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Finish the Year at Center for Spiritual Living-La Crescenta The Center for Spiritual Living is hosting several events to carry through the year. Tonight, Thursday, Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m., the Sunland Tujunga Art Assn. is having a special holiday auction fundraiser in Chaffee Hall. On Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. there is a […]

Mannarelli Elected ICF President

Mannarelli Elected ICF President

  Mark G. Mannarelli, a 27-year resident of La Cañada Flintridge, was elected president of Branch 374 of the ICF organization at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church. This will be Mannarelli’s second term; he served previously for two years in the 1990s. His term and the terms of a new board of directors […]

Thalassemia Disease: Killer Of Children, Subject of St. Bede Program

Laurice Compagno Levine, a surviving victim of thalassemia disease and spokesperson for the Thalassemia Outreach Program at Children’s Hospital Oakland, traveled recently to the Italian Catholic Federation from Children’s Hospital in Oakland to present a comprehensive program on her experiences as a victim of the disease. She made the presentation to the members of the […]

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  Lesson and Carols at St. Luke’s Anglican   St. Luke’s Anglican Church presents the Annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. This holiday service, modeled after the famous tradition at King’s College in Cambridge, England, will feature choral masterworks by Handel, Rachmaninoff, Bach and Holst, as well as […]

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: I’ve belonged to a small weekly discussion group for about five years. Within the last year a man has joined who wants to do all the talking. Several times when others and I have been trying to answer questions that come up, he interrupts, often in the middle of a sentence when someone else […]

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  Thanksgiving Day Church Service in Montrose   An hour for giving thanks to God will take place at the Church of Christ, Scientist, 2406 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. There will be music, prayer, congregational singing, and a short Bible lesson including related passages from “Science and […]

Being Loved – Flaws and All – Shared at YMCA Prayer Breakfast

Being Loved – Flaws and All – Shared at YMCA Prayer Breakfast

By Michael J. ARVIZU Television actress Sarah Drew is by means no doctor. But she does play one on television. And in the course of her performances on the small screen, she has used her faith as a guiding principle. The daughter of a pastor, Drew visited La Cañada on Thursday morning, Nov. 6 to […]

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Lesson and Carols at St. Luke’s Anglican St. Luke’s Anglican Church presents the Annual Service of Lessons and Carols On Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4 p.m. This holiday service, modeled after the famous tradition at King’s College in Cambridge, England, will feature choral masterworks by Handel, Rachmaninoff, Bach and Holst, as well as cherished Christmas […]

Spiritually Speaking

Question: It seems as though the saying “When it rains, it pours” could be our family’s mantra. Within a year, we’ve experienced a car accident (not our fault), a fire in our garage (faulty wiring), our beloved family dog was diagnosed with a fast-moving cancer and had to be put down. Add to that, my […]

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Music, Chili and Fun CVCHURCH concerts continue on Sunday, Nov. 16 from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a LIFT carnival and chili cook-off! Come and celebrate for free with some great music by the CVCHURCH band and special guests, enjoy great chili, watch the competition, play carnival games and have a good time in […]