Announcements from Nov 6th

Inverness Blessings on November 10th (Thursday) @ 9:30am.

Nov 16th (Wednesday) 5pm (Salvation Army Building); YOUTH AND PARENTS. Packing for the feeding alliance

Saturday Nov 19th: Thanksgiving Feeding Alliance at Walmart--need volunteers.

Ward Christmas Party, Friday December 9th--NEED ROASTERS and Crockpots to keep food warm.

Citrus County Feeding Alliance

Every year the Lecanto Ward partners with other community leaders in an effort to feed hungry families in our county. The ward is organizing volunteers to help pass out food on the day of the Thanksgiving Feed. The Relief Society is also setting up a "Self Reliance" booth where lots of information will be provided to those interested.

Contact Sister Fulford if you are looking to help with the R/S project and Brother Avery if you are wanting to volunteer to help pass out the food.

November Visiting Teaching Theme

We can pick any conference talk for our November visiting teaching message. For our November V/T workshop, we made origami flowers based on this talk! Enjoy!

You tube video for President Urchtdorf's talk part 1:

Part 2:

Fall is Here

Blessings in a Backpack has started up again! We pack the 2nd Thursday of every month in Hernando and the 4th Thursday every month in Homosassa. Contact Sister Fulford for the Hernando group and Sister Mannis for the Homosassa group.

As a Relief Society we are collecting shelf milk, peanut butter, and squeeze jelly. We are also collecting box tops.

Origami Forget me Not flowers

We had a challenging but fun project for our November Craft. We made forget me not flowers to complement President Urchtdorf's "Forget Me Not" talk from the women's conference in September.

http://www.all-about-origami.com/origami-flower-forget-me-not.html

Nancy taught us the "Square" fold a little differently than these instructions, and it seemed to work a lot better than these instructions. (But it was the most difficult part of the project). So if something isn't going right for your flower--then it may be the square fold!!!

Sister Masi passed away

Sad News: Sister Catharine Masi of Crystal River passed away yesterday. The funeral and all services will be in Georgia. If there are any other updates, I will post them.

Announcements from August 14th?

Blessings in a Backpack: Meeting for all volunteers on August 23rd at 9am. Historic Hernando School.

Youth Temple Trip: Sept 2nd Friday, 6:30 (Need family names for Youth)

Ward Temple Day (Sept 16) Sealing Session at 6pm. Carpool at 4pm (Please see Sister Fulford, we need drivers still).

Stake Conference: Saturday August 20th Adult 7pm. August 21st 10am Broadcast from the Lecanto Ward building

Relief Society Dinner and Broadcast: September 24th: Dinner at 6pm; 8pm Broadcast.

Visiting Teaching Workshop; Sept 7th--6:45-7:45 Relief Society Room.

Rita Johnson

Rita Jo Johnson, 56, of Lecanto, FL, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at her home under the loving care of her family and Hospice of Citrus County. She was born in Chattanooga, TN, and moved to Lecanto in 1981 from Gainesville, FL.
Rita was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Lecanto and was a rater for State Farm Insurance of
Homosassa.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Jo Shuman.
Rita is survived by her husband of 30 years, Gary A. Johnson of Lecanto; son, James Allen Johnson of Clearwater; daughters, Rita Joanna Nelson of Homosassa, Neisa Marie Baker of Canada and Alysha Ann Johnson of Crystal River; father, James Smith of Alachua, FL; brother, David Smith of Alachua; sister, Susie Rogers of Trenton, FL; 5 grandchildren, Anthony and Trevor Clark, Kennadi Deckert, Sophia Johnson and Alyvia Baker.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lecanto. Friends will be received at the church Wednesday from 10 am until the hour of service. Burial will follow at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. Condolence may be given at www.wilderfuneral.com.

Published in Citrus County Chronicle from August 8 to August 11, 2011

Good bye Hoffman's

We all hated to say good bye to Elder and Sister Hoffman, but today was their last Sunday in our ward. They have been a wonderful addition to our ward during their medical mission here in our area. Thanks to everyone that brought treats so that our ward could say goodbye in style! It was a really nice little surprise!

Other Announcements

Blessings in a Backpack is starting up in August again!

Hospice Pillow Stuffing Service project is starting up again!

There are 2 temple trips in September (one baptisms and one sealings)

Rita Johnson

We still don't have an obituary online yet, but today in sacrament the announced that the funeral will be on Tuesday morning. The funeral is at the church. Call Sister Fulford if you are looking for more information. Sister Perkins is planning all compassionate service related to the funeral.

July Visiting Teaching Report

Martha Beane

Martha L. Beane

Martha L. Beane, 89, of Homosassa died Tuesday, July 19, 2011.
Visitation for Martha will be Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Brown Funeral Home & Crematory in Lecanto from 9 a.m. until the service at 11 a.m.

Published in Citrus County Chronicle on July 22, 2011

Pioneer Day Broadcast

The ward party was last Saturday, but the Broadcast is this Saturday on July 23rd. If you follow this link http://lds.org/church/events/pioneer-day-concert-tickets-available-june-11?lang=eng you will find out all the information about how to watch this broadcast from the comforts of your own home.

Sister Beane passed away

This week Sister Martha Beane passed away. Her funeral is on Saturday morning at the Brown funeral home in Crystal River/Lecanto. When I get the details or find the obit posted in Citrus Chronicle, I will post it.

Please keep her family in your prayers.

September is Millennial Month

Instead of a Millennial Day this year, our stake is doing a Millennial Month. Sister Fulford would like us all to read and ponder this conference talk: The Holy Temple, A Beacon to the World.

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

Let's start brainstorming and preparing on how we can improve our temple attendance during the month of September!

June Visiting Teaching

I just finished inputting the June visiting teaching information for the reports turned in by our 5 lovely zone leaders today. Here's the report that returnandreport.org generated for us. On about July 15th, everyone that I have an email address for, will get an automatic email with a link to their JULY report. Take 30 seconds and fill this information in for us. This helps us get our reporting done early in the month. Thanks so much sisters for all your hard work!!!!!

Upcoming Lesson Schedule

Jul 03 2011	PH/RS Duties
Jul 10 2011	Chapter 37: Family Responsibilities
Jul 17 2011	Chapter 38: Eternal Marriage
Jul 24 2011	TFOT
Jul 31 2011	Combined PH/RS - Bishops Instruction
Aug 07 2011	PH/RS Duties
Aug 14 2011	Chapter 39: The Law of Chastity
Aug 21 2011	Stake Conference
Aug 28 2011	TFOT
Sept 04 2011	PH/RS Duties
Sept 11 2011	Chapter 40: Temple Work and Family History
Sept 18 2011	Chapter 41: The Postmortal Spirit World
Sept 25 2011	TFOT

This could be part of your V/T message! A cute handout!

Return and Report

We recently found a program at www.returnandreport.org that attempts to automate the visiting teaching process.

We have uploaded the visiting teaching routes and will "test" this program for the next 3 months (July, August, September).

If it helps with visiting teaching, let us know--so that we can decide if we want to use it permanently.

Each month you will get 2 emails from the program (assuming I have your email). One email on the 15th reminding you to do your V/T; and 1 email a few days before the end of the month--asking you to report.

I have already sent out 1 email with July's Visiting teaching routes (Lots of changes)--so if you didn't get an email it's because I don't have your email.

Other pillow pictures

Hospice Pillow Service Project

Today's newspaper page A15 Citrus Chronicle:

LECANTO--The women of the Relief Society at the Lecanto Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sewed and stuffed 110 neck and back pillows for their National Day of Service, which is May 14^th. The group has worked for several months to make these pillows to be given to the patients of Hospice of Citrus County. They dedicated these pillows to Hospice of Citrus County on Monday, May 9^th. By the generosity of this group many patients will have comfort from these pillows. Pictured from left to right are: Carole Smith, Lori Mannis, Pam Lund, Carmen Roman, Lori Basore, Lucy Waller, Kim Fulford, and Awilda Valle.

Good News Minute

I can't get on Twitter right now, but I heard a few good news minute updates that I wanted to post!

Nikki Romney was voted Student Body President at Lecanto High
Logan Fulford earned a 4 on his FCAT testing
Brittan Mitchell is graduating with her LLM in Taxation from NYU this week
Brooke and Tara McLeod and Campbell Mitchell made the Inverness Swim Team (Sting Rays)
The Occasional Cake Company

Any other good news, let me know!

Brittan

Pillow Project

In today's paper (Sunday May 15 2011) the Citrus Chronicle highlighted our pillow sewing project. There isa picture of Carole Smith, L. Mannis, Pam Lund, Carmen Roman, L. Basore, L. Waller, K. Fulford, and A. Valle in the newspaper.

The picture also includes the 110 pillows that we made during March and April. I couldn't find a link to link it to our blog, but it will be posted on a bulletin board in R/S.

It was in the Community and Together section (about page A15)

Women's work | ChronicleOnline.com

Pam Lund was in the newspaper for a service project she put together for Relief Society sisters.

Women's work | ChronicleOnline.com

Blessings in a Backpack program at the school board meeting on April 12, 2011 @ 4:00pm

Announcements

Couple of announcements:

This Sunday is ward conference and the stake leaders will be teaching Relief Society. We have all been encouraged to bring our Feb 2011 Ensign to class. If I discover which talk (exactly)-I will email it out :)

If you serve in R/S in any capacity (ie teacher, sub, committee, music, enrichment, zone leader, etc)--please send Kim Fulford a picture of you as a baby! She needs them by Sunday. Her email is fulford83@aol.com

Sister Waller is going to start her sewing group on Thursdays from 12-3pm at the church. Bring your own sewing machine. She will have a sign up sheet and will show the items we will be making for Hospice.

Next Tuesday (the 15th) is our Quarterly Meeting (R/S Birthday Party) @ 6:30 at the church!!!

Visiting Teaching Assignment for March!

Assignments from the Visiting Teaching Conference:

1) Mail your postcards to the sisters announcing our next quarterly R/S activity! (At most, a trip to the post office)
2) Tell your zone leader that you mailed the cards (and any other contacts that you had w/ your sisters) (Less than 5 minutes by phone or email)
3) Watch the 3 videos about Visiting Teaching at
http://lds.org/service/serving-in-the-church/relief-society/visiting-teaching-messages?lang=eng
(less than 5 minutes)

Week 4 challenge: The Living Christ

"He walked the roads of Palestine, healing the sick, causing the blind to see, and raising the dead. He taught the truths of eternity, the reality of our premortal existence, the purpose of our life on earth, and the potential for the sons and daughters of God in the life to come. He insttituted the sacrament as a reminder of His great atoning sacrifice."

Week 3 challenge

Though sinless, he was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He went about doing good (Acts 10:38), yet was despised for it. His gospel was a message of peace and good will. He entreated all to follow his example"

Visiting Teaching Conference

Come join us on Sunday March 5th as all the sisters (Primary and YW included) join in for a Visiting Teaching Conference during the 3rd hour of church.

We will have a few minutes to "Meet the Zone Leaders"

We will have a spiritual message

We will have a postcard writing activity

We will have a BLOG Introduction

WE LOVE VISITING TEACHING

Brother Basore passed away this week

John Allen Basore (1958-2011)

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The Service of Remembrance for Mr. John Allen Basore, age 52, of Crystal River, Florida, will be held 11 a.m. Monday, February 14, 2011, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with Bishop Robert Hoki officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Lecanto, Florida. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Sunday at the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com.
Mr. Basore was born March 7, 1958, in Warwick, RI. He died February 10, 2011, in Inverness, FL. He worked as a Mechanic and Service Writer for Crystal Motors. He loved horses, boating, camping and fishing. He enjoyed car modeling and small engine and lawnmower repair. He was a collector of clocks and enjoyed spending time with his family. Mr. Basore was a Member and Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Crystal River High School Band Boosters.
Survivors include his wife, Lorilei (Maas) Basore of Crystal River, FL; son, Jason Alexander Basore of Crystal River, FL; stepson, Richard Allen McFarlane Jr. of Midland, TX; daughter, Melissa Marie Basore of Crystal River, FL; 2 stepdaughters, Whitney AnnMarie McFarlane of Corpus Christi, TX, Kristin Amanda McFarlane of Crystal River, FL; mother, Marie (William) Vedder of Melbourne, FL.
In addition, he is survived by many brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. He is also survived by 3 special friends that he came to think of as his brother and sisters: David Michael Crandall Jr., Anne Elizabeth Simpson and Jane Marie Altieri.

Week 2: Living Christ Challenge

Week two:
“He was the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New. Under the direction of His Father, He was the creator of the earth. 'All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made' (John 1:3)."

Basore Funeral

Brother Basore's viewing/funeral will be at the church on Monday, Feb 14. The food assignments were given out by Kim Fulford. Please have your food at the church by noon.

Robyn Kanis is hosting a food storage Tasting party

Sister Kanis is a representative from Shelf Reliance--a food storage supplier. She is having a tasting party in March and everyone is welcome to attend. You can sample the food storage before buying--so it takes the risk out of the purchase! It's also fun to gather with others and come up w/ creative ways of incorporating food storage into our family's menu plans!!!

In fact, I'm using Taco TVP to make nachos for my family today--and I got the Taco TVP from Shelf Reliance. Easy and yummy!

Get with Sister Kanis if you need more information, or click on this picture of the invite--to see the information in greater detail. She would like a head count in advance, so she knows how much food to prepare--so let her know. You can invite your friends and neighbors as an opportunity to figure out another way of storing food!!!

Notes for February/March

If you want to participate in carpool for Stake Conference at the end of the month--please contact the Lampiers. They are coordinating drivers/riders for the adult session and the Sunday session of Stake Conference. Because the parking lot is expected to be full--they are encouraging us to carpool.

The Fast Sunday in March we will do our V/T Conference. During our 3rd hour--all the sisters will be in the Relief Society meeting. We plan on having the meeting in the cultural hall.

Events for Saturday Feb 12 2011

Bishop's Valentine Day Luncheon for Single Sisters and Widows. Come dressed for the occasion for a special lunch! 11 am @ the church.




8:00 am is Worldwide Leadership


3:00pm is Sister Kim Waters Baptism (See Brother Rhames for more details)

Why Memorize?

“I have discovered that many times you don’t fully understand a scripture until you memorize it. And sometimes I have memorized a passage because it seemed important and valuable to me—then afterwards I discovered deeper meanings that I hadn’t even known were there. When you find a passage that particularly impresses you, consider taking the time to commit it to memory, word perfect. Then not only will you be able to remember it, but you will probably grow in your understanding as well. But that’s not all. By memorizing scripture you show the Lord that you esteem his words to be of great value—and then He will be more likely to speak to you and give you more.” (Elder Gene R. Cook, Searching the Scriptures, pg.14)

Memorize "The Living Christ"

Week 1's challenge:

“As we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ two millennia ago we offer our testimony of the reality of His
matchless life and the infinite virtue of His great atoning sacrifice. None other has had so profound an influence
upon all who have lived and will yet live upon the earth.”

2011 Relief Society Theme: I love to see the temple

 

Our next Quarterly Relief Society Meeting

Postcards will be sent out in late February or early March

Relief Society Lecanto

January Events

R/S Carpool to ward baptism temple trip: Jan. 14th 4pm @ church

Ward Pinewood Derby Races (weigh in at 5:30): Saturday, January 29th.

Combined R/S Priesthood 3rd Hour: Sunday, January 30th

Single Sister Lunch w/ Bishop: Saturday, February 11th

Stake Conference: February 26th-27th

Next R/S Carpool to Temple: April 15th @ 9am