December Activity

December Activity

A Pinch of Service & A Dash of Caroling

Join us as we serve the missionaries in our ward by wrapping holiday surprises! We will have goodies to munch on and socialize. Then, we will break off into groups and on your ride home you will make 1 stop to visit a fellow sister in their home to do some good ole fashion Christmas caroling! This really gets you in the mood and it you will leave this short activity feeling uplifted.

Please signup to bring an item to donate for the Elders. You may still donate if you do not come to this activity. Just make arrangements with Emily or Janine to drop off your items in advance. We need 3 of each item since we have 2 missionaries in our ward and Elder Roberts as well.

Thursday, December 2 at 7pm

November Activity

Relief Society's Fall Fling

Get Your Craft On!

Thursday Nov 4 ~ 7pm

Join us for an evening of crafts & food! Last year’s holiday craft activity was such a hit that we have decided to combine it with our quarterly activity. Please make sure you review the sign-up booklet so you can see exact details and instructions. Samples of each craft will be on display every Sunday.

Our Activities Committee is providing the munchies and there will be some home-brew root beer too! Please come and feel free to bring a friend! Everyone will go home with a little holiday cheer--a present from our committee to you. Thanks for making all our events a success!

UPDATE: You can do as many (or all!) crafts as you want. Except you may have to budget your own time and take some things home to finish.

Featured Activities

Casserole Glass Etching: We will learn how to etch our name (or phrase) onto our glass casserole dish (or whatever else you bring). Now when you go to a potluck, your casserole dish won't walk away! Some supplies and materials are needed, review booklet. You will need to signup in advance so we can have your name cut-out and ready. Taught by April S.


Frayed Rosette Hair Accessories: These would make great gifts for your girlfriends! They are very easy to make. You can put them on a headband, clip, lapel pin, or group them together and make a "bib necklace" that are popular right now. There are many samples online and on Etsy, so browse the web for some ideas on how to spice things up. Bring some rhinestones or pearls and really dress them up! Some supplies needed, review booklet. Taught by Lindsay H.


Hooded Bath Towel: Freshly bathed kids are scrumptious, and they look even more scrumptious in these cute towels! Some supplies are needed along with a basic knowledge of sewing a straight line (although we will have instructors to help you learn!). You can embellish with ribbon or leave it plain. Review booklet for details. Taught by Melinda D and Michelle H.



Carseat Canopy: Keep your little sweetie snug and warm this winter with a carseat canopy. These blankets attach to the handle of the seat to prevent it from blowing/falling off. Plus they just look cute! This is a very basic pattern (as in sewing 4 straight lines) and our talented Kim G. will be on hand to help you. Great for your first sewing project! It can be as simple or fancy as you make it! See more. See supply list below.



Bead Swap: There will be a table dedicated to swapping and exchanging. Here's how it works--maybe you have lots of beads that you are tired of. Bring them, and you can barter with other gals and exchange. Therefore freshening up your supply! If you have some of your own bead projects to work on, feel free to bring them and chill at the table!



Dessert Exchange: Why limit it to a “cake walk” when it could include all types of desserts?!? Bring a dessert to share and you will be able to trade, mix, match, swap, etc to your hearts content. So if you aren’t interested in the other crafts this evening, please still come and participate in this dessert exchange. Everyone who brings an item will be going home with a plate of goodies! Idea: Bring an extra bag and a little note with you to this event, then drop off some goodies to your Visiting Teachees on your drive home!

SUPPLY LISTS BELOW.
PLEASE SEE THE SIGN-UP BOOKLET ON SUNDAY!

Hair Accessories Supply List – Bring the Following:

• scrap fabric
• a headband/snappy hair clip/bobby pin/or broach pin
• needle and thread
• scrap felt
• glue guns if you have one
• If you want to spice things up, bring embellishments (like rhinestones, pearls, ribbon, feather, etc) and we’ll get creative!

Glass Etching Supply List

• A glass item to etch (such as a casserole dish)
• Please clearly spell the name you would like to etch, along with the quantity.
• Sign up to have your name pre-cut (see sign-up booklet or email April: azsisterg@hotmail.com)
• UPDATE: The glass etching cream will be provided for you! Thanks April!
  
  

Hooded Bath Towels

• 1 regular size bath towel
• 1 washcloth or hand towel to be used as hood
• Basic sewing gear (thread, needle, scissors, etc)
• Sewing machine
• Optional: ribbon for embellishment
• Note about sewing machines: if you do not have a machine and would still like to participate, please team up with another lady on this list. Everyone in this ward is quite nice and lovely, so don’t be shy. Just email/call and ask if you can tag along! Also, our instructors will help teach the basics of this craft. However, if your sewing machine is broken, they may not have time to spend helping you fix it.

Supplies for Easy Carseat Canopy:

• 2 yards of coordinating fabric (1 for the front, 1 for the back).
  
• Velcro (6-8 inches)
  
• Basic sewing gear (needle, thread, scissors, etc)
  
• Sewing machine
• Embellishments: you can add trim, buttons, bows, flowers, etc to your carseat canopy.

Dessert Exchange

• Please bring a dessert that is easily divided. Also, don’t forget a bag or container to transport your goodies home!
• Bring an extra bag and a little note, then drop off some goodies to your Visiting Teachees on your drive home!

October Activity

A Social Affair - Thursday Oct 7

7pm: RS Leadership Workshop. If you have a calling that deals with any aspect of relief society, then please come to this workshop!

7:30pm: Service Project for Wake County Crisis Ministry (assembling hygiene kits). Have you felt a little too “me” centered lately? Then you need some service opportunities in your life! Join us as we give back to our ward and our community while fulfilling a goal that we made together at the beginning of this year as a group to be more service oriented. We will have an easy service project to work on while we chat and munch! PS: It would be helpful if you could donate any travel size or hotel sample size soaps, shampoos, toothpaste, etc. Bring a friend!

Note: this is not a quarterly activity, so childcare will NOT be provided.

No Sept Activity

We will be taking a break from our usual first-Thursday activity for September. Have fun getting your kiddos back in school and ringing in the Fall!

Make sure to mark your calendar for the first Thursday in October!

August: Back to School

Semester Outline

Join us for an educational evening complete with home-room, a trip to the cafeteria, study hall, gym class, a field trip and most importantly…a chance to earn money for the most popular event of the day (after-school vending machines!).


Invited Faculty

Guest Speaker: Dr. Greenwood

Professors Anderson

Headmaster Sorensen

Madame Librarian Gray

Coach Dunne

July: New Sister Social

Relief Society Social
Thursday July 8 at 7pm

Seen any new faces at church recently?
Been meaning to introduce yourself but haven’t gotten a chance?
Come mix and mingle with our new sisters while enjoying our ward’s finest and most delicious Jell-o creations!

June: Provident Living

Provident Living: Cooking & Couponing
Thursday June 3rd at 7pm

Class 1: Coupon Crazies! Taught by Krista & Mischy
If you know these ladies, then you know they are on the ball when it comes to coupons. They will share their tips and tricks. There are so many easy things you can do to cut down your grocery bill. For example, last week Krista bought $67 worth of groceries and only actually paid $2.75for it all! Yes, you heard that right! Come and learn.

Class 2: Bakerella by Hannah
Come sample delicious desserts and help make some too! The class will feature everything from desserts for casual occasions to desserts meant to impress. Hannah is known for her yummy treats!

Note: this is not a quarterly activity, so childcare will NOT be provided.

Planning Ahead: Instead of our usual first Thursday in July (it falls on the holiday weekend), we are postponing our July activity so check back for updates.

May: Service Auction

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Service Auction, it was super fun! Enjoy your winnings, and go ahead and start thinking of ideas for next year!

May: Service Auction

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Service Auction, it was super fun! Enjoy your winnings, and go ahead and start thinking of ideas for next year!

April Activity

Cooking With Julie
Friday, April 23 at 7pm
Julie’s Home

Join us as Julie P. shares some of her tips and techniques for preparing, freezing, and learning the fundamental building blocks of everyday cooking. Julie has learned how to streamline the dinner hour by preparing make-ahead basics. Nothing fancy, just the basics!
No childcare provided. Contact emilybartlett@gmail.com for info.

Summer Walking Group
Meets Twice Weekly
What: RS Walking Group
When: Tuesdays and Fridays
Time: 9:15am meet at the restroom clubhouse
Place: Kids Together Park (aka Marla Dorrell Park) in Cary located off Tryon and Cary Parkway behind the Loews shopping center.
The Plan: We will walk on the greenway trail (heading towards the new hwy 64 overpass pedestrian bridge) for 45 minutes, and then mingle on the playground. This is a casual and informal walking group and everyone can go at their own pace.
*Note: this activity replaces the Mall Rats winter walking group.

Looking Ahead
In May we will have our annual service auction! So it’s time to start making, baking, cooking, crafting, molding, weaving, crocheting or anything else you can think of! Start preparing now!

March Activity

Craft Night!
Thursday March 4 at 7pm
Cary Building

Corner #1 - Service Craft: Nursery Puppets
Have you had a chance to serve lately? Want to help out our ward family & our little nursery kids? Then don’t miss this opportunity to serve! Together, we will be making finger puppets for the nursery children. Don’t worry, no crafting experience or talent required!

Corner #2 – Your Unfinished Projects
Go ahead and open that dreaded cupboard or closet in your house where all your unfinished projects are heaped. It’s time to dust them off and finish them up! Just imagine it…a whole 90 minutes of uninterrupted time for you to socialize and craft it up! Don’t forget to bring all your gear!

Corner #3 – Visiting Teaching Candy Buffet
Candy! Sweet candy galore! Oh how I’d love to visit the candy store!
Not a crafter? Come anyways and create a candy bag with a message to drop off when you visit teach this month!

This is not a quarterly activity so NO childcare will be provided. Contact Emily with any questions.

February Activities

Up Close & Purse’onal!

Thursday, February 4 at 6:30pm

When you get a new purse or clean out your purse everything is so neat and organized, then as you go through your life you fill it with stuff, sometimes clutter but often times good stuff.

However sometimes your purse is so full that you can't find what you need or have room for the essential things that you quickly need access to in a pinch.

Sometimes we fill our lives with so many things that we think are good and worth carrying around, that there is no room for the great essentials. We forget to clean out our purse until it is too heavy to carry.

Join us for our RS quarterly activity as we take time for some purse’onal reflection---how much are we carrying around in our life’s purse?

Dinner & childcare provided. See sign-up sheet in RS notebook if you would like to help.

Please bring a contribution to help fill up our purse with donations to the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center. Donations should be focused on age group 18-25 yrs, and all items should be new. Suggested items: soft cozy socks or slippers, fleece blankets, playing cards, crossword puzzles, sudoku, large cotton or rayon scarves for head wraps, hats that will cover the hairline, journals, scrapbook supplies, individually wrapped hot chocolate, cup-of-noodles, herbal tea, gently used magazines, light hearted books.

Valentine Sugar Cookie Exchange
Wednesday, Feb 10 at 10am

Join us as we frost, decorate, eat, and swap cookies! Children are welcome to participate. Please see the RS notebook to signup & bring an item.

Calling all Mall Rats
Tues & Friday mornings, 9:15 am

• When: Tuesday & Friday mornings
• Where: Mall, meet at the carousel
• Time: We will begin walking at 9:15am
• Length: We will do 2-3 laps which takes approximately 30-45 minutes. Go as a group or solo! Strollers welcome.
• Route: We will start at Sears and work our way towards Penney’s, Belks, Dillards, Macey’s then back to Sears. If you are late, go the opposite way and maybe you’ll catch us! We’ll let the kids play in the Kids Corner after.
• Note: there is not a person in charge of this activity.

Monday Morning Playgroup

Meet at the park near the church every Monday at 10am--let the kids play and the moms chat!

**For all activities, contact Emily Bartlett with questions or more details.**