Golden Rain Foundation committee and board meetings are open to Leisure World residents. The following is a tentative schedule. Thurs. Aug. 25 GRF Administration Committee Conf. Rm A/virtual .......................... 1 p.m. Mon. Aug. 29 GRF Special Board of Directors Meeting Clubhouse 4/virtual ....................... 11 a.m. Wed., Aug. 31 Recreation Committee (rescheduled due to Labor

Mutual residents are invited to attend the open meetings of their mutual boards. The following is a tentative schedule. Thurs., Aug. 25 Mutual 1 Conf.A/Zoom ................................9a.m. Fri., Aug. 26 Mutual 6 Conf. Rm A/Zoom ........................10 a.m. Thurs., Sept. 1 Presidents’ Council Clubhouse4/Zoom ........................9a.m. Tues., Sept. 6 Mutual 17 Conf. Rm A/Zoom

Do you have a question, comment or a suggestion for GRF? In order to expedite the proceedings of the GRF Special meeting on Aug. 29, any member present who wishes to comment or ask a question on any matter is requested to fill out this form. This will allow the Board to prepare a response, if necessary. Submit your request to the GRF Board Office, P.O. Box 2069, Seal Beach, CA 90740, to the attention

Approved Consent Agenda MOVED and approved the consent agenda including the minutes of the Recreation Committee meeting of May 2, minutes of the Physical Property Committee meeting of May 4, minutes of the GRF Administration Committee meeting of May 5, minutes of the Communication/IT Committee meeting of May 12, minutes of the Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee meeting of May 18, Special GRF

Service/Gathering Times: Sunday morning at 10:30 in Clubhouse 3, Room 2; Wednesday morning Bible study at 10 in Clubhouse 3, Room 2; the Hymn Sing will be held Sunday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m. in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby. Sermon for this week: Politics have always been rich with intrigue, jealousy, lies and contempt. But at one point in history, the rulers of Israel and Judah not only wanted people

When Pastor Sheri Lemming’s grandmother, “Nonna” Vaughn, first heard her preach, she told her, “Sheri, don’t ever refuse an invitation to speak.” Pastor Sheri heeded her exhortation and has never turned down an invitation since her charge that day. Years later, Pastor Sheri would go on to be invited to speak in Trinidad, Tahiti, and South Africa. Believers serve a God who wants them

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 are on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour. Members who are unable to attend

The High Holy Days will begin one month from now. Beit HaLev is preparing for live, in-person services for the first time since before COVID-19. All services will be held for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret/SimchatvTorah in Clubhouse 3, Room 4. • Erev Rosh HaShanah: Sunday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. • The First Day of Rosh Hashanah: Monday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m.

LW Baptist will come together to celebrate the church growth in Europe at its Sunday worship service at 10 a.m.in Clubhouse 4. Thessalonica in Northern Greece, important in the First Century and strategic in the church’s outreach to Europe (Acts 17), is to this day Greece’s second-largest city and and a major transportation hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, notably through its seaport

Community Church has been studying an ancient translation of the Bible in Aramaic, which is considered to be the language of Jesus and the first disciples. This Aramaic version has been translated directly into English only recently and it yields all kinds of amazing insight. For one, Jesus talks about counsel instead of kingdom. It is a dramatic shift that means rather than waiting for God to act,