First Christian Church of Leisure World teaches from God’s word, the Holy Bible, most often verse by verse. It is a friendly church that welcomes all visitors to join in worship and explore God’s word together. Pastor’s Message At the end of Genesis 29, Jacob promised to labor for seven years to marry Laban’s daughter Rachel. When the wedding day finally came for Jacob, his fatherin-

LW Korean Community Church (LWKCC) will celebrate its 14th anniversary on June 2. LWKCC was established in the Orange County area on Feb. 21, 2010, by the family of Senior Pastor Yong Jang-young, elders Jeon Ye-won, Deacons Jeon Anna, Kim Min-jeong, and Lim Won-il. On June 5, 2017, the church settled in Leisure World. To commemorate the 14th anniversary, a service will be held in the sanctuary

Matthew 5 contains Jesus’ teaching known as “The Beatitudes.” Pastor Chuck Franco will lead LW Assembly of God through a series on this passage, illustrating how each verse affects the life of the believer. This week focuses on verse 6, hungering and thirsting for righteousness. This week’s sermon leads to a greater understanding of how the pursuit of righteousness builds godly character.

On Sunday, May 26, the congregations of Redeemer Lutheran Church and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal Church will celebrate Holy Trinity Sunday with Rev. Murray D. Finck presiding. His sermon is titled “Stewards of the Mysteries.” The Communion and worship service gathers on Sundays at 13564 St. Andrews Drive at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. The lesson and prayer leader this week will

The Bible pictures Israel’s history and hope for the future in its calendar. That is why Israel’s holidays appear throughout the Bible, Old and New Testaments, precious alike to Jewish people and Christians. Jesus observed and referred to them. These appointed times have symbolic and prophetic significance. Some have been fulfilled and others are yet to be fulfilled. LW Baptist will meet

Join Community Church this Saturday, May 25, at 2 p.m. for a concert featuring music by Anton Arensky and Felix Mendelssohn. Resident pianist Hannah Yi will perform with cellist Francisco Vila, and world-renowned violinist Sojin. Contact the church office for tickets at 562-431-2503. Community Church will look at the Holy Trinity—God, Jesus, and Spirit—during its worship service on May 25.

Beit HaLev services are held on Fridays at 5 p.m. To join Beit HaLev’s Zoomagogue interactive service go to: https:// shorturl.at/hsJTZ, Facebook: www.facebook.com/galityomtov, or YouTube: www.youtube.com/@beithalevlive8816/streams. The Parashah for this week is from “B’har,” (At the Mountain) from Leviticus 25:29-26:2, instructs the former slaves on how to protect their new freedom,

Faith Christian Assembly has a rich heritage going back 90 years in the local area. The church is part of Grace International Churches and Ministries Inc., which was originally organized as the California Evangelistic Association in 1934. Beginning with one church, Colonial Tabernacle, located in Long Beach, the organization has since grown to include more than 4,400 churches in the United States

Buddha Circle will meet on Saturday, June 1, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, with Venerable Kusala from 9:30-11 a.m. Venerable Kusala is well known in the Buddhist community, and presents Buddhism in a simple way. The interactive session aims to teach people how to suffer less and become happier. Questions are encouraged. For more information, call 714-468-6887.