Enrichment May 2013: Haircutting and Beauty Tips!

This Enrichment was a blast!

Sister Cox gave a quick lesson on the importance of proper self-management and trying to look your best. Here and Here and Here are some references from the lesson for further reading.

Sister Rodriquez blew us away with her barbering skills and vast knowledge of all things hair. She showed us how to do a boy's cut on the handsome Noah Kingsley.

Sorry Britany, I wanted to get a picture of you not in mid-sentence, but my camera was a failure and this is all I got. You always look good, though! ;)

Sister Rodriguez broke everything down and explained the techniques so well, it looked easy! 

She also showed how to do a trim with layers and bangs on the lovely Ashlyn Kingsley. 

We also got some great makeup tips from Sister Chandler. She showed how we can look our best in the least amount of time each morning. 

Sister Beydler shared with us some easy DIY recipes for natural beauty products made with ingredients you probably already have at home. 

All-in-all it was a really fun and informative activity. I didn't want it to end!

Cooking Enrichment Group: May 16th, 2013

The first Enrichment Group Meeting for the Cooking Group was a huge success!

Sister Baguley taught how to make a simple chicken recipe:

Mmm! Look at it sizzle!

To make the chicken, use boneless skinless chicken breasts (get them on sale and freeze them until you need them, or buy a whole chicken and cut it yourself to save money). 

Use a meat tenderizer and pound those suckers to a pulp. Okay, not quite to a pulp. Get them nice and tender, though. They should be pretty flat when you're done.

Marinate the breasts in milk for a couple of hours or overnight. In the fridge, of course. 

Make a mixture of commercial breadcrumb style coating (like shake 'n bake- Olivia likes to use the kind with Italian seasoning already mixed in) and grated parmesan cheese. The amounts of each depend on your preference. Coat the marinated chicken in the cheesy crumb mixture.

Melt a half a stick of butter (or so) in a frying pan on medium heat. Fry the chicken for a couple of minutes on each side, until cooked through. Voila! Delicious, easy chicken that kids and adults alike will love!

Eager to get their eatin' on!

Olivia also showed us how to make broth from the leftover chicken parts and other ingredients. She even made a roast for us using it. 

Serve yourself up some yummy parmesan chicken and roast, with gravy and a side of salad, and you have one tasty meal! Don't forget to wash it down with some lemonade. ;)

A group of well-fed ladies!

Now, I know Olivia (and others) gave some great cooking tips that I have forgotten about, so PLEASE, leave a comment if I left anything out! I was relying on the videos that I took, but unfortunately my new camera was a dud, so I lost all of them. So forgive me if I missed something crucial, and please help me fill in the gaps. :)


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The TENTATIVE plan for the next Cooking Group meeting:

Thursday, August 1st at 6:00pm
Cynthia Jackson will be teaching us how to make "Kraut Burgers", an oft requested recipes of hers, at her home. 
We will provide more information as the meeting approaches. 

A Very Merry Mother's Day

The Priesthood holders of Snow Peak ward really outdid themselves this year! They put on a special formal dinner in honor of each of the sisters in our ward. They did all the cooking, serving, setup, cleanup, and entertainment themselves. They even managed to keep the whole thing a surprise until the invitations were out! 

Handsome Young Men in suits at your service!

A delicious chicken dinner was served. 

Elder Asay and Brother Probert performed together playing the violin and singing, respectively.

You can never go wrong with a chocolate fountain!

A special THANK YOU for all the the men and young men who worked hard putting this event together for the women of our ward. We feel so loved!

On Sunday, all the sisters (including the young women) were invited to Relief Society. We enjoyed delicious refreshments provided by the Relief Society Presidency, a great lesson from Sister Jackson, and heartwarming thoughts about mothers shared by all.

The delicious dip Sister Scofield made is just 8 oz of cream cheese whipped together with a small container of marshmallow cream. Voila!

Announcements May 20th, 2013

Hi Sisters!

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Enrichment night is TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 21st at 7:00 pm. Come learn how to do some basic hair cutting and styling from Britany Rodriguez! (Including kids cuts, bangs, etc!) Plus, tips on how to save time and money on your hair and makeup from Britny Chandler and Andrea Beydler! Bring a favorite healthy snack to share, and don't forget to invite those you visit teach!

Don't forget about COMPASSIONATE SERVICE HOUR!!
We forgot to remind everyone on Sunday, but please do try to come to Compassionate Service Hour Tomorrow, Tuesday May 21st at 6:00 pm. 
[Mosiah 2:17]

If you are interested in a temple dress (size M), contact Sister Adams.

This month's Emergency Preparedness Meeting is this Thursday, May 23rd at 7:00 pm. Do you know what to do before, during, and immediately after a disaster? Come to the meeting to find out!

Primary:
There will be a Teacher's Meeting June 9th at 6:30 pm at Sister Hugie's home. 

Stake Relief Society Announcements:
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Relief Society Sisters and Laurels! 

Please come to the Stake Relief Society Celebration of Service on June 29 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Stake Center.  The purpose of this Celebration is for everyone to bring a member of the community to the Church whom we have been serving. All of us do some kind of service either as individuals or groups. It’s time to celebrate with our neighbors! Some people might bring a representative from a food bank, or a representative from an organization, or a representative from a school in which they volunteer, or a neighbor they have built fences with, etc. It's just a way to celebrate what we all do and invite a member of the community to come to the Church and celebrate with us. We are encouraging people to be liberal in their thinking of service.

Since we have no way of knowing how many will attend, we are asking people to bring a dessert or a side dish to share. If you can't think of a person to bring from the community please bring yourself! This is a celebration!!! 

If you need childcare, we need to know, as soon as possible, so we can provide appropriate supervision. Please tell your Relief Society President how many children you will be bringing.

The Stake Relief Society Presidency
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Love,

The Snow Peak Relief Society Presidency

Enrichment Groups and Compassionate Service Hour!

Enrichment Night in April was dedicated to the kick off of the "Enrichment Groups", as well as Compassionate Service Hour.


First, Compassionate Service Hour:
Those who are able are encouraged to come an hour early to the monthly (regular) Enrichment meetings. This hour will be spent working on service projects led by Sister Deveney Herb.


Now, the Enrichment Groups:
As of right now, there are four groups: Cooking, Sewing, Crafting, and Personal Wellness.

The purpose of the April's Enrichment night to was to inform everyone about the different groups, and allow them to "sign-up" to be a part of any (or all) they would like to join. If you missed Enrichment night in April, don't worry! You can still be a part of any (or all) group(s).

The groups are meant to be separate from "official" Relief Society activities. Each group is run solely by the members of the group (as opposed to being led by the Relief Society Presidency). This includes deciding when, where, and how often to meet. It also means the group must cover all of its own expenses (no money from the Relief Society budget will go towards any of these groups).

In an effort to help get the groups up and running, the Relief Society Presidency has decided to spearhead the first meetings of the cooking, sewing, and crafting groups. The first cooking group meeting will be in May, taught by Sister Baguley. The first sewing group meeting will be taught in June by Sister Scofield. In July Sister Kingsley will lead the first crafting group meeting.
This doesn't mean that the groups have to follow this meeting schedule. The members of each group should decide together what meeting schedule is best for them (monthly, weekly, etc).
After the afore mentioned first meetings of each group, the group members are expected to plan all successive group meetings on their own.

Enrichment Group meetings are not "mandatory". Even if you "join" a group, you don't have to go to every meeting. Similarly, you are welcome to attend meetings from groups you didn't originally join. That being said, we encourage as many sisters as possible, of ALL levels of experience to attend the various group meetings (This is especially true for the sewing group, which the Stake Relief Society Presidency has asked us to make a priority). We need sisters to teach, and sisters to be taught! So please, don't decide not to come because you are already an expert on the subject. Likewise, please don't decide not to come because you don't think you know enough about the subject. We are all in this together! :)


More information about each group:

Cooking:
Group members are encouraged to take turns sharing different recipes, cooking techniques, canning tips, etc at each meeting. Group members should donate a small amount to whoever is teaching at each meeting to cover the cost of food, since the group activities aren't funded by the Relief Society budget. Recipes should be recorded and shared. Photos are great, too!

Sewing:
The Stake has encouraged us to place special emphasis on learning how to sew. Those who are experienced seamstresses are asked to please help teach those who do not know how to sew. Those who have their own sewing machine should bring it to the meetings (unless otherwise informed). We hope everyone can learn basic hand sewing, mending, hemming, pattern reading, machine sewing, project completion, etc. Group members are expected to supply all their own materials. Photos of projects and activities are encouraged.

Crafting:
This includes everything under the sun! From scrapbooking to knitting to woodcarving. Group members can participate in a planned craft for the whole group, or use the time to work on personal projects with good company. Like the sewing group, members should bring all their own materials. And of course, be sure to take photos and keep some crafts for "show and tell"!

Personal Wellness:
This group is all about becoming fit and well in all aspects of life: physical, mental, spiritual, etc.
Of course, exercising and eating healthy will be a major theme. This group is encouraged to meet at least weekly to do some form of exercise together. Supplemental meetings for other topics of personal wellness would be excellent as well. Group members should support and encourage one another in meeting goals and developing healthy habits. Individuals in this group may want to create personal progress charts to help keep track of her progress and activities. And yes, photos are a must as well! :)


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Enrichment Group resources and tips:

Below are some ideas to help in organizing your groups. They are by all means not required, simply recommended. Use these suggestions a much or as little as your group sees fit. 

1. Use a template to plan the details for the next meeting ahead of time. It might be a good idea to make it the first item of business at each meeting to plan the next meeting. Some key information might include:


Enrichment Group Name: (ex. Cooking)

Today's Date:

Next Activity Date: (ex. 5/16/13)

Next Activity Time: (ex. 6:30pm)

Next Activity Location: (ex. Sister Baguley's home)

Group Member in Charge of Next Activity: (ex. Sister Scofield)

Teacher of Next Activity: (ex. Sister Baguley)

Description of Next Activity: (ex. Learning an easy chicken recipe)

Estimated Cost of Next Activity: (ex. $1 per attendee)

Group Member in Charge of Documenting Next Activity: (ex. Sister Cox)

Group Member in Charge of Advertising Next Activity: (ex. Sister Adams)

Other Notes: 


The "Group Member in Charge of Next Activity" would be responsible for conducting the next planned meeting, and making sure that the another meeting gets planned during that meeting (for example, if Sister Scofield is listed at the "Group Member in Charge of Next Activity" for the May 16th Cooking meeting, then she would conduct that meeting, as well lead everyone in planning for the following meeting on, say, June 20th). 

The "Group Member in Charge of Documenting" would take photos, recipes, notes, etc. from the activity and send them to the Relief Society Presidency to add to the blog.

The "Group Member in Charge of Advertising" would make sure that everyone knows about the upcoming meeting by informing the Relief Society Presidency (to announce on Sunday, add to the blog, newsletter, etc).

Assign responsibilities however you like, but remember to rotate them so that different group members share an equal part and no one feels too heavily burdened. 


Here is a printer-friendly version of the Group Meeting Planner template: 
(Click Here)


2. A great tool to use when planning what day and time to meet can be found at www.doodle.com. The "Group Member in Charge of Next Activity" can suggest days and times for the next meeting, and individuals can "vote" for the date/time combinations that work best with their schedule. The tool will help decide which of the suggested meeting times will work best for most group members.

Doodle is great because it is very simple and easy to use, yet also has many great features. Here is an example of an excel spreadsheet you can download after using Doodle to plan your next meeting: 
(Click Here)

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We hope you are just as excited about seeing these new Enrichment Groups and Compassionate Service Hour started up as we are!

Love,

The Relief Society Presidency

Gourmet Chicken Recipe from the Birthday Dinner (March Enrichment)

Many of you loved the chicken served at the Relief Society Birthday dinner in March so much, you requested the recipe. Here it is! (Better late than never, right?)

Gourmet Chicken Recipe

   

6 - Boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut in half to   
      make 12 pieces)
¾ C flour
Salt, Pepper & Thyme seasoning
½C - Sliced Mushrooms (optional)
1½ - green onions – cut up
½ Tbsp dried parsley
3 Tbsp slivered almonds
1 Can cream of chicken soup
1 Cup sparkling cider (or ¼ C juice concentrate & ¾ c soda water)
3 Tbsp sour cream
½ stick butter (4 Tbsp)

   

Lightly flour each chicken piece. Brown floured chicken in oil in heavy frying pan. Shake on some salt, pepper and thyme. Put the browned chicken pieces in a baking pan.

   

Do not clean frying pan after you remove the chicken. Melt the butter in the pan and then Sauté the mushrooms, green onions, parsley and slivered almonds. Spread over chicken.

   

In the same pan, mix and warm up the cream of chicken soup, sparkling cider and the sour cream. Do not boil. Pour that over the chicken. Cover with foil and bake at 350^◦ for 1-1½ hours until done.

Announcements May 5th, 2013

Hello Sisters! I can't believe it's May already! April just flew by! Sorry about not keeping up with the blog last month. I'll definitely do better this month, so be sure to keep checking in regularly! :)

There is no visiting teaching message this month. Please choose a message from the May Ensign (General Conference issue) to discuss with those you visit teach. If you would like a copy of the May Sister to Sister newsletter, and/or an updated contact list for the sisters in our ward, please contact Jeanie Cox. She will email them to you. Since this is a public blog, it is important to keep exposure of personal contact information to a minimum.

Announcements:

CORRECTION: Tamara Ridout is getting her Endowments Saturday, May 11th at 9:00 am. (NOT 1:00 pm as previously announced) She would love your support if you can come! Contact Jeanie Cox if you are interested in carpooling.

CORRECTION: If you got a copy of the printed newsletter today, there is a typo in the ward calendar section. It says that Enrichment is May 25th, when it should actually say May 21st. 

Saturday, May 11th, 6:00 pm at the church: The men and young men of our ward are hosting a special formal dinner and concert in honor of each of the sisters in our ward. The men really seem to be going all-out for this one! They don't want anyone to miss it, so please make sure the sisters you visit teach know about it! There will be childcare provided. 

The Young Women are selling cookie dough as a fundraiser. Two flavors: chocolate chip and peanut butter, and two sizes: 2 lb./ $10 or 4 lb./$20. Contact Ranita Gabell or Naomi Robinson to order. Orders will be available to pick up Wednesday, May 8th 6-8 pm at the church. Checks payable to the Snow Peak ward. 

Saturday, May 18th at 9:00 am: Ryan Hugie is doing his Eagle Scout Project at Lacomb School. His project is to improve the landscaping around the track there. Bring your tools and come help out! Did we mention there will be pizza? :)

The Nelsons are getting rid of some furniture (table set, bed, sofa, high chair, etc). Contact Vicki Nelson if you are interested.

The Herbs have access to locally grown grains. Hard red and hard white wheat: 50 lb./$35, and lentils: 10 lb./$18. They come in bags, but you can all purchase buckets with sealing lids if you like. Contact Stephanie Herb if you are interested.

There is an Enrichment Committee Meeting THIS Tuesday, May 7th at 7:00pm! And remember, you can still join an Enrichment Committee anytime. We would love to have you!

ALL sisters are invited to Relief Society during 3rd hour on May 12th (Mother's day). The Priesthood will be taking care of Primary, etc. so please join us! Light refreshments will be served. 

Enrichment: Tuesday, May 21st at 7:00 pm. Come learn how to do some basic hair cutting and styling from Britany Rodriguez! (Including kids cuts, bangs, etc!) Plus, tips on how to save time and money on your hair and makeup! Bring a favorite healthy snack to share, and don't forget to invite those you visit teach!

Don't forget to come to Compassionate Service Hour (the hour prior to Enrichment)! Feel the joy that only comes from serving others! :)

Enrichment Groups:

Cooking Group: Thursday, May 16th at 6:30 pm at Sister Baguley's home. She will be teaching us an easy chicken recipe. Please bring $1 to help cover the cost of the meal. 

This month's Emergency Preparedness Meeting will be on May 23rd. 

Don't forget to keep checking in here, because there will be a lot more added in the next couple of days! And remember you can post comments on any post, as well as make posts in the Sharing Space section. Also, if you scroll down to the bottom of the blog, and put your email address in the "follow by email" box, you can be informed every time an update is made to the blog. :)

Love,

The Snow Peak Relief Society Presidency