Thursday, Dec. 21 Beef pot roast, mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy, carrots, dinner roll with Smart Balance, cheesecake or fresh fruit (diet). Friday, Dec. 22 Egg drop soup with sugarfree crackers, Vietnamese chicken salad, whole wheat dinner roll with Smart Balance, and sliced peaches. Monday, Dec. 25 No service, closed in observance of Christmas. Tuesday, Dec. 26 Mexican beef

Seal Beach Union Evangelical Church (SBUEC), led by Pastor Myung Hoon Joo, is a church established for Koreans living in Leisure World. SBUEC holds a Korean senior health class every Thursday at 1 p.m. The class is beneficial to mental and physical health, and is a fun time. It is led by Pastor Myung Hoon. December is a time filled with grace and joy for SBUEC, with a Christmas Eve Sunday service

“For unto us a child is born. Unto us a son is given; And the government will be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called wonderful, counselor, mighty God, everlasting father, Prince of Peace,” Isaiah 9:6. Nothing truly inspires the members at Faith Christian Assembly like the word of God. All LWers are invited to join the church at its Christmas Eve service on Sunday, Dec. 24, at 10:30

The Leisure World Korean Community Church (LWKCC) Choir will perform on Monday, Dec. 25, for a special Christmas celebration service. The choir and LW Orchestra will perform “In Handel’s Oratorio Messiah,” during the Christmas service. Pastor Kwang Jin Kim and tenor soloist Pastor Oh Wiyong will also sing “O Holy Night” during the event. LWKCC is a nesting church of Community Church in

POLICE The Seal Beach Police Department has rescheduled its planned driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint. The checkpoint will be held Friday, Dec. 22, at an undisclosed location within the city limits. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines

Crews will conduct repairs at the St. Andrews Gate inbound lane on Dec. 18 from 5-9 p.m. Detour signage will be posted before work begins. Repair work will also take place at the Main Gate inbound lane, otherwise known as the pass lane, on Dec. 19 from 5-9 p.m. The North Gate will close all day Dec. 20 for gate access training. People should plan alternate routes during these periods.

Proptia is the access-management solution that residents will use to manage their visitor lists when the new gate access system goes active in January. At that time, residents will receive an emailed invitation with instructions on how to register and create accounts with Proptia. Do not attempt to directly register with Proptia; registration needs to occur through GRF.