This Week at LCIF 

All in-person activities at Lutheran Church in the Foothills are temporarily paused due to the surging omicron variant; however, the 10 a.m. service will continue to be live-streamed on the church’s YouTube channel. Services are also posted to LCIF’s website where they can be viewed anytime. Church groups – including Bible study, knitting and quilting – are back to meeting remotely via Zoom, as they did earlier in the pandemic. All are welcome to join these groups. Learn about the Bible or learn a new hobby!

This Sunday, Pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead online worship and will be joined by musicians Mark Anzelon and Sun Coe.

Visit the church’s website at lcifoothills.org for details on all of the events happening and meeting times. Find opportunities to help serve the community or receive help yourself.

The church office is located at 1700 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge and is generally open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact the office via email at office@lcifoothills.org or call (818) 790-1951 for more information.

COVID Testing Available

In response to the widespread omicron strain of COVID-19, La Cañada Presbyterian Church has arranged with Breakthrough Genomics test lab to collect samples and perform confidential COVID-19 PCR saliva direct tests.

Lab personnel will be present outside of the LCPC Fellowship Hall every Friday in January from 9 a.m. to noon to collect saliva samples. The sample collection is non-invasive; all that is required is for participants to spit/dribble into a test tube, which is then sealed, labeled and bagged. Lab personnel will courier the samples to the lab. Results will be provided directly and confidentially to each person late Friday or early Saturday morning. 

There are no out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 testing at a testing site. An insured person can get a COVID-19 test when needed by any provider, in or out of their health plan network, at no cost. For those who are uninsured, the government will pay for the test.

Pre-registration is encouraged. Visit https://tinyurl.com/2p8ud7wc to pre-register.

La Cañada Presbyterian Church is located at 626 Foothill Blvd. in La Cañada.

‘The Chosen’ Being Screened

Starting Sunday, Jan. 23 and on the second and fourth Sunday evening of the month thereafter, Bethel Church is offering a showing of the recent hit video series, “The Chosen.” “The Chosen” is a compelling and insightful portrayal of the life and teachings of Biblical Jesus. It provides a fresh look at the Gospels for those who have been reading the stories for years or for those who are just curious about who Jesus is and was. See Jesus through the eyes of the Jewish religious leaders, the disciples and children. Join in viewing this popular video series; one episode to be shown each Sunday evening at 5 p.m.

Bethel Church, 10725 Penrose St. in Sun Valley; (818) 767-4488.

Walk and Word

In January, 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 Jan. 23 and 30. They 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.