Category: November 2018

Where is God?

Most of us struggle with that question at one time or other during our lives. There are a group of men who gather every Friday morning year-round to study the Bible. We explore questions and concerns that we find in our lives and culture. The word of God in the Bible serves as our guiding…

Institute for Judiac Services

Our next Shabbat service is November 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the MVCC West Ballroom. Services are led by Rabbi Sandy Seltzer and Cantorial Soloist Sarah Bollt, accompanied by Chris Tackett. Sharing Shabbat is a wonderful way to welcome the peace of Shabbat as a community. Shabbat Dinner An optional community dinner is at 5:00…

ALOHA meeting

Adult Loss of Hearing Association’s (ALOHA) Oro Valley meeting will be on Thursday, November 15, 2018, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Santa Catalina Catholic Church, 14380 N Oracle Rd, Catalina, AZ. The speaker is Dr. Erica Hansen, Au.D, Clinical Faculty at University of Arizona’s Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department. She will be discussing…

When one no longer hears

Jennifer Jefferis When one no longer hears A helplessness nears Nothing seems to connect As if someone you love – had suddenly left It shatters me – rearranges me I fall at the thought Into anger, sadness, denial Yet still get up in the morning Expecting it to be there – and realize It is…

Master Gardener Program: Classes starting January 29

Vickie Butler and Cindy Blount High Desert Gardening will be presented in the MountainView Ballroom West, at MountainView Clubhouse, SaddleBrooke. Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to noon, for six weeks starting January 29, 2019; registration required. Once again, due to popular demand, your Master Gardeners will be offering a six-week mini course to help residents resolve basic…

Church of the Apostles hosts events

Shirin McArthur The Episcopal Church of the Apostles will observe the Christian season of Advent, the Christian liturgical New Year, with a series of three free evenings of supper and conversation on Finding God in All Things. Using the news, media, art, music and daily life experiences, the program will invite participants to look through…

Gardeners Exchange

Margaret Larmour The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke/SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners welcomes you to attend “Monarchs, Milkweed and Mexico” presented by Ronnie Greenberg, Advanced Master Gardener and Indiana Master Naturalist. Program begins at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 15 at SaddleBrooke, MountainView West Ballroom. Ronnie will discuss the biology and migration…

This I have learned

Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg According to nasdaq.com most credit card fraud occurs in the United States. In fact, a 2015 research note from Barclays stated that the U.S. is responsible for 47 percent of the world’s card fraud despite only accounting for 24 percent of total worldwide card volume. I heard my husband’s voice resonate…

Good neighbors are a blessing

Andrea Molberg Ever been told to focus on positive things? Gratitude works. One of my recent blessings was a neighbor who, after speeding past me as I was walking my dog on the dangerous stretch of Catalina Hills Drive, turned his car around and apologized. Doing so made him late for the appointment he’d been…