Mark Blazer | It’s a Season to Celebrate Heroism
December 5, 2023
In the past two months we have witnessed a horrific pogrom on the people of Israel, followed by weeks of war, and antisemitic attacks directed at Jews throughout the world
Faith & Religion
Faith & Religion
New pastor, 26, assumes First Pres leadership
December 1, 2023
News release At 26, Pastor Mary Francis Hayes is shouldering the pastoral leadership of First Presbyterian Church of Newhall (First Pres), one of the oldest churches west of the Mississippi
International Friendship Center to host Christmas Banquet
November 29, 2023
By Selvin Ramirez For The Signal The International Friendship Center is hosting its 11th annual Christmas Banquet on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Newhall Community Center. Peter Pereira, the president
OLPH Knights of Columbus holding annual Christmas tree and wreath sale
November 10, 2023
By Selvin Ramirez For The Signal The Knights of Columbus Council 6016 of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church is selling Christmas trees and wreaths online until Monday at
Congregation sends socks to soldiers in Israel
November 9, 2023
News release The need for personal items for soldiers in Israel is overwhelming, so the members of Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita stepped up by connecting with a group
Rabbi shares stories from Israel
November 2, 2023
Dozens of residents and members of Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley filled a room in the Newhall temple Tuesday to hear Rabbi Choni Marozov’s stories from the front lines of
CBS Film Series presents ‘Only in Theaters,’ celebrates 10th anniversary
November 2, 2023
News release The CBS Film Series at Congregation Beth Shalom is celebrating the series’ 10th anniversary with a Nov. 12 screening of “Only in Theaters,” a documentary about the Laemmle
Bethlehem SCV Church & Preschool holds second annual Trunk or Treat community event
October 31, 2023
The Bethlehem SCV Church & Preschool Trunk or Treat hosted its second annual Trunk or Treat on Friday night. Caterers from In-N-Out provided guests with food, and children and adults
Local rabbi visits Israel, delivers aid, details destruction
October 30, 2023
Rabbi Marozov of Chabad of SCV spent four days in Israel with 27 other rabbis, brought humanitarian aid to victims of ‘brutal attack’ Rabbi Choni Marozov of Chabad of SCV
Students write gratitude cards for Israeli soldiers
October 25, 2023
News release Students at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita created gratitude cards for Israeli soldiers, according to a statement released by the congregation. The 5- to 12-year-olds wrote to
A life-changing shoebox
September 28, 2023
Woman who grew up in a small Moldova village shares her experience with Operation Christmas Child Olesea Makarets, who grew up in a small village in Moldova in the 1990s,
Church of the Canyons welcomes Kris Ullman as senior pastor
August 23, 2023
News release Church of the Canyons will install Kris Ullman as senior pastor on Sept. 10 during the 10 a.m. worship service. Nearly three years after the retirement of
‘We really want to people to have hope’ — Valencia Hills Community Church opens 4 care groups
August 19, 2023
Valencia Hills Community Church is scheduled to open its doors at the end of August and provide a space to create hope for those who may feel hopeless. “A high
Congregation Beth Shalom celebrates Joyce Carol Oates with doc screening
August 17, 2023
“If you want to meet me, you will find me in my books,” is the opening scrawl of “A Body in the Service of Mind,” a 2021 documentary about the
Congregation to screen ‘Keeping the Faith’
July 13, 2023
News release Did you hear the one about the priest and the rabbi who fall in love with the same woman but the religious position of both men denies them romance?
CBS Film Series: ‘Larry & Me’ and ‘When Larry Met Larry’
June 14, 2023
News release The CBS Film Series at Congregation Beth Shalom is scheduled June 25 to feature two short films about the life of radio and TV host Larry King. “Larry
Local parish offers blessing to first responders
May 16, 2023
The Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church offered its blessing Saturday to the first responders within the Santa Clarita Valley who put their lives on the line every day in the
The Master’s University holds 96th annual commencement ceremony
May 9, 2023
Over 200 degrees were presented at The Master’s University’s 96th annual commencement ceremony on Friday. “Graduation is more than a simple opportunity to put on a fancy robe and walk
Former astronaut speaks at The Master’s University
April 17, 2023
When NASA astronaut and former U.S. Army Col. Jefferey Williams looked out of a small window as he reentered the Earth’s atmosphere, he saw nothing but a 3,000-degree Fahrenheit inferno
Auschwitz survivor David Lenga speaks at Congregation Beth Shalom
April 17, 2023
Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps survivor David Lenga, 96, spoke at Congregation Beth Shalom on Sunday, ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Monday. Lenga was joined in conversation with Chloe