Category: Religion

Wanting to explore and understand Bible scripture?

Paul Vincent Volpe Our Men’s Bible Study (MBS) commenced on Friday, October 7, 2016, and continues every Friday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. through June. Our practice is to meet at 8:00 a.m. in the HOA 2 MountainView Dining Room for breakfast/coffee and fellowship. Then at 9:00 a.m. we go to the Ocotillo Room in…

CCSB and GriefShare Support

Cari Block A new GriefShare faith-based support and education group sponsored by Community Church of SaddleBrooke (CCSB) will begin Sunday, January 8, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. This helpful program will aid those who have lost a loved one through death as they go through the difficult process of rebuilding their lives. The program includes video…

Ministering to those in need

Carol Bowman (right) delivers Christmas presents to Brenda Garcia in the Impact office.

Shirin McArthur Church is about so much more than Sunday worship and Carol Bowman is a prime example of this. Carol, a resident of Oro Valley, belongs to Episcopal Church of the Apostles and is active with two of their outreach activities in the community. She first started volunteering with Impact of Southern Arizona two…

Church breakfast features Pat Webb

Pat Webb

David Stanard SaddleBrooke’s own Pat Webb was the featured speaker at the Resurrection Church December Men’s Breakfast. A native of Minnesota and a pharmacy graduate of North Dakota State University in Fargo, Pat went on to serve 20 years in the U.S. Army. After 10 years as a pharmacy and medical logistics officer, Pat earned…

December is the season for giving

Vicki Tessatore and Ron Kari – one of Santa’s serving elves and a grateful guest

Patty Elliott For more seasons than they can almost remember, Sue and John Birky and Lauchette Low have been instrumental in helping others remember that December is the season for giving to hungry babies in our communities. What began as a ladies party with fruitcake and sherry wine “forever ago” as John Birky describes it,…