Category: July 2023

Christmas in July at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church

Celebrate Christmas in July! Don’t miss a Christmas worship service at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 23, at 9 a.m. in the sanctuary, at 9248 E. Riggs Road (just west of Robson Library). Enjoy favorite Christmas songs like “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “Joy to the World,” and “Silent Night,” with the…

Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation

The July service at the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) will be a twilight service and is held on Friday, July 14, at 5:30 p.m. This is an informal summer service, and there will be a similar twilight service in August. The congregation conducts services each month, except for July and August, on the second…

Spiritual Clothing?

Pastor Marvin Arnpriester In Colossians 3, the Apostle Paul uses an image from our daily living, which invites us to intentionality. In verse 5 he tells us to put to death whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed. He follows that in verse 8, telling us to get rid of…

Unity: What Is Eldering?

Kay Davis Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a New Thought Community. We celebrate Peace, Love, Light, Joy, and Healing. Our practice is affirmative prayer and positive thinking, and we support each other in living a Spirit-centered life. Services at church are suspended for the months of July and August, but Rev. Jeanne will give…

SLLGA Results

Judy Wegener The league kicked off their summer league with our traditional Beat the Pro. Only seven players were successful! 5/2/23 Beat the Pro Unni Foster, Lynda Smith, Joy Cowie, Deb Mcgrail, Cat Lajune, Moe Schoenwalder, and Kelly Dennis 5/9/23 5 Points Game Flight 1: 1st Penny Nowicki, 2nd (tie) Barbara Arakelian and Judy Bray…

Relishing Pickleball: Shot Selection

David Zapatka Continuing our study of Pickleball Fundamentals Master the basics and compete with confidence by Mary Littlewood, it is time now to learn about shot selection. Mary Littlewood says the ideal sequence of shots provides a means for all four players to get to the net where pickleball is won and lost as opposed to…

Niners Golf Results for May

Welcome to warm-weather golf in Arizona. Yes, warm weather, accompanied by high winds. Our first play day in May was a tough round, featuring high winds and gusts topping 35 mph! We are always happy to welcome new members. This month we have three: Richard Russell and Sam Whitlock, sponsored by Ed Anderson, and John…

OLGA News

Kathy Burns The temperatures are heating up, but our numbers continue to be in the 30s and 40s each week. As the faithful golfers show up each week, the competition keeps going. On May 16 we played “cross country.” Winners in Flight 1 were Leslie Smith, Peggy Cooper, and Joan Hammond. Flight 2 was won…

Cottonwood Men’s Golf Association May Results

Buddy Meola On May 6 the monthly Ace of Aces Qualifier was played. The low gross and low net players from each flight will qualify for the Ace of Aces Tournament played at the end of 2023. Blue Flight: Low Gross John Stromstad, Low Net Martin Oerter White Flight 1: Low Gross Tim Healy, Low…

IronOaks Ladies Pool Club Invites You to Have Some Fun!

Judy Wolthausen Did you just recently move to Sun Lakes? You may not realize that we have a group of women who play weekly in the Oakwood Country Club Billiards Room. It’s quite a nice place to play with four like-new professional Olhausen pool tables and all the necessities to be able to play comfortably.…