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.
