Lutheran Church to Host Events

Lutheran Church of the Foothills is calling for all hands on deck for a workday on July 13. Volunteers will converge on 1949 Tondolea Lane in La Cañada from 6 a.m. to noon to prepare the parsonage. Tasks for all ages and abilities; treats and drinks provided!

On Wednesday night, July 10 take part in Summer Fellowship – Walk at the Rose Bowl. Meet at the Brookside Golf Club, 1133 Rosemont Ave. in Pasadena, at 6 p.m. Participants are invited to walk, run, jog, bike or even skate the 3.12-mile loop.

Lutheran Church in the Foothills is also taking sign-ups for Lutheran Night at Dodger Stadium. Join the church community for an exciting evening of baseball on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7:10 p.m. The LA Dodgers will be facing off against the Cleveland Guardians, followed by a spectacular drone show with fireworks. Tickets for Lutheran Night at Dodger Stadium are $35.

Visit lcifoothills.org for event details, including small group gatherings and opportunities to serve. 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 Friday.

‘SCUBA,’ a Vacation Bible School at La Crescenta Presbyterian

Kids from age 3 to incoming seventh graders are invited to a weeklong deep-sea adventure at “SCUBA,” a Vacation Bible School at La Crescenta Presbyterian Church taking place Monday through Friday, July 15-19, from 9 a.m. to noon. 

Kids will dance, sing, craft, explore, play and more as they learn to thank God for his loving kindness. The cost of this weeklong adventure is per family unit: $60 for one child; $100 for two children; $140 for three or more children. T-shirts are included. Register at LCPC.net/VBS

“SCUBA” will take place at the La Crescenta Presbyterian campus at 2902 Montrose Ave. in La Crescenta. For more information, contact Jesiah@lcpc.net or call (818) 249-6137. To register, visit lcpc.net/vbs.

Vacation Bible School at Mt. Olive

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 3561 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta, will be hosting its 2024 Vacation Bible School (VBS) for K-sixth grade children over the week of Aug. 5-9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. It will be packed full of fun, spiritual growth and memories. Joyful music, worship and games will introduce the “Moving Mountains” theme centered on Psalm 121. Age-based Bible studies will help VBS participants grow in their understanding of God and community. Lessons learned and friends made will reach way beyond this one week of day camp at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church!

The cost is $20 for the entire week for one child, or $15 each for two or more children. Call (818) 248-4253 or email office@molc.org to register by Aug. 2.

U.S. Independence Worship Service at Mt. Olive

In commemoration of the hard-fought independence of our United States of America (from 1775-1783), and in celebration of the unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, Mt. Olive church will feature national hymns and songs from its ELW hymnal at the worship service on Sunday, July 7 at 9:30 a.m.

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 3561 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta

Mt. Olive Offers Community Breakfast Bible Study

Mt. Olive Lutheran Church reminds the public that all are invited to its monthly breakfast Bible study at Panera Bread Restaurant, 990 Town Center Dr., Suite A in La Cañada on the third Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m. The Book of Ephesians is currently being studied.

All are invited.

ICF Hosting Summer Mass and Champagne Brunch

Italian Catholic Federation Branch 374 is hosting a summer Mass with Father Jim Bevacqua at Lakeside Golf Club (see note below) on July 14. Mass is at noon and the champagne brunch is at 1 p.m.

The menu is coffee, iced tea, lemonade, classic Caesar salad, cheesy bread, pasta primavera (vegetarian), butternut squash ravioli with kale (vegetarian), chicken parmesan and Italian cookies (gluten-free meal is available; please advise at the time of reservation).

Reserve a spot for this memorable event. Send an email to Kris Jardino at

Kris@harbandco.com. Please make reservations no later than Thursday, July 4. The cost for ICF Members is $60; for non-members it’s $70.

Make checks payable to the Italian Catholic Federation and mail to Mark Mannarelli, 771 Forest Green Dr., La Cañada 91011. Checks must be received by Friday, July 5.

Note: When using MapQuest, drivers must put in the address for the Smokehouse Restaurant, 4420 W. Lakeside Drive in Burbank. Pass the Smokehouse restaurant and proceed along the same street until it dead-ends into a guarded gate. Let the guard know you are there for the Harb party and the summer Mass.

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 July 14, 21 & 28. 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.