Allan Levy 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 at 7:30 p.m. Services are a great opportunity to meet new people, connect with Judaism and learn. New attendees are invited to be introduced at the service and…
Harriet Nelson and Gloria Bitting On Monday, February 9, the Memorial Scrolls Trust of London, from whom our Czech Torah is on loan, held a workshop and an evening program commemorating the 51st anniversary of the liberation of the Czech Torahs. The event took place at the Jewish Historical Society in Phoenix. Jeffrey Ohrenstein, CEO…
Kay Davis Unity Church was founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore in 1889 and in 1924 they published the first Daily Word magazine. Today with a circulation of over one million people in 18 different countries this little magazine continues to print its positive and inspirational messages. So many D.W. readers have expressed that the messages…
Pastor Ron Burcham, Risen Savior Lutheran Church I once knew a man who had a pet caterpillar. Now, I would agree that having a pet caterpillar is odd, but this man was quite fond of the little guy. He had a little box where the caterpillar would hang out all day, and at night he…
Sun Lakes United Church of Christ will be celebrating special Maundy Thursday services on Thursday, April 2. This service commemorates the last meal Jesus celebrated with his disciples before his Passion and Death. The service on April 2 will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Sun Lake Chapel, 9240 Sun Lakes Blvd., with communion. All…
Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Sun Lakes Death Valley in California is a baked out gorge – the lowest place in the United States, dropping 276 feet below sea level. It’s also the hottest place in the country with an official recording of 134 degrees. Streams flow into Death Valley only to disappear,…
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. None of us will ever comprehend the horrific chapter in humanity’s history referred to as the Holocaust. Even those who lived through this nightmare cannot understand how human beings can be brought to such a level of monstrous proportions. Each year we stand and remember those who have no candles lit…
Ron Martby An Evening in Holland dinner and show for the Sun Lakes Community Church took place in the Arizona Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club featuring the Valley Christian High Chorale. It was a huge success with more than 140 tickets sole. Herm Westfall was the MC. John Bekkering, born in Holland, opened…
Barbara Schwartz Temple Havurat Emet would like to welcome you to our April service. This service will not take place on our usual first Friday of each month since April 3 will be the First Seder of Passover. Our April service will take place at the Lecky Center of the Robson Library, 9330 E Riggs…
Pat Ovrebo In March, a number of people experienced an outstanding performance of the events in the life of Jesus at the Easter pageant in Mesa. There was also a movie event designed to improve our skills in media interpretation. It was called Seven Pounds starring Will Smith which was discussed after it was viewed. March…