2 Your Health: Loneliness: How It Impacts Our Life

Dr. Rose Bricker In May of 2023, the Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murphy published an article with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. In that article, he stated that we have an epidemic of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in the U.S. He goes on to say, “It is so prevalent…

Congregation B’Nai Midbar: A Time for Reflection

Melanie Einbund This past year we have experienced several events and a very big ‘to do’ list. In July 2023 we gathered with Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) members casually to say hello in the MountainView Bar and Grill. In August, a Jewish Community Meet and Greet was held, reacquainting with each other and preparing for…

Feeding Those in Need and Changing Lives

Daniel Engeljohn As a Matthew 25 Church, Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church (mountainshadowschurch.org) is challenging the congregation to deepen its faith and get more actively involved with the greater community. One focus of our Mission Ministry Team is to provide funding and in-kind assistance to Cross Streets Community, a program for the homeless in downtown Tucson.…

Vista United Methodist Burns Their Mortgage!

Sharon Scanlan On May 26, after the 10 a.m. church service, the members of Vista United Methodist Church (UMC) celebrated paying off the mortgage on the new Education and Administration Building in less than five years with a mortgage burning. We moved in at the end of 2019 and paid off our mortgage early this…