Approximately 80 classes, including 26 new ones and several free programs, will be offered covering a wide variety of subjects. They include personal finance, computer skills, music, art, crafting, fitness and wellness, Spanish, French writing, literature history, current events, and food and movie discussion groups. The eight-week session begins on Jan. 8, 2024, and is open to all adults aged

Congregation Sholom will hold services with Rabbi Ericc Dangott via Zoom on Friday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Mike Mymon will lead the hybrid service on Saturday, Dec. 2, in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, and Zoom at 10 a.m. Saturday’s Torah reading will be Vayishlach from the book of Genesis. Vayishlach (He Sent) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel),

All LW residents are invited to Community Church’s annual Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 1-2 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The event will include hand-crafted items, home-baked goods, cards, Grandma’s Attic and a “bowl and a roll” lunch in a fun and festive environment. Each Sunday worship service is followed by a time of fellowship and light refreshment. People are invited to come early for a cup of

Meetings for the Atherton Ward are held at 6500 E. Atherton St., Long Beach. 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, and Relief Society and Elders Quorum on the second and fourth Sundays. Primary Classes for children are held every Sunday during the second hour. The reading source for this year is the New

The Christmas carol says, “When Mary birthed Jesus ‘twas in a cow’s stall, with wise men and farmers and shepherds and all/But high from God’s heaven a star’s light did fall/The promise of ages it then did recall.” LW Baptist’s Sunday worship at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 4, reflects on the Emmanuel’s coming. The prophet Daniel pointed to Christ’s birth 600 years before, while residing

The Christian Women’s Fellowship and Bible Study group will meet Monday, Dec. 11, at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 6. The group will talk about chapters 7 and 8 in John McArthur’s book. Call Jean Davidson at 562-431-0597 for more information.

Buddha Circle will meet on Saturday, Dec. 2, in Clubhouse 3, Room 1, from 9:30-11 a.m. with Venerable Kusala, who presents Buddhism in a simple way. In his lessons, he teaches people how to suffer less and become happier. For more information, call 714-468-6887.

Christmas is the celebration of a promise fulfilled and hope for the future. God sent the promised savior who would reconcile mankind’s broken relationship with God. Through Jesus, believers are provided assurance of forgiveness and eternal life. Pastor Chuck Franco will teach a sermon titled “The Promised Hope,” from Isaiah 7:14 and 53:5 on Sunday, Dec. 3. The devotional series “Faith

Congregation Sholom has been serving Leisure World since 1962. It offers a traditional Jewish service in person and online. To become a member of Congregation Sholom, call Howard Brass at 714-396-0121 for a membership packet.