“Nothing says lovin’ like somethin’ from the oven … and Pillsbury says it best!” How many times did we sing along with the jingle as the Pillsbury Doughboy, “Poppin’ Fresh,” stood grinning in the center of a Thanksgiving dinner table next to a basket of biscuits or on a kitchen counter handing someone a holiday…
(Family Features) Managing blood pressure can be difficult, especially during the holidays and winter months. A change in routine, family visits, traveling, illness, holiday menus and financial concerns can all conspire to derail your best efforts at keeping chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, under control. If you are one of the millions of American…
Jean Wheeler Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (SLUMC) recently entered into an agreement to coordinate and work with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8053. This is believed to be the first agreement of this kind between a church ministry and a VFW Post. The agreement signed between the Post Commander Pastor of SLUMC…
(Family Features) Giving is the true spirit of the holiday season. However, in addition to gift-giving in the traditional sense, there are other meaningful ways to make a difference in your community and give back to those in need – including the 3.5 million people who experience homelessness each year, according to the United States…
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D Certain times in our lives we gather in the Church or Synagogue. Not because we have all of a sudden received an epiphany, but rather because we have been groomed to understand the awesomeness of the connection that is offered by the experience. The prayers we say are designed to segue…
Jill Vermeire, Communications Coordinator The Sun Lakes community is invited to the third annual Service of Remembrance to be held at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 23914 S. Alma School Road on Monday, December 4, at 6:30 p.m. Prayers, music and a message of hope and promise will be included. If you have lost someone dear…
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 from September through June. In July and August, a rabbinic led Twilight Service is held in the Sun Lakes Chapel at 5:30 p.m. Services are a great opportunity to meet…
Marty Patton The congregation of Sun Lakes Lutheran welcomed Rev. Nathan Bowman, his wife Sharonette and their family with a potluck dinner on October 8 at the Chapel Center. Rev. Dr. Nathan Bowman was born in Japan. After graduating from Nagoya International School in 1973, Nathan went to Pacific Lutheran University, where he met his…
Pastor Ron Burcham, Risen Savior Lutheran Church November is like the forgotten month, nothing special going on. I can hear your objections already. “What about Thanksgiving?” you cry; how could I forget about Thanksgiving? I haven’t forgotten about Thanksgiving; it seems to me it’s more about the official start to the Christmas season than it…
Kay Davis Unity Church of Sun Lakes is a positive and loving community of souls who follow the teachings of Jesus as well as the wise teachings of other spiritual masters. We choose to live a healthy lifestyle filled with affirmative prayer, meditation, love and gratitude. Rev. Debbi Brown Adams leads us in amazing and…