On Sunday, March 3, the congregations of Redeemer Lutheran Church and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal Church will celebrate the third Sunday of Lent with Bishop Murray Finck presiding. He will focus on the freedom found in putting God first. The congregations meet on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 13564 St. Andrews Drive. All are welcome. People may donate canned or boxed food items for the hungry at

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. Sacrament service is held every Sunday at 9 a.m., followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays, and Relief Society and Elders Quorum on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour. Members who are unable to attend Sacrament services

Buddha Circle will meet with Ven. Kusala on Saturday, March 2, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, from 9:30-11 a.m. Kusala is well known in the Buddhist community. He presents Buddhism in simple ways. His teachings focus on how to help people suffer less and become happier. For more information, call 714-468-6887.

When people die, they leave behind a life that must be closed out. The funeral must be planned, bank accounts closed, pets placed in new homes and final bills paid. The job of handling those personal and legal tasks is stressful and can take a year or more to complete, all while grieving. Below are suggested documents to have in a binder or folder that can help the loved ones or executor when the

Meals on Wheels Orange County in partnership with the city of Seal Beach is hosting The Lunch Cafe at the North Seal Beach Center, 3333 St. Cloud Dr., Seal Beach, Monday-Friday, from 11 a.m.-noon for anyone 60 or older. Suggested contribution is $3 or $5 for guests under 60. LW Minibus service is available for a pick up at 10:25 a.m. at the Amphitheater bus stop on St. Andrews Drive, and a drop off

The OC Registrar started processing vote-by-mail ballots on Feb. 6. The votes cannot be tallied or released until March 5 at 8 p.m. People who require a replacement vote-by-mail ballot due to damage or accidental marking can get one in-person at the Registrar of Voters, 1300 S. Grand Ave., Building C, Santa Ana, 92705. As of Feb. 20, 1.8 million people were registered to vote in Orange County.

For example, in the span of two months, the radar sign on Canoe Brook Drive recorded 49 vehicles traveling at or above 40 miles per hour, nearly double the community speed limit. According to Security Director Victor Rocha, speed has been a contributing factor in some of the vehicle collisions inside the community, which have led to injuries of drivers, passengers and pedestrians. In 2021,

Meals on Wheels of Long Beach, Inc., delivers freshly cooked meals for $10.50 per day Monday-Friday, between 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Deliveries include an 8-ounce carton of 1 percent milk. Contact Client Manager Caron Adler at 562-439-5000, ext. 1, or visit www.mowlb. org to complete the application or cancel a meal for the following day, before 9 a.m. the prior business day. Thursday, Feb. 29 Stuffed