LCIF Welcomes Community

Lutheran Church in the Foothills (LCIF) is calling on the community to help save lives by donating blood at a special drive on Monday, June 23. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the church’s fellowship hall. According to the American Red Cross, even when hospitals are fully stocked with blood products, sudden events can cause a rapid drop in the availability of lifesaving transfusions. Blood has a shelf life of 42 days, which means ongoing donations are key to ensure medical needs are met. Donors should visit

RedCrossBlood.org and enter: lcfoothills to schedule an appointment.

LCIF also invites those with a love for reading to enjoy its summer book club. The selection for July is “James” by the critically acclaimed author Percival Everett. The story is a reimagining of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Readers will meet to discuss the novel on Monday, July 21 at 1 p.m. in the church’s conference room. All are welcome. The only prerequisite for

joining the lively discussions is a shared passion for reading.

In addition, LCIF invites the community to its weekly Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. with Pastor Rick Hall. Music is a mix of contemporary with traditional under the direction of Mark Anzelon. Sunday school is offered for young children, as well as a craft/activity area inside the sanctuary.

Visit lcifoothills.org for event details. For more information or to request/offer help.

For more information or to request/offer help, email office@lcifoothills.org or call (818) 790-1951. The church is located at 1700 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

UUCVH Events

On June 22 at 10:30 a.m., Hannah Smithson of Rose and Antler, an LA-based Wiccan Coven in the British Tradition, explores “Litha: the Summer Solstice” at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills (UUCVH). Litha represents the peak of the Sun’s power and the fullness of the summer season, celebrating the abundance of light, life and energy. 

This is an in-person event at UUCVH or visit the UUCVH website for the ZOOM link https://www.uuverdugo.org/.

Then on June 24 at 7 p.m. UUCVH is hosting a free screening and fundraiser for the 50-minute documentary “Braver Angels: Reuniting America.”

The documentary is about eight Democratic-leaning voters and seven Republican-leaning voters moving through a Braver Angels signature Red/Blue workshop in Waynesville, Ohio. They move from initial skepticism to a more profound understanding and empathy. 

Viewers get an inside look at how a Democratic voter went from threatening to cut off relationships with Trump voters to becoming dear friends with one – and how a Republican voter moved from disdaining progressives to taking co-leadership with one in a movement that now spans the country. 

The screening is on Tuesday, June 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. RSVP for free at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/braver-angels-reuniting-america-screening-registration-1335494011539?aff=oddtdtcreator&discount=BRAVER; use the free registration code BRAVER.

UUCVH is located at 4451 Dunsmore Ave. in  La Crescenta.

Events at CSL

Marketplace Treasures takes place on Saturday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta. This is a swap meet-type experience features many interesting vendors. 

Those with questions can call (818) 249-1045. 

Then all are invited to the Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta at 4845 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta on Sunday, June 22 for a presentation by Rev. Cathie Sinfield, staff minister and chaplain for Redondo Beach CSL, for an informal chat about a most important topic – What’s In Your Shoebox? The presentation is about folks getting their affairs in order for those they eventually leave behind.

She will be sharing why the “shoebox” is important and provide tips and information that will make organizing the necessities needed in the event a person becomes incapacitated (it’s a lot easier than one might think!).

$10 suggested donation.

Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta is located at 4845 Dunsmore Ave. in La Crescenta.

CSL Provides Gentle Movement Class

The Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta is offering a gentle stretch and relax chair movement with Mikki. It takes place every Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. The cost is a $10 donation.

The class is at Chaffee Hallin the Center for Spiritual Living – La Crescenta at 4845 Dunsmore Ave. For more information, call (818) 249-1045.

Mt. Olive Offers Bible Studies

Mt. Olive invites the Crescenta Valley community to its monthly breakfast Bible study at Panera Bread Restaurant, 990 Town Center Drive, Suite A in La Cañada on the third Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m. They are currently in the Book of Second Corinthians. Also, a weekly Bible study is held at the church on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. 

Mt. Olive is located at 3561 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta.

Walk and Word 

Walk and Word participants will meet in the parking lot of Deukmejian Wilderness Park, 3429 Markridge Road in La Crescenta/Glendale at 8 a.m. on June 15, 22 & 29. Participants will walk for the first hour and then gather to read a selection of Scripture. About a half hour will be spent journaling about what was read and then there will be conversation, sharing thoughts.

Participants are asked to bring something to write with, anything wanted to eat or drink, and a chair to use for the writing part of the morning. Because people will be outdoors and social distancing will be practiced, masks will be optional. 

Those with questions can email Jeanne at jnlavieri@earthlink.net. 

All are welcome. If the hike is too strenuous, there are level paths at the park. There are ramps from the parking lot to the field where the group gathers after the hike.