Dr. Madelaine Paschal Decades of Christmases have come and gone, and I’m still waiting… for just one more Christmas dinner, one more Christmas “event,” one more card… just one more. Because, you see, I have always treasured Christmas; the name itself rings my bells, the idea of it makes everything better, the sound of it…
Sunday, Dec. 16th 2:30 pm & 4:30 pm If you attended one of the two standing-room-only performances last year, you know that this was not your average Christmas Concert. Instead, it was a fun-filled, hour-long celebration of Christmas highlighted by solo performances from a gifted cast of musicians, who also accompanied the audiences in…
Jean Newell, Associate Pastor Traditionally, holidays are a time for celebrating – a time for gathering with family and friends, eating lots of food and sharing memories. Getting ready for holidays can be exciting, but it can also be stressful as calendars begin to fill up, shopping becomes busier and to-do lists grow longer. However,…
Helen Daley Many of you missed an absolutely fantastic event on the first weekend of November. Please don’t miss the December jazz party. The Arizona Classic Jazz Society will present Dan Reed’s Dixieland Hotshots on Sunday, December 2, 2018, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort in Chandler. The annual…
Please join us for the following programs in December! Tuesday, December 4, at 1:00 p.m.: The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction* In 1904, a group of nuns brought 40 young children from New York to Arizona for adoption by pre-arranged “Spanish” parents. Because of a dispute with the arrangement, this little-known incident went all the…
Join us December 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Saguaro Room, Cottonwood Country Club. Norwegian Cruise Lines will be here in Sun Lakes to tell their story of the evolution occurring with their new ships! Our newest West Coast Ship is making its home in San Pedro, CA. We invite you to join us.…
JoAnne Gaudioso Wintertime in the Northern Hemisphere is a perfect time to enjoy diffusing and blending essential oils that will help get us into the spirit of the season. Whether it’s diffusing or blending oils that can be used in making holiday gifts or using Essential Oils in some of our traditional recipes, we…
Wanted: Poker players and Heart players – 7 Card Stud with Joker wild, only on aces, straights and flushes, at Ironwood every Monday 2:00pm; $1.00 limit. All are welcome. Please call Pablo at 480-895-2024, and we’ll talk about the games at 2:00 p.m. on October 8 at Ironwood.
David Zapatka At the urging of friend Betz Wyllie, I’ve acted on my intrigue with genealogy. Betz is a genealogical whiz and offered to help with my family history. In what seemed to be a relatively short period of time but certainly a ton of work for Betz, she produced about 200 names for…
Pastor Jerry McGhee We are just days away from Christmas, a time that is supposed to bring or cause “great joy.” It is a time when we who claim the merits and righteousness of Jesus Christ as our own, ought to be celebrating great truths and witnessing to great hope. But the fact is that…