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May 4 – 17, 2013
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Annual Shabbat service May 10
Going green
Final luncheon of season, fashion show
Rather than Rabbi Irwin Wiener conducting the monthly service, Sisterhood members will be in charge of the annual Shabbat service of the Sun Lakes Jewish Congregation, 7 p.m. Fri, May 10 in the Chapel Center in Sun Lakes.
Season ending
The Sisterhood’s paid up, end-of-year luncheon, including a fashion show courtesy of Dress Barn, is 11:30 a.m. Thu., May 16 in the San Tan Ballroom of the Cottonwood Country Club. Guests are also welcome at $20 per person, which includes a lunch of either Maui chicken salad or Mediterranean steak salad. Send reservations to 9006 E. Copper Dr., Sun Lakes, AZ 85248 and include the luncheon selection.
Donations of toys
The Sisterhood’s ongoing “Toys from the Heart” Program, which provides holiday gifts to the kindergarten classes at Frye Elementary School every year, is accepting donations by check for any amount made out to SLJC Sisterhood to 3495 E. County Down Dr., Chandler, AZ 85249. Write “toys” on the memo line. Last year the Sisterhood was able to distribute toys to more than 100 children.
Other Sisterhood news CLASS ACTS: Preschoolers at Chandler’s Ray of Light Christian Preschool celebrated Earth Day recently by learning about the environment and recycling. Pre-K students in Mrs. McCabe’s class each decorated a paper bag to take home and reuse to collect recyclables, while Mrs. Wilcox’s and Mrs. Mendoza’s students each recycled newspapers by making hats. Children also released butterflies outside the preschool garden after learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. Ray of Light Christian Preschool is at 800 W. Ray Rd. in Chandler. For information about registration for the 2013-14 school year, visit rayoflightpreschool.org or call 480-963-6105 ext. 211.
Note cards are for sale at all Sisterhood meetings for $10 for a packet of 10. For more information, call Marilyn at 480-940-1916. Comments and suggestions are welcomed by the co-presidents. Call Carol at 480-895-3168 or Geri at 480-305-0123.
New Chandler church celebrates women One Church of Chandler honors all women, regardless of age, in its first annual Women’s Day Sun., May 12. One Church Lead Pastor Ryan Gear will give a sermon called “God’s Daughters,” discussing the many women of the Bible who broke through the “glass ceilings” of their cultures. The sermon begins a new
series, “It’s All Relative(s): Your Family Past, Present and Future.” One Church is a new nondenominational church meeting at Hancock Elementary School, 2425 S. Pleasant Dr., Chandler. For more information, contact Pastor Ryan Gear at ryan.gear@onechurch.com or 480-686-0395.