The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 served as the impetus for the President, in 2010, to annually dedicate January as the month to raise awareness about human trafficking. Trafficking in humans includes both forced labor and sex trafficking. At Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church in Catalina, at least one member has been actively working…
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Religion, January 2025
Congregation B’Nai Midbar at SaddleBrooke – January 2025
Updates, Dates, and Happenings Melanie Einbund At November services, Rabbi Price led us in thought and reflection. Rabbi Price noted that the Rabbi is a source of spiritual and pastoral guidance. A bit of a change in November was Eliyanah Powers, our Cantorial Soloist not only chanting the prayers but playing the music as well.…
Religion, January 2025
Begin 2025 with a Star Word from Vista UMC
Pastor Mary Dotson Happy, Happy New Year, friends! Do you have your 2025 New Year’s resolutions in place? I used to make a list in my journal every year. It was my practice before the first of January to reflect on the previous 12 months and consider what areas of my life needed to be…
Religion, January 2025
Vista UMC and Our Partnership with IMPACT of Southern Arizona
Sharon Scanlan, Linda Galka, and Benith MacPherson At Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church, we continue to grow our ministry outreach with Impact Food Bank of Catalina. Every month we collect food and cash to help with their outstanding Food Bank. Monthly, we average 65 lbs. of food. This past Thanksgiving, we delivered 80…
Religion, January 2025
What CCSB Did for the Trenckmanns
Carol Thompson Bill and Bobbie Trenckmann are missionaries who moved to SaddleBrooke from Idaho in September of 2023. Bill had been a youth pastor and has been married to Bobbie for 54 years. He is active in the Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) choir and a CCSB Men’s Empowerment Group. Bobbie helps the CCSB Women’s…