Hats for Chile can be dropped off at our building (from Jeanne Hansen)

Sue Higgins, RC Ward, will be collecting the hats to send to Chile.


She will be bring a box to each building for the hats. Sisters may drop off the next 2 Sundays.


If you have any questions, pls call Sue at 503-358-1683.


Please pass on our thanks!
Jeanne

Free Pea Gravel (contributed by Lisa Collins)

I have an unusual opportunity for anyone in the ward if they like. I have access to some FREE pea gravel. It is small rounded rocks used to decorate yards and such. If anyone is interested could you send them my way and I will try to connect the rocks...(pun intended) LOL



Just thought this is a good opportunity for someone to get some free gravel in time for yard work.



Thanks Lisa

Fresh Berry Orders (contributed by Leigh Anne Wilkes)

BERRY TIME IS HERE!!!!! If you took advantage of the sale last summer you know this is a good thing. If this is all new to you, you are in for a real treat. Fresh Oregon berries that are washed and ready for freezing, jamming or eating. The berries come in buckets and are washed and stemmed. The strawberries are sliced and in a 30 lb bucket and an 18 lb box with 6 - 3lb plastic containers for easy freezer storage. The marionberries and raspberries come in 15 lb buckets and are whole. Because they are so big, the blueberries will come in 14 lb. buckets. All berries are unsweetened


S A M E P R I C E S A S L A S T Y E A R !!!!!


In the past members of the ward has participated in this great opportunity. They are awesome berries. All the berries come from the Silverton area.

All money and orders must be to Leigh Anne Wilkes by Monday May 17th.
This can be done by 1) mailing check and copy of the order to Leigh Anne Wilkes, 15331 NW Eugene Lane, Portland, OR 97229 or give it to me at church


Berries need to be picked up at either Harrington’s or Rowland’s both live on SE Daren St. Hillsboro 97123. Exact address to come later.

The last thing is the pick-up dates and times. These are non-negotiable. If it’s hot the longer they sit the more chance of spoilage. The strawberries will be delivered Thurs. June 3rd, marionberries and raspberries Thurs. July 1st, and blueberries Thurs. July 22nd. The delivery dates may change one week either way due to weather.

BERRIES LEFT AFTER 6 PM WILL BE CONSIDERED ABANDONED AND GIVEN AWAY!

BERRIES ARE COMING!!!!!!

These local berries are washed, hulled and unsweetened. The strawberries are sliced and others are whole. All are in food grade buckets. Strawberries are 30 lb. bucket or 18lb which consists of 6 - 3lb plastic containers for easy freezer storage. This is a great time to buy for your food storage needs.

Make checks out to Leigh Anne Wilkes

MONEY AND ORDERS DUE BY ________May 17th__________



Please have order and check to Leigh Anne Wilkes by May 17th\
Name Phone #

Strawberries Th 6/03
30 lb/$42


Strawberries Th 6/03
18 lb/$37
6/3lb containers


Marionberries Th 7/1
15 lb/$37



Raspberries Th 7/1
15 lb/$42



Blueberries Th 7/22
14 lb/$37

Total Pd

Canning Butter

Here is a great demonstration on how to easily preserve butter for three years.

http://teresatronierphotography.blogspot.com/2009/11/butter-in-your-food-storage.html

Thank you, Sister Goodfellow and the Oak Hills Relief Society.

Handout from Indexing Class (contributed by Stephanie Holladay)

The first principle is that our efforts to promote temple and family history work should be such as to accomplish the work of the Lord, not to impose guilt on his children. Members of this church have many individual circumstances—age, health, education, place of residence, family responsibilities, financial circumstances, accessibility to sources for individual or library research, and many others. If we encourage members in this work without taking these individual circumstances into account, we may do more to impose guilt than to further the work.
The second principle is that we should understand that in the work of redeeming the dead there are many tasks to be performed, and that all members should participate by prayerfully selecting those ways that fit their personal circumstances at a particular time. This should be done under the influence of the Spirit of the Lord and with the guidance of priesthood leaders who issue calls and direct the Church-administered portions of this work. Our effort is not to compel everyone to do everything, but to encourage everyone to do something. ~Elder Dallin H. Oaks “Family History: In Wisdom and Order” (Ensign, Jun 1989 pp. 6-8)



Here are some blessings that can come from indexing:

· Indexing gives you an opportunity to be involved in family history in your own home, working at your own pace

· Indexing helps you learn skills like reading old handwriting and locating information on standard documents that will help you do your own research

· Indexing increases the amount of available information on an ancestor in easy to access, digital form (who knows – that ancestor could belong to YOU!)

· Indexing provides a way for families to work together on a project that is gospel related

· Indexing helps you personally fulfill one objective of the three-fold mission of the Church – to Redeem the Dead

· Indexing will hasten the process of identifying ancestors who need temple ordinances performed in their behalf, creating a welding link between generations (D&C 128:17-18)



Ready to start indexing? You can sign up at any time:



· Go to www.familysearchindexing.org and follow the three steps:

· Download free software necessary for indexing

· Create an LDS (members) or FamilySearch (non-members) account

· Take the online tutorial and begin indexing!







Questions? Contact Stephanie Holladay , Cedar Mill stake Indexing Director at (503) 690-3603 or holladaytime@hotmail.com






Step 1: Church employees and missionaries travel around the world to take digital images of genealogical records (birth, marriage, death, census, church registers, etc.)



Step 2: These images are uploaded to the Church indexing website at www.familysearchindexing.org.



Step 3: Volunteers become trained to index records at the above website.



Step 4: Volunteers can request a “batch” of records to index, which they will have 7 days to complete. Each batch is indexed twice to ensure correctness by an A and B indexer.



Step 5: If there are discrepancies between the A and B indexers, the batch is sent to an arbitrator who has much experience with indexing and will choose the most correct information.



Step 6: The completed batch will disappear from the indexers computer after submission, but will become a permanent part of FamilySearch’s online database once that project is complete. This database is free and searchable by anyone interested in seeking out their ancestors.



Step 7: A person can go to www.familysearchindexing.org (or in our area to new.familysearchindexing.org) and type in whatever information they have about an ancestor. The computer searches the database for all exact and close matches. The person can navigate to that record and determine if this is someone in their family tree. If it is, and temple ordinances need to be performed, the person can request those ordinances to be done either by themselves or by other temple patrons.



Step 8: The process keeps on going! The more records missionaries are able to take digital images of, the more projects an indexer can choose from. The more indexers, the faster a project is completed. The sooner a project is completed, the sooner it appears on the FamilySearch database. The more individual records on the database, the greater the chance that YOU will find your ancestors and connect them to you through the sealing ordinances of the temple!

Clothing and furniture for refugees here in Portland?

Wanted: Clothing and household item donations for refugee families
jsbloch1, 4/6/2010 3:14 pm THANK YOU to those of you who responded to my previous donation request! Your donations went directly to refugee families whose need is immediate as they've left so much behind.

Multicultural Community Services (MCS) is an agency contracted by the federal government to receive and resettle refugee families approved by the U.S. Department of State. Since its inception in 1975, MCS has resettled over 33,000 refugees. Most of these families have suffered unspeakable loss due to persecution, war, famine or displacement. Nevertheless they have an amazing resiliency. With MCS's help these families become integrated into the Portland community, achieve self-sufficiency and begin to make their own unique contributions to our society.

Donations of household items are needed to help these families get settled into their new homes. Furniture, kitchen utensils, bedding and toiletries are always welcome. In addition, we have a rather new, but urgent need for school clothing. Baby, toddler and elementary school sizes for both boys and girls would be greatly appreciated. If you are able to donate any of these items, please contact Stefani Bloch at sbloch@lcsnw.org to arrange pick-up.

Thank you for your generosity!

Hats for Chile--contributed by Jeanne Hansen

Denice Blatter, RS President in RC Ward, has a sister and her family in Chile (and they are OK).
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> Denice has suggested a service opportunity to help those in Chile, making warm hats (any size, but especially kids and adults).
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> While we are heading into summer, they will be heading into winter.
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> Denice has a friend that will be going to Chile and can take these hats.
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> She'll need any hats by May 1st.
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> I've mentioned this idea to Melissa Despain, Stake YW President as well.
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> I leave it to your good judgement to decide what's best for your individual wards about going forward with this service opportunity.
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> Happy Easter!
> Jeanne

A note from Holly: If you are able to make or contribute some hats, I'll be happy to deliver them to the Rock Creek Relief Society President.