Congregation Sholom will hold service via Zoom led by Rabbi Karen Isenberg on Friday, Aug. 8, at 6:30 p.m. An oneg will follow the service. Rabbi Mike Mymon will lead the hybrid service on Saturday, Aug. 9, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, and on Zoom 10 a.m. The Torah portion will be Vaetchanan from the book of Deuteronomy. This portion opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed to enter

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. Sacrament service is held every Sunday at 10:30 a.m., followed in the second hour by Sunday school on the first and third Sundays. The Relief Society and Elders Quorum meetings are held on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour. Members who are unable to attend

LWer Karen Oja from Mutual 9 will lead a new Bible study titled “Exploring the Bible through Multimedia.” The study aims to answer big questions like “Is God real?” and “How can I know I’m going to heaven?” through text, video, and individual creativity. Those who are interested should text “I’m interested” to 714-296-7545.

On Sunday, Aug. 10, the congregations of Redeemer Lutheran Church and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal Church will celebrate the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost. The Rev. Murray D. Finck, will preside over the Holy Communion service at 13564 St. Andrews Drive at 10:30 a.m. Sylvia Makus will be the acolyte for the month of August. Fellowship will continue after service in the Fellowship Hall

First Christian Church of Leisure World teaches from God’s word the Holy Bible, 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. Pastor’s Message In Romans 5:20, Paul explains that the law was created so that transgression

Like a parent toward their child, God’s love toward people is the deepest kind of love that helps believers grow as it also chastens, reproves and corrects. Believers should echo Jeremiah’s prayer in Jeremiah 10:24, “Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—not in your anger, or you will reduce me to nothing.” Kind David prayed a similar prayer in Psalm 139:25, “Search me,

Serving the Lord grows sweeter year after year. The apostle Paul speaks of this experience as that of all Christian believers. This vision will inspire LW Baptist’s worship service on Sunday, Aug. 10, at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 4. The Bible says that though outwardly people grow weaker, inwardly God’s people are being renewed day by day. The prophet Jeremiah said that God’s mercies are new

Holy Family Catholic Church holds daily masses at 8:30 a.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m., and Sundays at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon. The Solemn Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Holy Day Precept this year. Mass times are Monday, Aug. 14, at 4 p.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 8:30 and 11 a.m.

First Christian Church of Leisure World teaches from God’s word the Holy Bible, 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. Pastor’s Message In Romans 5:12 Paul wrote, “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered