RS Announcements 5.30.2010

The Relief Society Pool Party is THIS Wednesday!
Be sure to come (whether you plan to swim or not) and socialize at this popular annual event. It starts at 6:30 pm at Erlynn Lansing's home: 8100 Spenceley Drive off River Road. Bring an item for the salad bar, if you can. There will be no nursery.

#28 Cans (empty ones) Are Needed by the Scouts.
Kathi Taylor is collecting the cans. Bring your cleaned cans to the Relief Society room throughout June and July (see needs them by August.

LDS Book Giveaway
Linda Gunn has a few LDS books to give away. They will be put in the Relief Society Room on a first come, first served basis for the next two weeks.

LDS Family Services
The combined RS/Priesthood meeting today discussed the services of LDS Family Services which is located in the same building at the Bishop Storehouse. They can provide help in a number of areas including: counseling and resources, marriage and parenting classes, adiction recovery programs, adoption services, and help for unplanned pregnancies. You can call them directly at 743-0727. You can reach the website via the Provident Living website of the church. A link is found at the side bar under "Helpful Links You Can Use Now!"

Be sure to read the Sister Spotlight of Mollee Kennedy from last week (see below -- or in the archived section).

RS Announcements 5.23.10

Sisters Needed for the Storehouse Assignment
We need 3 sisters each Tuesday in June (June 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29) for 1-1/2 hours to help clean the Storehouse. We don't need you to commit to every Tuesday -- whatever you can do would be a great help! Meet at the Storehouse at 10 am. Please email Lisa Pyron if you're interested at Lisapyron@gmail.com


Welcome Esther Church to Newsletter Coordinator
Esther has been called to coordinate and produce the newsletter each month which is created for sisters who are on mail lists or cannot access the blog. We welcome her to this Relief Society calling!


Sign-Up Available for Pool Party Food
Our annual Relief Society Pool Party is Wednesday, June 2nd at Erlynn Lansing's home (8100 Spenceley Place) at 6:30 pm. Bring your suit and swim! Sign-ups are going around for salad bar toppings.


Next Sunday Stake Presidency Member Will be at Our Ward
If you need your temple recommend renewed, please contact Erik Lunde (264-5869) or email at ealunde@verizon.net for an appointment with a member of the bishopric and the stake next Sunday.

RS Announcements May 9, 2010

Canning Event this Saturday
If you're interested in learning how to do some canning at the Cannery, this Saturday at 9 am has been set up for our ward. A few sisters have already signed up. If you're interested in going, please contact Karen Rich at devinandkarenrich@comcast.net


It's Pool Party Time! The Annual Glen Allen Summer Social is June 2nd.
Be sure to reserve this Wednesday date for the pool party at the Lansing home....and remember to bring your swimsuit! More information to come as to what food to bring.


Stake Quilting Day Service Event in June
See the Save the Date section for more info on this upcoming Stake Event.

If You Have a Child in Primary...

and would like to stay "in the know" about all things going on with primary please send your email address to Shannon Garofalo at shannonlee_8@yahoo.com

A Woman of Good Works / Visiting Teaching Workshop

By Lisa Pyron and Karen Rich

Rebekah was a remarkable example of courage and willing service. When Abraham's servent met her at the well and asked for a drink of water, she not only obliged, but also offered water to his ten camels. Watering ten camels using a pitcher is a lot of work! Yet she willingly offered her service! We can emulate Rebekah's example of courage, faith, and good works by serving diligently in our callings as visiting teachers. This includes serving without being asked and without hesitation (why may require some of us to overcome fears). Let us be the ones to say simply "I will go."

At baptism, we covenanted to bear one another's burdens (Mosiah 18:8-9.) We became disciples of Jesus Christ. Because we follow the example and teachings of Jesus Christ, we value this sacred assignment, (visiting teaching) to love, know, serve, understand, teach, and minister in His behalf.

Heavenly Father wants to care for each of his daughters. We need to love as he did and do the things he would do to the sister we visit teach. We can pray for the sister and use the Holy Ghost to receive inspiration on how to teach and minister (serve, love) the sister.

Visiting teaching is a way of life. We should "never suppress a generous thought" (Camilla Kimball). We can know with certainty that our Father in Heaven knows us personally because He sends us to be His hands and heart to those in need. If a sister has a need, Heavenly Father does not pluck out of nowhere sisters to answer an alarm at a home they do not know. He is prepared - He will send sisters who understand their charge as visiting teachers. We need to work together with our companions to find an inspired way to watch over the sisters. Maybe it's one visiting and the other doing something else.

President Hinckley promised, "I honestly believe that visiting teachers will taste the sweet and wonderful feeling which comes of being an instrument in the hands of the Lord...visiting teaching is a very serious responsibility...but it is not a heavy burden -- it just take a little more faith. It is worthy of our very best effort. "

Please take time to watch the following two videos on visiting teaching:

http://www.lds.org/pa/rs/home/rsvideo.html?xml=rsvideo_8776c.xml

This video on YouTube has a variety of "scenarios" of the different kinds of visiting teacher we don't want to be --with a dose of humor!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkG1W0GeF_c

RS Announcements Week of 4.25.10

Last Week to Do Your April Visiting Teaching
If you haven't contacted the sisters that you visit, please do so this week. If schedules don't allow for you to get together in person, please be sure to at least call and visit over the phone so your visiting teaching sister knows that you care!

Fast Sunday Next Week
In addition to Fast Sunday, we'll be holding the Visiting Teaching Conference for ALL sisters during the 3rd hour. All sisters in the auxillaries will have their callings covered by the priesthood and all sisters are invited to the Chapel for this special meeting.

Young Women Camp Fundraiser
Be sure to order your homemade caramels for Mother's Day. The Young Women are doing a fundraiser for Girls Camp. Each bag is $8. Please contact Lisa Mullins at jodymullins1@aol.com or Heidi Maxfield at Heidimaxfield@hotmail.com if you'd like to order. Cut-off date is coming up soon!


Be sure to check out our newest Spotlight Sister below: Heidi Maxfield.

RS Announcements Week of 4.18.10

Ward Relief Society Presidency Released; New Presidency Called
In Sacrament meeting yesterday, the current ward RS presidency was released from their callings: Robin McLean as President, Karen Rich as 1st Counselor and Carol Caddell as 2nd Counselor. Hands were raised in unison thanking these sisters for their dedication and service to our ward and our sisters.

Sustained as the new Relief Society Presidency for the Glen Allen ward was Lisa Pyron as President, Karen Rich as 1st Counselor and Amy Ladle as 2nd Counselor.

On behalf of all the sisters in Relief Society we want to say a big "thank you" to Robin and her counselors for the many hours of dedicated service and expressions of love they shared with the sisters. At the same time we welcome Lisa and Amy to their new positions and join with Karen in a new presidency. We wish them the best and extend our love and prayers that they will be lead by the Spirit in all they do.



Janice Keene Funeral Arrangements

Sister Janice Keene passed away on Saturday, April 17th. Visitation will be Monday, April 19th at Bliley's Funeral Home, 8510 Staples Mill Road from 6 to 8 pm.

Funeral Service will also be at Bliley's, but on Tuesday, April 20th at 10 am. Dedication of the grave will be at Signal Hill Memorial Park, 12360 Hanover Courthouse Road, Hanover, VA.

The luncheon will be held at the Monument Building. If you've volunteered to bring food for the family luncheon, please bring it by the building between 11 am and noon. If you need to drop it off before 11 am, please bring it to the home of Lisa Pyron or Robin McLean. Thank you in advance to everyone who has agreed to help.

Glen Allen Young Women Camp Fundraiser
Please look at the post below from last week about the homemade carmels the Young Women are making as a fundraiser and how to order them for Mother's Day.

RS Announcements Week of 4.12.10

Young Women Raising Money for Girls Camp
Once again, the Young Women will be raising money for Girl's Camp by selling Carmels for Mother's Day. A bag is only $8 and will be ready in time for Mother's Day gift giving. They are taking orders now, so contact Lisa Mullins at jodymullins1@aol.com or Heidi Maxfield at heidimaxfield@hotmail.com if you are interested.

Be Sure to Check Out the Save the Date Section
From the book club and the free concert this Thursday to the special Visiting Teaching Conference and Tri-Stake Dance coming up and more, there are plenty of things to do -- so put them on your calendar and let folks you visit teach know about them.

Conference Sessions are Now Available
Be sure to visit http://www.lds.org/ to read, watch of listen to conference sessions that you missed --or that you want to hear again. And while you're at it, comment on this blog posting and let everyone know your favorite talk(s).

And don't forget to read Saturday's posting
April's Presidency Message is now posted and below that is the cutest picture from our newest member, baby Addie Young.

Have a great week!

April Theme: Come Take Your Place as A Woman of Knowledge

By Robin McLean

"Seek ye diligently," said the Lord, "and teach one another words of wisdom; year, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith" (D&C 88:118)

We begin to learn from the moment we are born, and should never stop. Sister Camilla Kimball, wife to President Spencer W. Kimball, set an example of continued learning. She enrolled in one or two college classes each year, even when she was in her seventies. Sister Kimball said, "Learning means keeping the mind open to all kinds of experiences."

Whatever our situation in life, we can seek light and truth for ourselves and others. In "Providing in the Lords Way", we read, "When we have knowledge and wisdom, we are able to discern truth from error and make better choices. We are better able to understand God and our fellowmen, and we have a deeper love for them...To become self-reliant, we should:

*Improve our ability to read, write, and do basic mathematics.
*Study the scriptures and other good books.
*Learn to communicate effectively with others.
*Take advantage of opportunities to gain more knowledge.

To further our study of women of the Old Testmanet, we read of Deborah in the book of Judges. Deborah was chosen by the elders in her tribe to dispense justice beneath her palm tree headquarters in the hill-country of Ephraim, she was a charismatic leader, a judge, a prophetess, called by the Lord to deliver the northern Israelite tribes from Canaanite tyranny.

Although women didn't hold the priesthood and did not have equal authority with the prophets, prophetesses inspired women with strong testimonies called upon by the Lord to perform various tasks - did not seem unusual in ancient Israel. Deborah followed the pattern of other Old Testament women in recognizing and heeding the word of the Lord, and acting accordingly. She acted with honesty, integrity, courage, obedience and wisdom. She judged her people righteously; heard and acted upon what the Lord told her to do; and she accompanied the Israelite army in victory over the Canaanite power.

Deborah had wisdom, which is the proper application of true knowledge. Not all knowledge has the same worth. The most important knowledge for us to have is the saving knowledge of the gospel and of Jesus Christ. Can you ever be truly educated if you can't answer these questions: Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where can I go in the next life? And the most important question...What think ye of Christ? The world cannot teach us these things.

Read about Deborah in the book of Judges: in chapter 4 there is a narrative of the war; in chapter 5, the Sond of Deborah, which is a hymn of praise written after the victory. My favorite erse is Judges 5:7, when the word of the Lord came to deborah, the Old Testament says, "I Deborah arose."

We are told to seek "out of the best books words of wisdom." Such books must include the scriptures. We cannot know God and Jesus without studying about them and then, like Deborah, we will be prepared to arise in knowledge and wisdom to act what we know to be true.

Welcome Adelaide Olivia Young!

We are happy to announce that Jimmy and Katie Young had their baby girl on Sunday, March 28th. Her name is Adelaide Olivia Young and she weight 7 lbs and 14 oz. Everyone is doing well!

Send Katie your best wishes at katieyoung.ky@gmail.com.

RS Announcements 3.28.10

General Conference is Saturday and Easter Sunday

It's time for the Semi-Annual General Conference and the opportunity to hear from our prophet, President Monson and the General Authorities. Be sure to tune in via:

1) In person at the Monument building where satellite feed is available.

2) On Comcast Channel 95 and on Verizon Fios, BYU Channel is 290

3) On the BYU TV channel (if you have Direct TV)

4) or over the Internet

Plan to be spiritually fed!

Regular meetings resume the following Sunday at our Monument Building 4/11.

RS Announcements Week of 3.21.10

This Coming Sunday's Lesson
We return to our regular schedule this coming Sunday, March 28. The Relief Society lesson will be centered on the Conference talk by President Monson entitled: School Thy Feelings, Oh My Brother and will be taught by Amy Ladle. Please take the opportunity to read the talk in advance so you can be better prepared -- and pick up additional spiritual insights.

Visiting Teaching Conference Coming in May
More information to come as to date and place. In the meantime, if you haven't seen your visiting teach-ees for March, make your appointments this week!

RS Announcements Week of 3.14.2010

Hello!

Not too much new going on this week. Please remember that this coming weekend is Stake Conference. If you visit teach a sister who doesn't have access to the internet or doesn't visit the blog, please call her and let her know that our schedule changes slightly this Sunday (and the Saturday night adult session).

Thanks again to everyone who attended the Enrichment meeting last week -- and all the many hands who worked diligently to pull off a great evening!

Have a good week!

RS Announcements Week of 3.7.2010

Enrichment Meeting This Week - Wed. 3/10, 7 PM
Come celebrate Relief Society's Birthday! A nursery will be provided.

Opening Speaker: Tish Heflebower with Finance 101
If you have a credit card debt of $2,000 and pay only the minimum payment each month, with an average interest rate of 14%, how long will it take you to pay it off? Come and find out!

Second -- Choose One of the Following:

One Minute Testimony by Margie Harmon
Have you ever wished you had your thoughts together when that friend ask you what the church believes or what sets your faith apart but you missed the moment? Come learn how to be prepared with your one-minute testimony.

OR

Dry Pack Canning Demo --How hard is it to can wheat? Come find out how easy it is!

We'll finish with a Service Project and Refreshments!
File Folder Game -- can you make a difference in 30 minutes! Come prove that you can.

We need sisters to bring markers, crayons or colored pencils and scissors to help with the service project.


Baby Rowland is Born!
Congratulations to Jaime and Andy Rowland who are parents to a new baby boy: Chase Wells born Thursday, March 4th at 9 lbs, 7 oz.. Everyone is doing well!


Next Sunday, Guest Teacher: Peggy Sculthorpe
Peggy will be teaching from two lessons: #3 and #4 from Gospel Principles. You'll find links to both chapters on the side bar in the Links You Can Use Now section. Be sure to read the lessons and come prepared to class You'll get more out of it if you do!

Please Change Robin's Email Address
If you haven't already done so, please update your address box with a new email address for Robin: it's robinhmclean@gmail.com Please discard the hotmail address. She can no longer access the hotmail address.

Walton Feed Order This Week
If you're interested in participating in this order for food storage items, please contact Helen Poore.

RS Announcements 2.28.2010

What a beautiful day! Let's hope the sun decides to stay around....I still have piles of snow on the north side of my house that haven't melted yet!

The bishopric asks that the sisters become familiar with:
Provident Living website: www.providentliving.org
and all the resources available here.

Thank YOU! to everyone who helped with Molly Tressler's Funeral. The Relief Society Presidency would like to thank everyone for their assistance in the Tressler funeral this past week. Lots of great foot was brought to the family and the luncheon thereafter.

Thank YOU! to the sisters who helped with the Storehouse Assignment. Several sisters gave time to meet our extensive storehouse assignment -- either by helping or providing transportation/or childcare services. Thank you for giving of yourselves so others could benefit...you went beyond the call of duty!

Wed., March 10, 7 pm at Monument: March Enrichment Meeting This evening will be a series of hands-on activites including Family Finance 101, One Minute Testimony, Dry Pack Canning Demo, Service Project and of course, dessert! A nursery will be provided. So come and celebrate the Relief Society's Birthday with your RS Sisters!

Several of our sisters are moving in March! Stacie Orvin, Talia Terry, Amanda Cracroft all moving away from the area for new jobs. We have enjoyed them in the ward and will miss them!!

Great Missionary Opportunity! Saints United Choir Directed by Gladys Knight. Coming on Friday, March 19th, this Grammy-Award winning choir will hold an uplifting fireside at the Bailey's Bridge Stake Center. Two sessions: 5:30 pm and 8:15 pm. This is a missionary opportunity and is a ticket-only event. Tickets are free, but you'll need to bring a non-member or less-active member to attend the event. Members are encouraged to bring friends from all cultures as the music focus is multi-cultural. Contact Bryce Fawcett at bryce.fawcett@gmail.com to sign-up for tickets. This event will attract hundreds so be sure to carpool and come early; while a ticket gets you in the door, it does not guarantee a specific seat location. Missionary referrals come out of this event and will be followed up on with a call, a visit material and DVD's relevant to the event.


Blacks in the Scriptures Fireside with Marvin Perkins.
Friday, March 26, 7 - 9 pm, Pump Road Stake Center. A member of 21 years, Elder Perkins will review the scriptures and dissolvve myths and misunderstanding amongst Latter-day Saints and visitors on race and its place within the scriptures, the Church, and Church history. No tickets required. Open to the public.
Saturday, March 27, Noon- 3pm, Luncheon - Meet Marvin Perkins. Free luncheon. Everyone invited. Held at the Oak Grove Branch building at 2223 Keswick Avenue, Richmond, 23224

Tri-Stake Event This Weekend is Cancelled

Please note that Sherri Dew will be unable to make it to Virginia for the event this weekend, so the Tri-Stake Conference has been cancelled. They will be no Tri-Stake meeting this Saturday, 3/27. Please let the sisters that you visit teach know.

Funeral Arrangements for Molly Tressler

Molly Tressler, daughter of Peggy Tressler, passed away Saturday night. The viewing is being held at the Woody Funeral Home on Parham this Wednesday, February 24, from 6 to 8 pm. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, Febraury 25th at 11 am at the Monument Building Chapel. The dedication of the grave will be following the funeral and is for family only.

Thank you to everyone who has offered to help with food. You will be contacted tonight or tomorrow.