SANTA CRUZ

Portuguese Hall to host annual dance, luncheon

The Santa Cruz Portuguese Hall invites the community to their annual Queens Dance and Membership Drive Luncheon on Sunday at the hall, located on 216 Evergreen St.

Social hour starts at 1 p.m., followed by lunch, the 2025 Queens’ presentation, music and dancing. To become a member, you must be of Portuguese descent or married to someone that is of Portuguese descent. The cost for membership is $25 per couple/per household. For non-members, admission is $25 for food and entertainment. Donations are accepted. Your support and commitment allow the hall to preserve and promote their Portuguese heritage. Visit santacruzportuguesehall.org to RSVP. For more information, call 831-423-7753 or email infoscportuguesehall@gmail.com.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Services and livestreams

• Aptos United Methodist Church at 221 Thunderbird Drive offers Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Service is livestreamed on their YouTube channel, @aptosumc. For more information, visit aptosumc.org or contact the church at office@aptosumc.org or 831-688-2210. All are welcome.

• Boulder Creek Church posts Sunday worship on Zoom, at 10 a.m. Sundays. For information, visit BCUMC.com.

• Calvary Episcopal Church at 532 Center St., Santa Cruz, offers three Sunday services: 8 a.m. (Rite I), 9 a.m. Contemplative and 10:30 a.m. Choral Eucharist (Rite II). Thursdays 11:30 a.m. is a new mid-week Eucharist. All are in person. A weekly bible study is offered via Zoom on Tuesdays at 11. Call the church office at 831-423-8787 for Zoom information.

• Calvary Chapel Aptos Sunday service is at 10 a.m. with Facebook livestreaming of the service starting at 10:45 a.m. Bible study is 7 p.m. Wednesday. The church’s address is 8065 Valencia St., Aptos. For details, visit calvarychapelaptos.com or call 831-688-5613.

• The Center for Spiritual Living Santa Cruz is streaming weekly Sunday services live at 10:30 a.m. on both its Facebook page and YouTube channel. Visit cslsantacruz.org/live-stream and join online Center for Spiritual Living Santa Cruz.

• Chadeish Yameinu Jewish Renewal of Santa Cruz offers livestreaming Erev Shabbat and Shabbat services. Details: cysantacruz.com.

• Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Drive in Aptos, hosts worship service at 10 a.m. All are welcome. Call 831-688-5727 or visit christlutheranaptos.org.

• 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.

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

• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship offers both in-person services and on Zoom at 10 a.m. Sunday. For information, 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.