May RS Meeting

May 4, 6:30 - 8 pm. It's Cinco de Mayo (well -- one day early). We will play on the 5 theme. We will be learning how to make homemade tortillas, salsa, and much more. Nursery will be provided for children 18 months and older.

March RS Birthday Party

Come celebrate the oldest and largest women's organization in the world. It was formerly organized 169 years ago!! The celebration will begin at 6:30 pm at the Church building. Nursery will be provided for children 18 months and older.

February Monthly RS Meeting

For February's RS meeting, we will forgo an activity to promote the Stake's Activity. It is Feb 12 - Valentine's Dinner/Dance at the Stake Center, 6 pm. So arrange for a babysitter and come join us there. For those with deployed spouse or your husband is working that night, there will be a "Lonely Hearts" gathering. Pot luck dinner, 6 pm at Alisha W. home.

Monthly Relief Society Meeting

We want to help keep your New Year's resolution. We will be doing yoga (so dress accordingly and bring a mat if you have one but it's not needed) taught by our very own Jamie C - she describes herself as a non-yoga person. She wants to show you that anyone can do yoga and it's a good form of exercise. We also hope to get sisters talking about when and where they're going to go walking/jogging/running to help us through these winter months. We will also be munching on healthy snacks. Nursery will be provided for children 18 months and older. 6:30 pm at the Church bldg.

Monthly Relief Society Meeting

We will be going to Bridgeport Place Assisted Living (5250 Bridgeport Way West in University Place) and provide a Christmas program. All you need to bring is your singing voices and spending time with wonderful seniors. We will be handing out candy canes and cards.

Directions: Taking I-5 North, exit 125. Turn left on Bridgeport Way SE. The building is 5 miles from the freeway.

Alternate route: Taking DuPont- Steilacoom Rd, turn right on Lafayette Rd, continue (Name changes to Chambers Creek Rd) for about 3 miles. Turn right to stay on Chambers Creek Rd. Turn left on Bridgeport Way and the building is about .5 miles away.

Bishop's Christmas

Only 1 week left to bring your generous donations for the Bishop's Christmas! Here's some ideas....

4 board games 4 DVDs 4 headphones 4 posters 4 cologne/perfume 4 toiletry sets 4 make up 4 blow dryers 4 curling irons 4 iTunes gift cards 4 movie theater tickets 4 watches 4 sweatshirts 4 hats 4 sports memorabilia 4 clothing 4 jewelry 4 balls (football,soccer, basketball) 4 handheld electronic games 4 name brand socks (Adidas, Nike, Reebok, etc.)

Remember these items need to be new and unwrapped…just put them in the donation gift bags (or if it doesn’t fit- near the bag) found in each auxiliary

Progressive Dinner

Oct 13, 6 pm with appetizers at Collette D.

Approximate timeline:

Appetizers at Collette D.

6:00 - 6:30 pm

Main Course at Jenny M.

6:35 - 7:05 pm

Dessert at Amy S.

7:10- 7:40 pm

Directions: From I-5, take exit 119, turn right on Steilacoom Rd (heading towards Steilacoom). Turn left in .5 miles to Bell Hill Place. At the top of the hill, turn left. Look for the red balloons and walk down the driveway.

Monthly Relief Society Meeting

"Have you ever suffered from dinner dilemmas or cookie catastrophes?" If so, join us on Aug 10th, 6:30 pm, at the church building for a live cookie making demonstration on how to make Rachel Westhoff's almost famous, definitely delicious chocolate chip cookies (complete with fresh baked samples for all!!) as well as a discussion on sure fire tips and techniques to rescue you from the dreaded dinner doldrums. We have ways to save your sanity, tempt your tastebuds and stretch your budget! As an added bonus, bring a copy of your very favorite "go to" dinner time recipe; the one thing you can throw together in a pinch that your family loves to eat. We will compile and copy them for an on the spot "Dinner Dilemma Solved" cookbook for you to take home!

Nursery will be provided for children 18 months and older

Monthly Enrichment Activity

Have you ever wondered what there is to done/see in the area and it's free. Look no longer. We have some sisters in our very own ward that "are in the know". If you haven't already signed up, Mindi W. is looking for sisters that can provide finger foods, fruits, or lemonade/punch. If you have any fun lawn games to play, Mindi would love your help/suggestions. We will be meeting by the pavillions (weather permitting) behind the church building at 6:30 - 8 pm. Childcare will be provided.

Eat and Greet

Come and meet the new Relief Society Presidency.

Enjoy a message about women, and why we need to stick together!

And don't forget about dessert!! (We're providing the dessert, you just need to come and eat it!!)

Tuesday, June 8, 6:30 PM at Church bldg. Childcare available.

Save & Swap

Are your closets filled with stuff you won't use anymore? Clothes your kids have grown out of but are still in great shape, that bread machine that never gets used because you'd really rather make bread by hand ;) Bring it to our Save and Swap night Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30 PM. You can dump your stuff on the tables in the cultural hall and after a lesson and discussion on couponing and ways to save money, we'll be able to look through all the things we each brought and find the thing you were planning on buying next week. Who can complain about getting free stuff?

If you have a furniture item or something that would be difficult to tote to the building, bring a picture of it and we can set that out to see if it's something someone could use.

Here's another reason to bring your things--to support the Young Women. How would we be doing that, you ask? All of the remaining items will be used for the Young Women yard sale/fundraiser.

There will be childcare available to those who need it. And of course refreshments!

April Relief Society Meeting

Instead of have several RS meetings a month, we are consolidating. Our RS meeting night will typically be the second Tuesday of the month. This month we will be taught a Love and Logic parenting class by Esther S. on April 13 at 6:30 PM. This will be held in our church building in the RS room. There will be childcare available to those who need it.

This Sunday in RS there will be a jar available where you may submit parenting questions--anonymously if you'd like--or you may email them to the RS presidency through the link in the sidebar. Haven't we all experienced this at one time or another? (I did while chasing one kid through Target with a pregnancy test in the other hand. Nice.)

Please come and get to know your RS sisters better along with picking up a few tips on parenting. Who can't use that?

Happy Birthday Relief Society!

We will be celebrating the organization of the RS on March 16 at 6:30 PM with a service auction. Please donate anything you'd like--artwork, dinners, babysitting hours, tutorial on something you know a lot about, anything you can think of. It's a fun way to get to know each other too.

Hey, something just occurred to me. When we had a service auction years ago, Sarah A. donated her time in helping me set up my first blog. That was worth every bean I earned! And look where that went. Now we have a fabulous RS blog that you all enjoy checking at least weekly! Right?

So after arriving you'll earn beans for various things (having read your scriptures, having completed your visiting teaching, stuff like that) and that's what you'll use to buy different services. This activity is sure to be a success.

Childcare will be provided. This activity is at the Bridgeport Building. You can find the map here. It's actually a couple of minutes closer to home than our usual church building. See you there!

Relief Society Christmas Party

You won't want to miss this one! Thanks to the generosity of the Robinsons, our RS Christmas Party this year will be held at Thornewood Castle on December 17 at 7 PM. You can find directions here. Please find people to carpool with since there is minimal parking. Bring a white elephant gift--just something from home, no need to buy anything.

It's Almost Here!

Only five more days until Super Saturday. Here are a few updates...

If you signed up for dish etching, you need to know that some Pyrex dishes don't etch. The only way of knowing is by testing it. If your dishes are Pyrex you may want to test a little spot on Saturday to see if it works. You have one shot with the vinyl template. You might want to bring a back up dish.

If other options are exhausted and you are planning on taking advantage of the childcare, please be aware that our resources are limited and it is a long time for children to stay in the nursery. We will do our best to mix things up and help the children to have a good time but our resourses are limited. If your children will be there during lunch time please pack a sack lunch for them.

We have 15 extra nativities available for $15 each until they're gone.

If you'd like to bring a crock pot soup or salad please email us. See you Saturday!

Super Saturday

The deadline to sign up for Super Saturday is this Sunday, Oct 25. You can see the projects offered on the Super Saturday blog and find prices there too. You need to pay for your projects when you sign up. Invite your friends and neighbors!

Progressive Dinner

It's time for one of my favorite activities! Lots of great friends and lots of great food--who wouldn't love it? The annual progressive dinner is this Wedsnesday at 6 PM. We'll be meeting at Macie's house for appetizers, Jamie P.'s for the main dish, then we'll continue on to Stacey's for dessert. If you haven't signed up yet, email us as to which of these things you'd like to bring. There will be no childcare provided. Babes in arms okay.

Feel free to bring a friend!