The Hot Meals Drive Through program is available for residents of Orange County’s District 2, which includes Leisure World Seal Beach. Participants must be aged 60 and older, single parents or unemployed individuals or have disabilities. There are three sites open one day per week at which people may pick up two dinner meals. Qualified applicants must register in advance at www.ocmeals.com.

said to him, “Son, why did you treat us this way? See, your father and I are grieving, searching for you.” “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Did you not know I had to be in my father’s house?” Jesus learned (50-51) how to respect authority for the father’s sake, and we learn to do so too. Mary and Joseph did not understand Jesus’ answer. Of course Jesus went back to

Hearts and Hands United in Giving (HHUG) is a small, local nonprofit dedicated to helping the homeless in the LW community. HHUG accepts donations of clean, used towels, plus new, unopened, travel-size shampoo, soap or lotion. New socks are the only clothing donation that HHUG accepts. To donate, contact Linda Neer at (562) 430-3214 for pick up. Donations can also be left on her patio at Mutual 2,

Rabbi Galit Shirah conducts a weekday Ma’ariv service every Thursday for Sim Shalom, the online synagogue. Sim Shalom presents livestream services Monday-Thursday, with a different rabbi each day. To say Kaddish, pray for healing and to hear a spiritual message, go to SimShalom.com. Zoom classes for beginning Hebrew and Pirke Avot will begin this month. For more information, contact the Rabbi

••• COVID-19 Hotline The Orange County Health Care Agency, which offers current guidance and tracks COVID-19 cases and fatalities, has a COVID-19 Hotline, (714) 834-2000, and email address, ETeam@ochca.com, to answer questions about industry reopening and activity resumption and more throughout the state. COVID Vaccine Update CDC data says that more than 11.4 million doses of vaccine

2021 GRF Mail-Out by Terri Johnson Stock Transfer manager As we say adieu to 2020, shareholders should expect upcoming mail-outs from the Golden Rain Foundation in the next few days. Packets went out starting Dec. 28. Shareholders who pay their monthly assessments by direct debit will receive one packet containing their 2020 property tax information, guest passes and 2021 direct debit

SOCIAL SECURITY Social Security payments will grow by 1.3 percent in 2021, and the program will also be adjusted in several important ways that could affect Social Security payments received or how much people pay into the system. Here’s a closer look: Social Security payments will increase The average Social Security benefit for retired workers is expected to climb by $20 to $1,543 per month