Religion Briefs: LCUMC youth members to take part in World Vision 30 Hour Famine

Youth members of La Cañada United Methodist Church this weekend will participate in the World Vision 30 Hour Famine taking place from noon Friday until 6 p.m. Saturday. Throughout those hours, the local teens will drink only water and juice. They’ll also march in Old Pasadena carrying signs about world hunger, make sack lunches that they’ll distribute to homeless individuals and volunteer at a food bank.

According to World Vision, $35 helps feed and care for a child for one month, so the LCUMC teens have set a fundraising goal of $1,260 to assist three children for a year. To make a contribution to their effort, visit youth.worldvision.org/participant/22184.

In other LCUMC activities, more than 200 people gathered on Earth Day at the local church to participate in a walk-a-thon for the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns. About $6,500 was raised during the event to help build a sustainable water system for the Lumad indigenous community of Talaingod, Mindanao, Philippines.

This Sunday, Pastor Elaine Cho will preach on the topic “Guided by the Holy Spirit” during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Next Tuesday, the church’s monthly Taize meditation service will be held at 7 p.m.

La Cañada United Methodist is located at 104 Berkshire Place. To learn more, call (818) 790-3605 or visit www.lcumc.com.

Congregationalists’ service to feature sermon, music

This Sunday, May 1, the Rev. Skip Lindeman will address “Seeking God’s Direction” during his sermon for the 10 a.m. worship service at La Cañada Congregational Church.

Organist Joe Klice will provide special music for the morning, and the Chancel Choir, directed by Dr. Harold Daugherty, will sing the anthem, “I’ll Praise My Maker,” by Lloyd Pfautsch.

La Cañada Congregational Church, 1200 Foothill Blvd., is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. For more information, visit lacanadacongregationalchurch.org or call the church office at (818) 790-1185.