SLUMC offers Alpha Course

Sun Lakes United Methodist Church will host an introduction class to Alpha on Sunday, September 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Room 4 of the Education Building, beginning with a complimentary light lunch. Alpha is a 10-week course in the basics of Christianity and originally designed for non-believers, but it soon became apparent…

Republican Club notice

Carolyn McCorkle The Sun Lakes Republican Club would like to remind our members and friends that our club meetings will resume in September. There will be no meeting in August. Please enjoy your summer and wherever your travels lead you. Our September 12 meeting will feature “Litigating for Liberty” with guest speaker Christina Sandefur, Executive…

What’s in your Bible?

Jean Newell, Associate Pastor, Sun Lakes United Methodist Church “What’s in your wallet?” Sound familiar? Most likely! However, rather than focusing on what credit card you might be carrying, I’d like to tweak the question a bit and ask, “What’s in your Bible?” Recently, my sister gave me a Bible that belonged to my mom…

Word of the Month: Neologism

David Zapatka Have you ever wondered how words are added to the dictionary? New words, phrases and definitions are added to the Oxford English Dictionary four times a year. A recent revision included over 1,200 changes and updates from a new sense of the word “thing” to the well-established, but newly-prominent usage of the word “woke.”…

Sun Lakes Garden Club news

Speaker Jo Setliff

Pauline Lee On August 15, the Sun Lakes Garden Club will present Jo Setliff, a Maricopa County Master Gardener. She will cover the basics of vegetable gardening in the low desert to prepare us for planting in the fall. She will focus on the Master Gardener resources available for everyone, provided by the planting calendar…