Category: Religion

Did you know? Christmas through the eyes of Mary and Joseph

Carol and John Miller

Terry Barringer One of the most anticipated events of the Christmas season for the women of Community Church at SaddleBrooke and their friends and neighbors has been the Advent Celebration hosted by the Women’s Ministry. This special program has become an annual tradition for the past 13 years. The MountainView Ballroom will be transformed for…

Church of the Apostles to host Migrant Quilt exhibit

Migrant Quilt and Ofrenda at Episcopal Church of the Apostles

Shirin McArthur Episcopal Church of the Apostles will honor the lives and deaths of migrants during an All Saints and All Souls Sunday on October 29. Morning services at 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. will include an Ofrenda, or Altar of Remembrance, constructed in the tradition of Dia de los Muertos. Both services will include the…

Community Church at SaddleBrooke continues to award the Robert Fries Opportunity Scholarship

Patricia Tarner Community Church of SaddleBrooke announces the fourth year of the Robert Fries Opportunity Scholarship program for eligible employees of the two SaddleBrooke Homeowner Associations. The program is funded by a gift from the Fries Family Trust and administered by Community Church in cooperation with HOA1 and HOA2. Last year two $5,000 awards were…

Jerry Nelson and Community Church

Dick Kroese and Carol Thompson Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) was privileged and honored to have internationally celebrated pianist Jerry Nelson perform for a second time at our Church in SaddleBrooke. Jerry has established himself as one of the world’s premiere pianists. After directing the same church orchestra for over 30 years, Jerry felt a…

Surviving the holidays after a loss

Cari Block Whether you have lost a loved one or friend recently or if it has been many years, you probably find that the holidays are especially challenging to get through. The one-time event, Surviving the Holidays, on October 15 is sponsored by Community Church of SaddleBrooke (CCSB). It has proved to be a great…

Prime Time Wednesday and Prime Time Wednesday PLUS

Resurrection Lutheran Church, located at 11575 N. First Avenue in Oro Valley, is pleased to announce and sponsor the inaugural season of Prime Time Wednesday, a weekly fellowship and social event. From October 4 through May 5, the programming will occur in the church’s Outreach Center, between 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. The events are…

Gospel rescue mission visits CCSB

Dick Kroese Pastor Roy Tullgren, Executive Director of Gospel Rescue Mission, shared with the Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) congregation that things were going well at the Mission and they are always busy meeting the needs of the homeless and working poor. The Mission provides over 350,000 meals and 70,000 bed nights of shelter each…

Want to explore and understand Biblical scripture?

Paul Vincent Volpe If so, join our group, the Men’s Bible Study (MBS), here in SaddleBrooke. Would you like to study the Bible, interact and enjoy Christian fellowship with other men? Our MBS meets every Friday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. from October through May. Our practice is to meet at 8:00 a.m. in the HOA2…

Institute for Judaic Services and Studies

Joan Elder The September High Holiday services were well attended and uplifting to the congregants attending Our year continues with monthly Shabbat services at 7:00 p.m. in the West Ballroom of the MountainView Clubhouse on October 27, November 17 (date change due to Thanksgiving) and December 15 (change also due to holidays). All services are…

Wisconsin fan joins ministerial team at Resurrection

Pastor Tim, Joshua, Hannah and Chandra Nybroten

Patty Elliott Resurrection at SaddleBrooke welcomes the newest member of the pastoral team, Pastor Tim Nybroten. Tim joins Senior Pastor Al Jensen and pastors Randy Winsand, Wayne Viereck, Jim Vadis and Roger Pierce. A Wisconsin native, Pastor Tim grew up in Glarus, a small community outside of Madison. As he says, his blood is green…