Enrichment Visits

We are looking forward to joining in your Enrichment activities and hope to 

visit each of your wards at least once this year.  

Please let us know if we can help with anything. 

Here is our tentative schedule for now:

May 12 - Sealy 1

May 28 - Katy Mills

June 11 - Grand Lakes

July 16 - Katy 2

September 3 - Cinco West

Presidency Changes?

Dear sisters,

If you've had any changes to your presidency within the last couple of months please e-mail Sister Christensen (katystakerssecretary@gmail.com) with the name, phone # and birthday of your new presidency members.

Stake Provident Living Classes

Katy Stake Preparedness Classes

Classes offered:

10 a.m. at the Stake Center (RS room with nursery provided)

AND

7 p.m. at the home of Marilyn Scott

5003 Quiet Falls Ct, Katy 77450 (No children please)

Tuesday April 14
Pressure Canning/Pressure Cooking/Dehydrating/Vacuum Sealing

Tuesday Sept 8
Cooking Off the Grid/Fuel Sources/Dutch Oven/Cobbler

Tuesday Oct 13
Hurricane Preparedness/ 72 Hour Kits/ Water Storage

Tuesday Nov 10
Whole Wheat Bread/Chocolate Chip Cookies/Baking Tips/Storage Ideas

Please contact Virginia Dolan at sincerelyvirginia@gmail.com with any questions 

Women's Broadcast

Please join us for the General Women's Broadcast

Saturday, March 28th

6:45 PM
Katy Stake Center

For sisters 8 & older

Refreshments will be served

Please note:  We will be collecting NEW children's underwear 
to donate to the local Children's Hospital.

Welcome!

Welcome to the new Katy Mills ward presidency:

President:  Erica Edwards

1st Counselor: Brandi Morse

2nd Counselor: Michelle Mower

Great ideas!

Here is a great idea from the Katy Mills ward:
The KM Relief Society Presidency is challenging every sister in their Relief Society to read the October General Conference talks over  40 days.  Attached is a schedule that will help them complete this challenge. It begins on January 21^st.  After completing the challenge they will have the opportunity to meet together for lunch or dinner and share their experiences.

Provident Living 2015

Sis. Virginia Dolan, our Stake Provident Living leader, has offered to give a Provident Living presentation to each of the wards. President Allen has approved for you to make arrangements with your Bishop to have a combined meeting with the Priesthood and Sisters. We all agree the brethren may need a little encouragement to catch the vision of being prepared. Virginia passed out delicious samples to taste and that makes a believer of all of us. 

Sis. Dolan would like to be able to schedule two meetings in one building because she has so many supplies to set up for display and taste. The wards who have taken part in her presentation are impressed and motivated with new & great ideas. Possible dates are Feb. 8 or sometime in April or May. 

Please contact her to schedule a time for you ward :)

Virginia Dolan

281-579-9561

virgnia@dolancorp.us

Welcome

We'd like to welcome the new Sealy 1st RS Presidency:

President: Vauna Rasmussen

1st Counselor: Brenda Bingham

2nd Counselor: Sheri Lewman

Secretary: Steffani Hawbaker

Stake Conference

Feb. 21-22 - Stake Conference - Elder Christoffel Golden from the First Quorum of Seventy will be the visiting General Authority, as well as Elder Robert Rhien.

• Priesthood leadership mtg. Saturday, Feb 21 3-5 pm
• Saturday Adult Session 6-8 pm
• Sunday General Session 10:00-12:00 pm 

The Sunday sessions will be broadcast in the Drexel and Bear Creek Bldg.

Stake Goals

Stake Goal:  Invite a friend or neighbor to church, a church activity, or a gospel-centered activity in your home before Stake Conference in February.  Search for family names and take a name to the temple. Each ward or branch has help available. 

FYI: Each ward has a box of Books of Mormons in the Clerk’s office for anyone who wants to give one away.

Leadership Training

Merry Christmas

Sisters,

I have watched the video “He is the Gift” several times this last week, and it such a great reminder of the greatest Gift we have been given by our loving Heavenly Father. Maybe we can’t change the commercialism of Christmas, but we can CHANGE OUR HEARTS.  During this wonderful season, take time to ponder the blessings that are ours as a result of Christ’s birth, teachings, atonement and resurrection. It is all tied together in a “complete” GIFT to us. We feel love and appreciation for the way you serve each other and bless the lives of those within your influence. May you all enjoy the blessings of love and joy each day.  We love you and wish you Merry Christmas!

The Stake RS Presidency, 

Sis. Samantha Kirby

Sunday Lessons

Our Church Leaders have encouraged us to use more member participation in teaching our Sunday lessons. They will not make any printed changes to the curriculum in 2015, but will have a new curriculum in 2016 for the Relief Society and Priesthood that will follow the “Come Unto Christ” format that the YW/YM have been using.  They would like us to begin to try and train our teachers to involve the class members.

Sister Mary Tate, Katy 2^nd Ward, suggested an article from the August 2013 Ensign “Great Questions, Great Discussions” by Jack Lyon.  They have found this article helpful in encouraging more interaction and preparation by both the teacher and the sisters.

https://www.lds.org/liahona/2013/08/great-questions-great-discussions?lang=eng&query=August+2013+%22Great+Questions,+Great+Discussions

Two Books I would also suggest are:

In Tune, by Gerald Lund and Increase in Learning by David R. Bednar.

Houston Temple announcement from President Crane

There will be a 5:30 AM session held the third Friday of every month, starting January 16, 2015. This will be continued as long as sufficient attendance in maintained. Clothing will NOT be available for this early morning session. Family File cards will be available in the credenzas in the 2^nd floor lobby, however, no new family file cards will be able to be printed prior to the 5:30 am session.

Katy Stake changes

There have a been some recent changes in the stake.

Ward name changes:
Katy 3rd changed to Grand Lakes
Katy 4th changed to Cinco West
A new ward was formed named Cross Creek

We’d like to acknowledge and welcome the new Relief Society Presidencies from Bear Creek and from the newly organized ward of Cross Creek.

Terri Farnsworth - Bear Creek Ward
craigf@colort.com
801-558-5988

Marie Robertson - Cross Creek Ward
ep.robertson@yahoo.com
208-521-2375

Provident Living updates

We are excited to announce that Sister Dolan will be sharing her wealth of 
knowledge on canning, food storage and more in 2015!!

Please save the date for a Stake RS Preparedness Fair on February 28th. Details to follow.
Virginia will be scheduling a 5th Sunday date to come and teach the RS and Priesthood in your wards.

Christmas Devotional

December 7 –  First Presidency Christmas Devotional broadcast at 7 pm CST.  

The devotional will be broadcast at the Stake Center, on BYUtv, or online at LDS.org 

and Mormon Channel (YouTube, mobile app, Roku).

Leadership Training Meeting

February 19, 2015

7 PM

Leadership Training Meeting

Stake Center

*When planning your 2015 Enrichment activities please plan accordingly.

The Peter Potential

Just a reminder to read and pass on The Peter Principle book.  
It has a beautiful message and the note in the front can easily be taken off for passing along.   

A great idea :)

Using the Family History Center for an Enrichment activity is a great idea! 

Katy 1^st is doing it Nov. 13,  if you would like to learn from their experience.