Installation of New Pastor

Pastor Scott Peterson will lead the 10 a.m. worship service this Sunday, Nov. 6 at Lutheran Church in the Foothills. The sermon is titled “Saints Alive.”

The community is invited to attend the installation of Reverend Peterson as our pastor also on Sunday at 3 p.m.. Bishop Guy Erwin will officiate and preach at the service. Bishop Erwin is from the Southwest California Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). A reception will follow the service.

For information, call (818) 790-1951 or visit www.lcifoothills.org.

Lutheran Church in the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada

Lantern Festival at St. George’s

St. George’s Episcopal Church in La Canada will again present an All Souls’ Day Lantern Festival on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m.

This east meets west service combines the Celtic season of Samhain, a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year, with the Japanese festival of Tōrō Nagashi where people write remembrances of their ancestors, neighbors and friends on to floating lanterns. The lawn of St. George’s substitutes for water as a means to reflect and remember those in our lives whom we love, but see no longer.

People are invited to bring pictures of loved ones they wish to remember to place them next to lit candles on the lawn. St. George’s provides colored lanterns where people can write names and other notes of affection to be placed over candles during a special portion of the service. After the service, all are invited to stay for a reception to enjoy the lantern-covered lawn.

For more information contact The Rev. Anthony Keller (818) 790-3323 or email office@saintglc.org.

St. George’s Episcopal Church, 808 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada

Schubert’s Mass in C Major for All Saints

St. George’s Church choir presents Franz Schubert’s Mass in C Major for All Saints Sunday, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. The service will include all parts of the Mass sung by soloists Karen Freed, Veronica Christenson, Jeremy Schoenberg and Michael Freed, along with an orchestra of string players that includes Nancy Roth, Kirstin Fife, Mary Anne Steinberger and oboists Francisco Castillo and Marilyn Schramm. All of the service will be under the direction of Connie Grisham.

Admission is free. For information, call Connie at (310) 963-1480.

St. George’s Church, 808 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge

Arts & Crafts Fair

All are invited to the arts & crafts fair (including white elephant items) at Gethsemane Lutheran Church on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event will feature artwork from local artists, baked goods, fall and Christmas decorations, handmade jewelry, knit items, lotions ad soaps, potted succulents, pottery, quilts and more! Free parking (in back) and free admission and refreshments.

Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 2723 Orange Ave., La Crescenta

Buster Keaton Silent Movie Event

Music for Charity Events presents a benefit concert on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church to support the Geoffrey Grisham Bipolar Research fund at UCLA.

The event will feature Mark Herman, one of America’s busiest theatre organists. It will feature a Buster Keaton silent film called “Our Hospitality.” Admission is free. All donations are tax-deductible and accepted by cash or check for the research fund. Checks may be made to St. George’s Episcopal Church, with Geoffrey Grisham Bipolar Research written in the memo space for tax deduction.

Reception follows.

St George’s Episcopal Church,
808 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge.

Life Improvement Courses Offered

The Church of Scientology Mission of the Foothills is offering variety of courses to better one’s life and relationships. Among the many courses offered are “How to Improve Relationships with Others,” “Successfully Raising Children” and “Knowing Who You Can Trust.”

Courses are $50 each. Call (818) 957-1500 for more information.

Courses offered at the Church of Scientology Mission of the Foothills, 2254 Honolulu Ave. in Montrose.