GOLDEN RAIN FOUNDATION Every year, the Golden Rain Foundation (GRF) conducts an election to seat representatives from Mutuals on the GRF Board of Directors. This year, odd-numbered Mutuals will elect directors as follows: two representatives from Mutual 1 (because of its larger size) and one each from the other oddnumbered Mutuals. Accurate Voting Services will conduct the vote-by-mail 2023

Golden Rain Foundation committee and board meetings are open to Leisure World residents. The following is a tentative schedule. Tues., June 6 GRF Ballot Counting Clubhouse 4/Zoom..........................10 a.m. Tues., June 13 GRF Annual Meeting Clubhouse 4/Zoom .......................... 1 p.m. (board organization follows annual meeting) A quorum or more of the directors may be present,

The GRF is transitioning to a software system called CINC, which includes a new payment processing tool for residents. Welcome letters with important registration information were sent to every household and should have been received by now. People who have direct debit through the GRF don’t need to do anything but others will have to register for the new community portal. To register for the

Mutual residents are invited to attend the open meetings of their Mutual boards. The following is a tentative schedule. Thurs., May 25 Mutual 1 Admin/Zoom.................................... 9 a.m. Thurs., May 25 Mutual 11, annual meeting Clubhouse 4/Zoom ........................ 10 a.m. Fri., May 26 Mutual 9, annual meeting Clubhouse 4/Zoom ........................ 10 a.m. Wed.,

and assists in strategic planning, program oversight and evaluation of the Area Agency on Aging. The council will study, review, evaluate and inventory services available to older adults. It also promotes effective outcomes consistent with statewide goals, objectives and local performance measures. Since joining the council, Klinger was named to the Senior Citizens Engagement Committee. Members

Luke 10 tells the story of the well-known sisters and followers of Jesus, Mary and Martha: “Now it happened as they went that he [Jesus] entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard his word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached him and said, ‘Lord, do

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., in Long Beach. The sacrament service is held every Sunday at 10:30 a.m., followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays, Relief Society and Elders Quorum 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 services

First Christian Church of Leisure World teaches from God’s word, the Holy Bible verse by verse. It is a friendly church that welcomes all visitors to join in worship and explore God’s word together, “That we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine” Romans 1:12. Pastor’s Message Pastor Gary Whitlatch has a two-fold message this week. Returning to Colossians

Pascal said that the human heart has a God-shaped vacuum fillable only by God revealed in his son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Loving God is relational, not merely intellectual, and it involves loving other people. The apostle John said, “This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.” Personal friendship with God transforms worship, as the LW Baptist congregation