Kay Davis It is September, and the Unity Church of Sun Lakes is looking forward to resuming our Sunday Celebrations at 9:30 a.m. on September 3 in the Arts and Crafts Room of Sun Lakes Country Club. This July and August, the church suspended our regular services. Our members have gone to New Thought churches…
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Religion, September 2017
Exciting year ahead for Sun Lakes Jewish Center Sisterhood
The Sun Lakes Jewish Center Sisterhood has an exciting year planned for this fall. On October 19, we will have a speaker from the Phoenix Art Museum at our kick-off meeting. On November 15, Cantor Ronda Polesky will speak about the Role of Women Cantors in Music and Prayer. On December 21, Esther Spear will…
Religion, September 2017
The spirituality and food of the High Holy Days of Judaism
Jewish communities around the world celebrate the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in the month of September. These days mark the beginning of the Jewish New Year, the Days of Awe and Wonder and an intense day of fasting and reflecting on life and the challenges of life. Some of the…
Religion, September 2017
Engaging with Our Aging
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes It’s been said there are three stages in life: youth, middle age and “My, you’re looking good!” Well, however one interprets that observation, we all know that getting older has its challenges – one of which has to do with attitude. For example, an elderly…
Religion, September 2017
100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima Sixth Apparition Rally
In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the six Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima that took place beginning on May 13, 1917, through October 13, 2017, to three small shepherd children, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, in a little cove in Portugal, St. Steven’s Parish will be celebrating the sixth and last Apparition with a…
Religion, September 2017
Fall is in the air
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. The heat is finally subsiding. The evenings are cooler. We can move about without worrying about too much exposure to the sun, and we feel a sense of togetherness after a season of isolation which include rising in the early morning to avoid the intense heat and waiting until evening to…
Religion, September 2017
Where did you come from?
Pastor Jerry McGhee, Sun Lakes Community Church In the first book of the Bible, Genesis, Chapter 1, verse 1, we find a profoundly bold statement: “In the beginning, God …” It does not prove the existence of God, simply assumes His existence. The next word in the sentence states the starting point for all of…
Religion, September 2017
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation prepares for High Holiday Services
Allan Levy, Publicity Director 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…
Religion, September 2017
St. Steven’s Patriotic Rosary Group celebrates
Anne DeRose The Fifth Anniversary of the Patriotic Rosary was celebrated on July 7 at St. Steven’s Church in Sun Lakes, Arizona, with a special luncheon following at Cottonwood Country Club to recognize the multiple participants and the effect the rosary has had for peace and our Nation. “The Patriotic Rosary is prayed everywhere from…
Religion, September 2017
Lawns and relationships
Pastor Ron Burcham, Risen Savior Lutheran Church I have a small patch of grass in my backyard. When we first moved into our home, I thought even I can take care of that small of a lawn. Foolish of me. Really I should have looked around for a lawn maintenance firm similar to www.jeremiahslandscapeservices.com. Some…