On June 5, Leisure World Korean Community Church (LWKCC) under senior pastor Rev. Dr. Jang Young Yong, celebrated its 12th anniversary. LWKCC was established in Feb. 21 by Pastor Jang Young Yong’s family, including Ae Na Jun, Min Jung Kim, Won Il Lim and others. It was established within the Orange County area and became a nesting church in Leisure World Community Church on the first Sunday

Father’s Day was established by Sonora Smart Dodd in honor of her father, who was a civil war veteran and father of 14 children. While attending one of the first Mother’s Day services in 1909 at her church in Spokane, Washington, Dodd, who lost her mother at the age of 16, decided to dedicate her life to the creation of Father’s Day. Dodd wanted to honor her father, who was both mother and father

The Christian Women’s Fellowship and Bible Study Group will meet on Monday, June 27, in Clubhouse 3, Room 6, at 10 a.m. The group will go over Chapter 14 the book “Loving God with All Your Heart.” All are welcome to attend. For more information about the group, call Jean Davidson at (562) 431-0597 or Margie Singleton at (562)-594-8100.

Faith Christian Assembly will dedicate the month of June to celebrate fathers. The evangelist Billy Graham once said about fathers that “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” Anxiety about families is natural, but believers would be wise to turn their concerns into care about their own character. If believers

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. Members who are unable to attend Sacrament

Congregation Sholom will hold services on Friday, June 17,with Rabbi Eric Dangott at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Rabbi Mike Mymon will hold a Hybrid service on Saturday, June 18, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, and via Zoom at 10 a.m. To receive a Zoom invitation call or text Jeff Sacks at (714) 642-0122. This week’s Torah portion is Behaalotecha (When you raise the lamps) from the book of Numbers. In this portion,

Holy Family Catholic Church is operating on a regular Mass schedule. Father Joseph Son Nguyen suggests that people wear masks while inside the church. Saturday (Vigil Mass) is at 5 p.m., and Sunday Masses are at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and noon. Weekday Masses are Monday-Saturday at 8:30 a.m., and confessions are on Saturdays from 4-4:45 p.m. For more information, visit www.holyfamilysb.com.

St. Andrews Drive, across from the Administration building. Dee Sessa, Teresa Smith and Anne Walshe are this week’s greeters. Redeemer thanks everyone who brought a can of nonperishable food to distribute to those in need For more information about the service or the work of the church, call (562) 598-8697.

The Y Service Club is selling MiraFiber cloths to raise funds to send kids to camp. The cloth plus water will clean any surface without chemicals. The cost is $6 each or five for $25. This is an ongoing fundraiser for the Y Service Club. To purchase a cloth, call Glenna Hoff at (562) 296-5040.