views and just avoid many subjects so our friendship isn’t compromised. Even though it probably is the best thing to do, I feel like a phony. We’re both retired and do many […]
By Charly SHELTON Door-to-door, it is 159 miles from the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church to the U.S.-Mexico Border in San Ysidro. Four members of the LCPC found out firsthand just how far that is during a round-trip three-day bike ride. Josh Horton, youth director at LCPC, his father David, and Duane and Ashley Fernandez, two […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, March 10 for education, worship, celebration and fellowship. Education hour for all ages begins at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., all worship as a family. Fellowship of conversation and refreshments follows. All are invited. Looking ahead, on Wednesday, March 13 […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, March 3 for education, worship, celebration and fellowship. Education hour for all ages begins at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., all worship as a family. Pastor Scott Peterson will lead the time of family worship with a sermon called “Blinded […]
QUESTION: Although they’ve tried for five years to have their own children, our son and his wife finally decided to adopt. They’re both healthy and together they are financially stable. Yet, the process has become very expensive and there have been several disappointments because of “almost adoptions.” They were told that adopting older children is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, this year on March 6. For those who may not know a lot about Christian traditions, Lent seems to be the one most recognizable … usually because it is a time to “give up” something. But Lent, which comes from the Anglo Saxon work lencton meaning spring, […]
This Week at LCIF All are invited to Lutheran Church in the Foothills on Sunday, Feb. 10 for education, worship, celebration and fellowship. Education hour for all ages begins at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., all worship as a family. In celebration of Bold Women’s Sunday, LCIF women will be taking the lead for a […]