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Movie at Church on the Way The Church on the Way will hold a Labor Day drive-in movie at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The church, at 23415 Cinema Drive in Valencia, purchased the former Mann Theatre property in 2004. After three years of renovation, the Foursquare Church opened in April 2007.Visitors are invited to bring their own lawn chair or blanket to watch the family-friendly movie under the stars. The church will provide snacks. It's ...
120 years of faithfulness in Acton
The Rev. Dr. Judith Hirsch-Fikejs remembers bringing up one key question when she interviewed for the pastor position at Acton Community Presbyterian Church in 1985: "Do you want to be a church in the community or a community church?"
Crop Walk raises money for less fortunate
The annual Crop Walk fundraiser, sponsored by the SCV Interfaith Council, is set for Sept. 1 and will raise money for the less fortunate living in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Temples host open houses
Two temples in the Santa Clarita Valley will host open houses during the next week. Temple Beth Ami will host an open house on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature a High Holiday cooking demo by a trained chef. Anyone interested in learning about the reform Jewish congregation is welcome to attend.Temple Beth Ami is at 23023 Hilse Lane in Newhall. Or Emet Synagogue will host an open house on ...
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'Games we play' headlines church sermon Pastor Bill Barnes at the First Presbyterian Church of Newhall will preach a sermon series titled, "Games we play when it all goes back in the box anyway." The sermon will run through Aug. 31. Worship services are at 9 a.m. traditional and 10:45 a.m. contemporary style. The First Presbyterian Church of Newhall is located at 24317 N. Newhall Ave. Oak Hill hosting men's retreat Oak Hill Bible Church, ...
Methodist church taps new pastor
Something happened to John Shaver around the time he was preparing to go to law school: He began to feel a calling from God.
Gift to the community
Amidst the global headquarters and major businesses found in the Rye Canyon Business Park sits an 11-acre space.
Movie, legal expert headline event
The Unitarian Universalists of the Santa Clarita Valley will present the movie "Deadline" on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. as part of their monthly "Movies to talk about" program.
Faith briefs
'Total Spiritual Fitness' set at Friendly Valley With the opening of the Olympics, on Sunday at 10 a.m., Stan Fix of the Friendly Valley Community Church will present a message on "Total spiritual fitness." The church, located at 19246 Avenue of the Oaks in Newhall, serves Friendly Valley and the surrounding area. Temple Beth Ami heading to beach Temple Beth Ami will host a day at the beach today at 4 p.m. The afternoon event ...
Local churches reach out ot detention camp
It may be been weeks since the retreat, but Patti Rizzo still remembers all of the details of the day that brought the women of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish and St. Clare's Catholic Church together with the teenage girls from the detention camp.
Building churches in the Amazon jungle
Sandra Baker knew her trip to the Amazon jungles of Peru would be an exhausting experience. Joined by her husband, Tim, and 17-year-old daughter Amanda, Sandra spent nearly 20 days of July adapting to life in the Amazon jungles of Peru, which meant travelling the rivers on a barge, sleeping in hammocks and getting bitten by mosquitoes. "It was an eye-opening experience," the Stevenson Ranch resident said. But the Bakers did not spend time in ...
New pastor preaches from United Methodist pulpit
Pastor LLC Hammond marked her first month as the senior pastor of Santa Clarita United Methodist Church this week, and so far she's just been getting used to the Bouquet Canyon Road congregation.
Faith briefs
Guest speaker at Heart of the Canyons Christian author Beth Moore will deliver a message today from Louisville, Ky. Local residents will be able to see the broadcast from Southern Christian Church at Heart of the Canyons Church. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Both broadcasts will be held at La Mesa Junior High, located at 26623 May Way in Canyon Country. Tickets cost $35. For ticket information, visit <a href="http://www.heartofthecanyons.com" ...
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FVCC's new pastor to address congregration The Friendly Valley Community Church, an interdenominational fellowship sponsored by the United Methodist Church will hear its new pastor, Stan Fix, Sunday at 10 a.m. speak on "No fear." The church is at 19246 Avenue of the Oaks in Newhall. Oak Hill hosts its first men's retreat Oak Hill Bible Church, a nondenominational Christian church, will hold their first men's retreat Sept. 26 through 29 at New Melones Lake ...
A Jewish community center?
Temple Beth Ami is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, but to Rabbi Mark Blazer, the reform Jewish synagogue's membership truly grew a decade ago when the Santa Clarita Valley's Jewish population jumped with each new neighborhood built.
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Preschool director retires
On Sunday, parents, teachers, administrators and parishioners will come together at The First Presbyterian Church of Newhall to honor Esther Kloth's long career as the director of the Little Shepherd's Preschool.
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