週六晚姊妹小組活動報導
--王麗芳一月十二日晚間六時假Fugal家，耶穌基督後期聖徒DC支聯會華語分會慈助會小組姊妹們相聚一堂，展開2013年首次小組手藝活動。此活動之目的為提供姊妹抒解生活壓力，在相聚談笑的樂趣中忘我並增進姊妹情誼也同時認識新成員。
此活動將持續一整年，基本上訂為每週六晚間六時至八時在Fugal家，若因事務...如：中國新年晚會、支聯會教友大會、總會教友大會、聖誕晚會或教師無法出席等各種狀況，則此活動將暫停一週。
昨晚(一月十二日)慈助會的第一次小組活動，姊妹們動手穿珠編打精美可愛的手環，談笑中意識到這原來在中學學過的手藝幾乎忘得精光，也因來自不同環境、不同時代，卻也在不同的時期作過類似的手藝，時歲的差異豁然間消失無疑。
本次出席者有: 林蘇菲、蘇菲的母親、沈王光蓉、金依清、王麗芳、周玫琍、潘佩青、鄒曉燕、呂瑞珍等人。下週蘇菲的母親要教大家毛織披肩，此件織物可能需要幾個星期來完成。有興趣的人請自備針線，蔡姊妹有多餘棒針和毛線可借用。
慈助會月季活動預報
春季: (三月份)—聚餐、經文故事夏季: (五月份)—母親節禮物製作
秋季: (九月份)—服務
冬季: (十一月)—傳教活動
秘密守護者
慈助會上討論“為什麼我相信”
2013年的三月、六月、九月和十二月都有第五個星期日，慈助會預定在這四個星期日邀請一些弟兄或姊妹分享他們的歸信路程。慈助會也將預備簡章請姊妹們寫下您如何接觸到耶穌基督後期聖徒教會?如何接受基督的福音?和加入教會的過程。正在追求這永恆真理的姊妹們，也期望您與我們分享您對福音的感受。支聯會通知
二月13日(星期三)—支聯會慈助會聖殿日:早上9時Temple Chapel
9:30—恩道門
下午7時Temple Chapel
7:30—恩道門
下午6:30—為死者洗禮教儀
四月13日(星期六)支聯會慈助會婦女大會
九月28日(星期六)晚上7:00總會慈助會大會
十月20日(星期日)領導人會議
Saturday Evening Sisters Group Activity
--Li-Fang TsaiAt 6pm on January 12, 2012, the Chinese Branch sisters of the Washington DC Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met together in the Fugal home for the first time to participate in group craft activities. The purpose of this activity was to provide the sisters an opportunity to relieve the pressures of life and to promote sisterhood by laughing together and meeting new friends.
This event will take place from 6pm to 8pm every Saturday in the Fugal home throughout the whole every week, except for weeks with Chinese New Year party, stake conferences, Christmas party, or when teachers are unable to attend.
On January 12 at the first Relief Society group activity, sisters arranged beads into beautiful lovely bracelet. At the same time, they laughed because they realized that they had completely forgotten that they had learned this craft in middle school, albeit in different environments, in different eras. Nevertheless, in different periods, they had learned similar crafts, thus definitely eliminating any differences that might have previously existed.
The attendees included Sophy Fugal and her mother, Charlotte Shen, Yiqing Jin, Li-Fang Tsai, Meili Shen, Abbey Zhao, Angel Chou, Jane Tsai, and others. Next week, Sophy's mother will teach how to knit a woolen shawl. This project may take several weeks to complete. Interested people should bring their own needles and thread. Sister Tsai has extra knitting needles and yarn that can be borrowed.
Future Relief Society Activities
Spring: (March) - Dinner, scripture storySummer: (May) - Mother's Day gift making
Fall: (September) - Service activity
Winter: (November) - Missionary activity
Secret Keeper
To be discussed in Relief Society"Why I Believe"
In 2013, the months of March, June, September, and December have a fifth Sunday. On these Sundays, the Relief Society will invite some brothers or sisters to share their conversion stories. The Relief Society will also prepare paper for sisters to write down how you can come into contact with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, how you accepted the gospel of Christ, and how you joined the church. Sisters in pursuit of this eternal truth will also be expected to share with us your feelings about the gospel.Stake Announcements
February 13, 2011 (Wednesday) - Stake Relief Society Temple Day:9:00am - Temple Chapel
9:30am - Endowment
7:00pm - Temple Chapel
7:30pm - Endowment
6:30pm - Baptisms for the dead ordinances
April 13, 2013 (Saturday) - Stake Relief Society Conference on Women
September 28, 2013 (Saturday) at 7:00pm - Relief Society General Meeting
October 20, 2013 (Sunday) - Relief Society Leaders' Meeting
