Relief Society Birthday Party - Wednesday, March 16th @ 7:00pm

We will be celebrating the Relief Society's birthday...with any array of chocolate delights!

Please bring a treasured item in a bag, and be ready to share your story with the sisters.

We hope to see you all there!

Super Saturday Information

Super Saturday
November 6th, 1p.m. to 4p.m.
Gold Dust Building

Come create with us at a joint Desert Hills and McDowell Mountain Ward Super Saturday! We will have classes, crafts, service, food, and excellent company!

Mini Classes we will be having
* - Solar Oven Class: Learn how to cook full meals using a solar oven. Taught by Jessica Ellsworth.

* - Cooking Demonstration: Come watch and sample as Susan Clissold, former restaurant owner and personal chef, whips up some amazing food!

* - Grandma Class: Come to be inspired and share your ideas on fun things to do with your grandkids, such as shoe elves, birthday lunch dates, fun traditions, and much more! You'll be the coolest grandma on the block. Good for moms as well! Taught by Sherida Hatch.


There will also be service projects to work on if you are not interested in any of the crafts, so please come and enjoy an evening with your fellow sisters from the Desert Hills and McDowell Mountain wards.

New option this year: Sign up for crafts online and pay via PayPal! Here's how: Click on this link, and it will take you to a page to email Liza.  Let me know which crafts you would like to do. I will email you an invoice that will have a PayPal button on the page, and you can click on it to pay with a credit card or a PayPal account. Of course, you can also sign up and pay via check or cash at church.

Countdown Blocks

Cost: $8.00

Includes: 2 cubes (3.5 x 3.5), one base block (7.5 inches), paper (Christmas or birthday), vinyl numbers, supplies.
A fun way for anxious kiddos to anticipate holidays and birthdays.


Temple Blocks:
Cost: $2.80 each

Includes: 1 temple picture (girl or boy style), 2 colors scrapbook paper, wood block (5.5 x 5.5 and about 1.75 inches thick).
We will have a variety of paper on hand, or you can bring your own to match your child's room.


Glass Tile Necklaces:
Cost: $2.50 each

Includes: Glass tile, silver bail, silver ball chain, small tin box with coordinating paper and ribbon.
Comes giftwrapped in its own tin with coordinating paper--perfect for friend gifts! Necklaces can also be made with a monogram.

Personalized Soap Dispensers:
Cost: $2.00

Includes: Soap bottle, personalization, bow, soap
Perfect for neighbor or teacher gifts!


Butterfly Collage:
Cost: $4.75

Includes: Cardstock, scrapbook paper (for butterflies), mat (frame not included)
We will also have airplane, dinosaur, and bird punches available.

Stitchery:
Cost: $3.00

Kit will include fabric, thread, needle and embroidery hoop

Gospel ABC Book:
Cost: $8.25

Includes book, and pictures to put inside.

Frame making craft:

Cost: - $3.00

We will have paper available, or you can bring your own to match your decor. Please note if you would like Christmas paper.

Card and tag making craft :

Cost: - $5.50

72 hour kits:

Cost: - $10.0

PAYMENT INFO: Click here to email Liza Richards with your order.

All money is due 1 week before Super Saturday, except for the countdown blocks, the glass necklaces, and Gospel ABC book--we need 2 weeks notice on those (for shipping purposes)

There will also be service projects to work on if you are not interested in any of the crafts, so please come and enjoy an evening with your fellow sisters from the Desert Hills and McDowell Mountain wards.

Pictures from June's RS Meeting/Humanitarian Project

RS Meeting, Tuesday, July 27th at 7pm

The next RS Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 27th at 7pm, at Andi Laney's house. We will be helping out with a Humanitarian Project.

Ward Temple Night - July 24.

A reminder that July 24 - Saturday is our next Ward Temple Night. We look forward to seeing you there.

Reminder for anyone interested - July 10 @ 5:30pm.

Sister's - Mark your calendars to come to the temple for an endowment session on July 10th at 5:30pm with the other sisters in our ward, and to support Jenna Jenkins as she will be taking out her own endowments that night.

July 3 - Ward Pancake Park

Celebrate Independence Day

Desert Hills Ward

Pancake Party

Sonoran Hills Park

7625 E. William Drive

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

July 3rd at 8:30am.

Stake Temple Day, Tuesday, June 8th

Evening sessions are generally better attended during the weekdays and our stake has made a commitment to the temple to provide as many patrons during the daytime hours as possible. We need your support to fulfill this commitment. To help in leveling out the anticipated increase in daytime attendance, we are encouraging each ward to attend specific endowment sessions throughout the day, either before or after the chapel session. Rather than assign specific Ward temple session times, please follow the simple guidelines below:

Sessions and ordinances before the Chapel session at 10:00 AM; Cave Creek, Desert Hills, Desert Ridge, Larkspur, and Pinnacle Peak

Members should plan to attend as many sessions as possible. We understand that certain commitments may prevent being able to attend at specified times, but we believe that there will be a special spirit in those sessions where ward members are able to attend together.

This is also a wonderful opportunity for the members of our stake to take full advantage of the New Family Search capability at the Mesa Temple and prepare family names for the temple that day. Your Ward Family History Consultant is willing and able to help in this effort. Stake prepared family names will also be available that day at the Temple Recorders Office.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact:

Bill Preece

Stake High Council

Don't Forget This Friday, Primary Activity

For those women who have children in Primary, Please don't forget this friday:

Primary's Activity

A Walk through Galilee! Friday, May 7th 4:00 -5:30.Any questions, contact anyone in Primary Presidency.

Last Sunday for Donations.

Just a reminder that this sunday is the last sunday to bring your items to donate.

Thank you. Sister Schneider and Primary Presidency.

A Primary Service Introduction Activity
We are getting geared up for our Service Activity, A Walk through Galilee! May 7th.
Our primary is teaming with the scouts to help troops in Afghanistan who are helping the children over there.
We need your children's service and this is how:
Our primary will be writing letters of thanks to these troops for their service in class. There are also several items that we will be collecting to send to the troops for the children they are outreaching to. Our hope is that you will get your children involved by having them earn the money from around the house jobs to pay for the items needed.
Another idea is go through your small toys at home and if you would like to donate them as well you can send them in (like MacDonald toys). A box will be in the primary room to drop items it for the next couple of weeks. They would like them all by April 25th. Thanks for your help! -

The Primary Presidency

Suggested Items:
Baby or hand wipes
Q tips
Snacks
Dried or canned meats, such as jerky or tuna
School/Art supplies for the Afghan children
Toys for the Afghan children
Children’s artwork
Letters from the scouts thanking them for their support

Primary Service Activity

A primary service activity
"A walk thru Galilee"
Friday, May 7th 4:00-5:30
Gold dust building

Couponing & Cake Decorating!!!

Just a reminder for our upcoming Relief Society Meeting.
Come and learn couponing and cake decorating! If you have specific questions on either of the subject matters, please email or call Mindy Young. The meeting is on Tuesday, April 20th at 7:00PM at Judy Nelson's house. We look forward to seeing each of you there!

Love,
Your Desert Hills RS Presidency

Pampered Chef Party this Thursday - April 15

Spring is Here . . .

is the NEW Catalog with over 25 NEW Products!

Please join us for a Pampered Chef Party!

We will be making:

Chicken Tacos

Hosted By: Britney Jensen

April 15th 2010 at 7 pm

So that we have enough FOOD,
please RSVP to Britney at
by 4/12/10.

BRING A FRIEND (or an order) and receive a FREE GIFT!

Presentation by Liz Crismon
Contact: 480-247-6408 or lizcrismon@gmail.com
Place an order online by typing in Host Name: www.pamperedchef.biz/lizcrismon

April Guest Special: FREE Cranberry Microfiber Towel with a $60 purchase!

TEMPLE CLOSED

The Mesa Temple will be closed Monday, 22 Mar to Monday, 5 Apr for maintenance.
Please pass along.

Relief Society Service Auction- March 23 @ 7:00pm

Our next Relief Society Meeting we will be having a Service Auction.We need everyone to participate to make this a success!We are asking that each sister signs up to auction off a service that they would like to perform for another sister. Think about what service you might like to receive and offer it to auction, or think of your strengths that would be helpful to another sister. Some suggestions might be taking baked goods for FHE, babysitting while a sister goes to the temple, making a FHE kit, teaching or tutoring a skill, etc.Please contact Liza Richards, Mindy Young or Andi Laney with questions.

Stake Relief Society Day - This Saturday!

Don't forget that this Saturday, 2/27, from 9 am-12:30 pm, is Stake Relief Society Day! We are excited for the wonderful classes that will be taught:

Teaching with the Spirit
Adversity and the Atonement
Strengthening Families

A light lunch will be served following the classes.

Sunday attire is requested. We can't wait to see you there!

~Love~
Your Desert Hills RS Presidency

Formation of a 10th Ward Announced

President Rizley announced that on Sunday, February 7 there will be a
combined Sacrament meeting with the Larkspur Ward to announce the formation
of a 10th Ward in the Scottsdale North Stake.

The meeting will be at our normal 9 AM schedule.

It will still be a fast Sunday, and the Sacrament meeting with make up the
bulk of the meeting block. There will be no Sunday School or Auxiliary
meetings.

Home teachers were asked to share this message with their families.

President Rizley asked everyone to attend in the spirit of fasting and
prayer.

Ladies Pot-Luck

Some ladies are getting together at Linda Elliotts home for a Pot-Luck Lunch on Thurs. January 14th at 1130. Please come if you want to socialize with some of our wonderful Sisters in our Ward! Call Linda Elliott for directions and gate code!

Tot Lot 2010

January 9:30AM

6- Scottsdale Sports Complex Playground (Princess Drive and Hayden Road) (Close to the pedestrian overpass that goes over Princess Drive)

13 - Sonoran Hills Park. It is located at 7625 E. Williams Drive (South of Pinnacle Peak, East of Scottsdale Road by Pinnacle Peak Elementary)

20 – Kierland Park (66th Street and Montreal Place(South of Paradise Lane.)

27 - Desert Camp Park (Thompson Peak and Desert Camp)

February 9:30AM

3 - McCormick Stillman Railroad Park 7301 E. Indian Bend Road Scottsdale, AZ 85250 (Indian Bend and Scottsdale Road)

10- Ironwood Park 18650 N. 94th Street (Northwest of 94th St. and Union Hills)

17 – Police Park (56th St. and Paradise (one light south of Bell).

24 – McDowell Mountain (Take Bell east and take a left on Thompson Peak. Take 1st left on Paradise.)

March 9:30AM

3 - Horizon Park 15444 N.100th Street (Frank Lloyd Wright and 100th Street. From FLW, turn North on to 100th St. From Thompson Peak, turn West on 100th Street.)

10- Homestead (West of Thompson Peak Parkway on Union Hills)

17 - Scottsdale Sports Complex Playground (Princess Drive and Hayden Road)

24-Jack Rabbit Park (next to North Ranch Elementary 61st Place/Paradise Ln)

31-Sonoran Hills Park

April 9:30AM

7– McDowell Mountain Splash Park (Take Bell east and take a left on Thompson Peak. Take 1st left on Paradise.)

14 - Kierland Commons Splash Park (Greenway Parkway and Scottsdale Road)

21- Desert Ridge Splash Area (Tatum and 101)

28 – Homestead Splash Park (West of Thompson Peak Parkway on Union Hills)

Notice the Lights this Christmas

Please remember our Christmas RS Meeting, tonight at the McReynolds home! 7pm

Dinner will be served. If you need directions or have any questions call Denice.