Additional Announcements April 8th, 2013

Sisters,

We ask that you keep the Ebbs family in your prayers, as Yvonne passed away on Saturday. She was a joy to have in our Relief Society, and will be deeply missed. Her funeral will be Friday, April 12th. There will be a viewing from noon to 12:45, with services beginning at 1:00 pm. 

To those of you who knew Helen Rentz, we are sad to announce that she passed away last week. There will be a funeral for her Saturday, April 13th at 10:00 am at the Cottage Grove church building (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/deseretnews/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=164039293#fbLoggedOut). 

We are happy to announce that this Saturday, April 13th there will be a baptism for Lexie Knight at 6:00 pm! :) 

There are two sisters in the Periwinkle branch, Maria Luisa Soto and Alicia Valladares, that are available for house cleaning work Monday through Friday (some Saturdays depending on need). If you are interested comment on this post, and I will send you Alicia's phone number for more information.

Love,

The Snow Peak Relief Society Presidency

A Royal Birthday Dinner

Our annual Relief Society Birthday Dinner was held on Saturday, March 16th, 2013.

Tonya Adams put together an amazing program based off of Jenny Phillip’s book, “Beautiful” for our Relief Society Birthday Dinner. 

Everyone received an elegant scroll invitation to this special event. 

Around fourty-five young women and relief society sisters arrived to find the cultural hall decorated with a castle and filled formal dinner tables. 

The tables were decorated with floral centerpieces, faux candles, and sprinkled with miniature golden keys. 

A delicious dinner of gourmet chicken with sauce, roasted vegetables, baked potatoes, and rolls was served. And of course there was cake for dessert. 

Priesthood holders (including the Bishop, Brother Lamb, Brother Adams, Tucker Adams, Kaleb VanGorkum, and Andrew Brown) did all the serving and clean-up, including washing all the dishes. They did it all with nary a complaint and looking very dapper in their suits and ties. 

During the program, Tonya Adams read the story as a slideshow displayed pictures from the book. Throughout the program there were great musical performances by Judy Probert, Stacy McAllister, Britany Rodriguez, and Britny Chandler. Bishop Weber introduced the program and gave a closing narration, along with his own remarks. 

The sisters learned that true beauty comes from within, when we strive for the attributes of charity. 

Handmade bookmarks were given out as favors to remember the evening. 

A special thanks to: 
Deveney Herb for making the beautiful centerpieces and corsages for the singers.
Cynthia Jackson for running the slideshow and music, and helping to make the bookmarks. 
Brother and Sister Vogel from Pioneer ward for babysitting six of our ward’s children that night. 
All the set-up helpers, cooks, and everyone else who helped make the activity a success. 
And of course, Sister Adams for all the hard work she put into this special evening! 

Visiting Teaching Message & Announcements April 2nd, 2013

Happy April! Hopefully everyone had a wonderful Easter, and you are enjoying the beautiful weather we've been blessed with lately.

Here is the April Visiting Teaching Message. (Click the link)

If you would like a copy of the April Newsletter (Sister to Sister), please leave a comment or let Sister Cox know. She will email you the newsletter. Since this blog is public, it is important to keep exposure of personal contact information to a minimum. 

ATTENTION: The Enrichment Committee Meeting has been MOVED to Tuesday, April 9th. Hopefully if you are on one of the committees you have already been informed.

Additional announcements (including some not in the newsletter!):

The DI pod will be in town from April 9th through April 30th. 

There will be a Missionary Welcome Home Open House for Lindsey Nelson at the Nelson Home on Sunday, April 14th, 4:00-6:00 pm. 

Please keep Sister Ebbs in your thoughts and prayers. She is having surgery this week. 

Enrichment will be Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00 pm. We will be introducing the various new Enrichment Groups! There will be groups for sewing, cooking, crafts, personal wellness, and compassionate service. Come learn about each of the groups and how you can participate in them! And of course, don't forget to invite those you visit teach! :)

Next weekend (April 6th & 7th) is General Conference.

There will be a ward temple trip on April 20th.

The TriWard exchange will be on April 26th & 27th.

This month's Emergency Preparedness Meeting will be on April 25th.

There will be a Youth Temple Trip April 27th.

*~*For more information about each event, see the calendar*~*