Golden Rain Foundation committee and board meetings are open to Leisure World residents. The following is a tentative schedule. Thurs., April 14 Communication/IT Committee Conf. Rm A/virtual, 1 p.m. Fri., April 15 1.8 Acres Sub-Committee Conf. Rm B, 10 a.m. Mon., April 18 Finance Committee Conf. Rm A/virtual, 10 a.m. Tues., April 19 Website Redesign Ad Hoc Committee Conf. Rm A/virtual,

LW INTERFAITH COUNCIL The Leisure World Interfaith Council invites residents to the 55th annual Good Friday/Passover Service from noon-1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 15. Like last year, the Interfaith Council welcomes everyone to the Amphitheater for an opportunity to worship and share in this important holy day for the Christian and Jewish communities. There will be music, meditations and moments

Faith Christian Assembly invites LWers to join its congregation for two very special services, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. During the services, Faith Christian Assembly will share the one hope that has held up human beings across every continent and culture for 2,000 years of difficult times of poverty, disease, pain, hardship and even death itself: “Christ is risen. He is risen indeed.”

Congregation Sholom will hold an in-person Passover dinner and Seder on Friday, April 15, at 5:30 p.m. for those who have made reservations. Rabbi Mike Mymon will conduct the Seder, which will also be available via Zoom. Rabbi Mymon will hold a hybrid service in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, and via Zoom on Saturday, April 16, at 10 a.m. To receive a Zoom invitation, call or text Jeff Sacks at (714) 642-0122.

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. Sacrament service is held every Sunday at 9 a.m. This is followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays; Relief Society and Elders Quorum meetings on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary Classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour. Masks are now optional for all meetings.

Sunday is Easter and the risen Christ himself sets the tone with his assurance, “Fear not; behold I am he who was dead and am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and Hades.” The choir will sing “Christ Arose.” The congregation will celebrate with the Gaither melody, “Because He Lives I Can Face Tomorrow.” Sunday’s solo is Dallas Holm’s “Rise Again.” Monday men’s

On Easter Sunday, April 17, LW Korean Community Church (LWKCC) will hold an early worship service at 6 a.m. Elder Yong Joong Kim will give the opening prayer; the LWKCC choir, conducted by music pastor Dr. Gyu Sam Kim and accompanied by pianist and deacon Min Jung Kim, will lead the praise; and Pastor Hwang Roh will give a sermon titled “The Cross and Resurrection.” There will also be a special

In the Christian calendar, Easter is an incredibly important season that lasts 50 days including seven Sundays. This Sunday, April 17, is the first Sunday ofEaster, and Community Church will celebrate with fresh flowers placed in the Easter cross. With the gift of flowers, the cross is transformed, reminding people that they are transformed as each person embraces the love of God. Those

“Living a Resurrected Life! Alleluia!” is the theme of Redeemer Luther’s worship services at 9:15 a.m. (outdside service) and 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary on Easter Sunday, April 17. Join Redeemer Lutheran for the uplifting message ofEaster, accompanied by organ and choral music in the sanctuary at 13564 St. Andrews Drive, across from the administration building where ample parking is provided.