CATALINA CARES

December 10, 11, and 12 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and Walk to Bethlehem at Vista United Methodist Church. This is an interactive, family-friendly journey through ancient Bethlehem, occurring on the night Christ was born. Take a guided tour as we walk among village shops, meet and mingle with town residents, and encounter Roman soldiers. Guided tours begin every 10-15 minutes from 6:00pm through 8:00pm (Each tour lasts approximately 40 minutes).

Your journey will begin with hot cider and optional free family/group photos that will be emailed to you. As you travel back in time, imagine the small town of Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. Register your family with the census taker at the gate. As your guide explains the events of the day, observe the shepherds watching their flocks under the winter sky. Walk the crowded, narrow streets of the bustling marketplace. Beware of the Roman soldiers, pick-pockets and beggars. Talk with the vendors busy in their shops. Listen carefully and you can hear the villagers talk in excited yet hushed voices about a very special baby who’s just been born. As you and your guide follow the star, you, too, will find baby Jesus. (But don’t plan to stay overnight. The inn is full!) Enjoy snacks in the Hospitality Inn at the completion of your Walk. Tours are Wednesday through Friday, December 10-12 from 6 pm to 8 pm, and like the love of God, admission and parking are free. Canned food donations will be accepted on behalf of the Community Food Bank.

New this year, RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. In our ongoing effort to shorten the wait time for our guests, we have created a reservation system to help prevent long wait times.

Reservations will be accepted beginning November 17. We look forward to your visit. There will be a link from this page to the reservations page after November 17.

The site is handicapped-accessible.

Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church

3001 E Miravista Lane

Tucson, AZ 85739

Located west side of Oracle Road between Wilds Road and Golder Ranch Road

The first fine arts concert for the 2014-2015 season will be held at Vista de la Montana

United Methodist Church on October 12, 2014 at 3:00pm. It will feature the

Tucson Chamber Artists. Tickets are $20 pre-concert and $25

at the door. Students with ID are $5.

The next concert will be the Jovert Steel Band from Tucson High Magnet School on

November 9, 2014, at 3:00 pm. A free-will offering will be taken.

"Mental Health and Aging"

- Join Interfaith Community Services for a Lunch and Learn Forum

on Wednesday, October 22, 12-2 p.m. at Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E.

Fifth St. Our speaker is TMC’s Director of Geropsych Services Terri Wald-

man, LMSW, who has over 20 yrs experience providing services, advocacy and

leadership in the field of aging in Pima County. Bring your questions! Cost

is $10, including a kosher lunch. For more information, call Veda at 297-

6049, x218.

Living Well Self-help Support Group will resume meeting weekly in

November at Mountain Shadows Pres. Church. If to share the burden

of demands made by chronic illness or pain. Beginning on Monday,

November 3, and successive Mondays thereafter, please feel welcomed to

meet 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the church library. This ministry is open to anyone in

the community who might wish to participate. Contact Cheron Mayhall at

cheronjoy@earthlink.net or 825-9863.

"SHARED JOY IS JOY DOUBLED; SHARED SORROW IS SORROW HALVED.”

~ SWEDISH PROVERB

Santa Catalina is offering a five session bereavement class on Mondays,

October 20—November 17 from 1-3 p.m. in the Mesquite Room.

It is a safe, confidential setting in which information about the process

of grief is shared as well as elements of healing. The group will share expe-

riences, prayer and rituals. Gloria Brown and Judy Rossman, Stephen

Ministers, lead the group. It is designed for someone who has lost a

loved one, recently or a few years past. Registration is required and attend-

ance at each session is requested. For more info or to register, call Judy

Rossman at 825-9611, x104.

Support Family First and have fun at the same time. Enjoy a scrumptious Bubb’s Grub BBQ dinner followed by live and silent auctions for the Verde Canyon Railroad, Gaslight Theater, popular restaurants, AZ Sports Memorabilia, auto repair discounts, gift baskets and more. Coffee and dessert will be served all for $10 on Sat., Oct. 18 at 6 pm. Location: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 16131 N. Vernon Way in Catalina. For tickets call 520-896-9545 or www.familyfirstpcc.org.

Join us as we use recycled materials to create a beautiful origami flower ball. The colors are perfect for autumn decorating!

Friday, September 26th, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Dewhirst-Catalina Library

All supplies are provided. Space is limited. Please see the Librarian to reserve your space for this crafting event!

Catalina Mountian Elks Lodge #2815 is sponsoring a rummage and bake sale!

Where: 16045  N Oracle Road, Catalina

When: Saturday, Sept. 27, from 7am to 1pm

Come shop and have lunch.

Rummage donations and baked goods may be dropped off at the Lodge any time Friday, Sept. 26. Any clothing donations should be labeled for the veterans program.

Hamburgers, brats, hot dogs and sodas will be available for purchase. The proceeds from the sale will help provide financial aid for local charities in our community. Call Chairwoman Lucy Suddath at 907-9340 for additional infomation.

A series of Revival Services will be held at Open Door Baptist Church, from Sunday September 7th through Wednesday, September 10th.

Also, a Men's Steak Fry, open to the community will be held on Friday, September 12th at 6:00pm

Open Door meets at the SIL Auditorium, 16131 N Vernon Dr.

Please call 591-5227 for more information about these events!

The Social Awareness Ministry of the Santa Catalina Catholic Church has worked with

the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to provide a NAMI Basics class closer to

our church. NAMI basics is a free class that gives parents the basic information and

skills necessary to take the best possible care of their child, their family and themselves.

If you have a child with a mental illness that started before the age of 13 (even if that

child is grown) you may be interested in this class.It is a six week course that will start

September 11 from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. at a church near Ina and Oracle.

The course is taught by parents or caregivers of children with mental illness.

If you are interested, you need to register by calling Judi Maikoff at 520-622-5582520-622-5582

or emailing her at jmaikoff@namisa.org.