Saturday, November 1, 2008

November 2008

Fallbrook Second Ward Newsletter

November 2008

If you have a missionary or other spiritual moment you would like to share, we’d love to hear about it! Please email it to lowell_stephanie@yahoo.com or give to a member of the bishopric so we can share it with the ward.

From the Bishopric

In early October we got to enjoy and learn from General Conference.

In mid November we will get to enjoy and learn from our Stake Conference.

Both of these are feasts for the spirit. Another way I have been enjoying a spiritual feast is by the "prayer of thanks-giving' The concept works like this, each morning before you do anything else, offer a prayer that is explicitly and specifically a prayer of giving thanks to our Heavenly Father for all that he gives us and does for us. In this particular prayer ask for nothing, it is not about our needs for the day ahead, nor is it about our concerns or cares, nor is it about repentance. It is all about gratitude. Be specific. Find time to offer on a frequent basis a prayer where you are giving thanks to your Heavenly Father.

May this month which includes Thanksgiving - be a period of time where we develop the habit of true and frequent thanks-giving.

Paul A. Hawkins

Responses to Last Month's Newsletter (by Brother Morrison)

Last month you were asked to respond to a hyperlink to help us determine the readership and value of the newsletter. The hyperlink did not work for some -- yet several responded by copying & pasting. We had responses from 16 households including the Finnigans, Poulsons, Renshaws, Woods, Hawkins, Ciani, Garretts, C. Morrisons, Geyers, M. Lowells, Mackens, Tanner, Wilsons, Rutherfurds, J. Morrisons, and S. Lowells (editor). Brother & Sister Finnigan were the first to respond and are therefore the grand prize winners. Their suggestion that a family be interviewed and written up will be acted upon in next month's newsletter -- wait to see who that lucky (?) family will be (hint: think grand prize winners). Another suggestion/request was that we publish a current ward list. This is forthcoming thanks to Craig Garrett. All those that commented on the newsletter were very appreciative of the fabulous job Stephanie Lowell does in editing and publishing this newsletter. We are deeply grateful for her and her labors (speaking of her labors . . . well, that's a whole other story -- but congratulations are due). This publication comes to you in spite of the fact that Justin & Stephanie Lowell are right in the middle of a home move (but thankfully still in ward boundaries).

Primary

On behalf of the primary, we want to thank all of those who had a part in our primary program. Jackee Gibb for writing it, Mary Ellen Holman for teaching the children the songs, Sarah Holman for accompanying on the piano, our primary teachers, The Nye Family, The Towers Family and especially the children who did an outstanding job. Now you know why we love being in primary!

We are saying goodbye to Wesley Jaknavorian who is turning 12 as well as moving to Escondido. He worked very hard along with his home teacher, Gary Wood, to obtain his Faith In God award--so a big "high five" for Wesley. We will miss him.

Our November theme is "I am thankful to know we are all children of God." We'll talk about "I am thankful for my body", "Heavenly Father loves all His children and I can show kindness to all of God's children."

Our CTR class did a great job for sharing time talking about ways we can serve others.

We had a fun primary activity where the children made a Halloween Decoration for their room; we ate pizza and practiced for our program. The children really enjoy being together and its fun to see them interact with one another outside of Sunday.

Our cub scouts had a pack meeting on Tuesday where they carved pumpkins. Our 8-11 yr. old girls had an activity with Sister Morrison where they got to decorate their own visors and one to give to someone else. So we've been very busy in primary in a good way.

As Thanksgiving is around the corner, I wanted to express my gratitude for the blessing of being with your children and to work with dedicated, loving teachers and leaders. I am reminded every Sunday of how special each child is and what it truly means to be a Child of God.

Sincerely,

Primary

Young Men

 

Boy Scout Christmas Tree Sale

The last day to place orders will be Thursday, 6 November. If you have not been contacted by a Boy Scout to place an order, please contact Sister Noblit to place your order. If you do not place your order by this date we will not be able to get you a tree, wreath or garland. PLEASE remember that this is the only fundraiser for the Boy Scouts so they can go to summer camp. We do appreciate your support.

No additional information at this time. See your leaders for this month’s activities.

 
For updates and pictures of Troop 718’s activities check out their blog! http://bsatroop718.blogspot.com/   

Young Women

No information at this time. See your leaders for this month’s activities.

Relief Society

November Calendar

5 (Wednesday)—Girls’ Night Out at Souplantation in Temecula, 6:00 PM. Contact Christeen Denning for details; Meet at the church at 5:30 PM for rides.

8 (Saturday)—Stake Temple Day, 4:30 PM Remember that we are each to have names to take to the Temple. Contact John Hoopes for ride sharing.

10 (Monday)—Empty Nesters at the Denning’s Home, 6:15 PM. Pot Luck—Bruce and Donna Thompson are presenting the program.

19 (Wednesday)—Book Club Meeting, 7:00 PM at Anna O’Brien’s. Book for November is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

27 (Thursday)—Thanksgiving Day

Relief Society Birthdays


02—Orabell Weigel (93)

07—Laurie Feinga

08—Margie Bassler

11—Kelli Perkey

12—Evelyn Hernandez

14—Cheryl Witt

14—Krystina Schmidt

18—Teri Hester

19—Elaine Cole

26—Donna Buntin

27—Stephanie Lowell

29—Dana Perkins

30—Jamie Towers


Welcome


A big thanks to the outgoing Presidency: Anna O’Brien, Mary Morrison, Debbie Hawkins and Mary Kay Tanner. We have appreciated their leadership, love and service, and wish them well in their new callings.

Welcome our new Presidency: Lynn Hoopes, President; Jamie Towers and Karen Finnigan; counselors, Linda Hawkes, Secretary. Sister Hoopes and Sister Hawkes were released as teachers. We welcome Delynn Heid as a teacher and look forward to her excellent lessons.

Family History

Just a reminder that Saturday, November 8th is the date of our Stake Temple Day and Our Stake President has asked us to have a family card prepared for this occasion. If you have a Temple recommend, please plan to be in the Temple that day.

LDS Employment Services

If you are looking for new or better employment, please contact our Ward Employment Specialist, Bro or our Stake Employment Center at 760-631-4070. Current job listings can be reviewed at www.ldsjobs.org.


Other Events/Organizations/News

Boy Scout Christmas Tree Sale

The last day to place orders will be Thursday, 6 November. If you have not been contacted by a Boy Scout to place an order, please contact Sister Noblit to place your order. If you do not place your order by this date we will not be able to get you a tree, wreath or garland. PLEASE remember that this is the only fundraiser for the Boy Scouts so they can go to summer camp. We do appreciate your support.

Ward Activities

The Holidays are just about here, lets all give a big cheer.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

November . . . We would like the generous support of our ward for our service project this month. There are many who are in need this year, both in our ward and in our community, that could use a little extra help. In the month of November thru the first of December we will have beautifully decorated trash cans in the foyers to leave your donations. Please watch the program in November for the list of items needed.

December . . . WARD CHRISTMAS PARTY Saturday, December 6 at 6:00 PM Christmas Memories is the theme for our ward party. We would like to have ward members share special memories and pictures of past Christmases. If you could please type your stories and download them to a CD your efforts would be much appreciated. Please download your pictures to a CD at a minimum of 300 DPI; we can help with this if needed. Please give CDs to Karen Tavano, Elaine Cole or Ellen Garrett.

Missionary Update

F2 Missionary Effort

The missionaries sincerely appreciate all that the Fallbrook 2nd Ward does to support the missionary effort. We know that the Lord will bless us as we seek to build relationships with our friends, which in turn will turn into opportunities to share the life-changing testimonies that are so precious to us.

Our Ward Mission Plan includes these areas of encouragement:

· Creating an individual Family Mission Plan

· Praying for Elder Rasmussen and Elder Schiffmanh by name

· Praying daily for opportunities to share the Gospel

· Sharing a gospel message (however brief) daily

The Ward Missionaries stand ready to help you in your sharing efforts. Brother Heid

Calendar of Events

November

1 (Saturday)— Stake Blood Drive, appointment times range from 7:30 AM-12:30 PM Please mark your calendar. Ward Blood Drive Chairman: Bill Ahrend 731-5728 (Stake Center)

1 (Saturday)—Stake Emergency Preparedness Fair, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

2 (Sunday)—CES Fireside for young adults ages 18-30, both married and single. The speaker will be Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The broadcast will originate from the Marriott Center on the Brigham Young University campus.

2 (Sunday)—Fast Sunday

5 (Wednesday)—RS Girls’ Night Out at Souplantation in Temecula, 6:00 PM.

7 (Friday)—Multi-Stake Single Adult Dance, 9:00 PM (Pomerado Building)

8 (Saturday)—Stake Temple Day, 4:30 PM Remember that we are each to have names to take to the Temple. Contact John Hoopes for ride sharing.

9 (Sunday)—Stake/Mission Correlation Meeting—WMLs , 7:00 AM

10 (Monday)—Empty Nesters at the Denning’s Home, 6:15 PM. Pot Luck—Bruce and Donna Thompson are presenting the program.

13 (Thursday)— Stake Presidency Meeting, 6:00 PM

13 (Thursday)— BSA Cub/Scout Roundtables, 7:00 PM

15 (Saturday)—Stake Conference—Priesthood Leadership Session, 4:00 PM (Stake Center)

15 (Saturday)—Stake Conference—General Adult Session, 7:00 PM (Stake Center)

15 (Saturday)—Youth Dance, 8:00 PM (Del Mar)

16 (Sunday)—Stake Conference—Vista General Session, 12:00 PM (Stake Center)

16 (Sunday)—Stake Conference—Fallbrook General Session, 12:00 PM (Fallbrook)

16 (Sunday)—On Sunday, November 16, at 7:00 PM, there will be an Investigators Fireside at the Fallbrook Building. President Holladay will be the main speaker at this fireside. All are invited to bring a friend who might be interested in the Church. Come and be a part of this uplifting evening!

16 (Sunday)—Multi-Stake Single Adult Fireside, 7:00 PM (Poway Stake Center)

19 (Wednesday)—RS Book Club Meeting, 7:00 PM at Anna O’Brien’s.

20 (Thursday)— SINGERS interested in participating in the San Diego Regional Christmas Choir (scheduled to perform December 1st at 7pm on the grounds of the San Diego Temple) are invited to attend the one and only practice Thursday, Nov 20th from 7-9PM at the San Diego North Stake Center located at 4741 Mt. Abernathy St., San Diego.

20 (Thursday)—Boy Scout Varsity/Venture Huddles, 7:00 PM

26 (Wednesday)— San Diego Temple Closed, 12:00 noon

27 (Thursday)— Thanksgiving Day

27 (Thursday)— San Diego Temple Closed

Saturday, September 27, 2008

October 2008

Fallbrook Second Ward Newsletter
http://Fallbrook2ndWard.blogspot.com/
October 2008

If you have a missionary or other spiritual moment you would like to share, we’d love to hear about it! Please email it to lowell_stephanie@yahoo.com or give to a member of the bishopric so we can share it with the ward.

From the Bishopric
I have received a good many comments regarding our ward conference held September 14. It was a wonderful event and like many of you I, too, was spiritually filled and rewarded. Things went smoothly in each of our meetings and the presentations by our stake and ward leaders were insightful and inspiring (well, I can’t speak favorably regarding the bishop’s talk --but the rest was fantastic). But as good as the presentations may have been the true measure of a successful conference is not in the quality of the speakers but in the receptions of those in attendance. If people come prayerfully prepared they can be spiritually feed regardless of the words spoken. I felt that the ward members came so prepared.

The conference was preceded by a ward temple day that was very well attended with initiatories and sealings performed prior to our chapel and endowment session. This certainly helped set the mood and our focus; but so, too, did the pre-conference preparations by so many people. The music in each of our meetings helped prepare our hearts but the prelude hymns and choir numbers in Sacrament meeting were most noticeable. I greatly appreciate all those that so participated. I am grateful for all our ward leaders who prepare throughout the year to see to it that our meetings run smoothly: from the young man that brings the bread -- to the sister who does the bulletin; from the brother who stands at the door to warmly greet -- to the primary teacher that teaches reverence; and from the Sunday school teacher who expresses love and bears testimony -- to the one who cleans the building and sets up chairs. The point is that meetings go well only with the assistance of a great many people who seldom get recognized. I appreciate each and every one of you -- for you are the difference between a successful meeting and something less.

A post conference ward council was held immediately following the events of the morning. In attendance were all ward leaders and their counterparts from the stake. All program reports given by the stake leadership were very favorable with the word “perfect” used numerous times. To those presently serving in a ward calling I express, once again, my heartfelt appreciation for your service and diligence. It is you and the many faithful members of the ward that contribute so much to the lives of so many.

Much of what we do in service to others is done without any fanfare or the knowledge of others. Much of what we might consider very minor service or “no big deal” can have profound impact on others. Sister Anderson, Stake Primary President, related the account of how one of our primary boys was assisted by his home teacher in preparing for his Duty to God Award. She told the story with tears streaming down her face because she was so sincerely touched that such a brother would so exercise his priesthood. Later this home teacher was surprised to hear anyone knew of it or that it was at all noteworthy. I believe that even our smallest kindnesses are recorded somewhere; and that a great many volumes have been filled by the kind acts of the members of the Fallbrook 2nd Ward. It is a privilege to be counted among you.

Bishop Morrison

A Note from President Hatch

"The First Presidency's letter read in Sacrament Meeting calls on each one of us to make sure we both REGISTER to vote and VOTE on or before November 4. The following website will be of great assistance: http://www.sos.ca.gov/nvrc/fedform/Default.aspx. It gives easy-to-follow instructions on how to fill out online the one-page voter registration form, then allows you to print the filled-out form, so you can sign and mail it to the Registrar of voters, and provides the mailing address. For the sake of the important issues facing our country and each of us this election, PLEASE REGISTER TO VOTE NOW. All registrations must be RECEIVED by no later than October 20. And then make sure all your loved ones away from home are registered AND are SENT vote-by-mail instructions (available from bishopric representative) by no later than October General Conference. Thank you so much."

Primary
This month in primary we have talked about prayer; that we can pray to Heavenly Father anytime and anywhere and if the thing we are praying for is best for us and we have faith, Heavenly Father will answer our prayers. This last Saturday the Primary Activity Girls ages 8-11 had a Stake activity where two of our girls participated in tying blankets for children in shelters, preparing a FHE, putting together "goodie bags" for a local shelter and made a frame about "Scattering Sunshine." It was a fun activity and the girls really enjoyed it. We've had several visitors and birthdays and we are now preparing for our Sacrament Program which will be on Oct. 19. Please work with your children on their parts (they should have brought them home on Sunday) as well as the songs which are: chorus to I Am a Child of God, Tell Me the Stories of Jesus, If the Savior Stood Beside Me (not in the primary book, but should be on the CD we have given you), We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet, Home, I Love to See the Temple, Called to Serve, and When Jesus Was Baptized. We've been working all year on these songs, but we need all the help and support we can muster from you as parents. We will have a Primary Activity on Oct. 18 from 9:30-11:00 at the church where we will practice our program and afterwards do some fun activities with the children.

We are working on filling our scripture marble jar up so we can celebrate with surprises for each of the children when it's full. So please help your children remember to bring their scriptures.

The theme for October is "Because I am His Child, I will serve Him with all my heart, might, mind and strength". We'll talk about service, prophets, keeping the Sabbath Day Holy. Just as a reminder of how special your children are, I was looking in on our classes a few Sundays ago and noticed one child crying in the classroom. She seemed pretty upset. Afterwards, I asked the teacher what was happening and she told me it was the child's first time fasting and she was very hungry. She wanted to do the right thing but we know as adults, fasting can be very difficult.

Happy Birthday this month to: Victor Camacho, Kaleb Maxwell and Wesley Jaknavorian who turns 12 and will be advancing into the Priesthood. Gary Wood has been working with Wesley as his home teacher to help him achieve his Faith In God award.

Thank you for sharing your precious children with us. I am inspired by them each week. A great compliment was given to our Primary by the Stake Primary when they visited for Ward Conference. The Stake Primary President was in tears after hearing our children sing the opening song in Primary and said the spirit was very strong in our small primary and it touched her deeply. We get to feel that each week with their special testimonies. It is truly a privilege to learn from them and feel the love they have for the Savior and the desire to do what's right.

Sincerely,
Sister Moffat and the Primary Presidency

Young Men

Young Men Activities for October

October 7-Christmas Tree Selling-Bring cell phones
October 11-Multi-Stake Youth “Super Activity” (More information to come)
October 14-Duty to God
October 24 & 25 camp out for Scouts
October 21-Christmas Tree Selling-Bring cell phones
October 28-Halloween Dance (Fbk 2 Ward-decorations)

Our Young Men always seem to be very busy and September was no exception. One highlight for September was the Mountain Man Activity which was provided by the Stake on the 19th and 20th. It was a great activity and many of our Priests and Teachers were there, along with our great scout leaders. Those who missed it will have to wait another year!!

We also had baptisms for the dead on September 18th and of course had a great group of youth and leaders there supporting them!! A special thanks goes out to all the drivers that helped, we couldn’t do it without you!!

We have a new Eagle Scout in our midst!! Joe Noblit went to his Eagle Board of review on 9/23, accompanied and presented by Dave Jones, and is now an Eagle Scout. Congratulations Joe!! (You too Chris) We all know Eagle Scouts don’t just happen without Mom’s and great scout leadership. Kudo’s to all involved in this great event.

Our Young Men are so choice and I’m constantly amazed at their willingness to do what is right!! They truly are the “very elect” and it is such an honor to work with them.

For updates and pictures of Troop 718’s activities check out their blog! http://bsatroop718.blogspot.com/

Young Women
4-5 (Saturday-Sunday)—General Conference
7 (Tuesday)— Personal Progress
14 (Tuesday)— Individual Classes
18 (Saturday)—Youth Dance, 8:00 PM (Carlsbad)
19 (Sunday)—BYC, 12:15 PM
23 (Tuesday)—Combined Classes
25 (Saturday)— The Vista Stake Fall Festival of Music and Art. Doors open at 6:00 for art appreciation. Musical program starts at 7:00, reception to follow.
28 (Tuesday)— Youth Halloween Dance , 7:00 PM
31 (Tuesday)— Fallbrook Trunk O’ Treat, 6:00 PM

Happy Birthday to Rebecca Olson on October 7th and Krista Broadhead on October 21st.


Relief Society
OCTOBER CALENDAR
01 WARD TEMPLE NIGHT WEDNESDAY 6:30pm
4 & 5 GENERAL CONFERENCE 9:00am & 1:00pm
13 EMPTYNESTERS MON. 6:15 pm at the Erard’s home. The Renshaws will present the program.
15 BOOK CLUB WED. 7:00pm, at the home of Ellen Garrett. The book to be reviewed this month is MARCH by Geraldine Brooks
23 STAKE WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THURS. 7:00pm Stake Center. For Relief Society, Young Women's, & Primary leaders.

WATCH FOR DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED TO FINISH OUR SERVICE PROJECT PILLOWS!

RELIEF SOCIETY BIRTHDAYS

10 Rosalie Teeple 18 Jody Lowell 26 Evy Williams
10 Dorothy Jones 22 Kathy Lee 29 Robyn Mc Clellan
12 Linda Watson 25 Mahana Macken
12 Karen Wilcox

" Comings and Goings"

***We are happy to welcome Nichole Tobler into our Relief Society and Ward. She is Robyn McClellan’s daughter.

*** Kathy Lee and Laura Lee are moving to Florida. Carol Wilson has moved to Okalahoma and Millisa Compton is moving to Fallbrook 5th Ward. We send our best wishes and prayers with them.

***Linda Hawkes & Mary Kay Tanner are back from their trip to France and Italy. They had a great time but both are suffering from bad jet lag.

Family History
Saturday, November 8th is the date of our Stake Temple Day. It is coming up very quickly. Our Stake President has asked us to have a family card prepared for this occasion. If you have a Temple recommend, please plan to be in the Temple that day. Let me help you find a family name to take with you. We have had success in finding names for some who have thought there were no names left to do on their lines. The Stake President promised that we would find someone if we prayed and looked. I have a testimony of this principle. In the scriptures it is phrased, "Knock and it shall be opened unto you". I have had this happen in my own research and that of others. It can be just that simple. Let me know if you need my help, ASAP. I can come to you or we can work on the phone. As President Holladay said in our Ward Conference, "Obedience for obedience sake will endow us with power from on High." I hope we all take hold of these promises.
Anne Renshaw

LDS Employment Services
If you are looking for new or better employment, please contact our Ward Employment Specialist, Bro Denning at 760-723-3367, or our Stake Employment Center at 760-631-4070. Current job listings can be reviewed at www.ldsjobs.org.

Other Events/Organizations/News

GENERAL CONFERENCE Broadcast Information: Next weekend, Oct. 4 & 5. General Sessions at 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM both days with LDS Short Programs between sessions. Saturday's Priesthood Session will be telecast at 5:00 PM in our building and the Stake Center (as will all general sessions). General Sessions can be viewed at home via BYU-TV and as follows: Time Warner (chan. 19), Cox Digital (chan. 435), AT&T (chan. 567), DirecTV (chan. 374), Dish Network (chan. 9403). Conference can also be heard on BYU Radio and on the Internet at www.lds.org.
FALLBROOK CITIZENS’ CRIME PREVENTION COMMITTEE (FCCPC)

Your help is needed. FCCPC is a community based organization that serves Fallbrook in many positive ways. Its emphasis is on crime prevention brought about by offering mentoring programs for our at-risk youth and by implementing new anti-crime programs to fight gangs, drugs, and lawlessness. It works closely with our Sheriff’s department, has offered many crime prevention seminars, and is currently working to bring a gang injunction policy to our city. I can personally attest to the merits of this organization and its founder and president has received special recognition from our stake presidency. The FCCPC is currently in need of donations to reach their shortfall of $3,000 for their $10,000 yearly budget in 2008. I ask you to consider assisting this organization. Your donation of any amount would be greatly appreciated and is tax-free. Checks may be made out to Fallbrook Citizens’ Crime Prevention Committee and mailed to P.O. Box 302, Bonsall, CA 92003. You may call Pat Braendel at 760-731-9127 with any questions. (Submitted by Bishop Morrison)

WARD ACTIVITIES
We all had a great time at our September Ward activity. I don't think any of us knew how much hidden talent we have in the leadership of our ward.
Thank you for all who made the evening an enjoyable one.

October is here and as we think about our Halloween costumes be sure to mark your calendars for October 31; we are having a 4 ward activity. Come to the Ward parking lot for our annual Trunk or Treat. Hot dogs will be served between 6:30 and 7:00. We will be having a chili cook off contest so bring a pot of Chili to share and we will have judges sampling them for great prizes. We will also be having a costume parade and prizes for the best decorated trunk.

MISSIONARY UPDATE

F2 Missionary Effort

The missionaries sincerely appreciate all that the Fallbrook 2nd Ward does to support the missionary effort. We know that the Lord will bless us as we seek to build relationships with our friends, which in turn will turn into opportunities to share the life-changing testimonies that are so precious to us.

Our Ward Mission Plan includes these areas of encouragement:
• Creating an individual Family Mission Plan
• Praying for Elder Mosier and Elder Rasmussen by name
• Praying daily for opportunities to share the Gospel
• Sharing a gospel message (however brief) daily

The Ward Missionaries stand ready to help you in your sharing efforts. Brother Heid

FOR SALE: APPLIANCES
Kenmore Cold Spot refrigerator, side by side (2 years old)
Kenmore Elite washing machine (3 years old)
Kenmore MM5 dryer (3 years old)

Make reasonable offer for all or part. Contact Mark Lowell at 728-5472

Ward Newsletter Readership
We would like to know how many people actually read this newsletter to help us determine if this is a worthwhile endeavor. A good deal of effort goes into writing and publishing it and we'd like to verify that it is meeting the needs of the ward members. If you are receiving this electronically please click on Looking4wisdom1@aol.com and once there hit the send button (you may put your name in the Subject box if you want -- but you don't have to). If you are receiving this by hard copy please mention to a member of the bishopric or a member of the Lowell family that you read this paragraph. Results will be published next month with possible special recognition to some special responder. As always, any comments or suggestions would also be appreciated.

Schedule of Events
October
1 (Wednesday)—Endowment, 7:00 PM
3 (Friday)—Multi-Stake Single Adult Dance, 9:00 PM (Pomerado Building)
4 (Saturday)—Temple Closed for General Conference
4-5 (Saturday-Sunday)—General Conference
8(Wednesday)— Church Satellite Broadcast re. Proposition 8, 7:30 PM (Bobier)
9 (Thursday)— Stake Presidency Meeting, 6:00 PM
9 (Thursday)— BSA Cub/Scout Roundtables, 7:00 PM
15 (Wednesday)— Temple Sealing Assignment, 7:00 PM
18 (Saturday)—Primary Activity Day, 9:30 AM-11:00 AM (Fallbrook)
18 (Saturday)—Youth Dance, 8:00 PM (Carlsbad)
19 (Sunday)—BYC, 12:15 PM
19 (Sunday)—Multi-Stake Fireside, 7:00 PM (Poway Stake Center)
23 (Thursday)—Stake Women’s Leadership Meeting, 7:00 PM
25 (Saturday)— The Vista Stake Fall Festival of Music and Art, featuring "The Southern California Mormon Choir" will be held on October 25, 2008 at the stake center. Doors open at 6:00 for art appreciation. Musical program starts at 7:00, reception to follow. This promises to be a lovely evening you won't want to miss.
28 (Tuesday)— Stake Single Adult Meeting, 7:00-8:00 PM (Bobier)
31 (Tuesday)— Fallbrook Trunk O’ Treat, 6:00 PM
November 1 (Saturday)—Stake Blood Drive, 6:00 AM-2:00 PM
November 1 (Saturday)—Stake Emergency Preparedness Fair, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
November 2 (Sunday)—CES Fireside for young adults ages 18-30, both married and single. The speaker will be Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The broadcast will originate from the Marriott Center on the Brigham Young University campus.
November 2 (Sunday)—Fast Sunday

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

*Date Change*

*Date Change* 28 (Sunday)—YM/YW Stake Standards Night for YM/YW, their parents, and leaders. Church dress, 7:00 PM (Bobier)

Friday, August 29, 2008

September 2008

Fallbrook Second Ward Newsletter
http://Fallbrook2ndWard.blogspot.com/
September 2008

If you have a missionary or other spiritual moment you would like to share, we’d love to hear about it! Please email it to lowell_stephanie@yahoo.com or give to a member of the bishopric so we can share it with the ward.

From the Bishopric

September comes along heralding an end to summer and the beginning of a new school year. What a blessing it is to go to school and be educated. Schooling can set you on a course for lifelong learning. I recommend it highly.

In some areas September brings an end to the growing season and the beginning of the harvest. When we moved into our home a few years ago, we found a dying tree in our front yard. It had been neglected for a few years and was twisted, rotting, and gnarled. Because of its condition, we were unsure of what type of tree it was. We were undecided, for a time, whether to rip it out or give it another chance. We decided a little water and tender care would not be costly. After months of watering, fertilizing, and pruning the tree shot forth a few springtime blossoms. Eventually, the tree expressed its thanks, by providing our family with a few delicious apples. Though still slightly dwarfed, each year, with continued care, the tree continues to thrive and produce more and more fruit.

While our labors do not always produce such tangible results, I hope each of us has the chance to observe the fruits of our labors in whatever vineyard we may be laboring. This month and the next, as we approach the elections, we will have the opportunity to labor and share our commitment to families, with our friends and neighbors. Be bold as you water and fertilize! Let the world know the divine nature of families.

September is another eventful month. We have ward conference and the related activities. The theme this year comes from Proverbs: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” Each new day we make a choice on how to trust the Lord. Through our labors and the u se of God given talents we can acknowledge the Lord. Our actions are one way to outwardly demonstrate our trust. Through our innermost thoughts and prayers are able to do the same on a personal and private level. Take some time to reflect on the verse and consider its message.

May your labors be fruitful. Thanks for all you do.

Bro G

Primary
We've had some wonderful lessons, songs and testimonies shared this month on the importance of baptism. Nancy Wilson's Valiant class did an outstanding job on the importance of "remembering" and reminded us of some of the things we should be focusing on when we partake of the sacrament. Sister Holman taught us the song, "When Jesus Christ Was Baptized" which we will sing for our program in October.

Tori Olson has moved onto Young Women. She obtained her Faith in God award. We will miss her and her sweet example to all of us. Alazae Elzinga will be moving before school starts to Vista. She is taking with her the love of the Primary 2nd Ward and promised to visit again.

We will celebrate with the Bishop August 31 with ice cream sundaes the last half of the third hour of primary. We are celebrating the children bringing their scriptures every Sunday and filling our marble jar. They did it quickly this time! They are hopefully in the habit of bringing their scriptures each Sunday and we will continue to find ways to motivate them.

The theme for September is "I can pray to Heavenly Father and He will hear and answer my prayers.” September birthdays are: Amy Rutherford -Sept. 8, Daniel Carter-Sept. 18, Louis Cortez Webb-Sept. 20 and Olivia Maxwell-Sept. 23. Happy Birthday to all of you sweet children!!
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, Sept. 20, 9-12a.m. for a Stake Primary Activity Day for the girls. It will be held in the Bobier building. They will be making blankets, assemble activity kits for local shelters, decorate lunch sacks and placemats for meals on wheels and make necklaces, decorate frames, make and take FHE lessons. This activity will help fulfill some of their Faith in God requirements. The girls also need to be saving their change between now and Sept. 20 that will go toward one of the Church's humanitarian projects, which is a clean water project. Flyers will be posted on our primary board across from our primary. Please let one of the Presidency know if you are planning to go.

Also, thank you to Stephanie Lowell, Crystal Hawkins, Brother and Sister Cortez and Andrea Poulson for substituting in our primary last month. We appreciate your willingness to help out.

Young Men
During the month of August, the Teachers went Hobie Catting, courtesy of Bro. Renshaw, at Fiesta Island in Mission Bay. The weather was perfect. A total of 6 scouts went and learned the basics of rigging and sailing a hobie cat. From there many went to the ward social at Oceanside Harbor, courtesy of the Tavano’s and the Lowell’s. Two of our scouts were recognized by the fire department for their Eagle Scout landscaping projects (David Abbott and Matt Lutnick).

For more updates and pictures check out their blog! http://bsatroop718.blogspot.com/

Young Women
Sept 2nd—Personal Progress
Sept 9th—Stake Leaders will be doing a special activity for the girls
Sept 13th—YW Beehive Conference 9 AM at the Stake Center
Sept 14th—Fallbrook Ward Conference
Sept 16th—No activity because of the Baptisms on Thursday.
Sept 18th—YM/YW Baptisms, Be at church by 3:15
Sept 20th—Youth Dance at the Del Mar Stake--8PM
Sept 21st—Youth Parent Fireside (Standards Night) 7PM at Stake Center
Sept 23rd—Individual Classes
Sept 30th—Combined Activity classes-Camp (Sister Abbott)

Happy Birthday to Scotty Branson on September 25th (Mia Maid teacher)

Additional Information for the Youth

On August 20, the scouts took the young women to the hills northeast of Ramona to hone their shooting skills. The scouts had previously earned their shooting merit badge and enjoyed the chance to share their knowledge. The girls took turns shooting a .22 caliber rifle, and a 20 gauge shotgun. The girls had a blast, literally and figuratively. They turned out to be excellent shooters, regular Annie Oakley’s.

Thanks to the scouts and their leaders for taking the time and sharing their talents.
Thanks to all the youth who participated, leaders who supported, and specialists who directed in the Stake Video Night, Alice in BibleLand on Saturday August 23. The youth had a great time putting the film together. We depicted the tower of Babel. I don't think the people of Babel had as much fun, with mixed up languages, as we did in making the movie. We also had a fun time watching the efforts put together by other wards. The ward production came away with the Best Sound FX award.

Next year's stake youth activity will likely focus on this years seminary material, the New Testament.

Oh, yes; a quick reminder . . . Seminary will be starting at 6:20 on Tuesday, September 2. We have a few new students, and our own Sisters Garrett and Macken will be teaching the Freshmen and Juniors respectively. Invite a friend!!


Relief Society

SEPTEMBER CALENDAR
06 WARD DINNER PARTY; 6:00 PM
08 EMPTY NESTERS 6:15 To be announced
13 WARD TEMPLE NIGHT SAT. – 5:00 PM Initiatories and Sealings, 6:00 Chapel Session, 6:30 Endowment Session. If you need a ride, call Sister Parry to coordinate.
14 WARD CONFERENCE: President Hatch will speak to us in Relief Society.
17 RELIEF SOCIETY SERVICE PROJECT - WED. 6:30 We will be making comfort pillows for breast cancer patients. Dessert served.
BOOK CLUB Dark until Oct. Next Book: MARCH by Geraldine Brooks
***Farewell to the Odermotts and Betsy Worden who have moved out of the Ward.
***Brother and Sister Gary Wood became grandparents when Megan had a new baby girl, Riley.
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
08 Elizabeth McDonald
14 Merette Carlson
20 Jacquelyn Gibb
24 Anna O'Brien
25 Scotty Branson
28 Pamela Knox

Family History
We are still working towards Stake Temple Day, November 8th and each member of the ward having a family name to do an endowment. Our Ward Conference temple day is Saturday, September 13th. There will be time to do initiatories on that day. A baptism time is being arranged or you can make your own appointments at the temple. These dates are coming up very quickly. Let's all strive to do as our Stake President has asked.

The first round of "New FamilySearch" classes has ended. We plan to have another pick-up class for those who would like to attend. If anyone would like a class beyond the basics, let Sister Renshaw know or call her with your questions. Brother Hoopes will be organizing the basics class for those who missed the first round.

Working on your "New FamilySearch" file is a good Sabbath activity.

LDS Employment Services
If you are looking for new or better employment, please contact our Ward Employment Specialist, Bro Denning at 760-723-3367, or our Stake Employment Center at 760-631-4070. Current job listings can be reviewed at www.ldsjobs.org.

Other Events/Organizations/News


A Note from Brother Norm Rossell (dated August 6):

"Geri and I are plugging right along here. The Good Lord is helping us through this, holding tight to the Iron Rod and grateful for every single blessing. We surely appreciate the sweet messages of encouragement we receive from our beloved ward members. Thank you, one and all!

"Our Father in Heaven is blessing us every step of the way. I've never felt closer to Him or to my Savior. What a comfort!

"We pray God's blessing will continue to pour out upon every dear member of our ward. Thanks for your calls, letters, emails, and for keeping us in your prayers. We love all of you!"

OTHER NEWS

Congratulations to Mark and Jody Lowell! Their son Keith and his wife Amber had a healthy baby boy (Robert Packer Lowell) on Friday, August 29!

WARD ACTIVITIES
If you weren't there, you missed a perfect day at the beach. A fun time was had by all who came, lots of sun, sand and great company. September is our Ward Conference month. Mark your calendar for our September Ward Activity on Saturday, September 6. Dinner will be served at 6:00 with great entertainment to follow. Come in your jeans and cowboy hats and plan on letting your hair down. See you there!!

MISSIONARY UPDATE


F2 Missionary Effort

The missionaries sincerely appreciate all that the Fallbrook 2nd Ward does to support the missionary effort. We know that the Lord will bless us as we seek to build relationships with our friends, which in turn will turn into opportunities to share the life-changing testimonies that are so precious to us.

Our Ward Mission Plan includes these areas of encouragement:
• Creating an individual Family Mission Plan
• Praying for Elder Mosier and Elder Rasmussen by name
• Praying daily for opportunities to share the Gospel
• Sharing a gospel message (however brief) daily

The Ward Missionaries stand ready to help you in your sharing efforts. Brother Heid 420-2321

FREE STUFF

FREE Elliptical exerciser (large, heavy duty). Works fine mechanically but the electronic data feedback needs repair (I don't know but it could simply be hooking up those funny looking dangling cables or providing a power source). I don't know anymore about the machine. Don't ask. Just give a call, come by and take it home. Call Jim Snyder at 731-2121.

Schedule of Events
September

1 (Monday)—San Diego Temple open, 7:00 AM-Noon
2 (Tuesday)— Seminary will begin on Tuesday, September 2nd at 6:20 AM. (Yes, it’s that time of year again!) We have a wonderful staff of experienced, dedicated teachers. Please encourage your high-school-age son or daughter to be there bright and early to take advantage of this opportunity!
2 (Tuesday)—Vista Stake Young Women Camp Reunion: Enjoy a slide presentation, awards and treats. For YW, leaders, and families, 7:00 PM (Stake Center)
4 (Thursday)—Stake Leadership Priesthood Meeting, 7:00 PM
5 (Friday)—Multi-Stake Single Adult Dance, 9:00 PM (Pomerado Building)
6 (Saturday)—Stake Cub Scout, Varsity, Venture Training, 9:00 AM (Bobier Building) This Training event is especially for Vista Stake BSA leaders and will provide training that is essential to be classified as a "trained leader". The training provided is not usually provided as on "online" experience. Training will be held in the Stake Center. Contact Br. Preece 727-5910 for more information.
6 (Saturday) –Ward Social. Come join us for a delicious dinner and entertainment; 6:00 PM
7 (Sunday)—CES Fireside for young adults ages 18-30, both married and single. The speaker will be Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The broadcast will originate from the Marriott Center on the Brigham Young University campus.
7 (Sunday)—Fast Sunday, 7:00 PM
13 (Saturday) –YW Beehive Conference, 9:00 AM
13 (Saturday) – Initiatories and Sealings, 5:00 PM; Ward Temple Night Chapel Session, 6:00 PM; Endowment Session, 6:30 PM. Please call Bro. Hoopes if you have names for the sealing session. All temple recommend holders are urged to attend the Chapel and Endowment sessions. Please make this a high priority, calendar it now, and make any necessary special arrangements to be in attendance and united with your brothers and sisters of the ward.
14 (Sunday)— Stake/Mission Correlation Meeting-WMLs; 7:00 AM
14 (Sunday)—Ward Conference. Our meeting schedule remains unchanged. Please arrive early.
18 (Thursday)—D.U.P., September 18, Thursday, 10:00 a.m. at Jane Metler’s home, 3540 Cazador Lane, Fallbrook (728-2494). It’s that time again; a new year of learning about those great ancestors and their many trials. Come join us for brunch and anyone that hasn’t been before and would like to share the morning with us, we welcome you, too!
18 (Thursday)— Baptisms, 5:00 PM
18 (Thursday)— Sealings, 7:00 PM
18 (Thursday)— Boy Scout Varsity/Venture Huddles, 7:00 PM
20 (Saturday)—Stake Activity Day—Girls Service Project. A fun-filled day of service for all Primary girls age 8-11. For further information contact Laurie Chalk (V10) 727-6269, 9:00 AM
20 (Saturday)—Youth Dance, 8:00 PM (Del Mar)
21 (Sunday)—BYC, 12:15 PM
21 (Sunday)—Multi-Stake Fireside, 7:00 PM (Poway Stake Center)
21 (Sunday)—YM/YW Stake Standards Night for YM/YW and their parents, 7:00 PM
23 (Tuesday)— Stake Single Adult Meeting, 7:00-8:00 PM (Bobier)
27 (Saturday)—Temple Closed at 12:00 noon for General Relief Society Meeting
27 (Saturday)—General Relief Society Meeting; speakers will include a member of the First Presidency, as well as the members of the Relief Society general presidency; 6:00 PM MT
28 (Sunday)—Fast Sunday
October 4-5 (Saturday-Sunday)—General Conference

The ward newsletter reporter is Stephanie Lowell. Please call with information about your auxiliaries. We would love to share in your announcements, birthdays, achievements, and fun! Contact: Stephanie Lowell at 731-0610 or lowell_stephanie@yahoo.com before the end of each month.

Monday, August 4, 2008

August 2008

Fallbrook Second Ward Newsletter

http://Fallbrook2ndWard.blogspot.com/

August 2008

If you have a missionary or other spiritual moment you would like to share, we’d love to hear about it! Please email it to lowell_stephanie@yahoo.com or give to a member of the bishopric so we can share it with the ward.

From the Bishopric

This Month – Primary will be talking about baptism and confirmation, It might be well for all of use to contemplate how we show our faith by being baptized and confirmed.

Very early in this dispensation John the Baptist returned to the earth the priesthood authority necessary to perform the baptism ordinance. He also provided direction on how that ordinance was to be performed. The Doctrine and Covenants contains additional details in section 20. Baptism by immersion is symbolic of the death of a person’s sinful life and rebirth into a spiritual life that is dedicated to the service of our Heavenly Father. In Romans 6:3-6 more can be read about the symbolism of baptism by immersion.

At baptism we enter into a covenant with our Heavenly Father to take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ, to keep his commandments and to serve him. Through partaking of the Sacrament we reaffirm the covenants we made at Baptism. (see D&C 20:77,79). Personal preparation is needed prior to partaking of the sacrament each week, repentance and personal prayer are part of that preparation.

A few months after John the Baptist restored the Aaroninc Priesthood, Peter, James and John restored to the earth the Priesthood keys necessary to confirm members in the church and to bestow the Gift of the Holy Ghost upon them.

It is truly a great blessing to live on the earth and have direct access to the blessings of priesthood authority and ordinances. Baptism and Confirmation are foundational steps to many more ordinances and blessings. May I encourage each of you to keep and honor our baptismal covenants and worthily partake of the Sacrament each week I so pray and the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Paul Hawkins

Primary

We've had some wonderful things going on in Primary this last month. Our theme was on being missionaries and our primary children are great examples of being missionaries. We had a swim party where Liam Holman invited a non-member neighbor and Olivia Engebretson brought a non-member friend to Primary with her on Sunday. We've had the missionaries come and speak to us, we've learned some ways we can be missionaries through our singing and had some reminders through our sharing time of things we can all do to be good missionaries. The primary children have been working hard the last 3-4 months on collecting pennies every time they bring their scriptures to church. With those pennies we purchased two Books of Mormon and taped a picture of our primary children inside the cover along with the first article of faith. We gave them to the missionaries who will give them away to someone they are teaching and get back to us.

Our theme for August is “I will show my faith in Jesus Christ by being baptized and confirmed. We'll talk about our baptismal covenants, taking the sacrament, repenting and living righteously.” We’ll learn the song, “When Jesus Christ Was Baptized.”

Torre Olson will turn 12 on August 11 and she will be moving on to Young Women. She will be a great addition to the Young Women and we will miss her; Sierra Lowell is having a birthday on August 21st.

Jacob and Shelby Nye spent a week in Idaho and Utah visiting relatives and had a great big family reunion with all the Rossell's here in Oceanside. Olivia Engebretson is going to Mexico with her family this month.

LOOKING AHEAD: Our Sacrament Program for the Primary will be October 19. We gave each family a CD with the songs for the program back in January. Please make sure you listen to that often over the next several months as that will help the children with the songs for the program. If for some reason, you have lost or misplaced it, please let one of the presidency know and we will get you another one.

Thanks a million to our wonderful, dedicated and loving primary teachers-- Jody Lowell , Christine Lutnick , Kay Peterman and Nancy Wilson ; to our music leader, Mary Ellen Holman and our pianist, Sharon Self , to our secretary, Kathy Geyer and to Jackie Gibb and Linda Morrison . We love your children and they continue to touch our lives and inspire us to be more Christ like.

Love from our Primary!!

Young Men

Troop 718 (Fallbrook 2nd Ward) attended BHAB from July 14th thru the 18th.  11 scouts attended, including John MacDonald, Austin Moffat, Braden Irvine, Matt Lutnick, Joey Justice, DJ Abbott, Chris Beck, Joey Noblit, Ryan Pando, Ian Wood, and Nick Alkema, as well as leaders Clark Moffat, Gary Wood and Steve Abbott.

Located at 8500' elevation, BHAB offered the scouts a variety of exciting and challenging high adventure scouting activities, including the COPE course (challenging team building outdoor obstacles as well as individually challenging high wire climbs and traverses), rock climbing and rappelling, frontier survival skills, shooting sports, and of course, Camelot (simulated medieval combat). The Stake leadership provided a number of evening activities including firesides, devotionals, and a well deserved trip to the Beaver city recreational pool (to wash the dirt of 150 or so scouts). Most scouts said their highlight was the game "two ball", which is basically a combination between rugby and lacrosse. The scouts were responsible for all aspects of camp, including set up, cooking and cleaning as well as getting organized for the day's events. The Troop 718 leaders were all very impressed with the cooperativeness and team spirit exhibited by our scouts as well as the leadership exhibited by our senior patrol leaders.

For more updates and pictures check out their blog! http://bsatroop718.blogspot.com/

Young Women

No information at this time; please see your leaders for this month’s events.

Relief Society

August Calendar

06 WARD TEMPLE NIGHT WED. 7:00pm Session

09 WARD BEACH PARTY SAT from 3:00 PM-dusk

12 RELIEF SOCIETY POOL PARTY TUES. 2-4 pm For all the sisters and their young kids. Bring snacks to share. There is lots of shade for non swimmers. Pool of Mary Kay Tanner 4329 Los Padres Dr. (Pala Mesa Fairways Villas) Call Mary Kay for directions, 731-0010.

BOOK CLUB NO MEETING UNTIL OCT. Next book is March by Geraldine Brooks

August Birthdays

Happy Birthday! How are our birthday sisters spending their summers?

10 Mellissa Compton

10 Jessica Davis

13 Marjorie McDougle Her granddaughter, Dani is getting Married Aug. 15th

14 Robyn Olson Getting her daughter ready for her mission to Barcelona.

15 Daisy Berry

20 Anne Renshaw Doing the New Family History

23 Karen Mitchell Moving into her new home.

28 Kristina Hampton

29 Francisca Flor

30 Mary Morrison Working on her quilts.

31 Lynette Wood Reading, of course.

Family History

The classes for "New Family Search" are going well. For those of you who have completed the course, a new feature has been added to the website. When you are in the "Pedigree with Details" window, there is a new button on the top of the row on the left side called "Summary". This window enables you to see all of the entries that have been combined or added and you can choose which one you would like to appear on your pedigree and family group records. In the past, when you combined entries, it would sometimes change the information on your records. This takes care of that frustration.

Remember, the goal is for everyone to take one of their family file cards to the temple for an Endowment on Nov. 8th. Other ordinances need to be done prior to that date. The youth are doing baptisms on April 16th. They can do more baptisms if they have family file cards to do. Contact Anne Renshaw or Dan and Kathy Lee if you need assistance.

LDS Employment Services

If you are looking for new or better employment, please contact our Ward Employment Specialist, Bro Denning at 760-723-3367, or our Stake Employment Center at 760-631-4070. Current job listings can be reviewed at www.ldsjobs.org.


Other Events/Organizations/News

To all ward members who have helped our family, thank you. We have had quite a year in our family and are grateful
for all acts of kindness and service. From lawns being mowed, homes being cleaned, boxes being packed, stuff being
moved, meals being prepared and served, prayers being offered, fasts completed, everything. We have appreciated you
and the service you have given to us.

The Rutherfurds,

Jeff, Katie, Amy and Mark
 

Ward Activities

Wow what a fast summer, it seemed to have just flown by. It’s already time to start thinking about school clothes, lunch boxes and back packs again.
But before that, don't forget our last ward fling for the summer. We’re having a Beach Party at the Oceanside Harbor fire rings August 9 from 3:00 PM until dusk. Free parking to the left of the restaurants under the bridge. Bring a picnic dinner for your family and come share stories around the campfire and have some s'mores with us.

Mark your calendar for our September ward Activity September 5 at 6:00. Come join us for a delicious dinner and entertainment. Watch the ward bulletin for more information.

Missionary Update

The Fallbrook 2nd Ward has a well-deserved reputation for being friendly and open to visitors. We hope that we can take advantage of upcoming ward activities and meetings to invite our friends, where they can feel the Spirit and be touched in their hearts.

The Ward Missionaries have great confidence in the teaching abilities of Elders Mosier and Rasmussen, and stand ready to help you find referrals for them in any way.

David Heid, WML

Garry Bledsoe, 1st Assistant

Lee Bartholomew, 2nd Assistant

Ian Beers

Schedule of Events

August

1 (Friday)—Multi-Stake Single Adult Dance, 9:00 PM (Pomerado Building)

6 (Wednesday)—Endowment, 7:00 PM

9 (Saturday)—Ward Beach Party, 3:00 PM-dusk. Bring a picnic dinner for your family! (Oceanside Harbor)

12 (Tuesday)—RS Pool Party at Mary Kay Tanner’s Pool; 2-4 PM. 4329 Los Padres Dr. (Pala Mesa Fairways Villas) Call Mary Kay for directions, 731-0010.

16 (Saturday)—Youth Dance, 8:00 PM (Carlsbad)

17 (Sunday)—BYC, 12:15 PM

17 (Sunday)—Multi-Stake Fireside, 7:00 PM (Poway Stake Center)

23 (Saturday)—Stake Youth Old Testament Video Night-“Alice in Bibleland”, 6:00 PM (Vista Stake Center)

26 (Tuesday)— Stake Single Adult Meeting, 7:00-8:00 PM (Bobier)

28-31 (Thursday-Monday)—Single Adult Labor Day Conference; Temple Session, Workshops, Dances, Fireside, Beach Party (Del Mar)

29 (Friday)— Sealings, 7:00 PM

Sept. 5 (Friday)Ward Social

Sept. 13 (Saturday)Ward Temple Night 6:00 PM Chapel Session, 6:30 PM Endowment Session. All temple recommend holders are most earnestly urged to be in attendance. Please make this a priority.

Sept. 14 (Sunday)—Ward Conference. Our meeting schedule remains unchanged. Please arrive early.

The ward newsletter reporter is Stephanie Lowell. Please call with information about your auxiliaries. We would love to share in your announcements, birthdays, achievements, and fun! Contact: Stephanie Lowell at 731-0610 or lowell_stephanie@yahoo.com before the end of each month.