Rabbi-Cantor Galit Shirah has begun the New Year with the online services for Beit HaLev’s Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat services. Friday services are at 5 p.m. and Saturday services begin at 10 a.m. Note that the Friday evening service begins earlier than before. Beit HaLev LIVE! Interactive livestream services are on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9 152434704? pwd= THJGTE1O

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. Message from the Pastor The Bible is a history book and in it are lists of genealogy

Residents who pay monthly assessments through their bank’s bill-pay service or by check will need to manually change the amounts they are remitting. Late fees are waived in January. Last week’s LW Weekly incorrectly stated that people should have already received the year-end assessment notification. Assessments are now in the process of being processed and mailed.

“Called to Follow: the Lamb of God, Our Teacher and Messiah” is the theme for Redeemer Lutheran Church’s message on Sunday Jan. 15 at 10:30 am. LWers are invited to reflect, join the celebration and share scripture and communion of the Great Thanksgiving Feast in the sanctuary at 13564 St. Andrews Drive. The organist and choir will lift spirits in song as the church joins voices in worship

Updates on the status of the pier will be provided as information becomes available. To receive real-time updates, the City of Seal Beach encourages the public to sign up for Nixle Alerts. You can do this by visiting https://www.nixle.com or texting your zip code to 888777. —City of Seal Beach

The second December Leisure World Men’s Club Tournament was played on Dec. 28. It was a very cool and quite damp due to heavy rain the day before that only ended in the early morning hours. The weather never really warmed up and fluctuated between cold and cool until the tournament was nearly over. The sun made an appearance late. Two groups of three flights of variously skilled golfers play

The bocce league officially began on Jan. 10. The club still has multiple openings available for the Thursday and Saturday leagues. To sign up, call Roger Bennett at 562-296-5644. —Marsha Stamper

Beit HaLev and Rabbi Galit-Shirah are a part of the Union of Jewish Universalist Clergy and Communities. It is progressive in thought and traditional in liturgy. The services are joyous, meaningful and musical. Beit HaLev welcomes everyone who seeks a path to the Divine and doesn’t believe in labels. It considers all religions holy and valid. To request a membership form for Beit HaLev, call