We have quite a few announcements this week, so here goes:
Our Missionaries:
It is time to start thinking about Christmas parcels for the missionaries serving from our ward. It is too late and the post is too erratic to get a parcel to Elder Pentreath, however letters would be fantastic. We need these to be on A4 paper - one side of an A4 sheet and only ONE sheet each family please. We need these NEXT SUNDAY so they reach him in time. Please pass to one of the RS Presidency.
We also need items for Elder Mateer's parcel NEXT SUNDAY so this will reach the USA in time. Suggested items include: Chocolate / Pens and Pencils / Writing Pads / Spiritual Thoughts / Testimony Experiences / Scripture Markers etc. Again please pass these to the RS Presidency. We would love to include a letter from each family to Elder Mateer within the parcel too.
We will be passing out sign up sheets for Elder Esteves and Elder Pereira's parcels in the next couple of weeks.
A wonderful new arrival:
Some of you may have glanced a brief view of the wonderful new arrival in the Vinas family today, a beautiful little baby girl called Abigail. Very best congratulations to Eva and family.
Compassionate Service Need:
As many of you know Sister Dawdry has not been well recently and Derrick is due to have some surgery this week. We wish to provide meals for them on Monday - Thursday next week (2nd Dec - 5th Dec). If any sisters are able to help with these please can you speak to Cristina Torres.
Also Delores who was recently baptized has had a fall and injured herself and is not able to get about at the moment. We would very much appreciate if some of you Portuguese speaking sisters would drop her a note / give her a call so she knows we are thinking of her. If you need contact details please let us know.
Youth Baptisms:
The youth are going to the London Temple on December 27th to do some baptisms and we need to have 10 family file cards for each youth who will be participating. Wherever possible it is requested that the families of the youth provide these. Where we have a shortfall we would like to ask other members in the ward to assist with providing family file cards. Can both parents of youth and other members who can assist with providing names please confirm with Jonathan Benmore asap so we can ensure as many youth as possible can attend.
Christmas Activities:
Our ward RS Christmas activity 'A Silent Christmas' is being held a week on Friday (Friday 6th December) at 7.30pm. A light supper will be served. It will be a very special evening and will allow us the opportunity to have a break from the Christmas preparations and remember what is most important. We would love you all to come and join in the evening with us.
Our Stake Christmas music festival is on Saturday 7th December - more details to follow.
Our Ward Christmas activity is on Saturday 14th December at 6-8pm and will be a 'Christmas market' with lots of activities and fun things to do. This is an ideal time to invite friends and family along. If you require any further information please speak to Louise.
Visiting Teaching:
And one last reminder, we are almost at the end of November - have you contacted your sisters yet? Please try and do so this week if not and ensure your reports and figures are passed to us or to Sue Kennedy.
Thank you for all the amazing things you do.
Love
Louise, Sara and Fatima
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