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.**

December Activity

A Pinch of Service & A Dash of Caroling
Thursday, Dec 3 at 7pm at the Church
Join us as we serve the Elders in our ward by assembling holiday surprises! Then, we will break off into groups and make home visits to a few ladies in our ward who are in need of some good old fashion Christmas caroling!
*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 to drop off your items. We need 3 of each item since we have 2 Elders in our ward and Elder Roberts as well.

Calling all Mall Rats – Cary Town Mall
Tues & Friday mornings, 9:15 am
Oh the weather outside is frightful…time to mall walk! In lieu of our summer Lake Johnson walking group, we will be starting up a winter indoor version. This will be a casual walking group. Go at your own pace, start whenever you want, & end whenever you want. You do not have to walk with the group!

• When: Tuesday & Friday mornings
• Where: Cary Town 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.

November Activities

All Aboard the Polar Express!

Back by popular demand, we invite you to pack your bags and take a ride with us on the Polar Express. What stops will the train be making this year? You'll have to come and find out! You don't want to miss this evening filled with fun, food, and hot hot hot chocolate!

Train Depot: Cary II Ward Building
Platform: RS Room
Departure Time: Thursday, Nov 5 at 7pm
Number of Stops: Three

**Calling All Gift Givers! At our Polar Express activity (Thursday Nov 5) we will be having a Christmas Gift Sampler Table and we would like YOU to participate! This table will feature a variety of ideas that will make your gifts for neighbors, school teachers, visiting teachers, etc a breeze! Do you have a creative and fun gift that you pass out each year? Well, bring a sample of it and proudly display it here! Please bring typed instructions on how to make the gift along with your contact info. Contact emilybartlett@gmail.com for more info.

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Calling all Mall Rats – Cary Town Mall
Tuesday & Friday mornings, 9:15 am
Oh the weather outside is frightful…time to mall walk! In lieu of our summer Lake Johnson walking group, we will be starting up a winter indoor version. This will be a casual walking group. Go at your own pace, start whenever you want, & end whenever you want. You do not have to walk with the group!

• When: Tuesday & Friday mornings
• Where: Cary Town 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 & spouses 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.

October Activities

Thursday, Oct 8 - BYOP (Bring Your Own Pumpkin!)
Come meet all the new ladies in our ward and socialize! We'll be decorating miniature pumpkins, so don't forget to bring one along. We will also enjoy some delicious Fall desserts.

Other October Activities
Would you like to start up a group or do you have a good activity in mind? Just let Emily know! Anyone can coordinate an activity. We'll help you advertise it, but we need your ideas and suggestions!

We are currently looking for ladies to be in charge of Walking Group (Friday mornings at Lake Johnson) and Playgroup (currently Mondays at 10am at the park by the church).

Craft Super Saturday

Craft Super Saturday - September 12 - 9am-11:30am

Instructions

Please stick to the schedule and do not try to attend half of one class, then half of another. There should be ample time to complete everything. When the instructor is teaching, please be respectful and quiet so all participants can pay attention. If you see someone struggling with the craft, please lend a helping hand.

Please pay the fee (if any) and no IOU’s allowed. Put all your finished projects or things that need to dry in the designated area next to your name card—this helps prevent lost or damaged items. Most importantly, enjoy learning new skills and have fun!

Orientation: 9:00 - 9:15 am

Brief welcome and explanation of schedule.

Block 1: 9:15-9:45 am

Jewelry Making – Bracelet and Matching Earrings: Marilyn Tom

The Nappy Bag, Session 1 (cutting your fabric): April Sallada (This class requires 2 sessions to complete the craft)

Temple corsage wristlet: Debbie Peterson

Holiday Cards & Tags: Rachael Franklin and Julie Zimmerman

Block 2: 9:45am – 10:15

Temple corsage wristlet: Debbie Peterson

Jewelry Making – Bracelet and Matching Earrings: Marilyn Tom

The Nappy Bag, Session 2 (sewing your fabric): April Sallada (This class requires previous session)

Block 3: 10:15am – 10:45 am

Appliqué Demonstration: Alicia Spencer

Holiday Cards & Tags: Rachael Franklin and Julie Zimmerman

Baby Slings – Basic demonstration and preliminary sewing instructions: Amy Jorgensen

Jewelry Making – Bracelet and Matching Earrings: Marilyn Tom

Block 4: 10:45 – 11:15 am

Holiday Cards & Tags: Rachael Franklin and Julie Zimmerman

Temple corsage wristlet: This station will be open and since it is an easy craft, you can learn by looking at the sample

Appliqué Demonstration: Alicia Spencer

Infant Massage Demonstration: Cambria Reading

Block 5: 11:15am – 11:30am

Free time – If you have any last minute questions or would like to finish a project, please visit that station.

Finishing touches on all projects & cleanup!