Life brings challenges to everyone, and at times, these challenges can seem overwhelming. Faith Christian Assembly believes in the power of prayer and holds a weekly prayer service on Sundays at 5 p.m., prior to its evening service at 5:30 in the prayer room. People pray for needs within the congregation and families, and for needs far and wide in the community and beyond. LWers are welcome to join

Beit HaLev welcomes everyone who seeks a path to the Divine and doesn’t believe in labels. It considers all religions holy and valid. To request a membership form for Beit Ha-Lev, call Rabbi Galit-Shirah at 562-715-0888 or email duets@icloud.com. Contributions to Beit HaLev are welcome and may be sent to Beit HaLev, P.O. Box 2279, Seal Beach, CA 90740.

Congregation Sholom will hold services with Rabbi Eric Dangott via Zoom on Friday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Mike Mymon will lead hybrid services in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, and via Zoom on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. Saturday's Torah portion will be Beshalach from the book of Exodus. Beshalach (When He Let Go) describes the splitting of the Red Sea and the song the Israelites sing upon crossing

is fast Sunday. The reading source for this year is the New Testament. The reading assignment for the week of Feb. 6-12 is John 2-4. Believers are encouraged to allow the spirit will teach them things about their own conversion while reading. Make notes of the spirit’s prompting.

CITY OF SEAL BEACH No candidate for Seal Beach City Council in Districts 3 or 5, which covers part of Leisure World, secured a majority of voters. That means they did not get at least 50% plus one in the November elections. Therefore, runoff elections are underway. In District 5, Mariann Klinger, a Seal Beach planning commissioner, and Nathan Steele, who owns an advertising agency specializing

LWers should plan accordingly: Clubhouses 3 and 4 will be closed on Monday, Feb. 6. See page 3. Prepare for an emergency: CERT leaders will hold a meeting tomorrow, Jan. 27, on how to make an emergency plan and how to create an emergency kit. See page 5.