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14 | December 2, 2020 | MALIBU SURFSIDE NEWS MALIBU
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FAITH BRIEFS
Malibu Pacific Church (3324 Malibu Canyon Road,
310-456-1611)
Livestream service
10:15 a.m. Sunday. Live worship
broadcast. Tune in at malibupacific.
church/live.
Virtual prayer
To share a prayer request, submit to
Wendi. To pray with a deacon, contact
Annie McRae or (310) 310-4889.
Virtual ministry gatherings
Individual ministries will meet
through their devices through various
digital platforms like Zoom and
YouTube. Each ministry leader will
contact members on how to connect.
Our Lady of Malibu Church (3625 Winter Canyon Road,
310-456-2361)
Livestream Mass
8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday; 12:10
p.m. Monday through Saturday (followed
by The Rosary). Email frmatt@olmalibu.org
for the links and
passwords to join.
Waveside Church (6955 Fernhill Drive, 310-774-1927)
Sundays Live from the Barn
10:10 a.m. Sunday at wavesidechurch.com/live.
Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue (24855 PCH,
310-456-2178)
Livestream Friday Night Services
6 p.m. Friday.
Shabbat Morning Service
9-10 a.m. Saturday.
Livestream Torah Study
10:15 a.m. Saturday, with Rabbi
Michael Schwartz.
For more information, go to facebook.com/MJCS2020.
Malibu United Methodist Church (30128 Morning View
Drive, 310-457-7505)
Livestream service
10:30 a.m. Sunday. Worship via
Zoom. To register to join, go to malibuumc.org.
St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church (28211 Pacific Coast
Highway, 310-457-7966)
Livestream service
10 a.m. Sunday. To join worship,
go to facebook.com/staidanmalibu/
videos.
Tree lot boosts MHS athletics
SCOTT STEEPLETON, Editor
How many times have
you stood shoulder to
shoulder with another
shopper at a Christmas
tree lot waiting to see
who makes the first move
on the perfect conifer?
The pandemic has
changed the rules, meaning
you’ll have to “Hang
Six” this year.
If you want to pick a
great tree while supporting
a good cause, consider
buying yours — and
all sorts of other holiday
items — from the
nonprofit Malibu High
School Athletic Booster
Club, whose lot is located
off Civic Center Way
(the chili cook off lot).
The sale started on
Nov. 27.
The lot, run each year
by volunteers, typically
raises up to $40,000 for
student athletics.
“This all supports
athletes at Malibu High
School,” Lena Jemelian,
co-chair of the lot
with Doug Carroll and
mother of MHS tennis
and soccer player,
Inside the trailer, Logan Moore, left, and Maverick Baglietto, both MHS class of
2017, prepare Christmas trees for unloading. SUZY DEMETER/SURFSIDE NEWS
Seat to open on school board
MICHELE WILLER-ALLRED
Staff Reporter
Could Malibu see additional
representation on the
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
School District Board of Education?
That would depend on who
applies and who is selected for
a vacant board seat this month.
Applications are to be posted
online in early December for
Gabby Jemelian, told
Surfside News. “This is
all about them.”
But times are tough in
2020, and this is the only
boosters fundraiser all
year.
In addition, money that
would typically come
from the nonprofit Shark
the seat being vacated by Oscar
De la Torre, who won his
bid to serve on the Santa Monica
City Council.
The Los Angeles County
Registrar Recorder certified
the election results on Nov. 30.
De la Torre joining the council
will lead to a vacancy on
the seven-member Board of
Education with two years left
in his term.
When a vacancy happens,
Fund, which benefits
Malibu High School and
Malibu Middle School,
has been cut.
“We’re trying our best
to raise all of it here
(at the lot) so we don’t
have to take any from
the Shark Fund, because
they haven’t collected
much this year,” said Jemelian.
The pandemic might
actually help sales, she
added.
“People are staying
home, so we’re hoping
to sell more trees and do
better.”
Besides trees, the lot
California Education Code allows
for the board to appoint
someone to fill the vacancy.
An appointment must occur
60 days after a board member
resigns.
Superintendent Ben Drati
said De la Torre would need
to submit his resignation letter
before Dec. 8 when he is sworn
in as a new council member.
Drati said a new board member
would be appointed at the
also sells ornaments that
can be personalized,
along with spirit wear,
some with a nod to the
high school, others with
a general Malibu flare.
These items are inside
a portable unit and safety
precautions will be in effect.
“Only one person can
look at it at a time,” said
Jemelian.
The trees run 2 to 13
feet feet tall, and cost approximately
$49-$295,
and each comes with a
metal stand and large
water dish. (Jemelian
said she was working on
getting even taller trees.)
Wreaths run $39-$80.
“I understand there are
less expensive trees that
you can buy somewhere
else — and that they get
their trees for less than
we do,” said Jemelian.
“But we’re hoping that
the community supports
the tree lot.”
“Just support Malibu
High School, guys.
That’s all I ask for.”
Jan. 14 board meeting.
After De la Torre submits
his resignation letter, the board
will form a subcommittee to
develop an application form
for members of the community
to fill out.
Drati said that the goal is
to have the application posted
online on the district website
around Dec. 2, and applications
will be accepted for several
weeks before winter break.