Single Adult Stake Email

The monthly Single Adult Temple Trip will be on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 for the 6:30 pm Endowment Session. Cake and Ice Cream will follow the Session in the basement cafeteria.

Our Annual FAMILY Christmas Party is on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at 5:30pm in the Stake Center Building in Eustis. Please note time change.

Please RSVP to our new Stake Single Adult Rep, Sister Lurlene Lawton, 352-343-5932 or email her at joytahiti@aol.com. We will need to know how many children and guests will be coming with you so we will have enough food for everyone.

Thank you,
Sister Trudy Austin

This week's posts :)

For the next 3 weeks we will be practicing a Christmas Hymn for the Ward party during R/S. All sisters can join with us at the ward party as we sing our musical number!

Remember Wednesday night and Saturday (all day) are events related to Thanksgiving Feed.

Let Sister Mannis know if you can help out as an occasional sub in Primary during the Holidays

Remember our Holiday Food Drive for the members of our own ward :)

Feed the missionaries (Ellis/Swain)

The Horace/Sanders families were on the ward clean-up calendar

November 10 Board Meeting

Remember that our Board meeting is scheduled for November 10th at 6pm at the church. This is for all teachers, subs, Zone leaders/assistants, and Enrichment Committee. The Activities Chairs sit on our Enrichment committee so they are invited to attend too.

Zone 4 sisters

Sister Howard has been released as our Zone 4 leader, so as you report your visiting teaching please either (1) call Sister Whitman or (2) Email Brittan Mitchell or Kim Fulford with your report!

Presidency Message on Sunday

I am going to use the talk that President Monson gave during the R/S Broadcast in September about Charity!

I am going to have a few of these handouts, but feel free to use them for your V/T this month

http://visitingteaching.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/visiting-teaching-ldsconf-window-cleaner.pdf

stake updates

- Tithing Settlement begins November 15th. Please be sure to schedule an appointment and take this opportunity to meet with your bishop to account for your stewardship.
- All ward and stake auxiliary leaders should ensure that all outstanding reimbursements are turned in as soon as possible.
- The Orlando Temple will be closed for routine maintenance November 14 through November 29. The tempe will reopen on November 30th.
- The stake volleyball tournament scheduled for November 6th has been cancelled


Sunday, November 7th
- Fast Sunday
- 8pm CES Fireside for Young Adults (broadcast)

Saturday, November 13th
- Worldwide Leadership Training Broadcast (times decided by local units)
- 6pm Multi-stake Youth Dance

Upcoming stake calendar

Stake Single Adult Social & Fireside - Sunday, October 17th at 6:00pm at the stake center.


Stake Adult Dance - Saturday, October 23rd at 7:00pm at the stake center. All adults ages 18 and up are invited to come join us for an evening of fun, food, and dancing. The stake youth council will be decorating the cultural hall then serving throughout the dance. Don't miss this out on this one!


Stake Auxiliary Leadership Training - Thursday, October 28th at 7:00pm at the stake center. Please note that the Relief Society training will start at 6:30pm. All stake and ward auxiliary presidencies (Relief Society, Young Women, Primary, and Sunday School) should attend.

Updates

Blessings in a Backpack update:

Winn Dixie has Peanut Butter: BOGO free and Smuckers Squeezable Jelly BOGO Free.

StoreHouse:

October 12: (Tuesday) 9:45 am - 2:00pm (We need 6 people)

October 21st (Thursday): 2:45pm - 9:00pm (We need 6 people)

CALL BROTHER AVERY (from High Priest Group if you are available to serve in the storehouse during either of these 2 assignments.

Broadcast information

Click "Broadcast Information" to go to the LDS.org page that has broadcast information!

Relief Society Social and General Relief Society Broadcast

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Upcoming Lessons

Sept 05 2010 Sister Fulford
Sept 12 2010 Chapter 17: The Church of Jesus Christ Today
Sept 19 2010 Chapter 18: Faith in Jesus Christ (replaced by Ward Conference)
Sept 26 2010 TFOT - President Eyring: Act in All Diligence
Oct 03 2010 General Conference
Oct 10 2010 Chapter 19: Repentance
Oct 17 2010 Chapter 20: Baptism
Oct 24 2010 TFOT - Elder Oaks: HEALING THE SICK
Oct 31 2010 Bishop's Instruction

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Our Responsibility to Nurture the Rising Generation

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Our Responsibility to Nurture the Rising Generation

September Visiting Teaching Message

Sealing Trip

Sealing trip Friday September 10th in the evening at the temple. 12 couples needed. Let Sister Fulford know if you are interested

Ward Golf

This upcoming Saturday is a ward golfing day. Thanks to the 4 sponsors who volunteered to support the youth that turned out to the Service Project this past Saturday! The Campbells are arranging tee-times--let them know ASAP if you are planning on playing.

I think the green fees are around 20-25 per player.

WARD CONFERENCE

September 19th!

Prelude choir: 130 Be Thou Humble; 220 Lord I would follow thee; 308: Love One another!

Come sing--we practice every Sunday after church for 15 minutes. There are only 3 more practices

Anybody available to help make bag lunches on Saturday September 18th with Sister Fulford? We feed the stake visitors after ward conference on the 19th, and we need a few volunteers to help out on Saturday with the prep work!

Announcements

Blessings in a Backpack:
2nd Thursday in September: Hernando
4th Thursday in September: Homosassa

9:15 stuffing backpacks

Food collection items for 2010-2011: Shelf Milk, Peanut Butter, Squeeze Jelly, and Spaghetti O's pop tops.


Also we are collecting BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION to Donate to local schools to help support the education of the kids in Citrus County! Please clip from your cereal, juice, cake boxes, etc and drop in the box in the back of R/S.

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Our Responsibility to Be Worthy of Temple Worship

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Our Responsibility to Be Worthy of Temple Worship

August Visiting Teaching Message!

WARD EVENTS

JULY:

07/12/10 - 07/27/10 BSA Philmont Trip

07/17/10 Saturday 8pm Pioneer Day Broadcast

07/18/10 Sunday 6pm SA Social & Fireside (SC)

07/19/10 - 07/23/10 Family History Center CLOSED

07/24/10 Saturday 10:00am YSA Day at the Lake (Weavers)

07/24/10 Saturday 6pm Lecanto Ward Social

07/25/10 Sunday 6pm Bishop's Youth Fireside

07/31/10 Saturday 6pm SA Popcorn & a Movie (Stake Center)

07/31/10 Saturday 10:00am- 4:00pm Stake Youth Beach Trip (New Smyrna Beach)

AUGUST:

08/04/10 Wednesday 6:30pm SA Temple Trip

08/09/10 Monday SCHOOL STARTS

08/10/10 Tuesday 6:00pm YSA Temple Trip

08/13/10 Friday 6:30pm Youth Temple Trip

08/14/10 Saturday 7:30am Lecanto Ward Rainbow River Trip

08/20/10 Friday Leesburg Stake Millennial Day at the Orlando Temple

08/21/10 Saturday Stake Conference - 3pm PH Leadership- 7pm Adult Session (all 18yrs+)

08/22/10 Sunday 10:00am Stake General Conference (Eustis) ALL invited

08/22/10 Sunday 6pm SA Social & Fireside (SC)

08/29/10 Sunday (3rd Hour) Combined PH/RS Meeting

6pm Bishop's Youth Fireside

TEMPLE EVENTS

MILLENNIAL DAY

AUGUST 20, 2010

FRIDAY

Start planning now for our Millennial Day at the Orlando Florida Temple. Contact Sister Treadway or Sister Fulford for more information

July 16, 2010 Friday Lecanto Ward Temple Day

August 13, 2010 Friday Lecanto Youth Temple Trip 6:30pm

Sept. 17, 2010 Friday Lecanto Ward Temple Day

Lecanto Ward Ice Cream Social & Talent Show

July 24, 2010

Saturday @ 6:00pm

Ice Cream Social & Talent Show

Have a Talent? Can you sing? Play an instrument? An artist? Quilt? Crafts? Cook? Bake? Wiggle you ears? or Stand on your head? We WANT you to share your TALENT!!

Also, do you have an ice cream maker? Do you have a favorite recipe? There will be an ice cream 'Scoop-off' to find the BEST ice cream in Lecanto.

Please contact Sister Ruth Horace (# 746-1115) or Sister Kim Fulford (# 527-3893) for more information.

Forrest "Sparky" Strickland (1925-2010)

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The Service of Remembrance for Mr. Forrest S. "Sparky" Strickland, age 85, of Inverness, Florida, will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 25, 2010, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lecanto, with Bishop Robert Hoki presiding. Interment will follow at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida. The family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service Friday at the Church. The family suggests memorial contributions to Hospice of Citrus County, P.O. Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com.

Sparky was born February 27, 1925, in Ozona, FL, son of the late Daniel and Lillian (Beville) Strickland. He died June 20, 2010, in Inverness, FL. Mr. Strickland was an Army veteran serving during World War II. He worked in commercial and industrial construction, installing asbestos. He was a lifelong resident of Florida. He was the Past Bishop of two congregations in Tampa, FL, and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lecanto.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Naomi Strickland, of Inverness, FL; son, Forrest Michael Strickland of Kissimmee, FL; 4 daughters, Stephanie Marlene Oldfield of Orange Park, FL, Lillian Elizabeth Branson of Inverness, FL, Mary Shirlene Ross of Orange Park, FL, and Sherri Lynne Schneider of Inverness, FL; 18 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.

CONGRATS!! To ALL the Sisters who finished the Book of Mormon Challenge. We hope that your testimonies of the gospel & especially of The Book of Mormon have been strengthened.

Special Stake Conference

(We will reserve the last 5 minutes of our next two Relief Society Sunday meetings for sisters to figure out carpooling arrangements. Please come to church knowing whether you need a ride or if you are able to give a ride. I would estimate that if you are leaving from the church you should plan on leaving the Lecanto building by 8:15 am on Saturday and by 7:45 am on Sunday to save enough time to get there and get in your seats. Please know your availability tomorrow and next Sunday so that the sisters that need rides will be able to connect with the sisters available to transport. I also hear that there are many hotels in the area that could accomodate an overnight stay between Saturday and Sunday (arrangments for overnight stays are of course on an individual/family basis)! The attire for all meetings is Sunday best!)

From a stake email update delivered today . . .

As announced recently, we are being privileged with a visit by Elder Neil L Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Please do everything possible to ensure that you are able to attend this special stake conference and sit at the feet of an apostle of Jesus Christ and learn His gospel. The meeting schedule is as follows:
Saturday, May 15 at 10:00am - Special Relief Society/Laurel session with Sister Kathy S Andersen. All adult sisters and young women age 16+ are invited to attend this special session.
Sunday, May 16 at 8:30am - Special Youth Session with Elder Neil L Andersen. This session is for all youth, age 14 and up, Seminary teachers, and Bishops. Please be seated by 8:15am.
Sunday, May 16 at 10:00am - Special Stake Conference with Elder Neil L Andersen. Please arrive early and follow the directions of the parking attendants. Once inside the chapel, please follow the directions of the ushers so seating will flow smoothly and reverently. No saving of seats will be allowed.

Day Of Service 2010

Kids had FUN !!

Day of Service 2010

Are you still "feasting " from The Book of Mormon? By now you should have read thru

Mosiah 22. It is tough but you can do it!!

Day of Service update

Congratulations to the Lecanto Ward, the Crystal River Lions, CHIPS, the City of Crystal River and Key Training Garden Center, we did it!!!

It was well worth the work to get this opportunity to partner with each one of you in this great public effort. We accomplished everything we set out to do, though it was not easy, and there were minor bumps in the road, we got it done and everyone we served were elated that we cared enough to make this a National Day of Service on their behalf. Many of you did not know that the Mayor of Crystal River, Ron Kitchens, Jr. showed up ready to work. He stayed for a couple of hours and saw a group of 62 folks (members of the church, Lions, and CHIPS reps) working hard to make our commitment come to life. He was very impressed and will be mentioning our efforts at his next meeting, and will bring his constituency to the site to demonstrate what we accomplished publicly.

The Citrus County Chronicle representative arrived to take pics and get the story that will go in the paper soon and it was great to rub elbows with each of these county representatives, going about doing good. The Lions club reps Steve and Vera Fredericks will be sending over emails of various service projects they have coming up, which we could partner with them on (such as, for the homeless in our community, ect) later in the year. What a great way to network and connect in our community. Our National Day of Service contribution has opened an effectual door to serving others and it is my prayer, my hope that we will continue on in this spirit looking for the privilege to give of our time, talents and means to add something to Citrus County's greatness.

Yours Truly,

Eric Sanders
Day Service Chair
Lecanto Ward, Leesburg Stake
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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Link to the 40 days Closer to Christ reading program

http://www.lds-yw.com/40_days_closer_to_Christ.pdf

If you didn't get your folder today, then please let Sister Fulford know. READING starts tomorrow-Monday April 12, 2010

40 Days to Christ

Do you think you can read The Book of Mormon in 40 DAYS? Then join us in our reading challenge- call Sister Fulford for details.

Youth Fundraisers for EFY

Yard Sale (April 9-10) in Inverness (donations for things to sell--accepted).

Spaghetti Dinner: March 26th--6pm (at the church). There is also a silent auction for dessert

Babysitting for Date night (donations accepted): April 9th--6-9pm.

RSVP to Romneys or Codys.

BASKETBALL RESCHEDULED

We will hold the practice on March 25th instead of tonight.

Thanks

Sister Neptune (who used to be in our ward) has a friend looking for daycare. Here's the information if you know someone that could be interested.

There name is Scott and Dara Robinson, they live on Kathy Road in Hernando. His number is 352-201-0111.

They have a 6 month old little girl & are looking for full time daycare – an at home daycare

Blessings in a Backpack

 

 

 

 

Campbell Mitchell took a few pictures at our Blessings in a Backpack Service Project this morning! Thanks Campbell & Thanks to the sisters that have been voluntering to pack backpacks all year long! They are hoping to expand and have a group pack in Homosassa and a group pack in Hernando next year! Sister Mannis and Sister Carole Smith will really be helping with the HOmosassa expansion!

Daylight Savings is this Sunday

Spring Ahead :(

Just an update on all the on-going service projects

On-going Relief Society:

**Blessings in a Backpack (monthly food drive; pack food on the 2nd Thursday of every month)--this is ongoing during the school year.

**Haiti Kits (we finished this project)

On-going Youth Service Projects:

**Hygiene Kits (project organized by Deborah Waters for Personal Progress) (lasts till the end of March)

**EFY Fundraiser: Rummage Sale clothing, toys, misc. items (project organized by BYU Alumni to help the youth raise money for EFY) (probably will last through April)(Each ticket costs $400 for the youth and there are 11 kids trying to raise the money).

**YW CAMP CHARITY PROJECT: Clothing and Shoe collection (for a local abused women's shelter--organized by our local YW's camp director, Sister Sant). This project is ongoing until June 2010.

Sister Fulford suggested we all watch this short 3 minute video

If you click to watch this video you will see clips from the General Relief Society Presidency and from President Eyring. March is the month when we celebrate the organization of Relief Society, and we encourage you to watch this clip :)

Quarterly Relief Society Meeting "Enrichment"

Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Church--cultural hall

Come out for our annual celebration of the Birthday of the Relief Society. We have some exciting things planned for this evening of celebration. We will serve light party refreshment, but we encourage you to eat dinner before coming. There will be a nursery provided for young primary kids. We will have some fun games and will tell you about some exciting events coming up on the calendar!!! Be prepared to be spiritually challenged :) We might ask each sister to bring something for one of the activities--so check back for updates. Instead of Trash to Treasure, we will donate the items to the youth to assist them in fund raising for a rummage sale.

Stake B-Ball tournament MARCH 27, 2010

Women's Basketball tournament
Time:8:00AM Saturday, March 27th
Location:Stake Center in Eustis

All the women that are at the event at 8:00am will be split evenly into teams. (Teams are not by ward). The stake is expecting to divide the women into 4 teams and the game will be HALF COURT.

The game will last 30 minutes, with a 15 minute break between games.

We have the following sisters on the list from Lecanto:

Frickey, Vore, Mitchell, Fulford, & Conkel, and it looks like Sister Horace is coming as a cheerleader!!!

We will have a 1 hour practice at the ward building on Thursday March 18th from 7-8 pm. The Men will start practicing at 8:00pm.

Haiti Kits

Thanks for your support!

WE put together about 100 kits for the kids in Haiti!!!! Sister Fulford is delivering the kits to her contact this week! IT was a great service project!!!

Help for the YW

See Deborah Waters for more information:

Sister Waters is planning a Personal Progress Activity for the Young Women on Wednesday March 31. She would like to have the girls assemble Humanitarian hygiene kits and would like to ask for donations for the needed materials. The following is the list of supplies needed for each kit. She will be placing a collection box in the foyer Sunday along with a list of the items needed.
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2 unbreakable combs without sharp handles

4 toothbrushes (sealed)

1 tube of toothpaste (6-8 ounces, no pumps)

2 bars of soap (3.5-5 ounces each)

2 hand towels (approximately 15x25 inches) Dishtowels and washcloths are not acceptable. If sewing towels, use terry cloth and serge or zigzag edges to prevent fraying.

Day of Service Information

Profile of the Day of Service Event

Name and Place

1. “CHIPS”, Citrus Hearing Impaired Program Services.


Location and Time

2. Start Time: 8 am, Saturday April 24, 2010.

Address

109 N.E. Crystal Street
Suite B
Crystal River, Florida 34428




Detailed Description

3. Detailed Instructions:

The Lecanto Ward volunteer army will be partnering with CHIPS representative volunteers, the Lion’s Club volunteers, the Key Center Plant Nursery, the City of Crystal River, and Citrus County Administrator Brad Thorpe to perform plant installation and beautification labor at the Lion’s Club/CHIPS location. We will assign a group of volunteers, including the youth, to plant flowers and Florida native plants per our landscape plan design on the left/west side of the CHIPS office train car. In between the train car we will be putting in a flower garden along with other Florida native plants and mulch. We will also be installing dirt to level out the middle of the west side of the CHIPS office ground to avoid runoff. We will assign a group of priesthood from the Elder’s Quorum and High Priest Group to perform pressure washing of the train car offices opposite where plants are being installed simultaneously, to begin on the East side of the CHIPS second parallel office car. We will have another group of volunteers sand the 2 wooden walkway entrances to CHIPS so they can be properly re-stained thereafter by said group. We hope to complete the work by 2 pm and then have a lunch that will be provided by donation, in coordination with CHIPS and a local ward member assignment.

From our Employment Specialist

The Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico will be hiring approximately 1,100 young men and women over the age of 18, to work as staff in a wide variety of settings such as: backcountry guide, conservation, ranch development, food service, office support, news and photo service, security, and medical to name a few.



The Young Men and Primary General Presidencies for the Church will be present to train stake presidencies and their families during two of the weeks this year. The General Young Men’s President, David Beck has asked LDS Employment to help them recruit more LDS applicants for the 2010 program . All applicants, member and non-member are encouraged to apply and the scout ranch will make no effort to give any preference in their selection process. For LDS staff at Philmont, there are regular Church services and activities under the direction of the Ranch LDS Chaplain.



The summer staff will earn approximately $949/month plus room and board. In some cases, college credit can be earned and scholarships are offered to staff members as well. The majority of summer employment contracts run from mid May to August 22nd making this a good summer income for college students. Employees will need to provide their own transportation so we hope that our ERCs in the neighboring states of Colorado, Texas and Arizona will make a good effort to promote this to their young job seekers.



You can read more at: www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HighAdventure/Philmont.aspx

March's Lesson Schedule

Mar 07 2010 KIM FULFORD
Mar 14 2010 Chapter 5: The Creation (Sister Sumlin)
Mar 21 2010 Chapter 6: The Fall of Adam and Eve (Sister Campbell)
Mar 28 2010 TFOT - Our Perfect Example by Pres Henry B Eyring (November 2009 Ensign)

Youth Fundraiser

As an effort to raise money, the YW/YM are going to have a rummage sale. Please save items that you think the youth could sell (probably sometime in April) in an effort to raise money for EFY. (Each ticket is like $400).

You can give your items to Kim Fulford (or a member of R/S presidency) if you need to get them out of your house!

Lecanto B-Ball

For a tournament that will be on the 20th of March (most likely)--we had the following sisters volunteer for the Basketball team.

Any other takers?????

Fulford
Mitchell
Frickey
Vore

We need a few more sisters!

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Strengthening Faith in God the Father and Jesus Christ through Personal Scripture Study

LDS.org - Ensign Article - Strengthening Faith in God the Father and Jesus Christ through Personal Scripture Study

March's visiting teaching message!

New Bishopric

News for the Lecanto Ward:

Our ward Bishopric was reorganized today:

Bishop: Brother Hoki
1st Counselor: Brother Mannis
2nd Counselor: Brother Fulford
Executive Secretary: Brother Barker

Bishop Sampson was called to the High Council.

We are thankful for the service of the men that were released, and look forward to sustaining the new bishopric in their callings.

Stake Updates

The 2010 Stake Calendar has been updated to reflect changes to several Ward Conferences. The following conferences have been rescheduled as follows:
- Clermont Ward - Sunday, March 7th
- Leesburg Ward - Sunday, June 27th
- Belleview Ward - Sunday, August 29th
- Lecanto Ward - Sunday, September 19th

Please note the following upcoming events:

Wednesday, March 3rd
- 6:30pm - Stake Single Adult Temple Trip

Saturday, March 6th
- 9:00am - Veil Assignment Lecanto Ward
- 9:00am - 11 Year Old Scout Camp

Sunday, March 7th (Fast Sunday)
- 1:00pm - Clermont Ward Conference
- 8:00pm - CES Fireside for Young Adults (Elder Ronald A Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy)

Wednesday, March 10th
- 7:30pm - Audit Committee Meeting (Review audits, make assignments, stake president signs)

Thursday, March 11th
- 7:00pm - Stake Philmont Venture Crew at Leesburg building

Saturday, March 13th
- 6:00pm - YSA Hoedown at Deseret Ranch

Sunday, March 14th
- 10:00am - Eustis Ward Conference
- 5:30pm - Stake Youth Council

Stake Basketball

Brother Rhames is trying to figure out if there are any sisters interested in forming a "Lecanto" women's basketball team to participate in the stake tournament on either March 20th or March 27th.

We would need appx. 7 women to form a team. The practices would be locally, the game is at the stake center.

Let the R/S presidency know and Brother Rhames, and we'll see if we can put together a team.

Sister Hall's funeral information

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Hall (1928-2010)
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Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Hall, age 81, died Thursday, February 19, 2010, at Hospice of Citrus County Care Unit at Citrus Memorial hospital. A Funeral Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at 12:00 Noon at the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends in visitation from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service.
Betty was born on October 3, 1928, in New York, New York, to the late Robert J. and Grace (Sterling) McConnell and came to this area in 2002 from Holiday, Florida. She was employed as an accounting and bookkeeping clerk in department stores. Betty enjoyed working word puzzles, reading and playing solitaire. She particularly liked Agatha Christie novels, "Perry Mason" and "Murder, She Wrote." She was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served as church librarian several times.
Her survivors include two daughters, Linda S. (Mark) Emann and Debra A. (Armand) Beaumont, both of Inverness; stepson Bobby Hall, Ormond Beach, FL; and stepdaughter Donna Hall, Clarksville, TN; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 2 step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Hall, on 09/04/2004 and one brother, Robert J. McConnell Jr.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Hospice of Citrus County, P.O. Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464.

Free Loan Modification Workshop and Community Fair

Hosted by the Law firm that Brian Mitchell works for so contact the Mitchell Family if you want more information.

Seven Rivers
Presbyterian Church
4221W. Gulf to Lake Highway
Lecanto, Florida

SATURDAY, MARCH 27th
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Staff Attorneys and experienced
staff housing
counselors will meet with
attendees one on one.
No Income Requirements.

For more information call
866 - 428 –0105 x 2916

Attendees need to
bring:
* any letters they have received
from your lender
* proof of monthly expenses
and income
* monthly mortgage statement
* mortgage documents
Even if you have been
served with a summons
for foreclosure you may
still be able to get a loan
modification.

Employment Update

Our good friend in Atlanta, Karen Findlay has Michael Webb doing another great webinar. As always this is free so forward this on to your job seekers and specialists!

"6 Weeks to Multiple Job Offers - Your Guide to Networking in Today's Job Market" Sponsored by LDS Employment - Atlanta Regional office and the Atlanta Management Society.

Who to talk to, What to say and How to organize your Job Search. Featuring Michael C. Webb, Executive Recruiter, VP of CFOs 2Go and Author of "Six Weeks to Multiple Job Offers - For Latter-day Saints".

The strategy works, learn how others have done it.

Date: Thursday, Feb. 25th
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST
To register: Contact Karen Findlay, findlaykj@ldschurch.org (just email Karen and request the link to join the webinar)

Potential Nanny job

Sister Frickey is looking for a Nanny to help w/ the 2 kids and house cleaning a couple of days per week. Please contact Sister Frickey directly if you are interested. mrsfrickey@yahoo.com

Stuff this week:

We have our Haiti project on Thursday (from 10-12) at the church. We are putting together the kits.

There is a primary activity on Saturday from 10-12.

Sister Hall's funeral/viewing is on Saturday (I don't see an obit online yet--I'll keep checking).

Sister Pam Dounok passed away

Pamela M. Dounouk
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Pamela M. Dounouk, 72, of Inverness, formerly of Wethersfield, CT, died Saturday, February 13, 2010. Born in Hartford, CT, daughter of the late Jeremiah and Pamela (Warden) Murphy, Pamela lived in Connecticut for most of her life prior to moving to Florida two years ago.
Pamela was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, Alan Dounouk. She is survived by two cherished sons, Alexander Dounouk and his wife Francine of Beavercreek, OH, and Keith Dounouk and his wife Karen of Dupont, WA; two brothers, Daniel Murphy and his wife Betty of Land O' Lakes, and Robin Murphy of Riner, VA; four sisters, Ellen Skinner of Wetumpka, AL, Augusta Doughman and her husband William of Hernando, Elizabeth Feldt and her husband JanAke of Inverness, and Geraldine Murphy and her husband Samuel of Lecanto; four grandchildren, Corrine, Nikki, Andrew and Sean; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pamela also leaves her special friends, the Temple family, Stuart, Kimberly and their daughters, Lindsay and Shelby.
Funeral services and burial will be private. D'Esopo Funeral Chapel of Wethersfield, CT, is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial contributions in Pamela's name may be made to the HPH Hospice, 12107 Majestic Blvd., Hudson, FL 34667. For on-line expressions of sympathy, please visit www.desopo.com.
Published in Citrus County Chronicle from February 21 to February 24, 2010

Sister Carla Hickman

Mrs. Carla J. Hickman

Carla J. Hickman, age 58, died February 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills. The family will receive friends Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Beverly Hills Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes. Arrangements are under the direction of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.
Published in Citrus County Chronicle on February 19, 2010

Some stake announcements

- The YSA Hoe Down at Deseret Ranch will be Saturday, March 13th at 6:00pm. Please see Bro Byron or your ward YSA representative for details.

- The Deseret Ranch Rodeo Friday March 19, 2010. The BBQ Shack opens at 6:00 p.m. and the Rodeo begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission $5 per person, children 6 and under Free. Proceeds donated to Boy Scouts of America. For more information call 407/892-3672.

Two recent deaths

We had two of our dear sweet sisters pass away this week, Sister Carla Hickman and Sister Elizabeth (Betty) Hall.

Betty Hall is Debra Beaumont and Linda Emann's mother (they are both in our ward too).

Sister Carla Hickman will have a viewing at the Hopper Funeral Home in Inverness (http://www.hooperfuneralhome.com/)

The viewing will be from 11am - 1pm on Saturday this week. The funeral will be in Colorado.

We do not know the time/location of Sister Hall's funeral, but it will most likely be early next week (perhaps on Monday). We will get more information out as we know it. (See http://www.ldscyberzone.blogspot.com/ for more information too).

The compassionate service leaders and/or the Zone 4 leader will be making phone calls to help with food.

Bishop's Valentine Luncheon 2010

Bishop Sampson with the Sisters

We love our Bishop

2010 Lecanto Ward Pinewood Derby Winners

Announcements

**We hope the sisters enjoyed the valentine cookies! We love you and are thankful for your constant support.

**We are grateful that the YW joined us today in Relief Society.

**Ward Temple Day is coming up (this Friday)

**Primary Activity Day is Feb. 27th (Saturday morning)

**Haiti Service Project is Feb. 25th (Thursday morning)

**Today we did lesson 4; Next week is Lesson 3 (the teachers needed to trade off).

**Thanks for all those that stayed for 3rd hour today--we had a full house!

Additional announcements

1) We passed out V/T postcards at the workshop. If you want some, let us know--we have a whole bunch in our R/S closet.

2) There is a sister in our ward in need of size 10 clothes (esp. church clothes). Please get w/ Sister Fulford if you have some clothes to donate.

3) Our Haiti collection is ongoing. Read through the blog to get more information on that.

4) There is a need for meals in Zone 4. Sister Whitman is calling and making assignments for the next few days to help a sister that just had surgery.

5) Tomorrow is our Valentine's luncheon for the single sisters and widows in our ward. Bishop's treat! Please come even though the forecast has rain. It's a special treat!!!

6) Today we had a great time w/ Blessings in a Backpack! Thanks to those that participated.

Yesterday's lesson CIRCLE OF SISTERS

We worked on Julie Beck's January Ensign article on the purpose of our Circle of Sisters.

Here are some ideas that came out of the lesson:

To increase personal righteousness:
1) We could fast for the health of our sisters.
2) Compete on scripture mastery issues w/ seminary kids (idea that came up later)

To improve home and families:
1) Create a phone tree
2) Herb growing class
3) Collecting 1 recipe per sister that "stretches" food and money
4) Napkin folding class

To Reach Out and Help Others:
1) Come up w/ 5 reactivation names and fast about them
2) Have a Book of Mormon to pass out on a monthly basis

TIME OUT FOR WOMEN

Time out for women is in Orlando during the first weekend in March.

Sign up at

http://deseretbook.com/timeout/event/92

Blessings in a Backpack

We are not named, but here's a description of our service project: (From the 2/5/2010 version of Citrus Chronicle)


By Nancy Kennedy

Imagine being 5 or 6 years old and hungry. During the week you get to eat breakfast and lunch at school, but by Saturday you’re hungry again.

Imagine your mom saying to you, “Don’t worry. Monday morning will be here before you know it,” but you’re just a kid. You’re hungry now, and it’s hard to concentrate on anything else when your tummy’s growling.

Thanks to Blessings in a Backpack, a nationwide program of USA Harvest and a local program of Citrus County Harvest, 46 students at Hernando Elementary School bring food home on Fridays, enough for six meals, so they won’t go hungry waiting until school starts again on Monday.

The pilot program, which began this past Sept. 18, combines efforts from Citrus County Harvest, Hernando United Methodist Church and local businesses, civic organizations and individuals.

The original cost of the program was an estimated $15,000 for as many as 50 students for 35 weeks.

“We’re going to be able to do it for $13,000, but we’ve raised $15,000,” said Debbie Lattin, Harvest chairwoman. “We raised it by going out into the community and telling our story, and people are giving a little bit here and there. We’ve got a lot of partners.”

Also, about 2,500 pounds of food has been donated by people in the community.

Each Friday, students in the program receive backpacks identified by a number, filled with three protein items, crackers, an entrée, fruit, cereal and snack items. Once a month they receive plastic jars of peanut butter and jelly and a box of (shelf) milk.

They try to focus on protein foods and foods that do not need to be cooked or refrigerated. Not every family has electricity or means to prepare food.

Kids return the backpacks on Monday and a team of volunteers meets Thursdays at the Harvest room at the Historic Hernando School to fill them.

The zippered backpacks are provided by USA Harvest.

Enough food is also sent home for younger siblings who don’t go to school.

In Citrus County, about 45 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. At Hernando Elementary, it’s 65 percent.

“Our school has a great need,” said Susan Bailey, school guidance counselor. “This has been such a godsend. One parent said, ‘I don’t know how we’d get through the weekend sometimes without it.’”

Lattin said she learned about the program from the CEO and founder of USA Harvest, Stan Curtis. She and fellow Harvest board member Cyndi Ellzey met Curtis in Orlando, where he explained the program, and Lattin said she and Ellzey drove the whole way home to Citrus County overwhelmed.

“We kept saying, ‘We can’t do this, but we need to do this,’” Lattin said.

Primarily, Harvest is a food recovery program, picking up perishable food from the hospital and restaurants and delivering it to local soup kitchens.

“We ask for food, but not money,” Lattin said. “So, this was new to us.”

Meanwhile, Phyllis Smith, former longtime schoolteacher at Hernando Elementary School and member of Hernando United Methodist Church, learned about a similar backpack program at a friend’s church in Georgia, told her friends at the Hernando church, and called Lattin.

The church initially committed to providing an assembly team and later raised $2,000 to buy food.

Lattin said Harvest’s goal is to bring Blessings in a Backpack to Homosassa Elementary School next. Ideally would be to have “Blessings” at every county elementary school. That would entail a place to store and assemble the food, funds to purchase the food and partnering churches and/or civic groups to provide volunteers and help raise funds.

“Ownership is in the community where the school is,” Lattin said.

One mother wrote a letter, thankful for her children’s weekly backpack. “Thank you to everyone involved with the program,” she wrote. “My children and I are truly blessed to have people like you looking out for us in our time of need.”

“We ask these children to come ready to learn new concepts, to communicate with adults and peers, to follow directions and listen carefully and (be) ready to work cooperatively,” wrote county schoolteacher and Harvest board member Tobey Hunter on Harvest’s “Silencing the Hunger” brochure. “All these children can think about are the stomach pains — how hungry they are.”

For information about Blessings in a Backpack, call Citrus County Harvest at 341-7707.

Contact Chronicle reporter Nancy Kennedy at 564-2927 or nkennedy@chronicleonline.com.

HOW TO HELP

To help feed a hungry child, consider donating either funds or food.

Items needed are:

* Protein items (peanut butter, boxed (shelf) milk, tuna, canned chicken, beans, canned stew).

* Pasta (canned spaghetti or ravioli, canned prepared macaroni and cheese).

* Soup (ready to eat, no heat or refrigeration needed).

* Juice (pop or pull-top).

* Cereal (single serving portion).

* Fruit (no glass, pre-packaged, single serving).

All items must be ready to eat, prepackaged in single servings and easy to open.

Call Citrus County Harvest at 341-7707.

Haiti Service Project

We hope you will join w/ us in the month of February to participate in the Haiti "orphan" service project. We are collecting items for small children. We will assemble the care packages on the 4th Thursday in February in the morning.

22 January 2010 (The Church News Room—linked to www.lds.org)

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement today:
Our hearts are filled with sadness as we have watched the suffering in Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake. We turn to the example of Jesus Christ, who reached out to “lift up the hands which hang down” and “strengthen the feeble knees.” We are keenly aware that many in America are dealing with economic challenges caused by the recession. However, we are appealing to members to donate to Church Humanitarian Services as their means allow in order to help our Haitian brothers and sisters. Many have already contributed and others are anxious to do so.
Money is not the only need in Haiti. People are frightened, bewildered, and wholly uncertain about their future. In addition to what people can do in helping with food, water, and shelter, there needs to be a calming influence over that troubled nation. We invite our people everywhere to supplicate God for a spirit of calm and peace among the people as urgent aid and reconstruction efforts continue.