LW residents may hear and see an increase in law enforcement activities at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station throughout the month of April as base personnel take part in a series of security exercises. On April 7 and 9 waterborne security boat drills are scheduled to take place in Anaheim Bay. The drills may include the use of role players and blank machine gun fire, which can sound like actual

GRF EVENTS The GRF annual Spring Arts & Crafts Festival will be held on Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11, in Clubhouse 2. The marketplace will be open Friday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon. Talented artists and crafters will offer unique handmade items for purchase, including paintings, fused glass, photography, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, crochet, spring

First Christian Church will hold special services this week in observance of Easter. On April 2, the church will observe Maundy Thursday, which is the last supper that Jesus had with his disciples, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. On April 3, the Good Friday service will be from 10:30-11:30 a.m. for the observance of the day Jesus was slain on the cross and buried. Easter will be celebrated with hymns and

LW Baptist Church will meet for worship on Easter Sunday, April 5, at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. Every Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ at LW Baptist Church, but especially Easter Sunday, because it occurs at Passover, when Jesus had foretold that he would lay down his life as the Passover Lamb and on the third day rise again. On that third day, Jesus appeared first to Mary

Residents are invited to observe Holy Week at Faith Christian Assembly starting Friday, April 3, for a one-hour Good Friday service starting at noon, marking the day of Jesus’ crucifixion, as he took all of humankind’s sins upon himself and paid the price the world could not pay. Romans 6:23 says “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”