Spiritually Speaking

Question: We have a dilemma. Ours is a friendship that began in college and developed into much more over the past four years. One of us is Catholic and the other is Jewish. Now we want to marry and both of our families are against marriage, even though we’ve reassured our parents that we would […]

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“Overcoming Barriers to Wholeness” Classes Continue St. Luke’s Anglican Church continues its “4th Friday” healing classes on “Overcoming Barriers to Wholeness: Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual.” The next meeting is this Friday at 7 p.m. These classes, led by Fr. Rob Holman, take place at the offices of St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 3901 Foothill Blvd., […]

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QUESTION: Our son who just graduated from high school wants to go backpacking across Europe before he enters college in the spring. He’s always been a good money manager and has saved enough money from summer and after school jobs to take the trip. The trouble is, he wants to go during November and December. […]

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Celebration Tonight at Unity Church A Latin music celebration featuring Dana Shaw and other performers is being held at the annual Unity Church of the Valley benefit concert on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 each, children 12 and under free. Unity Church of the Valley, 2817 Montrose Ave.; La Crescenta, Workshop, […]

Bless Their Ever-Loving Souls

By Brandon HENSLEY What did 17 dogs, two tortoises, a cat and a ferret have in common on Oct. 2? They were all blessed by Father Bryan Jones at St Luke’s of the Mountains. It’s called the Blessing of the Animals, and it happens every fall in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, the 12th […]

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Classes, Fundraisers Plannned On Oct. 20, a Practitioner I Class facilitated by Rev. Bev is being held at 7 p.m. Call (818) 249-1045 for more information. A FUNdRaiser is being held at Coco’s Restaurant on Monday, Oct. 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join us at Coco’s Bakery Restaurant, 10521 Sunland Blvd. in Sunland. […]

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Center has October Plans On Friday at 7 p.m., “What the Bleep – Down the Rabbit Hole” delves into the theoretical underpinnings of quantum physics. A love donation will be collected. On Sunday from noon to 2 p.m., an Essential Oils workshop (Young Living Oils) with Sandi Davis, RscP is being held at La Crescenta […]

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QUESTION: I’m proud to be an American and feel so blessed to have the privilege of living in a democratic country, however, when election time rolls around and the candidates begin mud slinging at opposing parties, I want to duck and cover. I’m embarrassed for them. Often the debates appear to be nothing more than […]

Church Lends A Helping Hand

By Brandon HENSLEY Brick by brick, both literally and figuratively, Montrose Church is building international relationships. In August, an 18-member team from the church spent two weeks in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and Peru to continue the work they did last summer. They teamed up with La Luz Divina (The Divine Light) Church and its congregation […]

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Blood Drive On Sunday, Oct. 2 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., La Crescenta Presbyterian Church will be sponsoring a blood drive benefiting the Red Cross. All folks who are eligible to give blood are encouraged to give. To set up an appointment, contact the church office at (818) 249-6137 or by email at nancy@lcpc.net. […]