Relief Society

Presidency Message

I heard a quote by a Lutheran pastor following the horrible shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church school in Minneapolis this September. She said something to the effect of, “People use the phrase 'God doesn't give us more than we can handle.' I don't believe that. The premise is that God gives us these tragedies. I don't think God gives those things to us - other people do. And we can only handle them through each other and with our community around us."

What hit me about that are two things:

1. More often than not, our challenges result from the actions of others.

2. When we say that we can handle anything with the Lord’s help, I realized that I’m often missing the point that His help can come in the form of the community of support that He has placed in my path. Just like when we try to use our own initiative, knowledge, and gifts that He has given in addition to relying on Him to guide us, I believe that He would like us to look around for the people He has provided to act in His stead. Part of faith is taking advantage of the divinely-inspired support that surrounds us daily, as well as seeking to be that resource for others who may be dealing with struggles that feel too heavy or incomprehensible to face alone.

Of course, Heavenly Father is always there to help us shoulder our burdens. That is true. As we go into this next month, I am thinking about how I can try to be His resource to help others shoulder their burdens and reminding myself to pay attention and look out for "the one" that could use a little bit of support from me. Heaven knows, I benefit so much from others who are doing the same for me.

Love,

Joanna London, RS Second Counselor

November

Sunday, November 9 RS lesson, "The Good News Recipe," by Elder John D. Amos

Monday, November 10 Stake Service Event, Unpack the Truck & Stock the Pantry, 10am-2pm

Wednesday, November 12 RS Activity - S'mores fun, 7 pm behind the Ox Road building

Sunday, November 23 RS lesson, "The Eternal Gift of Testimony," by Elder Kevin G. Brown

Sunday, November 30 Fifth Sunday lesson

Saturday, December 6 Ward Christmas Party. Save the date!

Ongoing Activities

Stake Volleyball - Fridays and Saturdays through November 22. Use this link to view the schedule.

Stake Yoga Class - Wednesdays 9 am at the Stake Center (3900 Howard St., Annandale, VA)

Fairfax Ward Fitness Class (little ones welcome to play in the gym) - Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 am at the Ox Road building

Fairfax Ward Toddler Music Time - Fridays 10 am at the Ox Road building

Service Corner

Unpack the Truck and Stock the Pantry

Our stake service event, Unpack the Truck & Stock the Pantry, will take place on Monday, November 10th from 10am-2pm (Sydenstricker Chapel Parking Lot)! We still have some remaining volunteer slots available---if you are able, we would greatly appreciate your help in one of two ways:

Volunteer for a 2-hour Time Slot
Donate through the Amazon Wishlist

We welcome participation from friends, neighbors, co-workers or other community members - Unity grows as we serve together! We appreciate your support and generosity.

For information regarding this event, please go to the stake website, Stake Service Event, or reach out to Rachel Brough <rachelsbrough@icloud.com> with questions.

Just Serve

Many opportunities to serve, both in our community and virtually, can be found at JustServe.org. Please contact Karin Floyd (703-772-6959) if you are looking for additional opportunities to serve or have questions.

Feeding the Missionaries

The Missionary Meal Calendar will be passed around on a clipboard during second hour meetings. Please make note of the date you have signed up.

September

9/1 Muriel Sampson

9/2 Kiley Smith

9/3 Claudia Byrd

9/4 Ruth Campbell

9/4 Morgan Shake

9/5 Alejandra Slaughter

9/5 Andrea Zuleta-Orellana

9/7 Charlotte Cluff

9/7 Judy Daines

9/10 Michelle Simmons

9/10 Susan Brionez

9/12 Ashley Skeen

9/13 Becky Davis

9/15 El Little

9/16 Norma Bergaust

9/17 Kalyn Keller

9/18 Megan Rice

9/21 Sophia Rodgers

9/25 Lisa Anderson

9/26 Carla Abayasinghe

9/26 Jessica Christensen

9/27 Ella Smith

9/27 Valerie Montecinos

9/27 Emily Eskelsen

October

10/2 Ann Bush

10/2 Krissy Carlile

10/3 Sophia Jones

10/7 Samantha Hendrickson

10/8 Naomi Johnson

10/16 Sarah Harley

10/16 Lacey O'Donnell

10/16 Maria Rice

10/17 Tira Cheney

10/20 Mysz Driscoll

10/21 Aniela Renteria

10/24 Noelle Tosk ovich

10/25 Sunaly Oeung

10/25 Yi Shi

10/27 Michelle Robertson

10/27 Janette Sherlund

10/28 Monserrat Portillo Ortega

10/31 Emily Wellington

november

11/1 Gabriella McDermott

11/3 Emma Rodgers

11/8 Joanna London

11/8 Katherine Niemann

11/8 Coree Youngblood

11/10 Anna Borgholthaus

11/13 Shannon Palmer

11/16 Sophia Rice

11/18 Britta Berge

11/23 Kenya Portillo

11/25 Young Suk Jung

11/27 Lonny Tullia

11/29 Marjorie Lowe

Spotlight

Catherine Wood

I'm a lover of hikes, ice cream, and conspiracy theories. Over the past 8 years, Virginia has become home for my husband Alex and me. Activities with Evelyn, Cynthia, and Sierra fill my days, but our favorite activity is Friday night movie/brownie night. I enjoy reading and will always say yes to chocolate.

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