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    Unitarian Universalist to Honor Dr. King   On Sunday, Jan. 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Verdugo Hills guest speaker is Gerald C. Rivers. Rivers will bring to life the voice, spirit and essence of Dr. Martin Luther King. As an actor and a scholar, Rivers speaks […]

Season for Nonviolence

By Charly SHELTON Courage, smiling, appreciation, caring, believing, simplicity, education, healing, dreaming, faith, contemplation, groundedness, creativity, humility, reverence, gratitude, integrity, freedom. These words can change the world. Not just these words, but the thoughts and actions behind them. This is the impetus behind the upcoming Season for Nonviolence, to be observed at the Center for […]

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Grief Recovery Seminar at First Baptist A six-week grief recovery seminar will be held at First Baptist Church at La Crescenta beginning Jan. 13. The seminars will be from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. “Grieving is not a weakness, for it is normal,” said the Rev. Dr. Peter Hintzolglou, who will guide the sessions. “And […]

New Year Brings New Parent Education Classes

La Cañada Presbyterian Church’s Parent Education program is hosting two new classes, New Babies and Parenting Your Exceptional Child, starting in early 2016 along with the second semester of all Parent Education classes. For parents wishing their newborn came with an instruction manual, look no farther than Nanette Brown’s New Babies class. Specially tailored to […]

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OLL HOSTING CASINO NIGHT Our Lady of Lourdes School is hosting a fundraising casino gala on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Angeles National Golf Club. Festivities include silent auction, live auction and raffles. Poker tournament is a $25 buy in. The cost is $65 per person that includes appetizers, cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, dessert, music, […]

Spiritually Speaking

Question: Our marriage of over 20 years broke up 25 years ago. My problem is that even though we have two children together, and they were teens when my husband left to be with another woman, he wants nothing to do with me. Although I forgave him a long time ago, he still does everything […]

Christian Life Church at the Corner of Montrose and Ramsdell

About nine years after a fire engulfed the Christian Life Church at the corner of Montrose and Ramsdell avenues, a new sanctuary opened its doors. “We’ve spent the last few years working with the city and going through the process of getting a design approved and then, of course, building permits and those kinds of […]

Prayer in an Uncertain World

By Mary O’KEEFE “Many people have urged that I call the nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is […]

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Grief Recovery Seminar at First Baptist A six-week grief recovery seminar will be held at First Baptist Church at La Crescenta beginning Jan. 13. The seminars will be from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. “Grieving is not a weakness, for it is normal,” said the Rev. Dr. Peter Hintzolglou, who will guide the sessions. “And […]

Your Dreams Are Possible!

The Center for Spiritual Living in La Crescenta, 4845 Dunsmore Ave., will be offering workshops throughout the month of January. The workshops will be facilitated by practioners Laney Clevenger White and Gary Bates. They will introduce the Guiding Principles that will help participants understand: Life on Jan. 6 The Way Jan. 13 The What Jan […]