Tami Banks - 8th
Rachel Berger - 28th
Beverly Huttinger - 19th
Margaret Jewell - 11th
Shelly Johnson - 30th
Barbara Mayfield - 17th
Mary Puzycki - 29th
Tina Watson - 18th
Monday, June 7, 2010
JUNE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please join us for our annual Pool Party at Kathy Berger's house - Wednesday, the 9th at 6:30 pm. Bring a refreshment to share. Hope to see you there!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
On-going Service
Congratulations to Sister Onines for all her hard work collecting dresses and clothing to donate to St. Joseph's Community of Christ Catholic Church who will be taking items to disaster victims in Haiti. Over 185 dresses have been made so far, and 96 T-shirts collected!
Check for upcoming articles on this, the Day of Service and other upcoming service projects on my Examiner webpage:
May Activities
Relief Society Meeting:
“Come Trim Your Lamps”, Wed., May 12th @ 7:00 pm. Refreshments and childcare provided.
Other Activities:
Gardening Workshop, Friday, May 21st, 2010 6:30-8:30 pm at the Nemo Community Garden. 282 Nemo Circle, Palm Bay (held in the cultural hall at the church if it rain).
Other Announcements:
Please take a moment to visit the Day of Service website. (Don't forget to rate the page while you're there! I'm sure you'll recognize Dr. Fields as well as President Rivoli in the photo. :))
VISITING TEACHING MESSAGE
April was General Conference – so no Visiting Teaching Message this month. Prayerfully consider which conference talk to share with the sisters you visit! Here's one of my favorites...
(From Sister Beck's talk)
“A good woman knows that she does not have enough time, energy, or opportunity to take care of all of the people or do all of the worthy things her heart yearns to do. Life is not calm for most women, and each day seems to require the accomplishment of a million things, most of which are important. A good woman must constantly resist alluring and deceptive messages from many sources telling her that she is entitled to more time away from her responsibilities and that she deserves a life of greater ease and independence. But with personal revelation, she can prioritize correctly and navigate this life confidently.
Revelation can come hour by hour and moment by moment as we do the right things. When women nurture as Christ nurtured, a power and peace can descend to guide when help is needed.”
Friday, March 19, 2010
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
A very Happy Birthday to the following sisters:
Sandy Brown 3/23
Lisa Draper 3/11
Diana Eldridge 3/05
Cassandra Frey 3/22
Selinda Hedrick 3/27
Marilyn Liscom 3/23
Jessica Strauss 3/12
Karen Strauss 3/20
Rosalie Villareal 3/05
FEATURED POEM
The Moment
By: Karen R. Allan
In the stillness of this moment, despite your many fears
Will you choose to forge ahead through your vale of tears?
It may seem as though your life is a lesson in endurance,
But have you noticed, in your pain, the sweetness of assurance?
Perhaps it is this moment that decides how you face the past.
Do you carry it as an anvil or let go of it at last?
Will it be your sorrows and heartaches that define you?
Or in this moment, do you choose, to let your pain refine you?
Do you spend the time upon your knees recounting your ordeals?
Or counting blessings while you’re there, from the one who heals?
In the lonely moments when your burdens are not light,
Can you hear the whispered truth that all will turn out right?
Will you choose to feel sorry that He’s asked so much of you?
Or will you learn to rise above and help others struggling too?
And if at times those moments, seem too much to bear
Will you choose to humbly bow and feel His Spirit there?
Or if this moment swells with fear and pain and grief,
Will you remember Him who knelt alone, waiting for relief?
It may seem as though the heartache will stretch out to the last
But your suffering is but a moment…and it too shall pass.
By: Karen R. Allan
In the stillness of this moment, despite your many fears
Will you choose to forge ahead through your vale of tears?
It may seem as though your life is a lesson in endurance,
But have you noticed, in your pain, the sweetness of assurance?
Perhaps it is this moment that decides how you face the past.
Do you carry it as an anvil or let go of it at last?
Will it be your sorrows and heartaches that define you?
Or in this moment, do you choose, to let your pain refine you?
Do you spend the time upon your knees recounting your ordeals?
Or counting blessings while you’re there, from the one who heals?
In the lonely moments when your burdens are not light,
Can you hear the whispered truth that all will turn out right?
Will you choose to feel sorry that He’s asked so much of you?
Or will you learn to rise above and help others struggling too?
And if at times those moments, seem too much to bear
Will you choose to humbly bow and feel His Spirit there?
Or if this moment swells with fear and pain and grief,
Will you remember Him who knelt alone, waiting for relief?
It may seem as though the heartache will stretch out to the last
But your suffering is but a moment…and it too shall pass.
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
We wish the following sisters a very Happy Birthday!
Melody Burgess 4/08
Tanya Butt 4/26
Sarah Markos 4/19
Linda Mazzara 4/26
Cindy Moeller 4/25
Evelyn Murray 4/11
VISITING TEACHING MESSAGE
Strengthening Faith in God the Father and Jesus Christ through Personal Scripture Study
“… Every woman can be a gospel doctrine instructor in her home, and every sister in the Church needs gospel knowledge as a leader and teacher. If you have not already developed the habit of daily scripture study, start now and keep studying in order to be prepared for your responsibilities in this life and in the eternities.”1
Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president.
“A study of the scriptures will help our testimonies and the testimonies of our family members. Our children today are growing up surrounded by voices urging them to abandon that which is right and to pursue, instead, the pleasures of the world. Unless they have a firm foundation in the gospel of Jesus Christ, a testimony of the truth, and a determination to live righteously, they are susceptible to these influences. It is our responsibility to fortify and protect them.”2
President Thomas S. Monson.
“We want our sisters to be scholars of the scriptures. … You need an acquaintanceship with his eternal truths for your own well being, and for the purposes of teaching your own children and all others who come within your influence.”3
“We want our homes to be blessed with sister scriptorians—whether you are single or married, young or old, widowed or living in a family. … Become scholars of the scriptures—not to put others down, but to lift them up!”4
President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985).
“… Every woman can be a gospel doctrine instructor in her home, and every sister in the Church needs gospel knowledge as a leader and teacher. If you have not already developed the habit of daily scripture study, start now and keep studying in order to be prepared for your responsibilities in this life and in the eternities.”1
Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president.
“A study of the scriptures will help our testimonies and the testimonies of our family members. Our children today are growing up surrounded by voices urging them to abandon that which is right and to pursue, instead, the pleasures of the world. Unless they have a firm foundation in the gospel of Jesus Christ, a testimony of the truth, and a determination to live righteously, they are susceptible to these influences. It is our responsibility to fortify and protect them.”2
President Thomas S. Monson.
“We want our sisters to be scholars of the scriptures. … You need an acquaintanceship with his eternal truths for your own well being, and for the purposes of teaching your own children and all others who come within your influence.”3
“We want our homes to be blessed with sister scriptorians—whether you are single or married, young or old, widowed or living in a family. … Become scholars of the scriptures—not to put others down, but to lift them up!”4
President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985).
APRIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 3rd & 4th - General Conference, no regular meetings at the Ward.
April 9th & 10th - Mother/Daughter campout with an open invitation to all Ward members. Please sign up!
April 6th - Relief Society/Young Women combined service project: making dresses for children in Haiti.
Please invite all friends, neighbors, etc. to help out. We need cutters, sewers, pressers or those to just donate fabric (2 yards).
We will be meeting at the church in the Cultural Hall at 6:30 pm.
April 24th - "Day of Service" regional service project. We will be helping to clear a lot in Palm Bay for a community garden.
Sign up with Brother Craig Moeller.
Monday, January 4, 2010
January Birthdays
Valerie Chapman 10th
Linda Holmes 3rd
Rebekah Jarvis 10th
Sarah Kline 17th
Paula Rivoli 10th
Krissie Smith 20th
Helena Sudol 15th
Jill Terry 17th
Wishing all our Relief Society Sisters a Happy Birthday this month!
Linda Holmes 3rd
Rebekah Jarvis 10th
Sarah Kline 17th
Paula Rivoli 10th
Krissie Smith 20th
Helena Sudol 15th
Jill Terry 17th
Wishing all our Relief Society Sisters a Happy Birthday this month!
January Visiting Teaching Message
“Becoming Self-Reliant,” Ensign, Jan 2010, 9
Teach these scriptures and quotations or, if needed, another principle that will bless the sisters you visit. Bear testimony of the doctrine. Invite those you visit to share what they have felt and learned.
What Is Self-Reliance?
“‘Self-reliance means using all of our blessings from Heavenly Father to care for ourselves and our families and to find solutions for our own problems.’ Each of us has a responsibility to try to avoid problems before they happen and to learn to overcome challenges when they occur. …
“How do we become self-reliant? We become self-reliant through obtaining sufficient knowledge, education, and literacy; by managing money and resources wisely, being spiritually strong, preparing for emergencies and eventualities; and by having physical health and social and emotional well-being.”1
Julie B. Beck, Relief Society general president.
January Activities
January Book Club meets at Tanya Butt's home, Saturday, the 16th at 12:00 pm.
We are reading The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher.
Stake Conference will be held January 30-31st at the Stake Center.
Visiting Teaching Interviews will be held at the Church from 7:00 - 8:00pm the first three Wednesdays of the month. No appointment necessary!
We are reading The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher.
Stake Conference will be held January 30-31st at the Stake Center.
Visiting Teaching Interviews will be held at the Church from 7:00 - 8:00pm the first three Wednesdays of the month. No appointment necessary!
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