HOLIDAY CLOSURES GRF offi ces and some amenities to close Dec. 25 GRF offices and some amenities will close Thursday, Dec. 25—this includes the LW Library; Decal Office; Clubhouses 1, 2 and 4; golf course; Aquatic Center; Fitness Center; Mission Park, including the pickleball and bocce courts; Veterans Plaza; MedCare Medical Pharmacy and the Optum Health Care Center. Clubhouses 3 and

Editorial submissions for the Jan. 8 edition are due Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 4 p.m.—one day earlier than usual, due to the New Year’s Day holiday. Deadlines for display and classifi ed advertising remain unchanged.

Today is the regularly scheduled release date of the GRF podcast, Leisure World Direct. In observance of the holidays, there will be no new episode today. The podcast team wishes residents a happy holiday season. Leisure World Direct will return on Jan. 8 with an episode on GRF amenities.

The phrase “In the year of our Lord” was used in the past to signify the period of time after the birth of Jesus. Pastor Sheri Leming of Faith Christian Assembly encourages residents to begin using this phrase to help set the tone for the new year as a sober reminder of who the year belongs to. Believers should acknowledge that the year belongs to God, and seek God’s wisdom and prayerfully ask