Community Church will begin studying John’s Gospel with a message about Jesus asthe“GoodShepherd.” Thiswillbethe fourth week of the seven Sundays of Easter. Pastor Johan Dodge will speak about the admission from Jesus that he has more sheep than those in the current sheep fold. Community Church is open for limited in-person worship following CDC guidelines for those who have been vaccinated.

Beit HaLev’s Zoomagogue community is growing, and Rabbi Galit Shirah invites all Leisure Worlders to join Beit HaLev for the Coffee Chavurah on Friday, April 23, at 5:30 p.m. before the Shabbat Ma’ariv services, which begin at 6. Shabbat Shacharit (morning) services begin at 10:30 a.m. and the Coffee Chavurah will follow the service at 11:45. Beit HaLev members are from across the country

LW Baptist Church invites everyone to come to its weekly service on Sunday, April 25, at 9:30 a.m. in the Amphitheater. Pastor Rolland Coburn continues leading the congregation in study of Luke’s Gospel. This week’s Sunday morning Scripture reading is from Luke 7:36-8:3. Pastor Coburn’s sermon is titled, “Why Love and Worship Jesus?” The questions for discussion this week

Coyote sightings continue to blow up Leisure World’s Facebook and NextDoor pages, with coyotes spotted in almost every Mutual and in the flood channel along Golden Rain Road. Residents are urged to be cautious and keep pets close by. There have been no reports of threatening coyote behavior in LW. Loud noises will scare off the animals, which are typically frightened of humans and run

INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE As people return to dining inside eateries, International City Theatre (ICT) brings a reminder of a scenario some maybe don’t miss: a long wait for food. Streaming Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting April 29, “Slow Food” shows a couple celebrating their anniversary in a Greek restaurant in Palm Springs. But as Irene and Peter wait interminably