The Golden Rain Foundation has an official audio news podcast, Leisure World Direct. New episodes are released every other Thursday and the full backlog of episodes is available at www.lwsb.com/podcast. The next episode will be released Jan. 8 and will cover GRF amenities.

ANNUAL INVENTORY The LW Library will be closed to residents from Tuesday, Jan. 6, to Thursday, Jan. 8, for its annual inventory. The library will reopen Friday, Jan. 9, at 9:30 a.m. The process of conducting an annual inventory is an important part of maintaining the library’s vast collection of materials. The library has more than 40,000 items, ranging from books, audiobooks, movies,

Holy Family Catholic Church holds daily Masses Monday-Saturday at 8:30 a.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. (vigil) and Sundays at 8 a.m.; 10 a.m. and noon, located next to St. Andrews Gate. Holy Family will celebrate the new year on Thursday, Jan. 1, at 10 a.m.

Buddha Circle will meet on Saturday, Jan. 3, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, from 9:30-11 a.m. with Venerable Kusala. All are welcome.

Sheep Gate Evangelical Church, led by senior pastor Young Kun Kim, holds a weekly worship service on Sundays at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. The Thursday Bible study, which is a reading through the Bible together, is held at 1 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 4. Sheep Gate Evangelical Church is a place for Korean-speaking residents to find and live a joyful life in Jesus. For more information,

LW Baptist worship meets every Sunday at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 4. All are welcome to attend. The church begins the new year with thankfulness to God for the church, the body of Christ, the pillar and ground of the truth. After his conversion, the apostle Paul, who formerly was a persecutor of the Christians, wrote prolifically of his love for God’s people and the church. Pouring out in