Congregation Sholom will participate with hundreds of other synagogues in Shabbat Across America on Friday, March 1. There will also be a potluck honoring Shabbat and Israel beginning at 5 p.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 2. All are welcome. Services will follow the potluck. Those who are not members should email murrjet@ yahoo.com to RSVP. Services continue on Saturday, March 2, in Clubhouse 3, Room

God's great work in the world is reconciliation. On the one hand people cry for peace. But when it comes to specific relationships, to one another and to God, they often choose to resign themselves to irreconcilable differences. The Bible explains this coldness, saying that sin brings separation, certainly from God and also from one another. God provided a mediator between mankind and himself:

Seal Beach Union Evangelical Church is a church dedicated to help those in Leisure World live a peaceful life. Pastor Myung Hoon Joo serves the congregation through the Bible centered and gracious preaching and leadership at each service. Sunday worship is a balanced ministry of powerful words, praise,and prayer. The church meets on Sundays in Clubhouse 3, Room 2, at 1 p.m. The church also

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. Pastor’s Message In Galatians 5:26 the apostle Paul says, “Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” Genesis 26 reveals the effect of envy on the Philistines,

“These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world,” John 16:33. Sometimes it seems that life’s challenges are constant, but there is a constant that is greater, and his name is Jesus. He is the one believers can turn to and depend on during life’s challenges. Join Faith Christian

Humans are creatures of habit. There can be comfort in performing rituals and observing specific occasions in a familiar and repetitive manner. But one should be cautious that the act doesn’t become merely a performance. Pastor Chuck Franco will talk about why Christians celebrate Communion in a sermon titled “Why We Have Communion,” from 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 on Sunday, March 3. The Wednesday

Community Church moves away from Mark’s terse Gospel and into the Gospel of John for the third week of Lent. The Gospel of John is very different from the Gospel of Mark and there can be moments of confusion while studying John’s Gospel. Questions are an important part of our faith journey. There are no bad questions, there is only occasionally bad theology that seeks to provide bad answers to

On Sunday, March 3, the congregations of Redeemer Lutheran Church and St. Theodore of Canterbury Episcopal Church will celebrate the third Sunday of Lent with Bishop Murray Finck presiding. He will focus on the freedom found in putting God first. The congregations meet on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 13564 St. Andrews Drive. All are welcome. People may donate canned or boxed food items for the hungry at

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. Sacrament service is held every Sunday at 9 a.m., followed in the second hour by Sunday School on the first and third Sundays, and 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

Buddha Circle will meet with Ven. Kusala on Saturday, March 2, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, from 9:30-11 a.m. Kusala is well known in the Buddhist community. He presents Buddhism in simple ways. His teachings focus on how to help people suffer less and become happier. For more information, call 714-468-6887.