Every Sunday at 5 p.m., prior to Faith Christian Assembly’s Sunday service at 5:30 a.m., people gather to pray in the prayer room, just off the main sanctuary. The assembled know what the famous 19th century preacher Charles Spurgeon once spoke: “To pray is to enter the treasure-house of God and to gather riches out of an inexhaustible storehouse.” This is a group of welcoming and friendly

Congregation Sholom will conduct its service via Zoom with Rabbi Mike Mymon on Friday,Jan.21,at6:30p.m.. and Saturday, Jan. 22, at 9:30 a.m. New members who want to watch the livestream should contact Jeff Sacks by texting (714) 642-0122 or emailing jfsacks@ gmail. com. The link will have the meeting ID and password embedded. Those who want more details or need to practice can call Jeff ahead

Holy Family Catholic Church, 13900 Church Place, next to the St. Andrews Gate, will observe the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time on Jan. 23. The first reading is from Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10, and the second reading is from 1 Corinthians 12:12-30. The Gospel reading is fromLuke 1:1-4; 4:14-21. Pilgrim Virgin Program Holy Family invites prayer groups, families and individuals to take its Fatima

The Christian Woman’s Fellowship Group will meet Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 6, to discuss Elizabeth George’s book “Loving God With All Your Heart.” All LWers are welcome. For more information, call Jean Davidson at (562) 431-0597 or Margie Singleton at (562) 594-8100.

The Christian Fellowship and Fun Club will not meet on Jan. 25 due to the increased risk of the virus spreading. It looks forward to gathering again on Feb. 22. People can call (562) 455-6218 for more information.

news of your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we also to see you—therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress, we were comforted concerning you by your faith. For now, we live if you stand fast in the Lord.” Nothing compares to getting a good report from back home that everything is going well. In this case it’s those

431-2503 or by emailing leisurewccsue@ yahoo.com. Those who are in need without another way to address that need, may call the church office to leave a message at (562) 431-2503.

On Jan. 11, 40 members of the Cribbage Club began play at 12:30 p.m. Margaret Smith was high scorer for seven games with a score of 840. Bobbie Straley took second place with 838, Patti Smith placed third with 826, and Myrna Baker and Dale Quinn tied for fourth with 823. Jim Kaspar and Chunghe Scharschmidt had no wins for the day. Cribbage Club meets every Tuesday in Clubhouse 1. To safeguard

The Saturday Social Bunco Club meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. The next meeting is on Jan. 22 in the Clubhouse 3 Lobby. Sign-ups start at 1 p.m., with play starting at 1:30. Yearly dues of $5 will be collected at that meeting. The winners from the Jan. 8 meeting are: Most Buncos: Kathe Repasi Most Wins: Sandy Weisenstein and Franca Yeske Most Babies: Susie Ralston