Monday, June 8, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Newsletter: May 17, 2009 -- Vol. 1, Issue 2
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday Activity
DATE: Thursday, May 21, 2009
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Church
Stake Dance
DATE: Friday, May 29, 2009
More details to come.
Car Wash
DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2009
TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Church
Sacrament Meeting Program
DATE: Sunday, May 31, 2009
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
DETAILS: The Bishopric has asked the Young Men to take charge of the Sacrament Meeting program on Sunday, May 31. Jamal, James, and Darius have already started preparing their talks.
LESSONS
Recap: We talked about how to give a good church talk. There are three parts to a talk—the opening, middle, and closing.
1) Opening: The opening is how you start your talk. This is where you tell the listeners what you will talk about and list the ideas you plan to cover. You should not explain how you were asked to speak or tell an irrelevant joke.
2) Middle: This is where you make your points. Three is generally good number of points to have. State each point clearly, give an example of that point, and then discuss that example. The examples can be scriptures, excerpts from conference talks, personal experiences, poems, hypothetical situations, movies, etc. A talk will be more interesting if you use interesting examples to illustrate your points.
3) Closing: The closing is how you end your talk. You should restate the main idea of your talk and bear your testimony about it. You should finish by saying, “In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.”
Upcoming: Next week we will practice our talks for the 31st and finalize our complete Sacrament Meeting program.
MISCELLANEOUS
• Congratulations to James & Jamal who made it to church in time to pass the sacrament last week. Great job and keep it up!
• We had a great turnout for the Aaronic Priesthood Commemoration Campout on Friday and Saturday—Jamal, James, Jay, Darius, and Derek. Thanks everybody. You can find photographs at www.caphillym.blogspot.com.
• Scout camp is coming up June 29 to July 4, so keep that week open.
• Another reminder that the Church has a YouTube page with plenty of videos to watch when you get bored: http://www.youtube.com/user/MormonMessages
Thursday Activity
DATE: Thursday, May 21, 2009
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Church
Stake Dance
DATE: Friday, May 29, 2009
More details to come.
Car Wash
DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2009
TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Church
Sacrament Meeting Program
DATE: Sunday, May 31, 2009
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
DETAILS: The Bishopric has asked the Young Men to take charge of the Sacrament Meeting program on Sunday, May 31. Jamal, James, and Darius have already started preparing their talks.
LESSONS
Recap: We talked about how to give a good church talk. There are three parts to a talk—the opening, middle, and closing.
1) Opening: The opening is how you start your talk. This is where you tell the listeners what you will talk about and list the ideas you plan to cover. You should not explain how you were asked to speak or tell an irrelevant joke.
2) Middle: This is where you make your points. Three is generally good number of points to have. State each point clearly, give an example of that point, and then discuss that example. The examples can be scriptures, excerpts from conference talks, personal experiences, poems, hypothetical situations, movies, etc. A talk will be more interesting if you use interesting examples to illustrate your points.
3) Closing: The closing is how you end your talk. You should restate the main idea of your talk and bear your testimony about it. You should finish by saying, “In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.”
Upcoming: Next week we will practice our talks for the 31st and finalize our complete Sacrament Meeting program.
MISCELLANEOUS
• Congratulations to James & Jamal who made it to church in time to pass the sacrament last week. Great job and keep it up!
• We had a great turnout for the Aaronic Priesthood Commemoration Campout on Friday and Saturday—Jamal, James, Jay, Darius, and Derek. Thanks everybody. You can find photographs at www.caphillym.blogspot.com.
• Scout camp is coming up June 29 to July 4, so keep that week open.
• Another reminder that the Church has a YouTube page with plenty of videos to watch when you get bored: http://www.youtube.com/user/MormonMessages
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Newsletter: May 13, 2009 – Vol. 1, Issue 1
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Aaronic Priesthood Commemoration Overnight Campout
DATE: May 15–16, 2009 (This Friday & Saturday!)
TIME: Meet at the church at 6:00 p.m. It will take 30 minutes to an hour to get to the camp site at Cedarville State Park.
DETAILS: This is a Stake-wide event to celebrate the anniversary of the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood. There will be a campfire program on Friday night. On Saturday, the Stake will provide breakfast, followed by games until around lunch.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING: Overnight toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.), change of clothes, snacks.
WHAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING (but can if you wish): Tent, sleeping bag, Saturday morning breakfast. These items will be provided.
For an article on the restoration of the Aaronic
and Melchizedek Priesthoods, follow this link:
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/EmailArticleProcess?action=view&cmlId=432851&l
Car Wash
DATE: The car wash has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2009. (We cancelled the car wash this last weekend because of the forecast for rain, though it ended up being a beautiful day.)
TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sacrament Meeting Program
DATE: May 31, 2009 (two weeks from this Sunday)
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
DETAILS: The Bishopric has asked the Young Men to take charge of the Sacrament Meeting program on Sunday, May 31. We need everyone who can to give a short talk. We will also accept musical numbers or poetry readings!
LESSONS
Aaronic Priesthood Commemoration Overnight Campout
DATE: May 15–16, 2009 (This Friday & Saturday!)
TIME: Meet at the church at 6:00 p.m. It will take 30 minutes to an hour to get to the camp site at Cedarville State Park.
DETAILS: This is a Stake-wide event to celebrate the anniversary of the restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood. There will be a campfire program on Friday night. On Saturday, the Stake will provide breakfast, followed by games until around lunch.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING: Overnight toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.), change of clothes, snacks.
WHAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING (but can if you wish): Tent, sleeping bag, Saturday morning breakfast. These items will be provided.
For an article on the restoration of the Aaronic
and Melchizedek Priesthoods, follow this link:
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/EmailArticleProcess?action=view&cmlId=432851&l
Car Wash
DATE: The car wash has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2009. (We cancelled the car wash this last weekend because of the forecast for rain, though it ended up being a beautiful day.)
TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sacrament Meeting Program
DATE: May 31, 2009 (two weeks from this Sunday)
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
DETAILS: The Bishopric has asked the Young Men to take charge of the Sacrament Meeting program on Sunday, May 31. We need everyone who can to give a short talk. We will also accept musical numbers or poetry readings!
LESSONS
Recap: On Sunday, David led a discussion about temptation. Everyone gets tempted, but we can overcome by listening to the Spirit and striving to keep the commandments as best we can. When we fall short and make mistakes, Christ is there to pick us up and help us be better.
Upcoming: Instead of a lesson, this week we prepare for our sacrament meeting presentation on the 31st.
MISCELLANEOUS
• Congratulations to Darius who made it to church in time to pass the sacrament last week. Great job and keep it up!
• Scout camp is coming up June 29 to July 4, so keep that week open.
• In case you didn’t know, the Church has a YouTube page with plenty of videos to watch when you get bored: http://www.youtube.com/user/MormonMessages
This Week’s Spiritual Message
Remember the purposes of the Aaronic Priesthood as found in your Duty to God pamphlet:
• Become converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ and live its teachings.
• Serve faithfully in priesthood callings and fulfill the responsibilities of priesthood offices.
• Give meaningful service.
• Prepare and live worthily to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood and temple ordinances.
• Prepare to serve an honorable full-time mission.
• Obtain as much education as possible.
• Prepare to become a worthy husband and father.
• Give proper respect to women, girls, and children.
Try to think about these purposes as you go through the week and as we prepare for our sacrament meeting presentation in 2 weeks.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
2008 Boy Scout Camp
This past week was Boy Scout Camp at Camp Saffran in Whiteford, MD. Jamal, Darius, Francis and Aaron attended the week's festivities while Maurice came up on Friday with Corey Astill. The boys worked on their Tenderfoot and Second Class ranks as well as Fingerprinting, Home Repairs and Art merit badges. They also enjoyed archery, and rifle and shotgun shooting as well as many hours in the pool.
Our ward's young men combined with the rest of the Suitland Stake to form one "troop" made up of 10 patrols.
Here are a few of the photos from the week. To view the rest please visit our Scout Camp set on Flickr!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Education kits
Our service activity last week was to prepare education kits to send to Afghanistan. We filled 30 school bags with paper, pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, scissors and rulers and then shipped them to Christine Boyer, a sister in our ward who is serving in the military in Afghanistan. Christine will be able to distribute them to Afghani children who visit her medical clinic. We've all been so blessed by others' acts of kindness toward us--it was nice to be able to return the favor.
School supplies galore!
Aaron, Jamal, David, Francis, Darius, Maurice, Suzy and Mike stuffed the bags
Suzy loading the bags into the boxes to take to the post office
School supplies galore!
Aaron, Jamal, David, Francis, Darius, Maurice, Suzy and Mike stuffed the bags
Suzy loading the bags into the boxes to take to the post office
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