Jill Vermeire Risen Savior will host the 6th Annual Novemberfest on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. Save the date! It’s almost time for one of the Sun Lakes’ area’s best social events—the Risen Savior Novemberfest gathering featuring lots of good German food including brats, hots, sauerkraut, potato salad, dessert, along with beer, wine,…
Category: Religion
Religion, October 2020
The Safest Prayer
Dr. Marc Drake, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Sun Lakes In 1787, when the Constitution for our nation was drafted, a woman asked Benjamin Franklin what the founders had given the American people. Would it be a republic or a monarchy? Franklin replied, “A republic, madam—if you can keep it.” By God’s grace, it has…
Religion, October 2020
Join a Fall Class!
George Smoot Sun Lakes United Methodist Church will offer several fall classes via Zoom. Please contact the church office at 480-895-8766 if you are interested in registering for one, two, or all the fall classes. Do not miss this rare opportunity to attend a study from your own living room! Mondays, beginning Oct. 12 at…
Religion, October 2020
Fear and Love
Pastor Marvin Arnpriester I invite you to join me in pondering the following statement by John Lennon. I believe it speaks to much in our society today. “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that…
Religion, October 2020
The Lessons We Learn
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D., Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation The Scriptures are filled with anecdotes describing acts of one human being toward another to enhance our values and encourage humanities’ call for good. There are so many ways to accomplish benevolence and consideration. Hopefully, during our journey, and particularly at this time of frustration, we will…
Religion, October 2020
Unity: Moving from Fear to Faith
Kay Davis Greetings from Unity Church of Sun Lakes! We are a New Thought church that follows the teachings of Jesus as well as other wise spiritual masters. We are positive thinkers and affirmative prayers, and we know that God’s abundance and love is everywhere present and indwells in all of us. Rev. Jeanne MacLaughlin…
Religion, October 2020
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation News and Events
Joyce Spartonos The Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation (SLJC) is continuing to follow the path of caution in relation to its services and related programs. This means that for the near future at least, SLJC will still be relying on virtual technology rather than in-person meetings for all its activities. One of the benefits coming out…
Religion, October 2020
A Spiritual Journey: An Interfaith Celebration
Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation and Sun Lakes United Church of Christ We live in a time when the challenges before us seem almost impossible to overcome. Many of us feel alone and isolated from human contact. Pastor Vernon Meyer of Sun Lakes United Church of Christ and Rabbi Irwin Wiener of Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation…