Remembering Our Culture Performance CANCELLED

Due to current weather conditions the performance tonight has been CANCELLED

Visiting Teaching Interviews

Hello Sisters,

During the next couple of weeks, P. Seegmiller and I will be conducting Visiting Teaching Interviews with all of our Ward's Visiting Teachers. We just want to get some of your input and insight as to your calling as a Visiting Teacher, and also hear your thoughts or concerns regarding your companion or your route. We will begin these interviews this Sunday, April 18th, after church from 2:15 to 3:15. We only need 5 or 10 minutes of your time. We will also do the same thing on Tuesday, April 20th during mutual, from 7:00 to 8:30. We hope to hear from each of you during these two time periods, however, we will again do the same thing on Sunday, April 25th and Tuesday, April 27th.
Please e-mail me and let me know which day works better for you and even if there is a time that is better for you. I will keep a list that is first come first serve and let you know where I can fit you in. If you would rather call, my phone please do so. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,
F. Strawbridge

Day of Service

Dear Sisters;

Just a note to remind you of our upcoming day of service on April 24th. We have been asked to provide 20 people to volunteer from 9-12 at the Carter House at 1140 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN. We will be doing clean-up so please dress accordingly. As we only have one Sunday left I am trying to get an idea of who will be available to participate. Please email me at ramonarossrn@comcast.net if you are planning to participate. Remember is a community project so you can invite your friends and neighbors to help. Thanks
Ramona Ross,
Public Affairs Rep

Blood Drive

Blood Drive
Date :4/24/2010 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location :Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints
1100 Gray Fox Lane Franklin, TN

Temple Day in April

Join us for a weekday Temple session on Friday April 23rd. Childcare is available at the church beginning at 9:40, PLEASE RSVP to munni@bellsouth.net, prior to April 23rd!

Stake Conference

Stake Conference adult session Saturday (7-9p) Sunday session at 10am.

Provident Living

"Can you believe Provident Living is this TUESDAY!? That's right, Tuesday, April 13th at 7 pm. We wanted to make sure that everyone who signed up to get a 72-Hour Food Kit had an opportunity! Kits are $10 each. You may still order online here using paypal. The 'Pay Online Now' button is found in the upper right hand corner of the KnowWhat2Do Event page (underneath your RSVP). E-mail Christine livebyfaith22@gmail.com if you have any trouble. Several people have taken advantage of this convenience. The service is free and easy."

Final collection date Sunday, April 11th.

Service opportunities for Primary Children

The Primary has been asked to help with 'The Day of Service' on April 24th. Although the primary children will not be actively involved on the 24th, we have been asked to donate new or gently used children's books for Mercy Clinic and children's shoes and adult shoes for Soles 4 Souls. Donation boxes will be located in the primary room and in the foyers at the church. If members are donating shoes, we ask that rubber bands be put around the shoes to keep them together.
Each week in Primary we will help the children get excited about being involved in the stake wide day of service by donating their old shoes and books to less fortunate children.

He Lives

Important! P r o v i d e n t L i v i n g

Food Kit Orders! What a great time to rotate your 72-hr Emergency Food! As General Conference and Stake Conference occupy the following two Sundays, we will not have a chance to collect any checks in person for the 72-Hour Food Kits. Several of you have ordered, and we are excited to put these together! With Spring Break approaching, be sure to go online here and purchase these right away or mail Christine a check as we won't be able to purchase your food without payment. Kits are $10 each. Final collection date April 11th. (Thanks for understanding). See the attachment above to verify if your payment has been received.

KnowWhat2Do This coming Provident Living Night promises to be both informative and fun! While we could personally provide you with text book information on how to be prepared, our speaker, Kathy Elskamp, has lived it! Prepare yourself for a wonderful evening Tuesday, April 13th and bring a friend. For more information go to the Carnton Relief Society Blog and click on Carnton Ward Provident Living.


Last Chance! The garden grow containers were such a hit! So many of you have asked for another and another that Kathy is offering one more opportunity to get your 'bucket containers' in time for the growing season. Thank you Kathy and Peter! You can order as many as you need by going to the website where you will see the Bucket Garden Container heading in the left hand column of the homepage or mail Christine a check (Garden Containers are $13.60 each.) Final collection date April 4th.

Quilts for Haiti

Quilts for Haiti will be worked on again tomorrow, Tuesday, March 30 from 8am-11:30am and 6-9:30p that night. No meals will be provided this time, so eat before you come. A lot of these quilts we are making will be used as house walls for many of the survivors in Haiti. Thanks for your service.

Carnton Champions

Congratulations to the Women's basketball team for an excellent day of basketball on Saturday March 20. We had a great group of women show up to share their talents and lend support. After playing three games that day our ward came out on top as Champions. Great Job Ladies!

72 hour kits

PROVIDENT LIVING

Do you know what a 72-hr kit is? Do you know what to include? Where to store it? Do you know what to do with it in the event of an emergency? Plan ahead, be prepared. Learn about the essentials from the self-made expert, and sought after speaker, Kathy Elskamp. Join us Tuesday, April 13th, 7-9 pm at the church. Our project this month is a 72-hr food kit. This is an optional activity and the cost is $10 per kit. (We’ll do the leg work for you!) Make checks payable to Christine Brady or order using paypal at www.meetup.com/PROVIDENTLIVING/. Money due by April 11th. For questions, contact Christine Brady, (615) 591-0027, livebyfaith22@gmail.com or Trish Nabrotzky, (615) 478-2259, tnabrotzky@hotmail.com "When the time of need arrives, the time for preparation is past." - Author Unknown.

Go to the House of the Lord

“Attend the temple. You will be blessed for so doing. Every man or woman who goes into the house of the Lord leaves there a better man or woman than he or she was when he or she entered the house of the Lord. The house of the Lord will have a refining effect upon you. It will cultivate unselfishness within your lives. It will build righteousness. It will impress upon you the importance of doing what you ought to do. Go to the house of the Lord” President Gordon B. Hinckley

LDS.org - Liahona Article - Inspirational Thoughts

Quilts for Haiti

The Stake RS is providing a wonderful service opportunity. They will be making 50 quilts to send to Haiti. They need our help!! The immediate need is for king, queen, or twin flat sheets or fitted sheets with the elastic cut off and corner seams taken out. The sheets don't have to be new, they just need to to be in good condition with no stains, please. Sister Chris Grayson is heading up the project and would like the sheets this weekend, if possible. The sheets will be used for the backs of the quilts and she would like to match the backs to the fabric she will be purchasing for the fronts. We have ward conference this Sunday and it will be the perfect opportunity to hand the sheets off to the stake RS presidency then. If you'd like to bring the sheets to the clothing swap, we can set them aside for Sunday.

Also, there will be two opportunities to help put the quilts together - Thursday, March 11th and Thursday, March 18th at 9am at the Stake Center. If you quilt, bring your machine. If you don't quilt, bring your iron, ironing board, extension cords, scissors, etc.
There will be plenty to do for everyone!

Thank you so much for your help! I'm excited for this opportunity for us to serve and help others.

Basketball Tournament

Carnton women will be playing in the tournament on March 20th and we need their lungs! We even welcome cheerleaders, signs, horns ! etc. We need some fans!!

Let's Win this one for the Gipper! I am attaching the schedule so that the sisters know when to come to support us!

Saturday, MARCH 20th, Franklin B-BallTournament-


12:30 Carnton Dickson/Fairview
1:15 Winstead Hill TStation/Spring H
2:00 T.S./SHill Carnton
2:45 Dickson/Fview Winstead Hill
3:30 #2 Seed #1 Seed

Thank you
B-BALL Carnton Women Team

General Relief Society President

This past week while in Utah I was able to talk with Sister Julie B. Beck the General Relief Society President who happens to be a wonderful friend from my home town. While talking and catching up with her I mentioned that I was recently called to be RS Secretary in our ward here in Franklin, TN. Sister Beck was eager to tell me of her love for the wonderful Sisters in the Church, and asked me to express her love to each sister in our ward and her gratefulness for all that you do to serve the Lord.


Julie B. Beck Oct 2009 General Conference Message
LDS.org - Liahona Article - Relief Society: A Sacred Work

Temple Day in March

RS Temple Day FRIDAY March 26th! 10AM Endowment Session, or other temple ordinances. Childcare will be provided at the church nursery. Please sign up for childcare, as soon as possible, so that we can have sufficient help on hand.

Getting in the DIRT

PROVIDENT LIVING - NEW DATE!!!

Get excited about gardening! Always wanted to plant one? Come and learn how easy it can be. This month, we'll learn about the steps to planting and maintaining a thriving vegetable garden from Diane McFarren. We'll also have the opportunity to see how it's done first hand in a container garden with Kathy Elskamp! At each provident living meeting, we offer the opportunity to make an item or learn a new skill. Our project this month is a Container Garden. This is an optional activity and the material cost is $13.60. Do one along with us, or you can watch how it's done at the meeting and make your own. Project is not required to attend. This is your chance to get a head-start on Spring with provident living! Join us on our NEW DATE TUESDAY, MARCH 16TH, 7-9 pm at the church. Make checks out to Christine Brady or you can pay online here at http://www.meetup.com/PROVIDENTLIVING/. Money is due to Christine Brady by March 7th. For questions, contact Christine Brady, (615) 591-0027, livebyfaith22@gmail.com or Trish Nabrotzky, (615) 478-2259, tnabrotzky@hotmail.com or go to the website for more information www.meetup.com/PROVIDENTLIVING/.

Maples Cannery CANCELED

The Maples Cannery Tour has been CANCELED!!!

We apologize for any inconvenience. If you would still like to have a tour of the Maples Cannery at another time, you can call Janice at 615.487.0028 or e-mail her at j.maples@charter.net.

Thank you!


P R O V I D E N T L I V I N G
& Self Reliance


Sign-up to attend a class on Dry Pack Canning from Bishop and Sis. Maples
Saturday, February 27th 1:00 pm


Want to learn how to can your food? Come with us TOMORROW down to the Maples Cannery and become your own expert. Bishop and Janice Maples will be walking us through from start to finish on how to use their cannery. Following, we will get our own hands-on experience and be able to can some wheat. There is no obligation to buy anything, we just wanted you to be able to get the experience so you can see how simple and easy it really is. If you would like to purchase some already canned food, the Maples usually have a shelf full to choose from. You won't want to miss this great learning opportunity.

Interested in carpooling? Meet at Trish Nabrotzky’s home, 2232 Oakleaf Drive at 12:15pm. It takes about 25 minutes to get there from the Nabrotzky home. Please be sure to let us know if you would like to carpool so we can plan accordingly (and so we don’t leave without you *smile*). If you are driving on your own, the Maples address is 2012 Bellwood Court, Columbia 38401. E-mail tnabrotzky@hotmail.com and let us know if you are coming, so that we will know to look for you!

If you are planning to attend, even if you are not carpooling, let us know with an email to tnabrotzky@hotmail.com so we can give Sis. Maples an approximate of how may people to plan for.



Christine & Trish


P R O V I D E N T L I V I N G
& Self Reliance
www.meetup.com/providentliving