“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

This feature showcases original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members. How Sad, How Very Sad How sad, how very sad I ripped the page and fouled the introduction The affair ended before it began. The chicken’s throat was cut before it had a chance to mature. How sad, how very sad The nature of what could have been was in itself not adult in nature.

from 10:30-11:45 a.m. Pastor Gary Whitlach leads the Bible study held on Tuesdays from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday’s Bible study, led by Elder Jack Frost, is held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Pastor Bruce Humes leads Friday’s prayer and Bible study from 6-7 p.m. Scripture of the Week “But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of