Wrap & Chat - Thursday, December 15, 2011, 7 p.m.

Our annual Relief Society Wrap & Chat will be held  this Thursday, December 15, 2011, 7 p.m., at the church in the Relief Society room.   Please bring a long any gifts that you need to wrap and all your wrapping supplies.  It's a great way to get some of your final preparations for Christmas done and mingle with friends at the same time.  If you are able, please bring along a plate of christmas goodies to share!  If you have any questions, please contact a member of the RS Presidency.

A thank you & RS lesson for tomorrow...

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to the Ward Christmas Party yesterday. We had a fabulous  turnout and it was fun to celebrate Christmas together as a Ward Family!!!  Thank you to the amazing Ladies (and Gentlemen) who put SOOOOO much time and effort into making the evening a success!!  Thanks to everone who made the delicious food, participated in the program, helped in the kitchen, and assisted with set up and clean up...we couldn't have done it without you.   YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!!!

Our lesson tomorrow in Relief Society is from the Gospel Principles manual, Lesson #46 - The Final Judgement, and will be taught by our wonderful RS President.  We hope to see you there.  Here is the link:
http://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-46-the-final-judgment?lang=eng

Happy Saturday!

Playgroup, December 07, 2011, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

We will be holding playgroup at the church in the far nursery on Wednesday, December 07, 2011.  Drop us a note on Facebook to let us know if you are planning/hoping to attend so we know if there is going to be anyone attending.:)   Willow Park Ward is planning on meeting at the same time, and we are planning to join together with them and seeing how that works out with numbers etc.

This will be the last playgroup for 2011.  We'll resume again in the New Year. We're anticipating that we will have a little better attendance once the Christmas season is over and the cold weather is here to stay:)  The gym is a great place to let the kiddo's burn off some energy and for mom's to get a little bit of socializing in.:)  Let us know if you have any feedback.

New Brighton Ward Christmas Party - Friday, December 09, 2011 - 6:30 p.m.

Just a reminder about our NEW BRIGHTON WARD

CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!

Date:  Friday, December 09, 2011

Time:   6:30 p.m.

Location:  Willow Park Chapel

We hope you will join us as we celebrate our Savior’s birth this Christmas season as a ward family.  There will be a delicious meal followed by a special nativity presentation by the New Brighton Ward Primary.

Please make a special effort to call and remind/invite the sisters that you visit teach.

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We will have a small box at the gym entrance for anyone interested in donating gift certificates to help out families and individuals that are in need in our Ward during this Christmas holiday season.

There will also be a box availabe for those who are interested in donating items to the Calgary Food Bank!

Calendaring for the month of December 2011

Here are a list of dates for some upcoming events for the month of December:

December 03  - Evening session of 7 p.m.
December 04 -  Stake Conference - 9a.m. - 11 a.m. - please note the time change
December 04 - 1st Presidency Christmas Devotional - 6 p.m. (Broadcast online or at the Stake Centre
December 07 - Playgroup at the church - Nursery room - 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
December 08 - Bookclub at Lindsey C.'s residence, 8 p.m.
December 09 - New Brighton Ward Christmas Party at 6:30 p.m.
December 11 - Stake Carol Festival
December 25 - Christmas Sunday (Sacrament meeting only)

RS manual for 2012

Anyone curious as to what our course of Study for Relief Society and Priesthood will be for 2012?
It will be the Teachings of Presidents of the Church - George Albert Smith.

This book features the teachings of President George Albert Smith, who served as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from May 21, 1945, to April 4, 1951.  The manual is already available on LDS.ORG.

http://lds.org/manual/teachings-george-albert-smith?lang=eng

Cooking group tonight and lesson for Sunday...

Just a reminder that Cooking Group will be held tonight at Jen S's residence at 7 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to attend.    Thanks to Jen for opening her home for this event.

Our lesson for this Sunday will be taught by Linsday and is from the Gospel Principles manual - #45 - on The Millenium.   Here is the link.:)

 http://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-45-the-millennium?lang=eng

Happy birthday to Jamie S. and Rona L. today!!!  We hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Also a big congratulations to Olivia L. and family on the birth of their baby boy last week.

Wishing all of you a great week!

Lesson for this Sunday - November 13, 2011

The lesson for Relief Society this Sunday is from the Gospel Principles manual #44 - "The Second Coming of Jesus Christ."

Click on the link below to read it through.:)

http://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-44-the-second-coming-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng

Hope you are having a happy week!:)

Congratulations to Sheryl and family on the birth of their new baby this week.:)

Book Club meets tonight...

Just  a reminder that the RS book club meets tonight at Ashley C.'s residence in New Brighton, at 8 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to attend....please come, even if you didn't get a chance to read through the whole book.  (It was a long one....:)  The book for this month was - "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.  Come join us for some great conversation!!:)

Super Saturday - Saturday, November 05, 2011 - 9 - 2 p.m.

Super Saturday is coming up this weekend.  The schedule for the day's events are as follows:
                  (The crafts will be ongoing all day.)
9:00  -    Craft classes begin

10:00 -   Kids cooking class

11:15 -   72-hour kits

12:00  -   lunch

 1:00    - Meal planning class

 

Even if you didn't sign up for making any crafts, you are more than welcome to bring any projects that you want to work on, or simply just come and socialize, eat and maybe check out a class or two.   We are excited to see you there.  A huge thank you in advance to our Relief Society meeting committee for all of the amazing work and preparation that they are putting into planning a special event for the sisters of our ward.  If you have any questions about the day or need a ride etc., please contact a member of the presidency or the RS meeting committee.

 

Playgroup - Wednesday, November 02, 2011 - 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Just a reminder that playgroup will be held at the church on Wednesday, November 02, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.    We meet in the far nursery room, however, kids are welcome to run in the gym if they need to get out some excess energy.  Hope to see you there.:)

The playgroup will meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, so the next playdate after this one will be on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.

RS Lesson for October 23, 2011

Our lesson for this Sunday is based on an April 2011 General Conference talk from Elder L. Tom Perry - "The Sabbath and the Sacrament".   Please click on the link below if you have a chance to read it over before Sunday.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/the-sabbath-and-the-sacrament?lang=eng

NB Ward Book Club - Book selection for October/November

 Last week we had our first New Brighton RS ward book club meeting at Carley's house, where we planned out the first six months of books that we will be reading and where our discussions will be located at.  Our first book selection is  "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens and  we will be discussing it on November 10th, 2011, at 8 p.m.,  at Ashley C's home.   Please pass the word along to those who may not get this message and might be interested.

 

For those of you with ipod's and iphones there are lots of free apps that have free classic books. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens can be found for free on those devices! We will post the other book selections for the following months shortly so you have lots of time to reserve books from the library or locate the books beforehand.

New Brighton RS Playgroup - Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Playgroup will be held at the church this Wednesday, October 19, 2011, from 10 a.m. - 11:30, in the far nursery room.

Also a reminder for those who signed up to go to the Church Cannery on Thursday, October 20, 2011.  Please contact Angie F. or a member of the Relief Society meetings committee if you have any questions.:)

Also a reminder that on Saturday, October 22, 2011, the primary is having their Primary Presentation and Pizza party from 10 a.m. until noon.  In the evening the New Brighton Ward will be having a family Swim Party in Okotoks. Please check out the Church website for more details and info on what to bring.

Playgroup cancelled for Wednesday, October 05

Due to a throat infection and bout of stomach flu going through our household, I will be unable to be at the church to open the doors for playgroup tomorrow. If there is interest, and someone else is willing to take responsibility to open and close the doors and make sure the building is left in order, I can get keys to you so that it can still be held.  Please contact a member of the presidency if that is something you would like to happen.   We will try to arrange to have a backup person called so that playgroups start happening regularly.  The next one will be on the 3rd Wednesday of October, from 10-11:30 a.m. (Oct. 19).

General Conference

Just a reminder that General Conference will be on October 01 & 02 this weekend!

There will be no Playgroup this week.  Playgroup will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, in the nursery.  If there is more demand and a good turnout, we are more  than happy to open up the church each Wednesday. Please let a member of the Presidency know if you are interested.  Also, please follow the blog for updates, as we will keep any information here as to whether there may be a cancellation or addition of dates etc.  We have a sister in the ward who is a certified Baby signing instructor, (actually for ages 0-7), so if there is interest we would love to offer that to any moms who would be interested.

A big thank you to everyone who was willing to help out feeding the missionaries this Wednesday. We sure appreciate your willingness to serve!

Please note the following upcoming dates:
October 13 (Thursday) - Bookclub
October 15 (Saturday) - Ward RS Temple  trip - please meet at NB at 7 a.m. to carpool to Cardston
October 20 - Cannery evening (sign up sheets at church)
Nov 05 - Super Saturday (pictures of activities and schedule to be posted online shortly)

Hope you are all having a wonderful week!  Please let a member of the Presidency know if you are in need of any special assistance or if you know of opportunities to serve! 

Upcoming activities and lesson for September 25, 2011

On Wednesday, September 21, 2011, we will be holding a playgroup at the Church from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.   We will see what the turnout is like to decide whether we will hold it each Wednesday, or whether it will just be bi-weekly.  Hope you can make it out.

On Wednesday, September 21, 2011, our ward cooking group will resume, at 7 p.m. at Jen S.' residence.  This  group meets on the third Wednesday of each month.  Everyone attending is encouraged to prepare a recipe to share with the group.  We'll try to get some of the recipes posted up on the blog for everyone to enjoy.:)

This week is the Calgary-wide Stake Food Drive. Please drop off your bags on Wednesday or Thursday of this week and remember to pick up the food left on doorsteps on Saturday, September 24, 2011.  If for some reason you are unable to complete your assigned area, please make arrangements for someone else in the Ward to complete your route or let Brother Cruz know that you will not be able to do such.

Also on  Saturday, September 24, 2011, the General Relief Society broadcast will be held.  The Stake will be providing us with a meal at the Stake Centre at 5 p.m., and the broadcast will begin at 6 p.m.  We hope you will make a special effort to attend and enjoy this special evening.

And lastly, please don't forget to come out and get inspired at our special Preparedness fireside. We are so excited to be able to hear Sister Ginette H. speak to us on this topic!  The fireside will begin at 6 p.m. at the church.  Babysitting and refreshments will be provided.

Wow - how's that for a whole lot of ways to get involved in our ward this week.  A little of everything and hopefully a little of something for everyone.  Our lesson for this Sunday will be based on the opening and closing remarks  from our Prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, given in the April 2011 Conference.  The links are included below.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/its-conference-once-again?lang=eng
http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/at-parting?lang=eng

 Have a fabulous week Sisters!!!!

Lesson for Sunday, September 18, 2011 and other info

This Sunday is Ward Conference!   We are excited to  hear a message from our Stake Relief Society Presidency during our lesson hour and hope to see you there!:)

Cooking group will be starting up again in our ward and will be held at Jen S' residence in New Brighton on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 7 p.m.We will have address and contact information available for you on Sunday.   This group meets on the third Wednesday of each month and those attending are asked to try and bring a recipe for everyone to share.  A big thank you to Jen for opening her home up to all those attending.  Everyone is welcome.

....And in case you haven't seen all the emails or heard the announcements about our Ward Preparedness Fireside....here's one quick reminder of the date:  Sunday, September 25, 2011, at 6 - 7 p.m.  Babysitting and refreshments will be provided.

Sister Ginette H. forwarded the following link in regards to preparedness:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGV0Z8mPGgM&feature=youtu.be

Have a wonderful week!

RS Lesson for September 11, 2011

Our Relief Society lesson for this Sunday, September 11, 2011, is from the Gospel Principles manual -  Chapter 40: Temple Work and Family History.

Click on the link below to read:

http://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-40-temple-work-and-family-history?lang=eng

Have a wonderful week!!

Preparedness Fireside - September 25 - 6 p.m.

Mark your calendars for a special New Brighton Ward Preparedness Fireside.  The theme for the Fireside is "Prepare Every Needful Thing".  The fireside will be held on September 25, 2011 and will begin at 6 p.m.  We will be providing babysitting, so we hope that you will make every effort to attend.:)

RS Service Project - School Kits

Our ward Relief Society is starting to work on a new service project 'SCHOOL KITS'. 

 "They are given primarily to help refugee children, helping students and teachers add some normalcy to disrupted lives.  MCC sends school kits for children in places such as Bosnia, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Liberia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine and to poorly funded schools in Canada and The United States."

The following (NEW items only) are needed to fill the bag:
4 spiral or peforated notebooks (about 21.5 cm x 27 cm/8 in x 10.5 in; about 140-160 pages in Canada
4 unsharpened pencils
1 ruler
12 colored pencils
1 large pencil eraser

The school kits are distributed in a useful double drawstring cloth bag (28cm x 40.6cm/11x16in.)  You may sew bags yourself, or simply donate contents to be placed in the bags.   The instructions are located at the following link:   www.mcc.org/its/kitbags

If you have any questions about this project, please contact Sister Jeannie A.  We will be sewing bags at our Relief Society Super Saturday.  If you have any heavier fabric lying around that you would like to donate please let us know.  Also, right now is a great time to purchase inexpensive school supplies....or to keep the rest of us posted on any special deals on the above listed items so we can all help to donate.

RS lesson for August 14, 2011

This Sunday our Relief Society lesson is from the Gospel Principles manual - lesson #38 - "Eternal Marriage".
Follow the link below to read:

http://lds.org/library/display/0,4945,11-1-13-48,00.html

Have a great week!

RS Summer Social reminder

Our New Brighton Ward Relief Society - SUMMER SOCIAL - will be held on Thursday - July 28, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the church (Relief Society room).  We hope you will join us for some delicious salads, sweet treats and a wonderful opportunity to get know the sisters in our ward a little better. Please contact Angie F. or any member of the Relief Society Presidency if you have any questions.

RS Lesson for July 24, 2011

A huge thank you to Melissa M. for substituting in Relief Society last Sunday! I wasn't there, but I heard from many sources that she gave a fabulous lesson!   We are excited to have two newly called teachers in Relief Society - Lindsay A. and Rachel D.,  both who were sustained at church this past Sunday and look forward to hearing from them soon as well.

Our lesson for this sunday is based on the talk from the April 2011 General Conference - The Holy Temple - A Beacon to the World, by our prophet President Thomas S. Monson.
The link is included below:

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/the-holy-temple-a-beacon-to-the-world?lang=eng

We hope you will all have a chance to read  through the talk before Sunday.  If any of you are curious about the progress of the Calgary temple - take a moment to click on the link below which updates the progress on the Calgary temple regularly with pictures.  We are so blessed to be getting a temple here in Calgary!

http://calgarytemple.blogspot.com/

July 13, 2011 - (no playgroup at splashpark)

Due to the local Mckenzie Towne Stampede breakfast festivities - there will be no playgroup held tomorrow at the splashpark.

For more information on the Mckenzie Towne Stampede breakfast, the link is included below.  The breakfast begins at 7 a.m. and extra activities begin at 8 a.m. (bouncers etc.,).  See ya'all there.

http://www.mtstampede.ca/mckenzie-towne/activities

Relief Society lesson for July 17, 2011

Our lesson for this Sunday is from the Gospel Principles manual  -  Chapter 37 - "Family Responsibilities".  Here's the link, http://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-37-family-responsibilities?lang=eng
It means a lot to the teachers when the Sisters in the ward take a few moments to read over the lesson and are prepared to offer insights and thoughts that they might have on the lesson each week.

Have a wonderful day!

Relief Society Lesson for July 10, 2011

The Relief Society lesson for this Sunday, July 10, 2011 is from the Gospel Principles manual - Lesson #36 - "The Family Can Be Eternal".  We hope you will take a few moments during the week to click on the link below and read it through.  Have a great week!

http://lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-36-the-family-can-be-eternal?lang=eng

New Brighton Ward RS Summer Social - July 28, 2011

Mark your calendars for our July Relief Society meeting.  We will be holding a Summer Social on Thursday, July 28, 2011.  More details and information to follow.  Hope to see you there!

New Brighton Ward Campout - August 26-27, 2011

The New Brighton Ward has a campout planned on August 26th (After 5 p.m.) to August 27 (through Afternoon) in High River.  Breakfast and dinner will be provided by the ward!

In order for Ward leaders to properly plan and book this event, please email Becky G. the following information as soon as possible.

1.  Family name:
2.  If you are planning to attend.
3.  If attending #of adults, # of kids
4.  If you are attending - are planning to bring an RV or trailer (there are a limited number of spots a nd hook-ups for those vehicles), or a tent.

The ward was hoping to have all of the info by June 30th, however, if you have not responded and wish to attend, please let a member of the Relief Society Presidency know as soon as possible either by email/phone or on Sunday.

New Brighton Relief Society monthly meeting - June 23, 2011

"Encouraging Healthy Habits and Behaviour in our Families" our weekly relief society meeting will be held on Thursday, June 23rd at 7pm.  Learn how to educate, protect and safeguard your children and youth from the many temptations they will face.  Brother and Sister Olsen, APR mission Leader's will be speaking to us.  Please contact Angie F. if you have any questions.

Stake Conference - June 18 & 19, 2011

This weekend is stake conference!  Saturday is our adult session of Stake conference at which we will be singing.  The Saturday session begins at 7pm. Please come and join your voices to the 2 songs we will be singing.  If you have questions, please contact Bev Trumpet for details.  The Sunday session will be from 10am-Noon at the Stake Centre.

Cooking Group - June 15, 2011

Cooking group will be held tonight at 7 p.m., June 15,2011, at the Schow residence.  Bring a dish (soup/salad/desert) to share and come enjoy a fun, casual and relaxing evening visiting with sisters and eating delicious food.  All sisters are welcome.  Please call Jen if you have any questions.  The cooking group meets on a monthly basis.