Congregation Sholom will hold services via Zoom with Rabbi Eric Dangott on Friday, Jan. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Services will continue on Saturday, Jan. 4, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9 and via Zoom with Rabbi Mike Mymon at 10 a.m. Saturday’s Torah reading will be Vayigash from the book of Genesis. Vayigash (“He Approached”) opens as Judah pleads with Joseph not to keep Benjamin as a prisoner. Joseph reveals

First Christian Church Saturday Service, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Service, 9:30 a.m. Chapel on Northwood Road 562-431-8810 Holy Family Catholic Church Mass, Mon.-Sat., 8:30 a.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon 13900 Church Place 562-430-8170 LW Korean Community Church Sunday Service, 11:50 a.m. Prayer service, Tuesday-Saturday, 6 a.m. 14000 Church Place 714-323-0897

Friday, Dec. 20 Chicken curry, brown rice, oriental vegetables, green beans, pudding, spinach salad with chicken, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, feta cheese, vinaigrette dressing and crackers. Monday, Dec. 23 Roast beef with gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, gingerbread cake, tuna salad sandwich with spinach and tomato and homemade potato salad. Tuesday, Dec. 24 No service.

On Saturday, Feb. 1, the Long Beach Symphony embarks on a journey through rhythmic habaneras, bluegrass fiddles, and classical symphonies. Under the baton of Music Director Eckart Preu, this eclectic concert takes place at the Long Beach Terrace Theater, 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, 90802, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The performance features Mexican living composer Arturo Marquez’s

First Christian Church of Leisure World teaches from God’s word, the holy Bible, most often verse by verse. It is a friendly church that welcomes all visitors to join in worship and explore God’s word together, “That we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine,” Romans 1:12. First Christian Church will observe Christmas with songs of the season. Pastor’s

It is never fun to be excluded. It starts on the playground and continues through life when invitations don’t arrive, hands are not extended or doors remain closed, causing disappointment and grief. But when one is welcomed with a smile, open arms and kind words, the feeling of being part of something good warms the heart and soul. The angel who announced Jesus’s coming proclaimed the good tidings

On Sunday, Dec. 8 the congregations of Redeemer Lutheran Church and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal Church will celebrate the second Sunday of Advent with Rev. Murray D. Finck presiding. The Communion and worship service gathers at 13564 St. Andrews Drive at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday, followed by fellowship in the Fellowship Hall with coffee, tea, cookies and snacks. The congregations continue

“Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people,’” Luke 2:10. The word for glad tidings is also translated from the original language as “gospel” i.e., good news. When the church is true to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it brings the angelic message of good tidings of great joy. In Psalm 100:2, believers

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton Street in Long Beach. Sacrament service is held every Sunday at 9 a.m., followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays, and Relief Society and Elders Quorum meetings on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour. Church will begin at 10:30 a.m. starting