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🌱 How to join Temple Beth Shalom’s new ‘Life of Meaning’ series
Also, don't miss For Anyone with Parkinson's Disease on the Sun City Patch calendar
Greetings Sun City! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How to join Temple Beth Shalom's new 'Life of Meaning' series
- How Sun City rabbis will guide your High Holiday reflections this year
- Sun City church to host major Christian nationalism symposium this November
Also on today's calendar: For Anyone with Parkinson's Disease and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 102 and low of 82 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 103, low: 81.
- Saturday: A t-storm in the afternoon, with a high of 100 and low of 83 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sun City temple offers 'A Life of Meaning' series (yourvalley.net) — Temple Beth Shalom in Sun City is inviting residents to a three-part adult education series on finding meaning through Reform Judaism, running Oct. 5, 12 and 18. Led by Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan, the morning sessions will blend short readings with open discussion. Registration is required, with discounted pricing for members and a prepayment deadline for nonmembers. 
• Valley rabbis emphasize reflection, purpose and new beginnings in this year's High Holiday sermons (jewishaz.com) — Sun City congregations Beth Emeth and Temple Beth Shalom are preparing High Holiday services that emphasize reflection, spiritual direction, and new beginnings for local worshippers. Newly ordained and longtime rabbis across the West Valley share how they'll guide congregants through questions of purpose, change, and moral direction during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, inviting residents into a season of thoughtful renewal.
• A Different Way: Following Jesus Beyond Christian Nationalism — Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA (gcsynod.org) — American Lutheran Church in Sun City will host a Nov. 14 symposium examining Christian nationalism and how believers can balance faith, citizenship, and political power. Organized by the Grand Canyon Synod's Growing in Faith Program, the event features Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee and welcomes clergy and laypeople. Locals can attend in person or online with advance registration.
📸 Around Sun City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sun City
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- Varsity Football
Peoria High School Peoria, AZ 85380
7:00 pm - đ Football vs. Corner Canyon (Draper, UT)
Liberty High School Liberty Main Stadium
7:00 pm - Girls Volleyball
Peoria High School Peoria, AZ 85380
4:00 pm - Girls Badminton
Peoria High School Peoria, AZ 85380
4:00 pm - đ¸ Badminton @ Mesa
Liberty High School 1630 E Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85204, USA
4:00 pm - Flag Football- Varsity
Peoria High School Peoria, AZ 85380
5:00 pm - đ Flag Football @ Sunrise Mountain (Pre-Season Scrimmage)
Liberty High School 21200 N 83rd Ave, Peoria, AZ 85382, USA
5:00 pm - đ Girls Volleyball @ Sunnyslope
Liberty High School 35 W Dunlap Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021, USA
6:00 pm - For Anyone with Parkinson's Disease →
12:00 pm
Friday September 4
Tuesday September 8
Friday September 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Golf @ GUHSD District Tournament
Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
8:00 am - Swim vs Cortez & Moon Valley
Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
4:00 pm - Chess @ Canyon View High School
Apollo High School Glendale, AZ 85302
4:00 pm - FR/SO Football: Glendale vs Washington
Glendale High School Glendale, AZ 85301
6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Carnivore and Tara are wonderful.
We have been a few times since opening. Excellent service and product. Very happy to have a local meat market again. (Nextdoor Deer Valley Ranch) - Someone in the neighborhood found two dogs!
*URGENT UPDATE* These two ladies were sheltered but I was informed they escaped. So, if you see them, they are sweet and friendly. They're bonded and… (Nextdoor Sun City South)
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Sun City. Apply here.
- Premium Retail Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandiser in Sun City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sun City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Glendale
- Lincoln Property Co. Sells Two Industrial Buildings at Park303 in Glendale, Arizona for $170.2M (rebusinessonline.com)
- Arizona AG calls for statewide pause on new data centers, a Glendale project could be in the crosshairs (abc15.com)
- Ye to bring hip-hop, rap music to State Farm Stadium in Glendale (ktar.com)
Sun City West
- Water use in Arizona depends on more than the desert heat - Sun City West Independent (yourvalley.net)
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