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Summer program emphasizes missions
"One person - one kid - can make a difference," said Lori Crawford, member of First Presbyterian Church in Newhall.

	Kids get involved at Grace Baptist Grace Baptist Church in Santa Clarita recently hosted nearly 1,400 kids from kindergarten through sixth grades for its vacation Bible school, themed "SonQuest Rainforest." It was the church's biggest vacation Bible school ever, according to Pastor Mike Gaston.
	Church hosts vacation Bible school Here's a snapshot of vacation Bible school: a pastor wearing a straw jungle hat and close to 50 children waving their arms while singing songs about God.
	Church celebrates 118th birthday More than 90 members of the First Presbyterian Church celebrated 118 years of worship and community last Sunday at William S. Hart Park in Newhall.
	Volunteers find joy in feeding hungry people Every Monday, members and volunteers for the Church of Hope spend three hours transforming their worship room into a full-time food pantry and thrift store on Soledad Canyon Road.
	Campfire epiphanies: St. Stephen's Episocopal Church Church members and guests will gather each Monday evening for three more weeks to share stories of how they have experienced individual moments of epiphany, awakening or illumination that brought them closer to God, the church, their brothers and sisters and nature. Anyone who wants to join can bring a blanket or lounge chairs and listen or share. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. The campfires will take place from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ...
	Church assists with personal finances More than 30 local residents gathered at the Valencia United Methodist Church on Saturday not to worship, pray or read the Bible, but to learn about personal finance.
	A vision takes form after years While he is still figuring out how to work the lights and how to run the drinking fountains, senior pastor David White is humbled by the phase one completion of NorthPark Community Church - a dream that was 15 years in the making.
	Faith Calendar Personal finance workshop Who: Valencia United Methodist Church What: Professionals from the area will discuss such topics as personal budgeting, mortgage counseling, credit counseling, insurance and wills. Free of charge. When: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today Where: 25718 McBean Parkway in Valencia Contact: Ron Vanek at (661) 904-4372. "Adoption into God's Family" service Who: Pastor Stan Fix at the Friendly Valley Community Church (United Methodist). What: Fix will present the Sunday morning meditation, "Annie: ...
	Faith Calendar Friendly Valley series Who: Pastor Stan Fix at the Friendly Valley Community Church (United Methodist). What: Pastor Fix - Sunday Morning series on "Faith Goes to Broadway: Finding God's Redemption and Grace in some of America's Best-loved Stories." The message will be based on the theme of "Pentecost", illustrated by; "West Side Story: Living in a Diverse City." It will include multiple Scriptures. Join us for Fellowship and Coffee after the service. All are welcome. ...
	Recognizing ‘God’s work’ in medicine Daniel Hauser, a 13-year-old boy with Hodgkin's lymphoma, ceased chemotherapy after a single treatment, citing religious beliefs as the reason for his decision.
	‘Men at work’ build homes in Mexico Sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Newhall, six men left on their Amor Ministries trip April 24 and returned April 27.
	Thousands attend Jewish Food Festival Epicureans interested in corned-beef sandwiches, blintzes or bagels would have done well to attend the Santa Clarita Valley's first Jewish Food Festival Sunday, hosted by Temple Beth Ami at the Bridgeport Marketplace as a fundraiser to benefit the temple and the SCV Food Pantry.
	Seminar discusses intelligent design Educator and author Sean McDowell addressed questions about evolution and creation at Legacy Christian Academy's "Evolution and Intelligent Design" seminar May 8. More than 160 people attended the on-campus event.
	Stained-glass completes church Moving from pew to pew, turning the sanctuary lights on and off and standing on one side of the cross and then the other, Tom Bailey eyed his biggest stained-glass creation.
	Missionary group paints preschool “The kids, preschoolers, were amazed,” Ian Fletcher said, as he reminisced about the mission trip he took over spring break, April 4 to 10. “I heard one whisper, ‘Is that our school?’ Their bus pulled up to the school, and I know some of the kids thought it was the wrong school. We had done so much painting. When they left, their school was white and brown, and now their school was a bright yellow.”
	Never too old to pursue an education Answer: He’s the former writer for Jeopardy! and other game shows who decided to advance his religious education with a degree from Grand Canyon University.
	Castaic welcomes new resident, pastor There’s a new pastor in town. After a long candidacy process, Rick Baird has been dubbed the associate pastor at Lake Hills Community Church in Castaic.
	Santa Clarita churches pray together More than 30 churches from the Santa Clarita Valley united to commemorate the National Day of Prayer on Thursday night.