Leisure World’s Redeemer Lutheran and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal churches will host an Operation Christmas Child gift drive in the community for Samaritan’s Purse from Nov. 13-17. Beginning now, people can sign up by choosing to sponsor a boy or girl in the age range of 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14 years old. People can then fill their own shoebox (or pick one up from the church) with items

The American Latino Club will not meet in November. Members are encouraged to attend the GRF bus trip to Museum of Latin American Art on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The club will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Clubhouse 2 from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The country of the month will be Peru. Entertainment will be by Peru Baila, Peruvian folklore dancers, who will perform three regional dances: Valicha, Huayno from

The Where We Live Club continues to emphasize the significance of the ongoing letter-writing campaign to the GRF Board of Directors. Letters may be sent directly to GRFBoard@lwsb.com, and members are also encouraged to attend board meetings to share perspectives in person. Additional details and resources regarding the campaign are available on the club’s Facebook page. The club will meet on

The obituaries deadline is Thursday at 4 p.m., prior to the desired Thursday publication date. Obituariesthatarereceived later will go in the following week’s issue. Email obituary notices to laurieb@lwsb.com with photos attached as jpg files. The first 250 words, plus one picture, are free to publish in the newspaper; each additional word is 25 cents. For more information, call 562-430-0534,

Join Faith Christian Assembly for service on Sunday, Oct. 26, at 10:30 a.m. Each service has a welcoming crowd, worship music with hymns, and a hope-filled biblical message. A men’s and women’s group meet once a month. Those in need of prayer can stay after service to connect with one of the church’s prayer partners who would love to pray for people. For more information on the church