God’s plan is vastly bigger than most believers have ever dreamed. His plan is to open a worldwide door through faith. LW Baptist will focus on that plan from Acts 10 on Sunday, June 26, at 10 a.m. with music and fellowship. The women’s Bible study group meets Monday mornings at 10 in Clubhouse 3, Room 6. The Energizer’s group will meet on Wednesday June 29, after the choir rehearsal at 3

Rabbi-Cantor Galit-Shirah is conducting a Prayer and Blessings Class every Monday at 5 p.m. There is no charge to register, call (562) 715-0888 or email duets@icloud.com to sign up for the class. This is a continuation of the class that was held last fall to learn the meanings of the prayers and blessings as well as the melodies for the Shabbat morning service. The Zoom link for the class is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9152434704?pwd=THJGTE1OUXI5V

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. On June 20, the bishopric of the Atherton

Congregation Sholom will hold a potluck dinner on Friday, June 24, prior to services in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, at 5:15 p.m. A sign up sheet has been sent to members. Services conducted by Rabbi Eric Dangott will begin following the dinner at 6:30 and will also be available on Zoom. Hybrid services continue on Saturday, June 25, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, and via Zoom with Rabbi Mike Mymon at 10 a.m. To

GRF Service Maintenance reports a growing incidence of blocked sewer pipes largely due to flushable wipes. To combat that, a new product called Refresh Liquid Wipes for $6.81 including tax, is now available Copy & Supply Center in Building 5. Most wipes labeled “flushable” are not biodegradable and cause major sewer line stoppages, but Refresh is sprayed on toilet tissue, turning it into a

CalFresh can help qualifying Leisure World residents receive healthy fruits and vegetables, among other groceries. Recipients receive a card similar to a debit card with money loaded every month to shop for more fruit, vegetables, protein and other healthy foods. CalFresh is funded by the USDA and administered through the Community Action Partnership in Leisure World to help improve the health

Free food is available in Leisure World to eligible residents who are 60 years or older through Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC), which has a monthly distribution site by Clubhouse 4. The next food distribution will be July 21. Every third Thursday from 9-11 a.m., qualified people receive 40 pounds of food, including canned fruit, vegetables, meat, rice, juice, cereal and

quarter ton of sand was being distributed from the city-owned wells into Leisure World every 24 hours. A sand separator was installed to combat the problem. June 22, 2002: The 40th Anniversary Festival Celebration of was held. Watch the videos of the fest and parade on the Historical Society Youtube.com channel. June 23, 1966: More than 100 members and wives of four Leisure World

Lynn went back to work in 1970 and was the switchboard operator at Walkers Department store at Fourth and Pine streets in downtown Long Beach until they went out of business. She worked as the switchboard operator at Buffum’s on Broadway. When Buffum’s moved into the new Long Beach Mall, she moved with the company, working there until Buffum’s closed. She has been a LW resident since March