Nearly 400 Valley of the Sun churches and organizations will participate in Harvest America 2017. Oasis of Grace of Sun Lakes will be helping at the evangelistic outreach of epic proportions when Harvest America 2017 comes to the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale on Sunday, June 11, at 5:00 p.m. (gates open at 2:00…
Religion
Religion, June 2017
Unity: Living Possibilities
Kay Davis Unity Church of Sun Lakes is an active and thriving, positive and uplifting, supportive and loving spiritual community who follow the teachings of Jesus as well as other spiritual masters. We choose to live a healthy lifestyle, our prayers are affirmative and we have the most wonderful and inspiring spiritual teacher you could…
Religion, June 2017
Youth Choir to perform at United Methodist Church
The Youth Choir from Shalimar United Methodist Church in Shalimar, Florida, will perform at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church on Tuesday, June 13, at 5:15 p.m. The performance, to be held in the sanctuary, will include a combination of contemporary songs, several a cappella numbers and a few short drama vignettes. Sun Lakes UMC is…
Religion, June 2017
Optimism
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. All too often, we are faced with issues that can, at times, boggle the mind and cause anguish and despair. It is especially true in these trying times. We are witnesses to unimaginable horrors. People are murdered. People are exiled. People are displaced from their homes. Anyone who can muster any…
Religion, June 2017
Mixed reviews
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes A few years ago, it was my wonderful privilege to visit Mars Hill in Athens, Greece, where the apostle Paul had preached on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Bible tells us in Acts 17 that there were actually three different responses to his message.…
Religion, June 2017
Sun Lakes Community Church news
Rev. Jerry McGhee, Pastor, Sun Lakes Community Church In my lifetime, I have experienced fear — real fear — on several occasions. Many years ago, I was hunting with my father and uncle in the shadow of Mt. St. Helen in Washington State and I got lost. I had a compass, but for reasons that…
Religion, June 2017
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation schedule
The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is an established reform congregation that meets at the Sun Lakes Chapel on the second Friday of the month from September through June. In July and August, a rabbinic led Twilight Service is held in the Sun Lakes Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Services are a great opportunity to meet…
Religion, June 2017
Timing is everything
Jean Newell, Associate Pastor, Sun Lakes United Methodist Church Timing is everything, is it not? Ask a runner who crosses the finish line a millisecond before the second-place finisher. Ask the new parents who arrived at the hospital just in time for the baby to be born. Ask the member of a marching band about…
Religion, June 2017
St. Steven’s Ladies Guild visits St. Peter Indian Mission
Mary Vitolo On April 12, 2017, 33 ladies of our St. Steven’s Ladies Guild visited St. Peter Indian Mission in Bapchule, Arizona. On our arrival, we were greeted by several individuals and were led by the president of the student body, an 8th grade student, to the Joe Garagiola Center with a welcome from Sister…
Religion, June 2017
Who really is rich?
Pastor Ron Burcham I recently returned from a mission trip to Guatemala. Three churches got together and sent a team to help build three “houses.” I put quotes around houses because what many Guatemalans call a house we would consider it nothing more than a shed with a light. My garage is bigger than the…