President Gordon B. Hinckley died today at 97

SALT LAKE CITY
27 January 2008

President Gordon B. Hinckley, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through twelve years of global expansion, has died at the age of 97.

President Hinckley was the 15th president in the 177-year history of the Church and had served as its president since 12 March 1995.

The Church president died at his apartment in downtown Salt Lake City at 7:00 p.m. Sunday night from cause’s incident to age. Member of his family were at his bedside.

A successor is not expected to be formally chosen by the Church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until after President Hinckley’s funeral within the next few days.

2008 Ward Dinner Groups

Friends...
Food...
& Fun!!!

Save these dates:
January 25th, April 18th & July 19th

If you'd like to participate, see the sign-up sheets TODAY!
Our first Dinner Group evening is approaching fast!
Please sign-up ASAP, so I can confirm our Hosts & Guests to get a schedule passed out next Sunday.

A few reminders about Dinner Groups . . . .

- Dinner Groups are for Adults Only

- Coordinating a Dinner Group takes a lot of time and effort . . . Please be conscientious and let your dinner Host know as far in advance as possible if you will be unable to attend.

- Dinner Hosts, please feel free to communicate with one another and combine groups if desired. You might also choose to combine if one group has a lot of advance cancellations.

- Dinner Hosts, if you will be unable to fulfill your responsibilities, please contact an alternate member of your group to substitute.

- MOST OF ALL . . . Remember that this is an opportunity to meet and get to know others in the ward . . . maybe even visit with a few you already know . . . and HAVE FUN!!

2008 Activities Calendar Highlights

(Please visit www.lds.org to view the Ward Calendar in its entirety.)


January 25, 2008 Ward Dinner Groups (please see the sign-up sheets)
January 26-27, 2008 Stake Conference
February 1, 2008 Ward Temple Night
February 2, 2008 7pm Elders Quorum Hosts a Dance Class
February 8, 2008 7pm Stake Sweetheart Ball
March 7, 2008 Ward Temple Night
March 8, 2008 Primary Easter Activity
March 28 - April 6 Seminole & Orange County Spring Break
April 5-6, 2008 General Conference
April 11, 2008 Ward Temple Night
April 12, 2008 4pm High Priests & Elders Quorum Host Ward Softball
April 18, 2008 Ward Dinner Groups (please see the sign-up sheets)
April 19, 2008 LDS Prom
May 26, 2008 Annual Memorial Day Breakfast
June 6, 2008 Last Day of School
June YM & YW Camps
June 28, 2008 Primary Activity Day
July 11, 2008 Ward Temple Night
July 19, 2008 Ward Dinner Groups (please see the sign-up sheets)
August 18, 2008 First Day of School
August 22-23, 2008 Ward Roadshow
September 1, 2008 Annual Labor Day Breakfast
September 19, 2008 Elders Quorum Hosted Activity
October 3, 2008 Ward Temple Night
October 4-5, 2008 General Conference
October 31, 2008 Annual Fall Festival / Chili Cookoff / Pie Bakeoff
November 15, 2008 Elders Quorum Hosted Activity
November 22-30, 2008 Thanksgiving Break
December 13, 2008 Annual Ward Christmas Party
December Ward Campout - TBD
Dec 22 - Jan 4, 2009 Christmas Break

Longwood Ward Fall Festival

The LONGWOOD WARD FALL FESTIVAL
(Chili Cookoff & Pie Bakeoff)
will be here before you know it.
Mark your calendar NOW
for OCT 26TH 6:00 pm

Invite your family & friends to this awesome night.
It’s so much fun for the entire Ward.

Start working on your
most creative Costume,
yummiest Chili,
and most scrumptious Pie NOW!

AGENDA

5:45 pm Chili & Pie Registration Begins

6:00 pm Judges Report to Kitchen

6:00 pm Puppet Show in the Primary Room

6:20 pm Prayer & Dinner is Served

6:45 - 7:30 pm Enjoy the Festival Games

7:30 pm Youth Costume Parade, Winners & Awards, Closing Prayer

7:45 pm Trunk 'r Treat in the Parking Lot

7:45 pm YM & YW Games

8:00 pm Cleanup

“Many hands make light work”

Please let me know ASAP if you’d like to help out in any of the following areas.

Tables & Chairs Setup on Oct 26th - 1:00pm - YM Service / Elders Quorum
Decorating on Oct 26th - 1:00pm - YW Service / Relief Society

Kitchen Management / Serving - Need 6 RS Sisters
Food Contest / Judging / Certificates
Chili & Pie Judges - Need 5 Adults

Clean-Up
Tables & Chairs Take-down

FALL FESTIVAL GAMES

Games / Items Needed
Candy & Small Prizes for All Games
Signs for Each Game Room

Everyone
Costume Contest / Forms, Judge, Certificates
Puppet Show / Puppet Theater, Puppets, Script, Puppeteers - Senior Primary
Candy Corn Count / Lg Clear Jar, Candy Corn, Guessing Sheet
Trunk ‘r Treat / Adult Participation, Signs for Parking, Caution Tape

YM & YW
Dangling Donuts / Pole, String, Donuts, Tarp - Mia Maids

Mummy Wrap Game / Toilet Paper Rolls, Judge, Prizes
Pumpkin Bowling / 3 Sm Pumpkins, Empty 2-liter Bottles, White Spray Paint, Gravel

Senior Primary (Run by YM & YW)
Cupcake Walk / Colored Duct Tape, Marker, Music, Cupcakes - Laurels
Ring Toss / Table, Tablecloth, Plastic Jelly Bracelets, Wooden Peg Rack - Deacons
Tin Can Alley / Table, Tablecloth, Empty Cans, Ball - Teachers

Junior Primary / 5 & Under (Run by YM & YW)
Go Fish / Pole, String, Paper Hook, Lg Chalkboard, Lg Sheet - Priests
Pick-a-Ghost / Lollipops, Tissue, String, Marker, Lg Styrofoam Block - Beehives
Pumpkin Toss / 5 Plastic Buckets, Marker, 3 Small Pumpkin - Priests
Ring Toss / Tablecloth, 3 Rings, Candy to Spread on Tablecloth - Beehives


Contact:

Sis. Liz Miller
407-682-1372
321-689-3244 Cell
lmiller@cfl.rr.com

Ward Dinner Groups - Sept 15th & Oct 19th

WARD DINNER GROUPS

Friends...
Food...
Fun!!!

Save these dates:
Sept 15th & Oct 19th, 2007

If you'd like to participate, be sure to add your name to the sign-up sheet ASAP.
I'll be sending out a Ward Dinner Group schedule by the end of August.

Questions? Contact:
Liz Miller at
407-682-1372 or
LMiller@cfl.rr.com


A few reminders about Dinner Groups . . . .

• Dinner Groups are for Adults Only
  
• Coordinating a Dinner Group takes a lot of time and effort . . . Please be conscientious and let your dinner coordinator know as far in advance as possible if you will be unable to attend.
  
• Dinner Coordinators, please feel free to communicate with one another and combine events if desired. You might also choose to combine if one group has a lot of advance cancellations.
  
• Dinner Coordinators, if you will be unable to fulfill your responsibilities, please contact an alternate member of your group to substitute.
  
• MOST OF ALL . . . Remember that this is an opportunity to meet and get to know others in the ward . . . maybe even visit with a few you already know . . . and HAVE FUN!!

Labor Day Breakfast - Sept 3, 2007

As the sun comes up,
the Holy Griddle begins to sizzle...
Friends are gathering...
Children's laughter is in the air...
Eggs are frying...
You can smell the bacon a mile away...
Someone drizzles thick maple syrup
onto a buttermilk pancake...

Don't you wish you could be there now?

Don't worry, there's not much longer to wait for the...

LONGWOOD WARD ANNUAL
LABOR DAY BREAKFAST!

Join us at 9am on Sept. 3rd in the
Longwood Ward Parking Lot!

Don't forget to sign-up on Sunday to bring...
Milk, Chocolate Milk, Juice or Fruit

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

Questions? Contact Liz Miller at 407-682-1372
or LMiller@CFL.rr.com

Longwood Ward Roadshow - Aug 24th & 25th, 2007

'Ode To Roadshow

The Roadshow is coming up so fast,
and YES, the whole Ward is part of the cast.

We need your creativity and time,
Please sign up, to help us SHINE!

Even without our theme from the Stake,
Ideas can flow and preparation we'll make.

Writing, Costumes and Scenery,
Food, Music and Choreography,
Backstage, Sets, Lighting and Sound,
A million ways to help abound!

We need every Brother & Sister to pitch in,
So Longwood Ward can take the WIN!

Please sign-up to help on Sunday!
All adult volunteers should attend a Roadshow Kickoff Meeting
Tues 8/14, 7:00pm at the Ward Bldg

Questions? Contact:
Liz Miller at
407-682-1372 or
LMiller@cfl.rr.com