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July 2 Temple Trip

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who might be interested in joining us for Temple Trips to the New York City/Manhattan Temple.

We are having another Temple Trip this Saturday

Saturday 2 July.

We will meet at the Newark Broad St. Station at 8:00 am, to catch the train at 8:16 am (arriving at Penn station about 8:36 am).  That gives us time to purchase round-trip tickets.

We invite you to join us, and Brother Jones will be happy to pay the NYCity subway fare for anyone going with us to the temple, to and from Penn-Station. You may choose to do an endowment session, or some other service as you wish.

Sister Jones and I will be at the Newark LDS chapel on Orange St. at 7:50 am - so you may join us there.  Or if you want a ride to Newark please call us at 801 735-5885, and we will see what we can do!  Of course, if you are at our apartment at 111 Glenwood Ave, EO, at 7:30 am, we can give up to 3 people a ride to the Newark LDS chapel from there.

 The LDS-Newark chapel parking lot is safe (we believe) and available for LDS parking.  We will walk to the Newark Broad St. train station from there, about a 10 minute walk.

Each person should get round-trip tickets for this train ride to and from Penn Station.  Don't worry about the subway - Elder Jones will lead you to the right spot and pay for entry to the subway once we arrive together at Penn Station. 

We should return on the 1:11 pm train from Penn Station, arriving at Newark Broad St. at about 1:31 pm.  

Subways go from Penn station to Lincoln Center (66th street in NYCity) about every 7 minutes, so they are not a problem really.  Lincoln Center is just across the street from the Temple, an easy walk from the subway exit to the temple.

  We hope you join us for some WONDERFUL trips to the Lord's Temple!  If you have any questions - please send email (or text via phone) to either of us, or ask us at Church.

Our sincere LOVE to you all,

Elder and Sister Jones

PS - You all are also invited to attend our Scripture Study class each Wednesday evening at 6:30pm at our church on Fair Street.  The class is being taught by Elder Jones and our topic is the Articles of Faith.

Linger Longer

We are having a linger longer after church on Sunday to celebrate Father's Day.  Please bring a dish to share if you are planning on staying.

Temple Trips / Scripture Study

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who might be interested in joining us for Temple Trips to the New York City/Manhattan Temple.

We are planning to attend the 11:00 am session on the following days;

Thursday 9 June 2016  (there is a baptism on Saturday following)

Thursday 16 June (there is a missionary activity on Saturday following)

Saturday 2 July.

(Further temple trips after that will be announced later.)

We invite you to join us, and Brother Jones will be happy to pay the NYCity subway fare for anyone going with us to the temple, to and from Penn-Station. You may choose to do an endowment session, or some other service as you wish.

For the Thursday trips, Sister Jones and I will be at the Newark LDS chapel on Orange St. at 8:55 am - so you may join us there.  Or if you want a ride to Newark please call us at 801 735-5885, and we will see what we can do!  Of course, if you are at our apartment at 111 Glenwood Ave, EO, at 8:30 am, we can gladly give you a ride to the Newark LDS chapel from there.

 The LDS-Newark chapel parking lot is safe (we believe) and available for LDS parking.  We will walk to the Newark Broad St. train station from there, about a 12 minute walk.

Then we will catch the NJ Transit train at 9:21 am which will arrive at Penn Station in NYCity at about 9:42.  (Note that this same train leaves from the Brick Church Station in EOrange at 9:16 am, but the cost is LESS from the Newark station and the parking seems a lot better.)  

Each person should get round-trip tickets for this train ride to and from Penn Station.  Don't worry about the subway - Elder Jones will lead you to the right spot and pay for entry to the subway once we arrive together at Penn Station. If you are going to Penn Station earlier, please be sure to give us a phone call so we can make arrangements to meet up with you at Penn Station - it is a BIG place!

We should return on the 3:22pm train from Penn Station, arriving at Newark Broad St. at 3:39pm.  Sometimes we can catch the earlier train at 2:35pm from Penn Station.  

Subways go from Penn station to Lincoln Center (66th street in NYCity) about every 7 minutes, so they are not a problem really.  Lincoln Center is just across the street from the Temple, an easy walk from the subway exit to the temple.

 On Saturday, the departure from Newark Broad St. is at 9:16 am (arrives at Penn Station at 9:40) and return is at 2:11 pm or (more likely for us) at 3:11pm, arriving back in Newark at about 3:31pm.

  We hope you join us for some WONDERFUL trips to the Lord's Temple!  If you have any questions - please send email (or text via phone) to either of us, or ask us at Church.

Our sincere LOVE to you all,

Elder and Sister Jones

PS - You all are also invited to attend our Scripture Study class each Wednesday evening at 6:30pm at our church on Fair Street.  The class is being taught by Elder Jones and our topic this evening is -- Articles of Faith 7 and 8.

Sunday's Lesson

Sunday's lesson on uniting us through group prayer came primarily from 3 General Conference talks.  Their links are:

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1978/01/prayer-the-heart-of-the-sabbath?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/where-two-or-three-are-gathered?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2003/04/sweet-power-of-prayer?lang=eng

June Newsletter

Roommate Needed

The stake has a new sister called Vicky and she is looking for a room to rent preferably with a single sister.  She needs to be as close to the airport as possible, she is a flight attendant.  Please spread the word as much as you can.

Lesson

Tomorrow's lesson topic:  https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/blessed-and-happy-are-those-who-keep-the-commandments-of-god?lang=eng

Stake Relief Society 'Get Smart Challenge' Activity

Come join your fellow stake Relief Society sisters and make a personal challenge throughout the next six months to become smarter women. Casual dress. A very light snack will be provided at end of activity. Also meet your new stake Relief Society presidency. Maplewood Chapel.

Tomorrow's Lesson

Here is a link to tomorrow's lesson:

https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-howard-w-hunter/chapter-7-continuous-revelation-through-living-prophets?lang=eng

General Conference & Building Cleaning

General Conference weekend is almost here!  It is also our Saturday to clean the church.  Please come at 10 am to help with the cleaning.  Stay for snacks/small lunch prior to the General Conference Broadcast.  The first session runs from 12-2, the second from 4-6.  On Sunday, bring some food to share for lunch between sessions.

Women's Conference

Building Cleaning

Building cleaning & donut eating this Saturday at 8:30. Who needs a ride? And who is coming and doesn't need a ride? Let's show the other auxiliaries what a clean building looks like and challenge them to step up their game on their cleaning days!

Lesson Link

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/strengthened-by-the-atonement-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng

Linger Longer/Baptism

You are all invited to stay after church this Sunday for Abnare's husband Nicolas' baptism and a linger longer.  Please bring a potluck dish if you will be eating.  Thanks!  -Emmy

Tomorrow's Lesson

Here is a link to lesson #4 from the Howard W. Hunter lesson that will be taught tomorrow.

Fast Sunday

Due to tomorrow's branch conference Fast Sunday will be on February 14 this month.

Cleaning Party

Cleaning party at the church tomorrow morning at 9!  Sister Vause has offered to get donuts if we have a good enough turnout.  Many hands make for light work.

Volunteers

Two items of business - first, I am looking for a volunteer to take two sisters to the storehouse tomorrow evening. Please contact me if you're available.

Second, we need 2-3 volunteers to clean the church building this Saturday morning. It's the RS's week.

Assistance Needed

For those of you who don't know, there was a fire in Sister Scott's room. She can't stay there for at least the short term. Is anyone able to help out in any capacity?

FYI, no other rooms in the building were affected so our other members who live there are doing fine.

Announcements

Hi everyone!

Tomorrow is the 5th Sunday so we will have a combined Priesthood/Relief Society meeting taught by the Branch Presidency.

As announced a few weeks ago, if you have any needs, please come to me (Emmy) before you call President Hinds.  If something needs to be referred to him, I will take care of it.  Additionally, I have specific appointment times now.  If you have a welfare request or another matter that I can help you with, please contact me at least a week in advance to schedule an appointment.  I will be available every Wednesday evening and every other Sunday.  You can reach me via email (emmy@bludorn.com), phone, text & voicemail (973-280-0898) or at church on Sunday.  Except in the case of extreme emergency, I will not be available to meet for last minute appointments; please plan ahead accordingly.

In accordance with the confidentiality of the church welfare program, I will not be discussing those needs in the hallway at church.  Please schedule an appointment with me.  Again, as announced before, please do not discuss those matters with others, either.  Our stake leaders have stated that discussion with someone other than your branch leaders about welfare that you are receiving is grounds to have it stopped.

Freebies

A member in our branch is giving away a gently used baby armoire and dresser with changing table attachment from Ikea. I will be getting a picture of it later today.

They are also getting rid of a dryer that isn't currently working but just needs a heating element, which is about a $20 part.

Please contact me if you are interested in either item.

January Newsletter

This Sunday's Lesson

Here is a link to this Sunday's Relief Society lesson for your preparation:

Jesus Christ - Our Only Way to Hope & Joy, Howard W. Hunter Lesson #1

2016 Prophet Study

We will be studying the prophet Howard W. Hunter this year in Relief Society.  Here is a link to familiarize yourself with him:

LDS.org - Howard W. Hunter