Warwick Enrichment

I am guessing that Sister Cameron (no longer Carol) won’t mind me pasting this copy of an email she sent out to Sister Renton…(still Marlene!!) 

Hi Marlene, would you please kind enough to send this to all the sisters
in our ward to announce I received my mission call today, 25th June,
2008, to the Australian Brisbane Mission beginning in the Mission Office
to become effective Friday 29th August 2008.  My eldest son Adam also
served in this mission so looks like the continuation of a family
tradition, cheers, Carol

We are excited for you Carol…woops Sister Cameron!

FYI, I am in the States and tired out of my brain and what’s more HOT…it’s lovely and warm here and I know you little Perth coldies won’t want to hear about it, but I am off water skiing today on a lovely lake here in Seattle…who thought Seattle would be hot??? Not me. Missing you already….(OK I’m not, but what did you want me to say???)

I also had an interesting email about this site from a LDS news website. Please find below a portion of the email which I found very pertinent. Please visit them on; http://www.ldsnewssource.com

I am with LDS News Source, we are a company that has just launched an online news portal for the members of the LDS Church. As of this message our site searches over 5000 newspapers worldwide every hour on the hour and compiles any and all articles that pertain to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints into one place. Our goal in building this was to create a place where members and non-members alike can go and find out what is happening with the church and its members world wide. It is also our answer to Elder M. Russell Ballard’s speech at the BYU Hawaii Commencement Exercises last year where he said:

“may I ask that you join the conversation by participating on the Internet, particularly the New Media, to share the gospel and to explain in simple, clear terms the message of the Restoration. Most of you already know that if you have access to the Internet you can start a blog in minutes and begin sharing what you know to be true. You can download videos from Church and other appropriate sites, including Newsroom at LDS.org, and send them to your friends. You can write to media sites on the Internet that report on the Church, and voice your views as to the accuracy of the reports. This, of course, requires that you, all members of the Church, understand the basic, fundamental principles of the gospel.

We are living in a world saturated with all kinds of voices. Perhaps now, more than ever, we have a major responsibility as Latter-day Saints to define ourselves, instead of letting others define us. Far too many people have a poor understanding of the Church because most of the information they hear about us is from news media reports that are often driven by controversies. Too much attention to controversy has a negative impact on peoples’ perceptions of what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints really is. ”

I’ll keep you posted…have a great week.

TEEN

 

 

 

 

FYI, an activity for the Single Adults, coming up:

Faith in Our Saviour

“The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear?…(Ps.27:1)

Warwick Ward Single Adults are inviting

*The Warwick Stake Single Adults to an afternoon fireside, followed by afternoon tea

At Warwick Chapel

On 28 June 2008

At 2.00pm

Special Guest

Elder Peter Meurs of the Area Seventy

If possible, please bring a plate of food to share.

Well…how was that? Pampered enough were we? I think so.
A great big thank you to all our willing specialists,

Roger the Tai Chi Master, Bill the Back Expert, Caitlin, Bath Products Extraordinaire, Hamish, King of the Juice Machine, (and part time Pool Boy) Marie-Ann the Beauty Queen, and Lisa the Mobile Skatt Meister! Also thanks to the Resort Hosts, Bishop and Sister Richard.

They even got rid of the kids!!! (Now that’s pampering!!)
Honorable Mentions to those Muffin Providores…some of which were marginally healthy, and Maxine outdid herself with a batch of Friands (posh muffin, for the uniniated!!)
We had a great turn out, and also all went home with a veritable feast of Pampered Pressies! (Yes…chocolate WAS involved!)
I will post recipes as they come in. (Bath bomb recipe to follow.) My muffin recipe will be on my recipe site soon and I will post a link here…(mine were the Chocolate, cream cheese ones).
Once again, thanks to all those who worked so hard to make this a great success…and stay tuned for the next Enrichment…we’re thinking Midnite Madness, Get Ready for Christmas Early!! YIKES, yes really, I mentioned Christmas because if the second half of the year goes as fast as this first half, we’ll all be decorating a tree before we know it!

BATH BOMB RECIPE
1 1/2 cups baking soda
3/4 cup citric acid
2 tspns essential oil
2 tspns natural food colouring
Optional: herbal tea or lavender seeds or such - for added texture

Mix dry ingredients together first, then add in the oil and food colouring.
Put into ice cube containers or muffin tray, squish down to make it really compact.
Leave overnight.

This should make about 20 small bombs

FYI, I thought you would all be interested in the end results of our individual donations! How amazing and wonderful that we can be a part of this with such a small individual effort!

Whilst on the topic of food and storing it, I found an interesting quote yesterday (as I wallowed in my flu at home as you guys all sat in church!! hahaha)

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Just a reminder to all Gift Certificate holders. This is the week of our Enrichment Retreat at the Lake Goolellal Spa Retreat.

Address: 97 Goolellal Drive, Kingsley.

Time: 7PM

Fun: Guaranteed.

Bring: Yourselves, a friend and a adventurous attitude!

Food: Definitely.

We look forward to seeing you all there for a night of pampering, and indulgence…with just a touch of healthy thrown in!

JUNE 12th is the date to write in your diary NOW. Don’t miss this One Night Escape of pampering and luxury, only for Spa Members…Gift Certificates available on Sunday 1st and Sunday 8th from Spa Directors Tina and Lesley.

Included in your Gift Certificate pricing is:

• Luxury Hand Massage
• Back Care and Fitness
• Tai Chi for Beginners
• Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Workshop
• Make your own Bath Bomb class
• Endless chit chat with your Spa Sisters 
• Healthy Juice and Muffin Bar will be open all night at your leisure!

This Special “Destination Enrichment” Evening will be something to remember for a long time, so get your tickets immediately! Casual dress code and a need for ‘down time’ are required!

 

 

Hi there…

Well I know this is what you have all been waiting for…so thanks again Megan…and here they are!

Refrigerator Rolls

 

NEED:

 

Step 1

¼ cup warm water

1 ½ sachet of Tandaco Yeast

 

Step 2

4 cups warm water

¾ cup powdered milk

1 cup sugar

1 cup oil

7 cups plain flour

 

Step 3

2 cups plain flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

1tsp Baking soda

1 tsp salt

 

DO:

 

Step 1

Combine warm water and yeast in a small bowl, place somewhere warm and wait for the yeast to activate.

 

Step 2

While the yeast is activating, combine all ingredients from step 2 in a large mixing bowl. Mix together until smooth. Add yeast mixture to the large bowl and I cup of plain flour. Beat together until stretchy.

 

Leave to rise until the mixture is double in size.

 

Step 3

Poke down the dough then add ingredients from step 3. Combine until a soft dough is formed (you may need to add more flour). Once the dough is ready turn onto a floured bench and kneed the dough, the dough is now ready to use.

 

Store unused dough in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

 

When baking rolls – shape rolls, buns, as desired leave on baking trays to rise then bake in 180 – 200 degrees oven for about 15 – 20 min.

 

 

Pasta

 

DO: 

2 cups plain flour

3 eggs

pinch salt

oil

 

DO:

Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until combined. Turn onto bench and kneed, then let the dough stand for at least ½ hour.

 

Start making your pasta…

 

So sisters, we are all looking forward to hearing happy making and eating stories. Feel free to post some photos of your finished products on here if you wish.

 

 

WOW, Megan Grinceri can cook! We had a great night last night as we watched, learned and ate! Beautiful homemade pasta with a quick tomato sauce…all storage except maybe the eggs in the pasta. Then the best rolls you have ever tasted…and ALL storage. Luckily Megan didn’t have real butter or I would have polished off the entire batch myself…but I did dream I made some. Sad I know! The recipes will be posted up as soon as possible and Megan has promised to bring us a taste of the rolls again on Sunday…(don’t tell your husbands)! Thanks Megan and another great night had by all….dreaming of those rolls still!

Hi Sisters,

Marie here!

Yes, I’m blogging! Just thought I would give you a reminder about my Open Veggie Garden morning on May 31st between 10 and 12 noon. A great opportunity to come and learn about all you need to know to set up your own garden! If you already have one, come and share your tips with us!

Morning tea, (consisting of scones, homemade jam and cream, will be served. A great fun way to spend a morning with friends! (I will be wearing my best gardening outfit! So don’t miss it…)

By the way, the wheat is coming Friday morning, so if you could all come and get it Saturday, I would appreciate it! I’ll be here.

OK all you Pasta lovers out there…this weeks cooking night is at Megan Grinceri’s home (5 Lairbeck St. Darch) and begins at 7pm. We are making and eating homemade pasta! There will also be a quick bread roll lesson (and tasting of course!) as well as an oats recipe provided by yours truly…by popular demand!

It will be fun, tasty, educational, and enriching…of course!

Those of you with ingredient assignments all know who you are and so do we! Please be on time, so we can have an early night! Once again thanks to the Grinceri’s for their hospitality.