Service Auction

If you have never been to a service auction...it's awesome! And you aren't going to want to miss this one! 

-There will be no money involved in this auction. That night you will fill out a survey of a random assortment of questions that will give you points. You can use these points to "buy" services at the auction. 

-Be thinking now of goods or services that you can give to other sisters in the ward. You DO NOT have to bring any of these things or do any of these things that night! You simply promise to do them for whoever has the highest bid at the auction! Here are some ideas of things you can auction off. ANY thing you can do, teach, or give! 

Lessons in knitting or crochet

Baby blankets

Computer lessons

Quilting lessons

Dance lessons

Dinner

Scrapbook kits or premade pages

1 hour of cleaning

Snow shoveling

Massage

Cinnamon rolls

Cleaning the house

Babysitting

Yard Work

Car Wash or Detail

Sew a Halloween Costume

Bathroom Cleaning

Carpet Cleaning

Birthday Cake

Homemade Jewelry

Sewing lesson

Voice/piano lesson

Christmas present wrapping

Set of homemade candles

Professional family photo

Handmade scripture case

Hair cut & style

Already made crochet or knitted baby items

2hrs genealogy work

"Clean out your fridge" service

Baseboard cleaning

Substituting in their primary class

Homemade ice cream

Blog design

Can't wait!!!

Also, remember that we are starting a "give and take" table after some of our RS activities. Bring any old items you are ready to get rid of and enjoy shopping through the discards of others!

Daddy Daughter Campout!

September 11th at the John Johnson Farm
Bring your own camping supplies and dinner. Dessert and breakfast will be provided.

More details to follow, contact Brother Belcher if you have questions.

Visiting Teaching - August

Happy August, sisters!

We have a little over a week to reach out to the sisters we visit.  Here are some resources for you:

Here is the PDF of the visiting teaching message from lds.org.  You can email this to your sisters as an attachment if you click on the "download" button in the top right corner and save it to your computer.  There are also copies printed out and available in the Relief Society binder which you could mail to your sisters or bring with you as you visit them.
VT Message from LDS.org
(Click the link above to download)









Here are images of the handouts that are available in the binders and some others as well:

There are several videos that relate to the August theme of being meek and humble like Christ...grab your Kleenex box!

Our Hands, His Hands; Our Heart, His Heart
Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me
The Will of God
Can We Learn Obedience? - Arabian Horse

Please reach out to the sisters you visit this week if you haven't already contacted them in August.  And don't forget to let your VT supervisor know when you have made contact.

Love,
Sister Byrnes

Add this Awesome Activity to your calendars!

Relief Society Meeting 

Thursday, August 27th

7:00 pm 

(at the Church)

Basic Wills & Health Care Planning 
∗ Helpful hints to get your estate in order 
∗ Leave with your Living Will & Durable Health Care Power of Attorney 

&

“Life is Short, Eat Dessert First” Contest 

(If you want to participate!)

∗ Bring your favorite dessert (and copies of the recipe to share!) 
∗ Top 3 audience favorites win prizes!  

See you there!

Relief Society Activity Report

This is a couple of weeks late, but the pictures are just too good not to share! We had a great time playing minute-to-win-it games together at our Relief Society activity in July. Thanks to Sarah Parks--we love and miss her, Kassie Belcher, and Tori Lewis for putting it together!

Here are some highlights:

Book Club

The date for the Book Club meeting was incorrect on the August newsletter--oops! Book Club will be held on Wednesday, August 19th at 8:00 pm! Join us at Marion Wolfe's home to discuss "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain. Come have fun and socialize even if you haven't read the book.

Visiting Teaching Ideas - July

Sisters...we have five days left to reach out to the sisters we visit to let them know we are thinking of them.  Here are a few quick ways you can pass along this month's Visiting Teaching message:

Official lds.org Visiting Teaching Message...

July VT Message 
(Click above for the full message)


Handouts...

Blog Links...
Visiting Teaching Ideas - Blog


Thank you for your efforts to let the sisters in our ward know that they are valued.  Your district supervisor will be in touch in early August to see if the sisters you visit have any pressing needs.

Many thanks,
Sister Byrnes