April 2010 Calendar

January 31, 2010

January 17, 2010

Thank you to those who have served us this week in providing the activities of the Health and Fitness class, painting the lighthouses, and the Stroller White Pipes and Drums.

The Good News this week is:

• Sis. Peek is glad she found her Gospel Principles book which had been missing.
• Sis. Morrow is glad that the forecast show a chance of some sun this week.
• Sis. Ruth Cunningham is grateful that the worst weather we have had to deal with in Juneau is snow and rain, and not major natural disasters.

Upcoming Events are:

• Monday, Jan. 18 @11:00 am - Cleaning at the Dalton’s (4876 Steelhead Street) 4 or 5 sisters needed for about an hour.
• Wednesday, Jan. 20 @10:00 am – Mother Education at the Mendenhall Library. Topic of discussion: Organizational Ideas.
• Saturday, Jan. 23 – Community Fundraiser for Adara Kollander (daughter of Kathy Buell, granddaughter of Chuck Maccagno). Adara has been diagnosed with a rare kidney disease and is in need of a kidney transplant. Dinner and a Silent Auction @5:00 pm, Live Auction @ 6:00 pm. $10 per adult, $5 for children 10 and under. To be held at the Moose Lodge (8335 Airport Blvd.) For more information please contact Karen Fortwengler at 957-6632 or 523-7726. Donations of auction items, Alaska Airline miles or volunteer time is needed.
• Thursday, Jan. 28 @ 7:00 pm – Women of the Old Testament class. This week the discussion will be about Eve. We are looking for a home in the valley to hold this small class in. If you would like to volunteer yours, please call Sister Kearns at 790-3692.
• Sunday, Jan. 31 – Missionary Sunday. Please bring a non-member or less-active member to church on this day. The entire Alaska Mission is participating and our ward has a goal of having at least 30 investigators in attendance.
• Wednesday, Feb. 3 and 10 @ 6:00 pm in the RS room – Those interested in singing with the RS Choir on Feb. 14 can attend these two practices and learn the music. The RS Choir will be singing once a quarter in Sacrament meeting under the direction of Sister Kirkpatrick and Sister Staack.
• Saturday, Feb. 6 @ 10:00 am at the church – Stake RS Conference and Humanitarian Aid Project. Bring scissors plus markers and glue sticks if you have them. We will be making folder games.

Additional announcements:

• JP Dalton will hold one more garage sale next Saturday from 7:00-12:00 before he leaves to join his family in Utah. Everything must go! Clothes, furniture, bedding, holiday decorations, house wares, games, etc.
• Karen and Gary Kostenko have a rental home available. It is three bedroom and one and a half baths, located on Gee Street. Please pass the word. They can be reached at 789-2875.

Lesson Synopsis for this week:

• Sis. Pat Bingham taught the lesson this week from Chapter 2 of the Gospel Principles book entitled, “Our Heavenly Family”. We are ALL literal daughters (and sons) of God. We have the potential to develop His qualities and attributes. We had talents and gifts before we came to earth. We can bless others with these talents and gifts, and can be blessed by others through their talents and gifts. To become more like Heavenly Father, we get to experience life on earth. Trials allow us to better recognize and understand true joy.

Next week’s lesson:

• Teaching For Our Time: “More Diligent and Concerned at Home” by Elder David A. Bednar, Nov. 2009 Ensign, p. 17. Please read this talk at home or online and be prepared to participate in the discussion.

January 10, 2010

Good News:

• Tamara Criddle is excited to be able to visit with her daughter and new grandbaby in the near future.
• Mika Morford is going to Arizona and will get to visit with old friends.
• Kris Kearns is excited to get to keep her grandchildren while daughter Mika is away.
• Carleen Packham gets to attend her grand daughter's baptism is Oregon.
• Carol Stauffer is excited that her daughter Grace turns 14 on Monday.
• Caraleen Overson is happy she and her family made it home safely from Whitehorse.

Announcements:

The Adult Education Class for the winter Months will be the Pearl Of Great Price and that classes will start on January 14th 2010 at 7:30 PM on Thursday nights. If you have any questions please contact Elder and Sister Perrett.

Lesson Today:

Today's lesson was from the first chapter in our new Gospel Principles manual. It was entitled "Our Heavenly Father". We talked about all the many things that testify that there is a God, including the earth and her many beauties, the stars, our bodies, the Holy Ghost. God is "the Great Parent of the universe". He is truly our Father and he loves us. He is very patient, wise, loving, constant. We should strive to be like him. We can know God better by reading the scriptures, praying, and obeying his commandments. As we do these things, we will come to know God and eventually have eternal life.

January 3, 2010

Good News

• Sister Lowery shared that her mother in law is doing better.
  
• Sister Missionaries will be with us for another 6-weeks.
  
• Sister R. Dalton shared that it was beautiful out at the glacier.
• Sister M. Schlechter shared that her brother is leaving for the MTC.

Announcements

• Old Testament is the reading for this year.
• The newsletter will only go out once a month.
• If you don't have your manual for this year check with your visiting teachers.
• We received a thank you from Jenny Strickler.
• VT Reports due asap.

December 20, 2009

Good News

• Sister Kerns shared that it is Sister Nell's birthday today.
  
• Sister Morford is glad that her dance schools performance is DONE.
• Missionaries will be allowed to speak with family this coming Friday.
• Sister Overson is closing on a new house.

Announcements

• Remember that after the new year our start time is 1pm.
  

December 13, 2009

Good News

• Sister Dufresne is moving into a new apartment. (Bad news is she it is in the 3rd Ward)
• Sister Stauffer is happy her daughters are coming home.
• Sister Lowry's daughter is a seventeen.
• It is Sister Peak's Birthday.
• Sister Morford is glad that her dance schools performance is Saturday at 2pm... she is also glad that she will have a break for a few weeks after it.
• Sister Rosenbruch passed on good news for Sister Dalton - Wendy's eldest daughter will be home soon.

Announcements

• Manuals are available for next year, if they are not at the church your visiting teacher will be delivering them.
• Friday is the Ward Party, please be seated before 6:30pm.
• There will be a baptism for Dave Wilson on December 22nd.

Choir Announcements

• There is a Relief Society choir practice Thursday at 6:30pm at Sister Hamblin's house.
• Full choir practice Saturday at 11am in the Chapel (dress appropriately).
• Full choir practice prior to Church at 8am in the Chapel.