...I would like you to dance...Birthday...

...Yes we're going to a party party...

...Yes we're going to a party party...

...Yes we're going to a party party...

...Happy birthday to you...

...I'm glad it's your birthday...

Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more cake!

...We're gonna have a good time...

...They say it's your birthday...

...It's my birthday too, yeah...

Service: VISITING OSCAR'S DAD--Holiday Style

The holiday season is just around the corner and we need you! If you are interested in visiting Antonio Olaya (Elder Oscar Olaya's father) during the week of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and anytime in between, please let us know. We specifically need to see if anyone is around on Christmas Day to help coordinate the wondrous missionary phone call home. I'm not sure what your role would be for the phone call (I'm getting details as we speak), but don't fret--you don't need to be a Spanish speaker. If you are interested in helping out during the holidays, please shoot me an email or give me a call. Thanks!

"Life Long Progression" - September 23 Enrichment

Yoga

+ Service+ Smoothies = One great Enrichment

You say it's your birthday...

Sniff! Sniff! I Smell Cake!

A Cheerful And Sparkling...

A Special Birthday Wish!

Best wishes...

It's a special day...

Sparkling Wishes!

Mini Enrichment: Chocolately Deliciousness

Dear Sisters,

While our amazing Priesthood Bretheren feed their spirits during the late Priesthood Session of General Conference, let us feed our faces, I mean souls, as sisters in Zion over a chocolate fountain. Please bring your favorite fruit, your favorite salty, or your favorite sweet to share and to take a dive in chocolately deliciousness.

Here are the details:

Home of Abby Nottage, Jess White, Natasha Bitters, and Alina Gutierrez

491 Amsterdam Ave. #1A(crossstreets 83rd and 84th)

8:00pm to 9:00pm

If you have any questions, please contact Malia Poai at maliamaliers@gmail.com or 646-835-9393.

P.S. If you are planning on coming, please let me know so we have a sense of numbers and what you will be bringing. Thanks!

Yoga! Open House at Atmananda

The studio where Sarah Moncivais works is giving an open house. See below if you are interested in attending.

OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, September 30
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
324 Lafayette Street, 7th Floor

Please join us for our open house to find out what Atmananda is all about with complimentary classes. Come and brings your friends and receive an additional 10% off any program or promotion offered at Atmananda.

7:30-8:00 pm CAPOEIRA CLASS An African-Brazilian art form that combines dance, martial arts, music and acrobatics (Communal Space)

7:30-9:00 pm SATSANG BLISS MEDITATION CLASS (Small Studio)

8:00-8:45 pm ATMANANDA SEQUENCE BEGINNER CLASS Taught by Atmananda Yoga Sequence creator Jhon T (Large Studio)

ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING:

Astrology readings

Massage

Nutrition counseling

Acupuncture

Healthy snacks and beverages

Natalie Rivera Jewelry trunk show

And more!

It's Party Time...

Celebrate Good Times, Come on! (Let's celebrate)...

Let’s Celebrate...

There's a Party Goin' on Right Here

Taking the Shield

A Three-Day NYC Tri-state YSA/Institute Event with Special Guests Elder and Sister Matthew J. Eyring of the Seventy

Friday, September 11, 2009

• 7:30 PM - "A Night of Remembrance" at the Lincoln Center Building.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

• 9:30 AM - Service Project at McCarren Park (Brooklyn) - Dress to clean and paint.
• 3:00 PM - Instruction and workshops taught by Stake Presidents from the region at the Lincoln Center Building.
• 8:00 PM - Dance at Lincoln Center.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

• 2:30 PM - Regional sacrement meeting for all young single adults.
• 4:00 PM - Dinner
• 5:30 PM - Testimony meeting.
• 8:00 PM - CES Fireside with Elaine S. Dalton, YW General President.

The cost is $10 at the door (unless you registered before September 7).

Also, some of the single members in the region who live more than 90 minutes away from NYC will need a place to sleep that weekend. If you can provide housing for those members please send an email to mailto:institute.nycmetro@gmail.com

For more details please call Greg Reeves at (801) 547-7853 or send him an email at http://www.blogger.com/message/gsreeves@gmail.com .

A Celebration to Last Throughout the Years...

Women at the Well Musical Presentation

WOMEN AT THE WELL
BY KENNETH COPE

musical director: Nicholas Pallesen
stage director: Erin Colby

We need women & young women, all voice types, for 7-9 solos,
a duet, 2 trios, chorus, and speaking parts.

HEARING WOMEN:
Sunday, September 13th
at the Inwood Chapel, 1815 Riverside Dr.
from 2:30-3:45 & 5:15-8PM

Email nicholaspallesen@gmail.com
after September 1st to schedule a time to sing

prepare a song from the show if you know one
and would like to be considered for that role

THE MUSIC AND ACCOMPANIMENT ARE AVAILABLE ON iTUNES

OR

prepare 2 of your favorite hymns

ACCOMPANIST PROVIDED

Dear Sisters,

Our wonderful Stake President, President Buckner, has asked each sister in our Relief Society to take a mere 5 to 10 minutes out of the week to check out the stake's list of compiled Job Seekers. These are contributing members of our stake who need our help. You going through this list could make all the difference in the world. Please take note of the newest and featured job seekers below.

New & Featured Job Seekers:

Newly listed and featured job seekers are highlighted at the top of the list (link found below). These job seekers include the following:

• Experienced Administrative Assistants
• Research Assistant (NGO, military/defense)
• Interior Designer
• Nanny with 10 Years of Experience in Professional Childcare
• Real Estate Developer with 6 Years of Experience
• Financial Analyst with a Background in Accounting & Marketing
• IT / Computer Information Systems Professional
• Experienced Marketing / Advertising Professionals
• Experienced Social Workers (at Masters & Ph. D levels)

For more information on the job seekers above and a complete listing, please visit: http://www.peterschwer.com/nynystakeemployment/needs.pdf. Please email nyny-stake-employment@googlegroups.com if you have relevant ideas/leads or if you have additional questions. Thank you for spending a little time on this for the benefit of the job seekers in the stake who really need your help. Remember, we are our brothers' keepers!

Make a wish...

Quote

"Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don't judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is accepting someone's differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended when someone doesn't handle something the way we might have hoped. Charity is refusing to take advantage of another's weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is expecting the best of each other."

-Marvin J. Ashton

Today is a birthday!

Ward tubing activity!

When: Saturday August 29th

Where: Town Tinker Tubes

Time: Meet at church at 6:30am to catch the bus.

Cost: $15 per person (includes transportation, food, tubing)

Contact: Karen Zelnick (karenzelnick@gmail.com) or Lindsay Orme

*Space is limited and sign-up sheets will be going around during Relief Society and Elders Quorum the next few weeks.

Service: Harlem Day!

Harlem Day, on August 16, is a street fair which celebrates Harlem's history. This is the 6th year our Stake has participated in Harlem Day by sharing genealogy, in particular the availability of African-American Records, with the Harlem Community. The event is a successful public outreach effort for our church, as well as an enriching service opportunity.
We need lots of help from members of our stake in various ways:

1. We need volunteers to provide laptops for their shift (or duration, if possible) to help patrons search the records
2. We need volunteers to sit at the laptops and teach patrons how to search genealogy records and help them start a pedigree chart
3. Volunteers will also stand outside the booth to help draw attendees to our FREE services
   

If you'd like an opportunity to be a member missionary in a unique way and serve the Harlem community by helping them search for their ancestors, this is for you. We have a ton of fun each year, and our success is dependent on the many volunteers from the stake.

Our ward has been asked to provide 10-15 volunteers and 8-10 computers (PC's only) for Sunday, Aug. 16th, from 10:30am-12:45pm. To sign up, please contact Camas Hunter at camas.hunter@gmail.com

You've had a birthday; shout “Hooray!"

Scripture Challenge (Aug 2 - 15)!

Prayerfully read the scriptures for 30 min a day for 2 weeks...

Happy Happy Birthday from all of us to you!

Looking for a job? The Stake and Ward are here to help.

Looking for a job?...Pease submit an email to nyny-stake-employment@googlegroups.com. Include name, ward, and a general description of what you are looking for, include a little bit about your current situation and experience you may have to help as others review the list. Your name will be added to the stake employment list that goes out every week to ward leaders. Don't worry your actual name will not be on the list but instead an ID number generated by the stake. Wards review the list frequently and will contact the stake with leads or networking opportunities that might be available based on your listing.

Contact Jen Fernie. She can inform you of resources and events she is aware of as the ward employment specialist. jfernie@mac.com

Take a Look, It's in a Book

If anyone is interested in joining an Awesome Book Club please email Abby Nottage at abbynottage@gmail.com. Visit the "Book Club Blog" for information on upcoming books and meetings at www.hipnerds.blogspot.com

Where does one go for the BEST brunch in the city? Let's find out!

If anyone is interested in exploring yummy NYC Brunch Restaurants on Saturday mornings please contact Liz Hansen for more information. lizardj.hansen@gmail.com

Welcome Welcome!

Welcome to the Manhattan 8th Ward South Relief Society Blog.

We're planning on keeping this up to date with announcements, events, spotlights, and RS lesson schedule. If you happen to have pictures or stories about Relief Society activities (or other church related activities) that you would like to share, please send them to M8WS.Relief.Society@gmail.com.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions or recommendations to make this blog the best that it can be. Just leave a comment!