B’Nai Midbar Annual Meeting Please attend the annual meeting on Dec. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. This meeting affects our common life together and as we look to the future and how we grow as a Jewish Congregation. The 2023 annual meeting minutes will be available, reports will be presented, and most importantly we…
Daniel Engeljohn Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church is designated as a Hunger Action Congregation in the Presbyterian Church (USA). We focus on what our small congregation of less than 100 active worshipers can do. To address immediate needs, we host numerous food donation drives specific to nonperishable items. We address longer-term, structural solutions through how we…
Sharon Scanlan and Donna Boring Advent is almost upon us. And yet our world, like that of the world in Jesus’ time, is fraught with problems, worries, and anxieties. Into this web of issues came Saint Luke the Evangelist’s magical story of the birth of Christ. Chapter 2 of the Book of Luke tells us…
The Santa Catalina Mental Health Ministry’s next Mental Health Focus will be Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. in the Parish Hall at 14380 N. Oracle Rd. Father Huy, C.Ss.R, pastor at Santa Catalina Catholic Church, and Dasa Schmidt, treatment placement specialist at Acadia Healthcare, will be presenting. Join us to learn how to understand the…
A Christmas musical presentation, “Waiting For Christmas,” is coming to the DesertView Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. Mrs. Ruth Rehm will be directing the Joyful Voices Choir of Community Church at SaddleBrooke. This Christmas presentation features a heartwarming story of a young girl who is writing to her “Nana.” She is expressing…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart The holiday season can bring mixed emotions for many. For some, it’s their favorite time of year. For others, it brings feelings of sadness and loss. Seeing old friends and family members may be exciting or may bring up memories of disappointments. Feeling depressed or anxious is not unusual during the holiday…