Don't forget...

• The Relief Society social is this Thursday at 6pm. Dinner will be served followed by a special program and a nursery will be provided for healthy children. This event is for the sisters only. Please remember to invite the ladies you visit teach also.

• The ward party is this Saturday at 5:30pm. Dinner will be served followed by a talent show. Please bring a dessert to share. This event is for the whole family.

Hope to see you all there!

Congratulations, Mona!

We just wanted everyone to be aware of the baptism of Mona Perez taking place this

Saturday, November 22 at 11:00am at the West Lane Building.

All are invited to come and support Mona in this important day in her life.

Ward Winter Social

Come celebrate the holiday season with your Creekside Ward family on

Saturday, December 13 at 5:00pm.

An Italian dinner will be served with live music provided my some of our young men until 6:00.

Each family is asked to bring a dessert to share.

At 6:00 the talent show will begin. All ages are encouraged to participate and if you have a talent that can't be performed on stage then there will be display tables available.

Contact Joey Stillwell about signing up:

209-688-4631 or 209-955-0531.

The Secret Santa/Secret Pixie tradition will continue this year. With either option you will be given the name of a family and expected to deliver a gift to that family every week in December until Christmas. If you choose to do Secret Santa then you will only be giving gifts but not receiving any. The Secret Pixie program is arranged so that you will both give & receive. Sign-up sheets will be going around on Sundays for both Secret Santa and Secret Pixie or you can email Kristin Stillwell at kstillwell@allstate.com

and tell her which way you would like to participate.

Please note that when you sign up for either of these activities it is your responsibility to deliver the gifts to your designated family each week. If you are unable to make a delivery for any reason, you will need to find a substitute immediately. Please keep this in mind when committing to engage in this program and be aware of any possible scheduling or other conflicts. This ensures the best possible experience for all involved.

Thank you for your generous and caring actions, we are all truly blessed to be in such a Christlike ward.

Relief Society Christmas Social

The Relief Society Christmas Social will be held on Thursday, December 11 at 6:00pm at the Don Avenue building.

Dinner will be served promptly at 6:15 so please do your best to be on time.

If you have no other means of child care, a nursery will be provided for healthy children. Please feed your children before you come and either leave a comment here or watch for a sign up sheet on Sundays to let us know how many children you will be bringing and their ages. Thank you!

This will be a great fellowshipping opportunity for sisters you visit teach or those who may be less active so please help us in spreading the word about this special event. Invitations will be coming soon.

Ward Halloween party

We had a great time at the ward Halloween Party last week but missed a lot of you. Here are some pictures of the room that the Relief Society decorated. We hope you all had a happy Halloween and can make it to some of our upcoming activities (for a list of everything going on, look on the left side of the screen).

Park Day Change

Due to the high chance of rain and cool temperatures tomorrow we are moving "park day" to Katie Carr's house (9811 Northridge Way), but we will still meet at 11am. The easiest way to get there is to take Estate Dr. to Northstar then follow Northstar around until it turns into Northridge.

We will make this into a mini Halloween party so feel free to come in your costume. We will also have a few easy crafts and games to play. Please let Katie know if you plan on attending. You can email at ktacarr@gmail.com or call 390-1855. Feel free to bring friends or neighbors--the more the merrier!

Adoption Fireside

There will be an Adoption Awareness Fireside held next Sunday, November 2, at 7pm at the Chapel on 3001 Wissemann Dr., Sacramento, 95826.

Speakers will include President Randy Smith of the Sacramento East Stake and his wife Carrie, as well as Richard Alexander, Temple Sealing Coordinator. Hilary Hogge will be performing a special musical number. This is for everyone…no matter your stage in life, you will undoubtedly be touched by adoption in some way or another so come learn more of its importance.

Sponsored by the Sacramento Chapter of FSA (Families Supporting Adoption), a part of LDS Family Services.

Park Day this week

Starting this Tuesday (10/28) we will be holding

a park day activity every

TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 11:00am

at the blue ship park in the Cranberry Cove Development.

This development is west on Consumnes

then south on Bay Harbor in Spanos West.

EVERYONE is invited, regardless of whether you have kids or not or bring kids or not.

That includes neighbors, friends from other wards or even friends from other faiths.

Feel free to bring your lunch or snacks along and spend some quality time with some beautiful weather and some beautiful ladies!

Contact Katie Carr if you need further directions, want a ride or have any other questions.

390-1855 or (801)898-3144

ktacarr@gmail.com

Ward Halloween Party

There will be a ward Halloween Party held on Thursday, October 30 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Don Avenue Building.

Anyone interested in decorating a room should contact Joey Stillwell at 688-4631. The doors will open at 5:00 to begin decorating.

A sign-up sheet for chilis, soups, bread and desserts will be sent around next Sunday (10/26).

The Activities Committee is also asking that every family in attendance bring a bag of candy so that those who decorate rooms have something to hand out.

Thanks and hope to see you all there!

Reminder!

Hi everyone, just a reminder that Stake Conference will be held this weekend at the Brookside Building.

The meeting times are as follows:

Priesthood Session: Saturday, October 18, 4:00pm

Adult Session: Saturday, October 18, 7:00pm

General Session for everyone: Sunday, October 19, 10:00am

Don't forget!

The General Relief Society broadcast will be held this Saturday, September 27 at 7pm at the Brookside Building. This will be a great opportunity to be uplifted and spend a night celebrating being daughters of God! A nursery and dessert will be provided. If you need a ride or have any questions email us at creeksidereliefsociety@gmail.com or call Katie Carr 390-1855. Also if you signed up to bring a dessert please remember that as well. Thanks and hope to see you all there!

Welcome Baby!

Congratulations to Mom, Amy Mowlem, and Grandma, Kathie Mowlem! Amy delivered a little baby boy on Monday, September 8. Little Noah weighs 6lbs. 12 oz. and is 20 inches long.

Noah had to spend a little time in the NICU because he had a breathing problem at birth but he is now breathing on his own and should be released from the NICU soon.

Much love to Amy, Kathie and little Noah!

**Thanks to Christie Pittman for the update.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the new Creekside Relief Society blog! We have designed this in an effort to keep the sisters of our ward informed on upcoming events, birthdays, etc. and hope you will find it useful. We have also enabled it so you may make a comment on any post or ask us any questions. You may do so anonymously if you would prefer. We also have a new email address set up just for R.S. issues. Feel free to use it anytime! It is creeksidereliefsociety@gmail.com. Thanks for visiting, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.