On Sunday, April 19, the congregations of Redeemer Lutheran Church and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal Church will celebrate the third Sunday of Easter at 10:30 a.m. at 13564 St. Andrews Drive Holy Communion Service. The Rev. Murray Finck will preside over the service. All are welcome. After the service, there will be fellowship in the Fellowship Hall with coffee, tea, cookies, and snacks.

God wants believers to experience victory in their daily lives. Like Caleb in the Old Testament book of Numbers, believers are able to possess the promised land by faith in God. But are they ready to conquer the giants there? Anything that intimidates can be a giant. It can appear suddenly or be threatening for years. Believers either face them and get stronger, or go backward. Giants can be

Leisure World Assembly of God meets Sundays at 10:30 a.m. in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby. The weekly Wednesday Bible study is at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. The Bible study will begin a new series on the foundations for a Christian life at 10 a.m., in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. For more information on the church, visit www.lwassemblyofgod. com, or the Leisure World Assembly of God Church Facebook page,

Buddha Circle will meet Saturday, May 2, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, from 9:30-11 a.m. with venerable Kusala. For more information, call 714-468-6887.

Community Church will observe the third Sunday of Easter on Sunday, April 19. This week, the message follows the disciples on the road to Emmaus and two of the followers of Jesus encountering Jesus on the road. The disciples don’t recognize Jesus until he breaks bread with them over a meal. Pastor Johan Dodge asks, “have we missed the point of the resurrection?” His message this week is titled

Congregation Sholom will hold services on Friday, April 17, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, as well as on Zoom with Rabbi Karen Isenberg at 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Mike Mymon will lead the services on Saturday, April 18, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, and on Zoom at 10 a.m. The Torah portion for the day will be Tazria-Metzora from Leviticus. Tazria (She Bears Seed) opens by describing the purification process for a

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. The sacrament meeting is at 9 a.m., followed by second-hour meeting from 10:10-11 a.m. The second-hour meetings are as follows: Sunday school is held on the first and third Sundays and relief society and elders quorum are on the second and fourth Sundays. The primary meeting is held every Sunday. Members who are unable

LW Baptist Church meets for worship at 10 a.m. on Sundays in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. The message on Sunday, April 19, is about faith’s testimony in the lives of believers. Sometimes it is called a sermon in shoes. The Apostle John spoke of it when he said, “What we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also that you may have fellowship with us and with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.”

Leisure World Korean Community Church holds a worship service on Sundays at the sanctuary at 11:30 a.m. at 14000 Church Place next to St. Andrews Gate. People can also come to the early morning prayer service Tuesday-Saturday at 6 a.m. For more information, call 714-323-0897.

The Leisure World Duplicate Bridge Club meets on Mondays and Fridays in Clubhouse 1 at 12:30 p.m. Reservations can be made at any game using the sign-up sheets. Players can call Linda Nye at 562-453-6678 or email her at yuelingnye@yahoo.com no later than 10 a.m. on game day. Arrive by 12:15 to confirm reservations. The club will hold a professional-amateur (pro-am) duplicate bridge game on Monday,