Spiritually Speaking

Question: My husband and I have been married for 20 years. Each New Year, he makes resolutions and, I have to say, he’s pretty good at keeping them. He wants me to join him and every year he asks me to. This may seem like a small thing, but I’m totally not interested. I just […]

Parent Ed Director Goes ‘Over the Edge’ for URM

LCPC Parent Ed Director Anne Bierling and her team, The Soaring Eagles, went “Over the Edge” rappelling 24 stories of the Universal Hilton and raising $44,426 for Union Rescue Mission (URM) Skid Row and Hope Gardens. In total, the Over the Edge fundraising campaign allowed URM to raise $1,125,000 to support neighbors devasted by homelessness. […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF  Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship at the second Sunday of Christmas on Sunday, Jan. 2 at 10 a.m. Interim Pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead worship. The service will also be live-streamed on the church’s YouTube channel. For those unable to attend or watch live, the videos […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship at a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. and a Christmas celebration on Sunday, Dec. 26 at 10 a.m. Interim Pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead both times of worship. The service will also be live-streamed on […]

Spiritually Speaking

 Question: Our only daughter, Lynnette, now lives on the East Coast where she has a great job. She doesn’t want to come home for the holidays because of COVID. Since she’s not coming home, we’ve decided to travel to the Holy Land where we’ve always wanted to visit. We’ve made our travel plans, are up-to-date […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF  Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship in the church’s Worship Center. Interim pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead worship on this fourth Sunday of Advent with a sermon entitled “Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel” on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. The service will also be live-streamed on […]

Local YMCA Responds to Community’s Spiritual Needs with Chaplain Services

In an effort to provide spiritual guidance and continuously enhance the well-being of the community, the YMCA of the Foothills has reopened its chaplain services offering devotion and prayer to all on the first Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the Samuelson Chapel located at the Crescenta-Cañada Family YMCA. In December, Pastor Randy […]

Notes & Nods

This Week at LCIF  Lutheran Church in the Foothills invites the community to worship in the church’s Worship Center. Interim pastor Chuck Bunnell will lead worship on this third Sunday of Advent with a sermon entitled “Hark the Glad Sound” on Sunday Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. The service will also be live-streamed on the […]

Spiritually Speaking

Question: We have a beloved aunt who is now 93. She is really in good health for her age. She still drives and attends our family gatherings. By the way, she is a safe driver and hasn’t had a ticket since the mid-1980s, which she said wasn’t fair. What concerns us is that she keeps […]

Food – Lots of Food – and Knowledge Shared at Hanukkah Event

Food – Lots of Food – and Knowledge Shared at Hanukkah Event

On late afternoon Monday, Memorial Park in La Cañada was the site of a festival of lights. The Chabad of La Crescenta invited the entire Crescenta Valley community to share and learn about the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah. Volunteers offered face painting and the chance for guests to decorate their own dessert, plus be entertained by dancing dreidels […]