‘Broadway-oke’ night with live pianist set for Oct. 30
October 21, 2026
News release Musical theater fans, singers and audience members of all ages are invited to take the stage or cheer from the crowd as Mission Opera and St. Stephen’s Episcopal
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OLPH Health Ministry hosts annual Health fair
October 19, 2026
Wanting to raise awareness and help the community connect with medical providers and nonprofits, Our Lady of Perpetual Help church hosted its annual health fair. The health fair, which has
Former nun writes memoir, hosts book talk
October 15, 2026
Kerry Dashnaw, a former Santa Clarita Valley resident and teacher at Newhall Elementary School, hosted a book talk and Q&A in collaboration with Raising the Curtain Foundation at Newhall Family
Televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86
October 6, 2026
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer Jim Bakker, who built an evangelical media empire with his former wife, Tammy Faye, during the 1970s, has died at age 86. His second wife, Lori
Church of the Canyons to host fall festival Oct. 17
September 30, 2026
News release Church of the Canyons invites Santa Clarita Valley community families to its annual Fall Festival. The free event is scheduled to be held 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17,
Local church gives away hundreds of backpacks ahead of new school year
August 6, 2026
With students in the Santa Clarita Valley returning to school next week, families are preparing to gather the supplies needed for a successful school year. But with rising prices for everyday goods
Crosspoint Church to provide free backpacks and school supplies
July 29, 2026
News release Crosspoint SCV Church is scheduled to host its annual Back-to-School Community Event on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m., at 23415 Cinema Drive in Santa Clarita. The free event is
Church to host weekend grief and loss recovery group
July 15, 2026
News release First Presbyterian Church of Newhall is hosting a grief and loss recovery group this weekend, free to community members. This weekend group runs 6-9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the church’s campus in Newhall, near the DMV office. Below are some common questions and answers about this program, called the Grief Recovery Method, according
SCCS, TMU grad works with NHL team
June 24, 2026
News release As Isaac Hopewell, a graduate of Santa Clarita Christian School and The Master’s University, walked beneath the arena seats, he could hear the crowd of nearly 20,000 fans cheering above
Unitarian Universalists to host family-friendly ‘Earth Day Pop-Up’ in Newhall
April 15, 2026
News release The Unitarian Universalist Church of Santa Clarita Valley invites the community to celebrate the planet at a special Earth Day Pop-Up event on Saturday. This free, family-oriented gathering offers hands-on activities designed to inspire
‘The Symphony of the Holocaust’ brings Jewish community together
April 14, 2026
Congregation Beth Shalom held a screening, live music concert, and Q&A for attendees at the synagogue on Sunday morning to commemorate Yom HaShoah, which is Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day. The
COC student founds interfaith room on campus
April 3, 2026
A College of the Canyons student has created an “interfaith room” at the college, serving as a space for students of any faith — or none at all — to pray, meditate, or simply
Mark Blazer | Passover: A reminder to always maintain hope
March 28, 2026
Every year at Passover, we sit around the Seder table and tell a story we know by heart — the journey from slavery to freedom. And every year, somehow, it feels different.
Starting traditions to honor religion
March 21, 2026
After 30 days of fasting for Ramadan, Muslims around the world gathered for Eid prayer, including residents of the Santa Clarita Valley who added family-oriented celebratory elements to the occasion. Indulging in coffee and doughnuts at the Santa
Terry Mattingly | Robert Duvall dug into the messy realities of faith
March 21, 2026
Before playing Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore in “Apocalypse Now,” actor Robert Duvall, a U.S. Army veteran, persuaded a Vietnam War helicopter pilot to explain the realities of air cavalry life.
Mark Blazer | Evil persists in the human story
March 14, 2026
Before there was antisemitism, there was evil. Long before we developed specific categories of hatred, the human capacity to harm, destroy and dehumanize already existed. The Bible describes this reality
Community celebrates Holi 2026
March 10, 2026
Castaic Lake, a place where people typically go to cool off during hot summer days, was instead filled with multicolored powders in celebration of Holi on Saturday, a Hindu festival of colors that marks
Ramadan comes and goes, but community sticks together
February 25, 2026
As Ramadan has approached Muslims throughout the world in February, some traditions stay true: In the case of Muslims in Santa Clarita at Al-Umma Center, keeping close with the community
TMU grad earns near-perfect LSAT score
February 24, 2026
News release A recent graduate of The Master’s University accomplished a remarkable feat last semester: After taking the Law School Admission Test, Mary Mobley (Class of 2025) received news that she had
SCV Jewish Community and Friends committee hosts Shalom and Solidarity
February 7, 2026
In an annual event celebrating Israel, the Santa Clarita Valley Jewish Community and Friends committee gathered once again at The Centre on Sunday to embrace religion, culture and stand in solidarity. The event was originally created