Devorah Hadassah Events for September

Come join the fun and meet new friends! For information on Hadassah and attending our events, please contact Eliana Bar-Shalom at 860-377-7126 or email her at ebarshalom.eb@gmail.com. The second Wednesday of each month is our book group, called Literary Ladies, on Zoom at 1:30 p.m. The next books we will be discussing on Zoom are…

SLUMC Welcomes Back Sweet Life Café

Sun Lakes United Methodist Church (SLUMC) is thrilled to announce the return of Sweet Life Café, starting on Thursday, Sept. 5. After a summer hiatus, Sweet Life Café will resume weekly gatherings from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Room 4 of the Education building. Sweet Life Café offers a wonderful opportunity for individuals to explore…

Israel: The Nation and Its People

Michael Cohen Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation and the East Valley Jewish Community Center present this series to clarify common media myths about historical and current issues relative to Israel. The international media often portrays Israel as an intruding, colonizing power within its borders; an apartheid state; an occupying force wherever Palestinian Arabs reside; a suppressor…

Unity’s Sacred Seven

Mark Wenz According to Inuit tradition, these are the Seven Sacred Teachings, also known as the Seven Grandfather Teachings: • Wisdom is the cherishing of knowledge; • Love is knowing peace; • Respect is honoring all of Creation; • Bravery is facing foes with integrity; • Honesty, which is also righteousness, means being honest first…

‘In God We Trust’

Pastor Mitch McDonald I am writing this article on July 30 and am reminded that 68 years ago, on July 30, 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law officially making “In God We Trust” our national motto. The earliest recorded use of that motto in English was in January of 1748, as The Pennsylvania Gazette…