President Hinckley's funeral

President Hinckley's funeral will be this Saturday at 11am (MST)/ 1pm (EST).

The funeral will be broadcast at the Lecanto building on Saturday (you can also get it on BYU TV)

Attire: CHURCH DRESS.
Please be in your seat at 12:45 pm

The broadcast should last about 3 hours. The first 90 minutes will be the funeral, and the second 90 minutes will be a compilation of meaningful events in President Hinckley's life).

Relief Society: A Worldwide Sisterhood (Mark Your Calendar)

Leesburg Stake Relief Society is having an activity on February 23, 2008.

Time 11:00 am-1:00pm

LEESBURG BUILDING

Each ward is focusing on presenting food/information on a country:

Lecanto: Japan
Apopka: France
Belleview: Germany
Clermont: England
Leesburg: Fiji Island
Sumterville: Italy
Minneola: Tonga

February Food Storage Goals (FATS & OIL)

February 1-2: Pleasure food (your choice)

February 3-9: 3 lbs Shortening

February 10-16: 2 lbs Vege Oil; 4 lbs Peanut Butter

February 17-23: 2 lbs Mayo; 1 lb Salad Dressing

February 24-29: 5 Gal. Water; Garlic Salt

Announcements for Sunday January 26, 2008

Today was stake conference so we didn't meet officially as a Relief Society--However we do have an announcement:

Brother Sjogren's funeral information is as follows.

The viewing/funeral will be on Thursday of this week at the Davis Funeral home in Inverness. The viewing will be at 10am and the funeral at 11am.

Also, President Hinckley died tonight--and the details can be found at http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=aedea6c9-7797-40e8-a1e5-1e7a54050390

Brittan Mitchell

Announcements Sunday January 20, 2008

* Bro Elliott passed away 9pm Sat 1/19. Funeral information will be forth coming. Assistance may be needed with meals for Sis Elliott, please be willing to help out if called upon. (Funeral will be held on Thursday morning--check back later for further details).

* Sis Judy Sparks has navel oranges that are ripe & ready – anyone interested, contact her, she lives in Bev Hills

* Pinewood Derby & Ice Cream Social this Fri – starts at 6:30. Cars can be brought in Wed night for weigh in or just bring them Fri night. Sign up sheet was issued for Toppings – contact Sis Hoki for what is still needed.

* Stake conference this coming weekend. Priesthood session 3:30 on Sat. Adult session at 7pm & Sun begins at 10am. It is a broadcast from Salt Lake & will be held in our chapel. No other meetings scheduled for Sun.

* Sis McClendon is having open heart surgery on Tues 1/22 – keep her in your prayers.

Food Storage Goals for January 2008

January’s Food Storage Goal: Cooking Essentials

• Jan. 1-5
  5 lbs Salt
• Jan. 6-12
  1 lb Baking Powder
  1 lb Baking Soda
• Jan. 13-19
  1 lb Yeast
  1 Box Pancake Mix
• Jan. 20-26
  1 Gal. Vinegar
  2 Boxes Potato Flakes
• Jan. 27-31
  5 Gal. Water
  Black Pepper

sisters with January Birthdays

Watch the newsletter for the exact dates for these Bdays. If you are a V/T w/ a January Bday--please sign up for a PSI. The schedule will be posted in the R/S informational room. The visiting teachers are in bold.

Glennell Munne
Edna Baldwin
Annie Hodges
Francis Grabill
Melenie Weaver

Kathy Wade
Harlow Shannon Prather Nieves
Betty Payne
Martha Beane
Gloria Johnson

Denea Bramel
Kathy Campbell
Jerri Conard
Ashley Crisci
Joy Barker

Ethel Smith
Christi Mason
Gladys Ackroyd
Linda Hoffman

Mid week updates

• Missionary Open House--Feb. 8, 2008
• Temple trip for Youth (newer members of church--see Bishop if you want to attend and participate)--March 8, 2008

Ward Linger Longer Updates (Sunday, Jan. 6) Pot-Luck

• Crock pots will not be allowed to be turned on until 1:00pm (they will not be on during church).
• Suggestion to bring food cooked/warmed--or items that could go in the fridge.
• Kitchen will be locked before 10am--so please have your food their early.
• Call/Email Robyn Kanis/Betty Fisher if you have any questions.

PSI's:

• January PSI's will be posted on the outside of the R/S informational room--if you have a January Bday--please sign up for a time.

FOOD STORAGE:

• We are going to put a list of food in each month's newsletter as a "suggestion" for items to buy during the month. If you purchase the items listed, then after 12 months you will have a 3 month supply for a family of 4. Feel free to double, triple, reduce (etc) the list as necessary to meet your food storage goals.

Visiting Teaching:

• PLEASE REPORT December's Numbers TODAY! They are due to the stake on Sunday, Jan. 6th. If you can't get ahold of your zone leader please call Connie Debusk or email lecanto.visit.teach@gmail.com

End of the Year Announcements

We haven't had very many announcements during the last 2 weeks--but here's what is happening in your Relief Society . . .

The Ward Lingers Longer Luncheon is this upcoming Sunday (January 6th) at 1:30pm. It's a "Break the Fast" Luncheon. Relief Society is in charge of the meal. Please bring your hot items in a crock pot, and you can store your cold items in the fridge. We did not have sign up sheets--we are simply doing a "pot luck" style meal. All food preparation will occur between 1:00pm and 1:30pm. Betty Fisher and Robyn Kanis are in charge of this event--so please call one of them with any questions.

Last week the missionaries took some time and explained the rules related to eating at member's houses. Food consumption must be done by 6pm unless an investigator/less active member is at the house. They can stay past 6pm to give the member a spiritual message.

The Missionary Open House is coming up--February 8th in the evening. Start thinking about investigators to invite down to the church.

The next Book club meeting will be Feb. 11th at 10:30 at Jessicca Romney's house. We are reading "God wants a powerful people" by Sheri Dew. Please join us!

If you still have a R/S Survey--please feel free to turn it in.

All December V/T information must be turned in on this Sunday (Jan. 6th)--so PLEASE contact your ZONE LEADERS SOON!!! December is a month that is turned into Salt Lake--so the numbers matter this month!!!! Please report!

Karen Ellis will be out of town for the next few weeks and Brittan Mitchell will also be unavailable. Please direct all questions/concerns to Sister Fisher or Sister Kanis.

Brittan Mitchell