ICF Honors Sacred Heart Student at St. Bede

ICF Honors Sacred Heart Student at St. Bede

  Carly Spina, a senior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, will be the recipient of a special scholarship that will be presented to her by the Italian Catholic Federation Branch 374 at St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday, May 19 at 6 p.m. Spina plans to attend UC Santa Barbara majoring in […]

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    Spring Parish Concert   On May 16 at 8 p.m., the combined choirs of St. Bede the Venerable Church and the East Los Angeles College as well as the brass ensemble at St. Bede will present a spring concert featuring John Rutter’s “Gloria” and other works. The parish choir and the East LA […]

Late to Church

Late to Church

By Michael J. ARVIZU Before I begin this column, please take some time to extend your thoughts and prayers to the people of India and Nepal, following the devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake, which has killed over 7,000 and injured over 14,000 people. April began with the news that the state of Indiana was getting ready to […]

Distinguished Students Honored at St. Bede

Distinguished Students Honored at St. Bede

Branch 374 of the Italian Catholic Federation recognized two St. Bede Elementary School students as distinguished students. Students in the seventh and eighth grade grades who contributed essays and provided evidence of service were each winners $100 each. The students were selected by a committee including Past President Al Restivo, 2nd Vice President Diane Restivo […]

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Spring Parish Concert On May 16 at 8 p.m., the combined choirs of St. Bede the Venerable Church and the East Los Angeles College as well as the brass ensemble at St. Bede will present a spring concert featuring John Rutter’s “Gloria” and other works. The parish choir and the East LA College choirs are […]

Spiritually Speaking

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: My husband and I have been happily married for six years. We’ve been trying for four years to have a baby without success. Without going into great detail, we’ve tried everything and now we want to adopt. We’ve looked into every avenue of adoption there is, and we’re ready to go ahead with the […]

LCPC’s Island Outreach

LCPC’s Island Outreach

By Mary WILSON Hundreds of youth and adults from the Crescenta Valley have participated over the past decade in Project Dominicana, a short-term mission trip sponsored by La Crescenta Presbyterian Church (LCPC). In partnership with churches in the Dominican Republic, participants work on construction projects and conduct medical clinics that benefit poor people living in […]

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Blessing of the Animals at Shadow Hills Pres A beloved community tradition continues when Shadow Hills Presbyterian Church celebrates the Blessing of the Animals on Saturday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pastor Arlo Tysinger will pray for each animal that is present and a complimentary photo will be taken. Andy’s hot dogs […]

Foothill-Area Church Changes Name

On April 1, Tujunga Open Bible Church changed its name to Summit Christian Church. Summit Christian Church has been serving the foothills community since its humble beginning in 1941 in a storefront on Foothill Boulevard. Over the years, the church grew and moved to its current location on Tujunga Canyon Boulevard in 1963. In 2014, […]

Spiritually Speaking

Spiritually Speaking

QUESTION: Five years ago, I married a wonderful woman who had a son I’ll call David who is now 7. We now
together also have another son, Jason, who is 4. David was very excited to have a little brother when
Jason was born. I consider my stepson my son and do not differentiate between the “step” […]