Rev. Mary Dotson The Vista UMC Advent Worship Series will be every Sunday from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. in the Vista UMC sanctuary. Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways…
Pastor Jim Kraemer This fall, OVCN @ The Ranch celebrated three wonderful years of worship and community here at SaddleBrooke Ranch! Our Nov. 2 anniversary gathering was filled with joy—games, heartfelt worship, a delicious dinner, and even a baked goods raffle that raised $1,423 for the Tri-Community Food Bank. It was a beautiful reminder of what makes…
Linda Shannon-Hills Welcome to our new residents moving into our beautiful community in the last few months. We have a wonderful welcome program for all new residents to SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR). Each month, the Newcomers Welcome Volunteers hold informational presentations for new residents about living at SaddleBrooke Ranch. On Oct. 22, new and soon-to-be residents…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart December is a time of friends, family, fun, festivities, and food, but it is also a time of reflection and planning for the year ahead. The winter festival predates all organized religions by millennia; we celebrate Christmas when we do because it aligns with the cycles of nature and of our lives.…
