Pastor David Holling Grief is a normal response to any loss and affects the grieving person(s) physically, emotionally, and spiritually, often causing the person to think and act in ways different from their previous normal behavior. You may have heard something to the effect of “just give it some time and you will feel better.”…
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Religion, September 2020
Sweet Life Café Opens September 17!
Cathy Smoot Sweet Life Café, a biblical-based book study, is held each Wednesday at noon in Room 4 at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church beginning Sept. 17, 2020. This fall, the study will focus on the book, Proverbs: Learning to Live Wisely. As the Book of Proverbs offers wisdom and guidance, so, too, will this study.…
Generals, July 2020
GriefShare Classes Begin August 26 at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church
Pastor David Holling The death of a loved one, whenever it occurs, is one of life’s most difficult times. We feel grief, loss, sadness, confusion, questions about the future, anger, and a myriad of other feelings. Our circumstances are forever changed, and somehow, in the fog of death, we must find a way to go…
Religion, June 2020
Be of One Heart…
Marvin Arnpriester, Senior Pastor at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church We are living in the most interesting of times, aren’t we? Voices seem to grow more and more strident. Tensions escalate pain and frustration, which highlight differences in understanding and perspective. This gives way to anger, hostility, and accusations. It happens in homes, in churches,…
Religion, March 2020
Fix Them!
Marvin Arnpriester, Senior Pastor at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church “The hardest spiritual work in the world is to love the neighbor as the self—to encounter another human being not as someone you can use, change, fix, help, save, enroll, convince, or control, but simply as someone who can spring you from the prison of…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
Tinnitus: Interventions and Technological Advancements
Liz Booth Michael J. A. Robb, M.D., is a well-known oto-neurologist in Phoenix, Arizona, specializing in diseases and disorders of the ear and brain. One of his subspecialties is the treatment of tinnitus, the perception of sound in the ears or head in the absence of an external acoustic stimulus. There are several effective treatment…
Religion, February 2020
Are You Aware?
Marvin Arnpriester, Senior Pastor, Sun Lakes United Methodist Church Richard Rohr, author and Franciscan monk from Albuquerque, made the following observation: “We cannot attain the presence of God because we’re already in the presence of God. What’s absent is awareness!” Jesus promised that He would never leave nor forsake us. If that is true, then…
Generals, January 2020
Annual P.E.O. Coffee Set for February 12
Linda Reber “Mercy Ships: Experience on the Africa Mercy in 2018-2019” is the title of Anne Freyer’s program. Anne is a P.E.O. in Chapter DD, Sun Lakes, and is a registered pharmacist. She graduated from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy and received her MS in Pharmacy Administration at the University of Arizona College…
Religion, January 2020
A Time for New Beginnings
Linda Gercken January 2020 — the beginning of a new year and a new decade. For many, it is symbolically a time for new beginnings. But if you are grieving the death of a loved one, you may fail to see the luster of new beginnings. For you, this is a time of remembering the…
Front Page, December 2019
Sun Lakes United Methodist Women’s 16th Annual Cookie Walk set for Dec. 7
Linda K. Gercken With the holidays just around the corner, our ladies have been baking thousands of cookies and making candy in preparation for the 16th annual Cookie Walk! It grows larger and more popular each year, so make sure to come early to experience the best selection. Table after table is filled with trays of…