Summer Picnic in the Park Schedule for 2013

Even though we are expecting snow tonight summer is almost here! Well hopefully it is almost here.  Even so it's time to start up the Summer Picnic in the Park.  The summer schedule is posted below and I will also be posting weekly updates of the parks we are going to go to.  This is open to anyone who has kids who would like to go to the park.  Feel free to bring your friends too!  Some people bring lunches and eat at the park and some just go to play.  The start time is listed as around 10 am and they are every Thursday.  This week's park is going to be Faversham Park at 73rd and Ingalls.  Hope to see you there!

2013 Summer Picnic in the Park Schedule Thursdays 10:00 AM

*call Sabrina Winder if you get lost - 303-204-6890 *

May 2 - Faversham Park - 73rd and Ingalls

(From 72nd & Wadsworth, drive east on 72nd for almost one mile. Turn left on Ingalls St, drive north one block.)

May 9 - Robbie Ferrufino Park- 74th Ave. and Carr Street

(From 74th & Kipling, drive east about 2 mile and the park is on the north side of 74th before you get to Carr.)

May 16 - Allendale Park - 63rd and Oak

(From 64th & Oak, head south about 2 blocks, going through Grace Place Condominiums. You will see a sign for Allendale
Park after you pass through Grace Place.)

May 23 - Sensory Park - Church Ranch & 103rd

(From Wadsworth & 100th/Church Ranch, head east on Church Ranch for roughly a mile, then turn left on 103rd Ave.
Immediately turn right into the second office building parking lot - the building for The Children=s Hospital. Drive along the
east end of the building, until you get to the back of the parking lot. The park is just north of the parking lot.)

May 30 - Discovery Park of Wheatridge - 37th & Kipling

(Head south on Kipling until you get to the intersection at 38th Ave. Turn East, and go one block to Johnson Street. Turn
south and go about 1 block until you get to the parking lot on the right.)

June 6 -Lakecrest Park - 81st and a couple blocks west of Kipling

(From Kipling, go west on 81st Lane, then turn left on Kline. Park on Kline & follow path back to park.)
Bring buckets and stuff for fishing for crawdads in the river!

June 13 - Skyline Park - 58th & a couple blocks west of Kipling

(This new park is immediately west of the Stenger Soccer Complex. There is a very small road at the end of the fields that is
not well marked. You cannot access it driving west on 58th because of the median, so you have to approach it coming from
Ward Road, heading east on 58th. The little road is the first thing you will see on your right before the fields start. Turn right
(south) on that road and go for about 1 block until you find the parking area. You won=t see the park from the parking area.
Walk south on the path until you get to the park.)

June 20 -.Oak Park- 65th and Oak

(From 64th & Oak, drive north a couple of blocks. It=s just north of Campbell Elementary on the east side of Oak.)

June 27 - Majestic View Park - 72nd and 1 block west of Carr

(From 72nd and Kipling, head east on 72nd until you are almost to Carr, then turn right into the parking lot.)

July 11 -Belleview Park - Belleview and Santa Fe- Meet at Alkire Building at 10:00 to caravan there!

(Alkire Building is 72nd Ave. across from Apex)
A little far away, worth the drive! There is a creek to play in, petting zoo, train ride, and play area. The train and
zoo each cost roughly $1.00. Bring swimsuit, towel, extra clothes, and sandals to play in the water.

July 18 -Ralston Valley Park- 68th Ave. and Coors St.

(From 72nd & Ward, head west until Beech St, then turn left. Follow Beech as it goes south, then turns to the west. Stay on
Beech until you find Coors Street, then turn right. Park at the end of the cul-de-sac.)
Bring buckets and stuff for fishing for crawdads in the river!

July 25 - Westminster Center Park - 92nd Ave & 1 block east of Sheridan

(Head east on 92nd, going through the intersection at Sheridan, then take your first left onto City Center Drive. Go one block
north to 93rd, then turn right.) Come with swimming suits - there are fountains!

Relief Society Morningside 2013

This last weekend we had the Stake Relief Society Morningside.  If you were unable to attend I am posting just a few of my thoughts (Jenny Maxwell) about what she talked about so that you can be able to hear the message.  I know that sometimes weekends are really hectic with this activity and that so I thought I would put a few of my thoughts and her website so people who were interested but unable to attend could also get the information that was provided.

The woman who spoke was named Carrie Wrigley.  She is a LCSW (which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker) who has her own therapy practice in Sandy Utah.  She has spoken all over the country including at BYU Education Week.

Carrie spoke to us about a few different things including how there is a lot more sickness in the world than at any other time.  She spoke about how many people are suffering from depression and mental illness and how people in the church and out are suffering.  The thing that I thought was interesting was that she talked about the role exercise and eating right helps to treat mental illness.  A good portion of her talk was about the Word of Wisdom.  This really was interesting to me because she put food in 3 columns.  The first was the things that are forbidden like: coffee, tea, tobacco, drugs, and alcohol.  The second was things that we should eat like: fruits, vegetables, grains, etc.  And the third was things like: candy, chips, chocolate, soda, fast food, and processed foods.  Carrie spoke a lot about how we know the things not to do and the things that we should do but the whole middle column of things that are not specifically stated that we should not eat.  She spoke a lot about how these things are harmful for our bodies and that eating junk food is breaking the word of wisdom because it is bad for our bodies.  Carrie also sang a couple of beautiful songs that she had written herself.

Carrie has a website that has a lot of good resources about addictions, family relationships, and wellness.
www.morninglightcounseling.org

APRIL Visiting Teaching Message

Temple Covenants

Prayerfully study this material and, as appropriate, discuss it with the sisters you visit. Use the questions to help you strengthen your sisters and to make Relief Society an active part of your own life. For more information, go to reliefsociety.lds.org.

Temple Covenants

10704_000_006 “The saving ordinances received in the temple that permit us to someday return to our Heavenly Father in an eternal family relationship and to be endowed with blessings and power from on high are worth every sacrifice and every effort,”¹ said President Thomas S. Monson. If you have not yet been to the temple, you can prepare to receive sacred temple ordinances by:

• Believing in Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.

• Cultivating a testimony of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the restored gospel.

• Sustaining and following the living prophet.

• Qualifying for a temple recommend by paying tithing, being morally clean, being honest, keeping the Word of Wisdom, and living in harmony with the teachings of the Church.

• Giving time, talents, and means to help build the Lord’s kingdom.

• Participating in family history work.²

President Monson further taught, “As we remember the covenants we make within [the temple], we will be more able to bear every trial and to overcome each temptation.”³

From the Scriptures

Doctrine and Covenants 14:7; 25:13; 109:22

From Our History

“More than 5,000 Saints thronged the Nauvoo Temple after its dedication. …

“The strength, power, and blessings of temple covenants [sustained] the Latter-day Saints during their journey [west], when they [suffered] cold, heat, hunger, poverty, sickness, accidents, and death.”⁴

Like many Relief Society sisters, Sarah Rich served as a temple worker. She spoke of her experience: “If it had not been for the faith and knowledge that was bestowed upon us in that temple by … the Spirit of the Lord, our journey would have been like one taking a leap in the dark. … But we had faith in our Heavenly Father, … feeling that we were His chosen people … , and instead of sorrow, we felt to rejoice that the day of our deliverance had come.”⁵

The exodus was not a “leap in the dark” for faithful Latter-day Saint women. They were sustained by their temple covenants.

What Can I Do?

1. Am I worshipping in the temple regularly?

2. Am I encouraging my sisters to receive temple blessings?

Show References

Notes

  1. Thomas S. Monson, “The Holy Temple—a Beacon to the World,” Ensign, May 2011, 92.

  2. See Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society (2011), 21.

  3. Thomas S. Monson, Ensign, May 2011, 93.

  4. Daughters in My Kingdom, 29–30.

  5.

Sarah Rich, in Daughters in My Kingdom, 30.

April 2013 Newsletter

Presidency Message

Dear Sisters,

It’s April and Spring is finally here!  This for many of us means opening up our windows and getting the cleaning supplies out.  Windows will be washed, gardens prepared, dust and grime of winter removed.  It is a time to renew our homes just like the world around us is being renewed. 

We would encourage you to not only renew your homes and yards but to renew your spirit.  Some ways you might do this are to get outside and enjoy the beauty around you of the blossoming trees and blooming flowers.  Enjoy the freshness in the air and the sounds of the birds greeting spring.  You can also renew your spirit by reconnecting with friends and neighbors who the cold winter weather may have kept you from seeing.  For some getting to the temple was harder to do when it was cold and weather was not so good.  Renew your spirit by attending the temple more often now that the weather is nice again.  Find a sunny spot near an open window and sit and feed your spirit as you read your scriptures or listen to a General Conference talk.  If you will take the time to give your spirit some spring cleaning you will  feel renewed and be more able to feel the fruit of the Spirit which is, “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, and faith” (Galatians 5:22).

Sisters we hope that you enjoy the new season we are blessed to enjoy and the beauty and happiness it can bring to you not only physically but spiritually as well.

Love,

Sue, Amy, Lisa, Jennefer and Jenny

April Birthdays!

 

8          Jan Welling

9          Kierstin O”Flaherty

13         Wendy Gordon

            Natalie Webb

15         Tesla Miller

            Marty Rozeski

22         Charlene Browne

            Margaret Cornwall

24         Pat Jentzsch

            Jackie Milonas

28         Glenda Cross

Lesson Schedule

Apr 7               General Conference

Apr 14             Ch 7-Faithfulness in Times of Trial-Kristen Tanner

Apr 21             Ch 8- Search Me, O God and Know My Heart- Diane Gent

Apr 28             Teaching For Our Time- Jacque Gardner

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Apr 6-7             General Conference

Apr 13              Young Women Broadcast at the Stake Ctr.

                        8:30 am for Young Women and their Mothers

Apr 14              Fast Sunday     

Apr 17              Ward Temple Day

Apr 20              R.S Morning Side 8:30 am at the Alkire Bldg

Looking for opportunities to volunteer in the community?  Check out justserve.org

CONTACT INFO:

President:              Sue Schilling                         303-422-6639

1^st Counselor:        Amy Wagner                        303-420-1892

2^nd Counselor:       Lisa Larson                           303-423-9668

Secretary:              Jennefer Haymond               303-423-0412

Asst. Secretary:    Jennifer Maxwell                  720-227-2924