Eternal Heirlooms

(a note from Sister Barrett... )

A Special Meeting on a special night!
TUESDAY, May 11 @ 7 PM.
Our guest, Ellie Pace, will share displays and ideas for
"Eternal Heirlooms"
strengthening your family relationships through the generations.
FHE ideas, extended family connections, photo display ideas,
learning about earlier generations in ways that will bless
everyone in your family. Don’t miss it!

post a comment to RSVP to let us know if you are coming.
*Nursery WILL be provided for those that absolutely need it*
**Because Sister Pace will have such a large display, we will not be having a brag table or a sharing table this time**

Sister Farley

Sisters,
(this is a note from Sister Andrews...)

I just got an email from Sister Susan Farley.
She is having knee surgery on May 13Th.
I just thought it would be great if she
got lots of get well letters or emails.

Let us shower her with love from the warm and dry Arizona, that she, no doubt misses just a tiny bit.

Elder Patrick Farley & Sister Susan Farley
10 Lisa Street #1708
Brampton, Ontario L6T4N4
Canada

Thanks, Sisters, you are the best!

The Crisis of Unbelief...

Sisters,

I apologize for the delay, but this is the talk that was referenced by Sister Barrett in her lesson last week. It is awesome! Please take the short time to listen to it!
It is entitled:

The Crisis of Unbelief: How to Ensure Faith and Testimony in Our Children

By A. Lynn Scoresby

It was given at BYU Education Week: August 17, 2009

CLICK HERE

Many thanks,
Please leave a comment and let us know what you thought of the talk!

Quilters Unite!

Good News for all Wannabe Quilters!
The Fons and Porter Love of Quilting show
has returned to Channel 8!
Set your DVR for Wednesdays at 2:00!
Each week they show a different quilt and how to make it.
You'll be inspired to try quilting!

Thanks Sister Barrett for this great info!
We are working to put together some sewing classes for all skill level seamstresses!
Let us know what sorts of things you might like to try!

Summer Movie Fun

The only news that will help you to forget the scorching AZ heat is coming is the notion that it also brings Summer Movie Fun.

Summer Movie Fun is a program that is offered by Harkins Theaters.

During the summer, Harkins theaters will show a series of movies. The titles are generally chosen for kids.

The movies start at 9:45 a.m. each weekday.

You can buy a package of tickets, but you must choose which day of the week that you prefer to attend in advance. The tickets cost $7 for the full ten movie series or $2 at the door on the day of the show.

By pre-paying for the full Summer season, the cost for each movie ticket is 70 cents!

There are no age limitations!, except that for security reasons, all adults must be accompanied by at least one child.

a few things to note:
*this is an excellent way to get kids out of the heat, if even for just a few hours!
*Moms are in attendance with kids of all ages, so it is informally understood - that this is not a "hushed" theater experience!
*tickets go on sale this Friday!

**PLEASE PARTICIPATE IN THE POLL!
obviously the theater at 83rd & Bell is close, but it can be extremely crowded every day of the week.
The theater at 101 & Northern is farther away, but is said to be less crowded.

By a slim margin - Wednesday wins it again!
This was the breakdown: Mon: 2 votes, Tues: 3 votes, Wed: 5 votes, Thurs. and Fri: each 4 votes.
Feel free to purchase tickets for any day that you wish, but know that you will spot more Sisters that you know on Wednesday.

Don't forget to vote!

P.S. - If you are a Sister that wants to attend, but does not have a child to bring with you - I bet I know a Sister or two that will let you borrow one of theirs!!

May Book Club Selection

Hi Sisters,

We have chosen this book for our May book club meeting.
I will let you know the date and place that we will hold the meeting.
As always, there will be treats, and a lot of laughs!

Please remember - you do not have to finish the book (you barely need to read it), nor do you need to be a "book club regular". You can join us any time!

If you have a copy of this book that you can share with another Sister, or you need a copy... please let Nicole know.

See you there!

Robin's Recipes

I sincerely hope that this is a regular ongoing post... that Robin will just share her amazing recipes with us all the time!

These are some of the recipes that we tasted last night at Enrichment.
I have already taken out chicken for the soup this weekend!

Pasta Sauce
2 large onions - chopped
2 red peppers - chopped
1 whole clove garlic - peeled and chopped
saute in pot with 1/4 cup of olive oil.
When tender - add the following:
1 6lb 9oz can of sliced tomatoes
2 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
Simmer for 2 hours
Put in containers when cool, and freeze

Lasagna
1 cup sauce in 9X13 pan
1 layer of cooked lasagna noodles
1 lb of cooked ground beef
1 24ox large curd cottage cheese drained
2 cups of sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded medium cheddar cheese
1 layer of cooked lasagna noodles
2 cups of sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded medium cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
add salt and pepper to taste
cover with foil and bake 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
Uncover and cook an additional 15 min.

Chicken with Rice Soup
10 cups chicken broth in pot
1 cup of carrots chopped
1 cup of celery chopped
1 medium onion chopped
boil until tender
add 2 cooked, cut up chicken breasts
3 cups cooked rice, salt and pepper to taste

Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 cups margarine
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 packages (dry) instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
4 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
Bake at 375 degrees for 8 - 10 min.

Bonus Recipe!
Easy Pizza
Take one large flour tortilla
spread a little pizza sauce on top
sprinkle shredded cheese.
You can add whatever toppings you might like
bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes

How Can I Help?

We are so very fortunate that the Humanitarian effort of the Church is not only so complete, but so organized.

According to this website, items that would be most beneficial to the Church right now are:
full sized quilts.

By clicking here, you can find patterns for many of the items (including quilts) that the church will request.

The church has a surplus of the following items and does not currently need any more:
Children's toys
Receiving blankets and
Girl's hair accessories.

This information does get updated monthly. As the needs of people around the world change, so does the Humanitarian effort. Possibly something that is not needed now, will again be requested in the future.

By clicking here, you can find all of this information on LDS.org.

As the Oakwood Ward Relief Society we want to do all that we can to help out. We love that the Sisters are so enthusiastic about these service projects. We have had two recent Enrichment activities dedicated to service, and we are planning another in July. This seems like an excellent Missionary opportunity... a chance to bring friends unfamiliar with what the Church is all about.

On a trip to Mesa, Sister Andrews was informed that they are in need of the plastic canvas cubes that we have been working on. We have lots of cubes that need to be finished. If you are interested in a project that you can work on at home, let us know!

Cheaper, Easier and Better!

Hi Oakwood Ward Sisters!

Look! We have a blog! How exciting!

This is a brand new idea, and we are working diligently on putting together all of the GREAT information that you are going to be able to find here! We are hoping that this will be a place that you can visit frequently and get all of the info that you need on what is going on with the Oakwood Ward Relief Society!

So, for our first announcement!

Please don't forget!

ENRICHMENT
Thursday, April 8th, at 7p.m.

There will be nursery provided (Thanks Bro. Gonzalez and Bro. Taylor)

This is going to be an awesome lesson for all of us interested in doing meals -

Cheaper, Easier and Better!

Renee is teaching us about meal planning and crockpot cooking ideas and tips
Robin is going to present a lesson about family meals and recipes
and Nicole (please come and support me, I am freaking out!) is teaching about coupon-ing!

Don't forget to bring items for the BRAG TABLE!

We have been working so hard, and think this will be a really great lesson!

**LEAVE A COMMENT and let us know if you will be there!

Let us know what you think about the blog, and email Nicole with ideas for what you would like to see included: guero(underscore)nikki(at)cox.net