Bulletin for August 20, 2023

General Announcements

• Please check out our Temple and Family History page

Upcoming Activities

• Choir practice will be held at 1:30 PM today at the Pray’s house
  • To keep up with the latest information about the choir, please sign up for the GroupMe app and request to join ‘Heritage Ward choir’. Contact Brother Janeway for more information.
  • August Choir Practice Schedule:
    • August 20 – Practice
    • August 27 – Practice

• Youth Session of Stake Conference – today at 7:00 PM at the Stake Center

• Young Women Activities this week:
  • YW 14-18 – No activity on Wednesday, please attend the Stake Tailgate Party on Saturday at 6:00 PM
  • YW 12-13 – No activity on Wednesday, please attend the Stake Tailgate Party on Saturday at 6:00 PM

• Young Men Activities this week:
  • Priests – No activity on Wednesday, please attend the Stake Tailgate Party on Saturday at 6:00 PM
  • Teachers – Planning meeting at the church on Wednesday at 7:00 PM, followed by ice cream!
  • Deacons – Potato guns at the Cockburn’s house on Wednesday at 7:00 PM

• Stake Youth tailgate activity – Saturday, August 26th at 6:00 PM at the Stake Center
  • Volleyball registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV2uN0T9YK_TumZ57JWwE9AaHIrAAlJ2uNS2JXrItRu03W-A/viewform?fbclid=PAAaaOvnEe6jdpolcNB6va20HgU-ErnzNhAhV4BjI-X6jz_z-bbgGyH2JuzAk_aem_AV52o8cr2bOJ92cdAxGazop_sVLV5VRO1YER6p6RMVtXWnw_jq445eNbDGb0yeopOTc&pli=1

• Seminary Kick Off will be on Sunday, August 27th, at 7:00 PM at the Stake Center
  • The first day of Seminary will be on Monday, August 28th

• Ward Temple Day – September 9th – 6:00 PM endowment session
  • Please see the following post for details about our new monthly Ward Temple Day schedule:
  • https://heritageward.stevis.com/2023/05/ward-temple-day/

• Stake Service Project – September 11th at 6:00 PM
  • The Stake will be hosting an event for September 11th National Day of Service.  We plan to assemble hygiene kits for two organizations:
    • Rio Valley Relief Project (which services Refugees)
    • Cook Children’s Hospital (to help the families of children in emergency care)
  • Additional donations can be brought on the day of the event (there will be a donation box outside the church starting at 11:00am that morning)

• Fast Sunday for October will be on October 8th, due to General Conference

Save the Date

• Ward Halloween Party – Friday, October 20th

• Worldwide Testimony Meeting for Youth will be broadcast on October 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM at the Stake Center

• Ward Christmas Party – Saturday, December 16th

• Please see this announcement from the church about no cost magazine subscriptions coming in February of 2024:
  • https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/church-begins-offering-its-magazines-at-no-cost