Ward Christmas Party

Come to A Night in Bethlehem and soak in the true spirit of Christmas on Friday, December 10th starting at 6:00 pm at the Lexington Stake Center. Enjoy a fabulous dinner followed by an uplifting program. Feel free to invite your friends and neighbors to enjoy the Christmas festivities. And don't forget to come dressed in your favorite ancient Bethlehem clothing (bed sheets, towel or scarf headwrap, sandals, swaddling clothes... you get the idea.) If you can't find the perfect outfit-- come anyway!! Let no one be turned away on this wonderful night!

A Season of Gratitude and Gatherings

Dear Sisters,
Now begins the time of year where our hearts are warmed with thoughts of family, gratitude, blessings, and the gift of our Savior. There is no way we can express to you all our deep gratitude for the many ways you serve each other. You are Christ’s hands as you bring over bread & cookies, tend each other’s children, call to cheer up a friend, go to the temple, prepare meals for families in need--- we could go on and on for all the acts of kindness and sisterhood you have shown to one another. We are so thankful to have all of you serving each other with such willing hearts!

We are also aware of many Sisters whose hearts and minds are weighed heavy at this time of year with burdens of financial stress, health concerns, or unemployment fears. If you know you will be here over Thanksgiving or Christmas, one of the most wonderful things you may want to consider is to invite a family (or two-- or three!) into your home to share the joy of the holiday. This is a time for us to gather together as family—please welcome members of our ward family in your gatherings. Let no one be lonely or forgotten this season.

Visiting Teachers- this is also a time to remember the special stewardship you have over your Sisters. Call them. Visit them. Find out if they have plans to be with family or not. Please, please, please make your visits early and if you find any of your Sisters in need, please contact our RS President, Sister Cindy White ASAP.

With much gratitude for all of you,
Northgate RS Presidency

Ward Christmas Party- Items Needed

Christmas is coming quickly and we are so excited about the ward party this year. The Activities Committee have some very special things planned that everyone will really enjoy. They do need some help from you to make it a success and would like to ask for some volunteers for a few items. Please e-mail Valerie McDowell and let her know what you are willing to do/contribute. Thank you so much in advance. With your help this will be a very special evening. Watch for sign-up sheets on Sunday!

1. We need volunteers to help heat and cut up the ham. You will need to bring it to the church on Dec. 10th.



2. We need a total of 25 dozen rolls. If we could get volunteers to sign up to bring 1-2 dozen each that would be great.



3. We need a couple of volunteers to bring an ironing board and iron to the church and help iron sheets.



4. We need to borrow four Roman costumes. If you have these and would be willing to lend them out or know of someone who does please let us know.



5. We need to borrow strands of white string, little white lights.



6. We need to borrow 10-15 fake ficus trees and shrubs.

RS Christmas Dinner

Hello sisters!

Get that Christmas music going this week to get you in that Christmas mood. The Relief Society is having our annual Christmas dinner and continuing last year's tradition of partying early! The snow is on order for the day before the Christmas dinner to help get those shorts put away.

We are serving a formal dinner of ham, yummy potatoes, dressy green beans, homemade rolls and cheesecake. You don't have to cook; the RS presidency and RS activity board will be doing the cooking! We want to serve you and enjoy your company.

Please join us on Friday, November 12th at 6:30 pm at the home of Sheri Ford. Because of parking limitations, it would help tremendously if you could carpool with those that live close to you.

Sisters, please extend an invite to your less active sisters that you visit teach, and invite them to ride with you to our dinner.

There is a sign up for this Sunday so we can get an accurate count for food and tables and chairs. Can you please email Wendy Bringhurst ak2twins@msn.com and let her know if you are coming or not. Even if you are a maybe, that will help. Email her if you are not able to see the sign ups tomorrow at church. ASAP. :)

Merry Christmas! See you there! Ho ho ho!