SCOTTS VALLEY

North County Dems look to take action

The Democratic Club of North Santa Cruz County will hold its next meeting July 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Scotts Valley Water District Community Room, located at 2 Civic Center Drive. The agenda will focus on taking action to resist the Trump administration’s efforts to shred our democracy. Club members will discuss ways to mobilize to defend human rights and democratic values. The club will also consider supporting candidates in congressional districts that can be flipped to take back the House in the 2026 midterm elections.

The discussion will emphasize that there are many ways for people to get involved and doing nothing is not an option. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

SANTA CRUZ

Introduction to Zen meditation

The Santa Cruz Zen Center, 113 School St., will host an introduction to the body and mind of Zen meditation and the forms used from 1-2 p.m. on July 19. Everyone is welcome. Free of charge. For more information, contact 831-457-0206 or contact@sczc.org.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Services and livestreams

• Christian Life Center hosts in person service at 10:30 a.m. Sundays, including a children’s service for ages 2 through fifth grade. Podcasts are available for worship services. Details: info@clcsantacruz.org.

• Congregational Church of Soquel hosts worship services 10 a.m. Sundays at church and at home on Zoom or ccsoquel.org or on YouTube.

• Corralitos Community Church offers its ChurchAtHome and Kids Clubhouse children’s videos online each week. Visit: corralitos.church. For details, email hello@corralitos.church.

• Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Aptos, 10:30 a.m. Sundays, st-john-aptos.org.

• Gateway Bible Church of Scotts Valley, 9 a.m. Sundays worship service and Childrens’ Worship Experience, GatewayBible.org.

• The Heart Sangha of Santa Cruz, which practice in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, meets weekly at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays for walking meditation at Mission Plaza Park and at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays for meditation and Dharma sharing on Zoom. The Heart Sangha of Santa Cruz meets in-person and hybrid at the Santa Cruz Zen Center twice a month. Contact Susan Gaspar hybridgaspar@yahoo.com for the Zoom link and details.

• High Street Community Church is now open for in-person worship, inside and outdoors, (honoring distancing and tiers) and continue to stream weekly services on its Facebook page and YouTube channel. Visit us at Hscchurch.org and join us online at 9:30 a.m. Sundays at: facebook.com/850highstreet/live or youtube.com/channel/UCO5x-Mo6jP0396JXTn2SV-A/live.

• La Selva Beach Community Church Services via Zoom. Contact for invite: lsbcc.org or call 831-688-4033.

• Ocean Gate Zen Center is offering livestreaming meditation and dharma talks. Visit: oceangatezen.org.

• Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High St. Santa Cruz, in-person services on at 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Services lifestreamed at peaceunited.org. For information, call 831-426-2010.

• ReGeneration Church, 1500 Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley. Services are at 10 a.m. Sundays in person, online and also outside. For information, visit theregenerationchurch.com.

• Catholic Community of San Agustín in Scotts Valley, livestream mass at 8 a.m. on Sundays, sanagustin.church.

• Santa Cruz Bible Church Sunday service is at 10 a.m. and will be livestreamed on their YouTube channel at that time. For more information visit santacruzbible.org, or catch the service on demand anytime.

• Santa Cruz Zen Center offers meditation mornings, 6 a.m., and evenings, 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, in person and online. Dharma talk, 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, in person and online. Additional events regularly offered. Full schedule and Zoom link at sczc.org.

• The Santa Cruz Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) has in-person worship on Sundays at 10:30. Child care is available. For information, visit santacruzquakers.org.

• Shrine of St. Joseph in Santa Cruz will hold Mass daily at 11 a.m. For information, visit shrinestjoseph.com.

• St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Ben Lomond is having in-person services at 10 a.m. Sunday. All are welcome.

• St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Aptos is livestreaming Sunday services via Zoom. Visit aptospresbyterianchurch.org or call 831-688-4211 for information.

• St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church worships at 10 a.m. every Sunday with Sunday School. Recorded worship will still be available at ststephenslutheran.org.

• St. Philip the Apostle Episcopal Church in Scotts Valley shares an 8 a.m. in person Holy Eucharist on Sunday mornings, and a hybrid Zoom and in person 10 a.m. service, followed by a hybrid coffee hour with Zoom members and in person members on the patio. A midweek service is held on the patio at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. For details, visit stphilip-sv.net.

• Trinity Presbyterian Church offers both an in-person and Zoom worship service, Sundays at 10:30 a.m. 420 Melrose Ave., Santa Cruz. For the Zoom link, visit trinitypressc.org.

• Twin Lakes Church in Aptos has in-person and livestream services: 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday For details, visit tlc.org.

• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship offers in-person and online services at 10 a.m. Sunday. To check information about upcoming services, visit uufscc.org.

• United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz hybrid (Zoom and in person) worship service at 10:45 a.m. Sundays. For information, visit umcsantacruz.churchtrac.com.

• Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz will livestream services from its website, vintagechurch.org, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays.

• Watsonville Buddhist Temple has in-person services at 10 a.m. on Sundays and some live-streamed/pre-recorded Dharma talks. For information, visit wbtemple.org.

• Watsonville First United Methodist Church Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. with a nursery at 229 Stanford St., Watsonville. You can also worship live at watsonville1stumc.org and click on Zoom or YouTube link on our home page. We are a Reconciling Congregation welcoming to humans of all races, genders and sexual orientations. Email: office@watsonville1stumc.org or call 831-724-4434.

• Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville, is providing worship via Zoom and live worship at 10 a.m. Sundays. For Zoom link, email westviewpc@gmail.com or visit westviewpc.org. Also join us in serving breakfast to the unhoused at 7 a.m. Monday to Friday.