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Holy Week begins: Palm Sunday service at Golden Hills Community Church March 24

Saturday, March 23rd, 2024

Will include annual Kids’ Palm Parade

Tomorrow, March 24, 2024, is Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week!

Holy Week is the period leading up to Resurrection Sunday (you may know it as Easter Sunday). From Palm Sunday through the rest of the week, important events were taking place that set this week apart from any other normal week. This space is dedicated to providing resources to help us learn more about these days so we can reflect on and appreciate the work Jesus has done for us! We will be having services on Thursday and Friday, in addition to our regular Sunday services, so we can gather and learn together about these specific days and respond as a church.

You are invited to join us at Golden Hills Community Church as we see what Jesus accomplished and how He is the fulfillment of all God has promised. Everyone is welcome at 8:30 or 10:30 to worship the Lord with us! Our kids will be joining us for our annual Palm Parade! Have them in their Sunday Classes five minutes early if you’d like them to participate.

Find more information about all our Holy Week services at Holy Week | Golden Hills Community Church.

Golden Hills Community Church is located at 2401 Shady Willow Lane in Brentwood.

Learn the 7 Last Words of Jesus at Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch on Good Friday, March 29

Saturday, March 23rd, 2024

7 pastors to speak on Jesus’ 7 Last Words on Good Friday night, March 29, 2024, at Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch. Come out next Friday at 7:14pm to begin the Resurrection Weekend of our Savior.

The church is located at 3415 Oakley Road in Antioch. For more information visit www.gbofantioch.org.

Get photos with the Easter Bunny at Rivertown Treasure Chest Saturday, March 30

Thursday, March 21st, 2024
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Enjoy the 2024 events in Antioch’s historic downtown Rivertown

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

For more information visit www.celebrateantioch.org

Antioch Police Department to conduct DUI Patrols Feb. 19th

Friday, February 16th, 2024

The Antioch Department will be out Monday, February 19, 2024, from 6PM to 12AM looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence (DUI).

“Impaired driving is preventable,” said Sergeant Rob Green. “It’s a choice. If you’ve been drinking or taken drugs that impair, make the right choice by finding a sober driver or alternate transportation to take you places.”

The Antioch Police Department reminds the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. Always follow directions for use and read warning labels about driving. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.

Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

BBB Tip: Scammer or soulmate? How to avoid online romance scams 

Thursday, February 8th, 2024
Source: BBB

Just in time for Valentine’s Day! “Looking for love in all the wrong places?”

Many have turned to online dating and social media throughout the last couple of years. New apps have been developed, and some social media platforms have even created ways to find your better half online. Unfortunately, these platforms have not only made it easier than ever to meet new people and find dates but have also made it easier to be scammed as well. Con artists create compelling backstories and full-fledged identities, then trick you into falling for someone who doesn’t exist. This form of deception is known as “catfishing”. Better Business Bureau (BBB) has witnessed a growth in romance scams in recent years. With Valentine’s Day around the corner BBB encourages those looking for love to be wary of fraudsters. Don’t let your quest for love blind you to the realities of romance scams.

How the scam works:

Most romance scams start with fake profiles on online dating sites created by stealing photos and text from real accounts or elsewhere. Scammers often claim to be in the military or working overseas to explain why they can’t meet you in person. Over a short period of time, the scammer builds a fake relationship with you, exchanging photos and romantic messages, even talking on the phone or through a webcam.

Just when the relationship seems to be getting serious, your new sweetheart has a health issue or family emergency or wants to plan a visit. No matter the story, the request is the same: they need money. But after you send money, there’s another request, and then another. Or the scammer stops communicating altogether.

Tips to spot this scam:

  • Too hot to be true. Scammers offer up good-looking photos and tales of financial success.
  • In a hurry to get off the site. Catfishers will try very quickly to get you to move to communicate through email, messenger, or phone.
  • Moving fast. A catfisher will begin speaking of a future together and tell you they love you quickly. They often say they’ve never felt this way before.
  • Talk about trust. Catfishers will start manipulating you with talk about trust and its importance. This will often be the first step to asking you for money.
  • Don’t want to meet. Be wary of someone who always has an excuse to postpone a meeting because they say they are traveling or live overseas or are in the military.
  • Suspect language. If the person you are communicating with claims to be from your hometown but has poor spelling or grammar, uses overly flowery language or uses phrases that don’t make sense, that’s a red flag.
  • Hard luck stories. Before moving on to asking you for money, the scammer may hint at financial troubles like heat being cut off or a stolen car, or a sick relative, or they may share a sad story from their past (death of parents or spouse, etc.).

Protect yourself from this scam:

  • Never send money or personal information that can be used for identity theft to someone you’ve never met in person.
  • Ask specific questions about details given in a profile.
  • Do your research. Many scammers steal photos from the web to use in their profiles. You can do a reverse image lookup using a website like tineye.com or images.google.com to see if the photos on a profile are stolen from somewhere else.

To report a scam, go to BBB Scam Tracker.

Check out our romance scam resource page at BBB.org/romance.

ABOUT BBB: The Better Business Bureau has empowered people to find businesses, brands, and charities they can trust for over 110 years. In 2022, people turned to BBB more than 250 million times for BBB Business Profiles on more than 5.3 million businesses and Charity Reports on about 12,000 charities, all available for free at BBB.org. The International Association of Better Business Bureaus is the umbrella organization for the local, independent BBBs in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 

Besties, Bubbles & Brunch at Smith’s Landing Seafood Grill Feb. 11

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
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To make your reservation visit www.smithslandingantioch.com/events.

Boy Scouts offer Christmas tree pickup in Antioch

Saturday, December 30th, 2023

By Troop 153, Antioch CaRav

Do you need your Christmas tree picked up? Have the Boy Scouts do it.

We are asking for a donation of $30 for unflocked trees and $40 for flocked trees.

Please use this link to schedule your pickup: https://pickup.antiochtroop153.org/  

Please use the link, it is going to improve our services and help our parents and Scouts doing the tree pick up. Even if you already emailed us, please fill out the link. We are picking trees up on the weekends of Dec 30/31 and January 6/7. Please have your tree on the curb by 9 A.M. Our parents and Scouts will be picking up trees all day and might not pick up your tree until later in the day. If you have issues, please email us, we will follow up shortly.

We are all volunteers and have limited resources. No direct messages, no text messages, we have multiple parents monitoring the troop email account.

Please only email once, we may not respond to your email until later in the day.  To pay, please use Zelle and look for: Boys Scouts of America Troop 153. Use FULL name (no abbreviations). Zelle makes it easier. You can use our troop tree pick up Google email for Zelle: troop153treepickup@gmail.com

If you’re unable to use Zelle, checks are appreciated made out to: BSA Troop 153. Checks can be left under your doormat on the day of pick up. For taxes you can claim it as a donation to the Boy Scouts of America. BSA Troop 153, Antioch CA Nonprofit id: 94-1156249 

Thank you!