Sunday Snippets

As it is the 5th Sunday, we were combined with priesthood. Before we get into the bishop's lesson let's do the business. 

• April 1st Book Club at Gugliotti's home 10 - 12pm. 
• Reminder please report your visiting teaching to Ingrid or Jess as soon as possible.
• General Conference Broadcast will be held 11-12th April. All sessions will be shown. Times to be advised.
• Daylight savings ends next weekend so don't forget to adjust your clocks back one hour!!! 
  
• Saturday at 2pm David takes a very important step, being baptised. Please come and show your support.
  
• A Ward Cleaning Roster has been put together with West Ward. The chapel is cleaned each Tuesday but to ensure the meeting house is clean and tidy for Sunday meetings we are asked to volunteer for one Saturday for 2 hours to ensure the meeting house is ready for Sunday. Please see the notice board for the sign up sheet with available times. 
• Please prepare before hand what you require from the library and contact Sis Jack during the week if possible so your class needs will be ready with out the morning rush. This enables Sis Jack to serve us on Sunday mornings more efficiently and smoothly.

BISHOPRIC INSTRUCTION

Today the Bishop outlined how to register on the stake/ward website on the Australian Official LDS website.

You will also find a link under Useful Links on our blog page.

Once you have clicked onto the site, you will be required to register.  To do this you will need your record number which you will find on either your Temple Recommend or contact Bro. Spilling for your record sheet.  Once you have entered this information a user name and password will be required for you to access the Stake & Ward websites.  Once you have registered an email will be sent to you to confirm before accessing.  If you require any assistance please contact Sis Olendrowsky, our Ward Website Administrator. 

For the Bishop's lesson we focused on SERVICE.  He used the word service as an acronym with various quotes to highlight the importance of service and the benefits to all.

               Search

              sElflessness

         appReciation

           loVe

   somethIng    

               Charitable

             rEwarding

Search:  we need to look beyond our social circle and at times we really need to search, look around for opportunities to serve.

Selflessness: by serving we learn to serve. when we concern ourselves with others, our problems come into perspective.

Appreciation: Those who labour unselfishly in behalf of others, with no thought of remuneration, will be physically and spiritually refreshed and renewed - David B. Haight.

Love:  if we have the love of the saviour in our heart we can serve with his help 

Something:  we can do or be something for others, it may be just a smile or a call that we missed you that could make the difference

Charitable:  the world would look upon a man's outward appearance; the Lord's standard is different. He measures our heart; the capacity to bless and serve others.

Rewarding:  rewards in a spiritual sense; seek joy and find it outside ourselves; in service we find true joy

Service blesses us.  It can be difficult and time consuming.  As a ward, as we look after each other we can be unified.  Bishop recognised there is lots of good work and service being done. We are encouraged to lengthen our stride in serving our fellow man.