Colorado Springs North Stake (CSNS)

Ward Council and Ward Youth Council Bulletin

Jun 21 - 27, 2021

Father's Day

20 Jun 2021

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

With the recent celebration of Father’s Day and as I have had the opportunity to reflect on the life of both my mother and my father, who are approaching their 70th wedding anniversary, I was reminded of a story that I read many years ago from the New Era. It spoke of a young man who lived in a one-bedroom apartment with his family. Due to the limited space, he slept on the couch in the living room. His father, a steelworker, would leave home very early for work each day. Every morning, prior to leaving for work, this father would walk by the bed (couch) of his son. He would tuck the covers around his son and then stop for just a minute. This young man would sense his father standing beside the couch almost every morning. As he frequently would awaken, he would pretend to stay asleep. Over time he became aware that as his father stopped and stood beside his bed, that he was praying. Each morning this young man’s father prayed for his son. He prayed that he would have a good day, that he would be safe, that he would learn and prepare for the future. And since this father would not return until late into the evening, he prayed for the teachers and friends that his son would be with that day.

At first this young man did not really understand what his father was doing those mornings when he prayed for him. But as he got older, he came to sense his love and interest in what he was doing. It wasn’t until many years later, after this young man was married and had his own children, that he understood completely how his father felt about him and the reason he stopped each day to pray. It is now one of his favorite memories.

Today, our American society seems fundamentally divided and even ambivalent about fatherhood and Father’s Day. Some people do not even remember it. Others are offended by it. Still others neglect it or disdain it. Yet many others are not especially opposed to it, nor are they especially committed to it.

As a Church, we believe in fathers. We believe in the ideal of the man who puts his God and his family first. We believe that by divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. We believe that in their complementary family duties, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. We believe that far from being unnecessary, fathers are unique and irreplaceable.

Though fatherhood requires sacrifice, it is a source of incomparable satisfaction and joy. For many of us, fatherhood exposes our own weaknesses and our need to improve. Our ultimate model is our Heavenly Father, who so loved each one of us, His spirit children, that He gave us His Only Begotten Son for our salvation and exaltation. Jesus said, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Fathers manifest their love as they lay down their lives day by day, laboring in the service and support of their families.

Now, some brethren are single fathers, foster fathers, or even stepfathers. Many of you strive mightily and do your very best in an often-difficult role. We honor you who do all that can be done in love, patience, and self-sacrifice to meet individual and family needs. It should be noted that God Himself entrusted His Only Begotten Son to a foster father. Surely some of the credit goes to Joseph for the fact that as Jesus grew, He “increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”

Regrettably, due to death, abandonment, or divorce, some children and mothers don’t have husbands or fathers living with them. Some may have fathers who are physically present but emotionally absent or in other ways inattentive or non-supportive. We invite all fathers to do better and to be better. To the children whose family situation is troubled, we remind you that the challenges you face are, at times, an indication of the Lord’s trust in you. He can help you, directly and through others, to deal with what you face. You can become the generation…the father or mother, perhaps the first in your family…where the divine patterns that God has ordained take shape and bless the generations after you.

Brethren of our stake, we know you wish you were a more perfect father. We know we wish we were too. Even so, despite our limitations, may we press on. May we think first of the happiness and well-being of others, especially for our wife and our children. May we love the mother of our children more and may we show that love in all that we do. In doing so, we will reaffirm and strengthen our marriage, the very foundation of family life and our security. The most essential work that you will do is the turning of the hearts of your children to their Heavenly Father. If by your example, as well as your words, you can demonstrate what faithfulness to God looks like in day-to-day living, then you will have given your children the key to peace in this life and in the world to come, we testify, in the name of Jesus Christ.

President Sterling L. Rogers
President Jeffrey A. Johnson
President Christian K. Lovejoy

Most announcements should be electronically distributed weekly prior to Sunday so they do not take time in sacrament meeting; the bishopric may give essential announcements briefly before the opening hymn (see General Handbook 29.2.2.2).

From Elder Quentin L. Cook's general conference talk Deep and Lasting Conversion to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ (after President Nelson's two-hour meeting block announcement), "To help members prepare for the Sabbath, some wards already send an informative email, text, or social media message midweek. In view of this adjustment, we strongly recommend this type of communication. These invitations will remind the members of the Sunday meeting schedule for that week, including the upcoming class lesson topic, and support continuing gospel conversation at home."

Upcoming Events

1. Worldwide Broadcast on Sharing the Gospel, Saturday, June 26th

• All are invited to a special worldwide broadcast focused on sharing the gospel through the principles of love, share, and invite. This broadcast will help all leaders who have responsibility for sharing the gospel learn to do so in ways that are natural, sincere, and joyful.

2. Hill Cumorah Pageant Broadcast [Online], Friday, July 10th, 6pm

Recurring Events

1. Colorado Springs Institute, for Young Adults (ages 18-30, married and single):

1. • Register using the Seminary and Institute app (for Apple or Android) or at myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org. All meeting link and other information will come once students are registered.

• All of our information is on our website: cospringsinstitute.org. Please helps us spread word!

• Reed Romney, Institute Director - Colorado Springs, 719-377-8056

2. Young Single Adults (YSA), ages 18-30

• • Colorado Springs YSAs Facebook and Instagram groups

3. Middle Single Adults (MSA), ages 31-45, Events and Information

• • Colorado Springs LDS Midsingles (ages 31-45) Facebook group and email: CSMidsingles@gmail.com

4. Single Adults (SA), ages 31+, Events and Information

• • Colorado South Single Adults (CSSA) Website

  • Colorado Springs LDS Multi-Stake Single Adults 31+ Facebook group

  • Denver LDS Singles Website

  • Castle Rock LDS Singles crssingleadults@hotmail.com email

5. BYU-Pathway Worldwide

• • A one-year program that helps members of the Church start or return to college

  • Students earn 15 credits toward a degree and upon completion, may continue working toward a skills-based certificate, an Associate's degree, or a Bachelor’s degree online through BYU-Idaho – at a GREATLY reduced cost

  • Learn more and apply online or contact your local Pathway missionaries: Elder & Sister Zenger (ages 18-30) 503-290-9933 or 503-684-6073; or, Elder & Sister Riding (ages 30+) 719-761-2955.

6. Temple Ordinance Workers and Temple Volunteers are Needed at the Denver Colorado Temple

• • If interested, contact your bishop

7. Colorado Springs Home Storage Center and Bishops' Storehouse normal weekly schedule:

• Wednesday: 4pm-7pm

• Thursday: 9am-12pm

• Saturday: 9am-11am

The online stake calendar provides event details: e.g. event start/end times, participants invited, point of contact for questions, address, reserved building room(s), setup/cleanup times, etc.

This Week: Monday, Jun 21th - Sunday, Jun 27th

Mon, Jun 21, 2021

• Family Home Evening

• Multistake Adult Education Gospel Study Class [ML] 12 - 1:30pm

• Multistake Middle Single Adult Home Evening Group [LX] 6 - 8pm

• Multistake Single Adult Home Evening Group [CSCSC] 6 - 7:30pm

• Stake Young Single Adult Home Evening Group [JB] 7 - 9pm

Thu, Jun 24, 2021

• Stake Temple Recommend Interviews (by appointment only) [LX and Online] 6 - 9pm

• Institute [JB] 6:45 - 8:30pm

• Multistake Support Meeting for Women [DS] 7 - 8pm

Sun, Jun 27, 2021

• Fourth Sunday: Priesthood quorums, Relief Society, and Young Women (Primary held every Sunday)

• High Council Meeting [LX] 6:30 - 8am

• Stake Primary Devotional for Children Turning 8-11 in 2021 [LX] 4 - 5pm

• Multistake Support Meeting for Men [JB] 6 - 7pm

Next Week: Monday, Jun 28th - Sunday, July 4th

Mon, Jun 28, 2021

• Family Home Evening

• Multistake Adult Education Gospel Study Class [ML] 12 - 1:30pm

• Multistake Middle Single Adult Home Evening Group [LX] 6 - 8pm

• Multistake Single Adult Home Evening Group [CSCSC] 6 - 7:30pm

• Stake Young Single Adult Home Evening Group [JB] 7 - 9pm

Thu, Jul 1, 2021

• Stake Temple Recommend Interviews (by appointment only) [LX and Online] 6 - 9pm

• Institute [JB] 6:45 - 8:30pm

• Multistake Support Meeting for Women [DS] 7 - 8pm

Sat, Jul 3, 2021

• Stake Primary Child-of-Record Baptisms [LX, JB, MN] 9am - 12pm

Sun, Jul 4, 2021

• Denver Temple Closed (Reopens Monday, July 19th) [DCT]

• Fast Sunday

• First Sunday: Sunday School (Primary held every Sunday)

• Independence Day

• Multistake Support Meeting for Men [JB] 6 - 7pm

Updates to the Stake Calendar of Events

The following meetings and activities on the stake calendar are changed due to state and church-wide announcements:

Sat, Jun 26, 2021

• Cancelled: Multistake Youth Outdoor Casual Dance [LB] 7pm-10pm

Thu, Jul 1, 2021

• Cancelled: Stake Temple Night [DCT], 5pm-11pm

Fri, Jul 2, 2021

• Cancelled: Multistake Single Adult Temple Night [DCT] 7:30 - 9:30pm

Fri, Jul 9, 2021

• Added: Hill Cumorah Pageant Broadcast [Online]

Tue, Jul 27, 2021 through Sat, Jul 31, 2021

• Rescheduled: Stake Young Men Aaron's Camp [CF] to Tue, Jun 7, 2022 through Sat, Jun 11, 2022

Thu, Aug 5, 2021 through Sat, Aug 7, 2021

• Rescheduled: Stake Young Men Deacons Camp [CF] to Thu, Jun 2, 2022 through Sat, Jun 4 ,2022

Ward Meeting Times for 2021 starting Sunday, June 6th

• Unless an exception is noted below, all wards hold sacrament meeting first and ward weeknight activities are at the same building as Sunday meetings

• Lexington building, 8710 Lexington Dr, Colorado Spring CO 80920

  • Pine Creek Ward: Sacrament meeting 8:30am - 9:30am, quorums and classes 9:40am - 10:30am, Wednesday weeknight activities at the Jamboree building

  • Cordera Ward: Sacrament meeting 10:00am - 11:00am, quorums and classes 11:10am - 12:00pm, Tuesday weeknight activities

  • Gleneagle Ward: Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:30pm, quorums and classes 12:40pm - 1:30pm, Wednesday weeknight activities

  • Northgate Ward: Sacrament meeting 1:00pm - 2:00pm, quorums and classes 2:10pm - 3:00pm, Thursday weeknight activities

• Monument building, 950 West Colorado Highway 105, Monument CO 80132

  • Jackson Creek Ward: Sacrament meeting 8:30am - 9:30am, quorums and classes 9:40am - 10:30am, Tuesday weeknight activities

  • Monument Ward: Sacrament meeting 10:00am - 11:00am, quorums and classes 11:10am - 12:00pm, Wednesday weeknight activities

  • High Forest Ward: Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:30pm, quorums and classes 12:40pm - 1:30pm, Tuesday weeknight activities

  • King's Deer Ward: Sacrament meeting 1:00pm - 2:00pm, quorums and classes 2:10pm - 3:00pm, Wednesday weeknight activities

• Black Forest building, 6950 Shoup Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80908

  • Meadow Run Ward: Sacrament meeting 9:00am - 10:00am, quorums and classes 10:10am - 11:00am, Wednesday weeknight activities

  • [Black Forest Ward (Colorado Springs High Plains Stake): 12:00pm - 2:00pm, Tuesday weeknight activities]

• Jamboree building, 8295 Jamboree Cir, Colorado Springs CO 80920

  • [Chapel Hills Ward (Colorado Springs East Stake): 9:00am - 11:00am, Tuesday weeknight activities]

  • Cheyenne Mountain YSA Ward: Sacrament meeting 12:35pm - 1:30pm (chapel), quorums and classes 11:30am - 12:25pm, Monday and Thursday weeknight activities

  • Mount Herman YSA Ward: Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:25pm (cultural hall), quorums and classes 12:35pm - 1:30pm, Monday and Thursday weeknight activities

  • Pikes Peak YSA Ward: Sacrament meeting 11:30am - 12:25pm (chapel), quorums and classes12:35pm - 1:30pm, Monday and Thursday weeknight activities

The church’s Official Communication Library messages may contain confidential or privileged information and are only accessible by and for the use of the individual(s) addressed in the letter/policy.

New This Past Week

• 2022 Curriculum Materials

  • Notices | June 25, 2021: The 2022 curriculum items are listed in the attachment to this notice.

Selection of Previously Released

• Materials for Area, Coordinating, Mission, Stake, Ward, and Branch Councils

  • Notices | June 15, 2021: Materials used in the April 2021 general conference leadership meeting are now available for area and local leaders.

• For the Strength of Youth (FSY) Conferences Schedule for Stakes in the United States and Canada

  • Notices | June 11, 2021: Beginning in 2022 and 2023, all stakes in the US and Canada will attend FSY conferences every other year.

• Addiction Recovery and Spouse and Family Support

  • Notices | May 20, 2021: The Church’s addiction recovery program has resources to help individuals, spouses, and family members.

• Safety in Church Activities

  • First Presidency | May 10, 2021: Activities should be well planned and follow the safety guidelines included with this letter and at safety.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.

• Notices | March 31, 2021: Revised General Handbook Chapters

  • Four chapters and other content have been revised in General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

    • General Handbook: Summary of Recent Updates - March 2021 (links to updated sections)

    • Church Newsroom: See the March 2021 Update to the General Handbook

      • 75% of the English handbook has now been revised

• Notice, 10 February 2021: 2021 Guidelines for Recording Attendance of Stake Conferences, Sacrament Meetings, and Sunday Quorum and Class Meetings

  • Effective January 1, 2021, local unit leaders and clerks should record stake conference, sacrament meeting, and Sunday quorum and class meeting attendance (excluding Primary) in Leader and Clerk Resources or Member Tools.

Reminder - Recording Attendance

• As a reminder, effective January 1, 2021, local unit leaders and clerks have been asked to record stake conference, sacrament meeting, and Sunday quorum and class meeting attendance (excluding Primary) in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) or Member Tools, including both number of members who attend in person and the number of those who attend remotely. (See Official Communication dated February 10, 2021 – 2021 Guidelines for Recording Attendance in Stake Conferences, Sacrament Meetings, and Sunday Quorum and Class Meetings)

• Attendance recorded will be reflected, as follows, on your Quarterly Report in LCR:

  • Sacrament meeting attendance – Average of the first three months of recorded attendance.

  • Sunday quorum and class meeting attendance (excluding Primary) – Average recorded attendance in March.

  • Primary attendance will be calculated using historical unit reported attendance.

• Please note this information cannot be changed on the Quarterly Report page in LCR. Any changes would need to be made on the “Class and Quorum Attendance” or “Sacrament Meeting Attendance” reports in LCR for the first quarter of 2021.

Instructions for Discarding Obsolete Materials

• Many bishops’ offices, clerks’ offices, and meetinghouse resource centers contain excess and outdated materials. In considering what to discard, please refer to the list of meetinghouse resource center materials and guidelines on what to discard. Please also consider the following:

  • With the introduction of Come, Follow Me, many manuals have been replaced, including Primary 1–7, Gospel Doctrine, and youth Sunday School manuals.

  • The new Children and Youth program has replaced materials associated with Scouting, Duty to God, Personal Progress, and Faith in God.

  • Online processes in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) have replaced most administrative forms.

• Clerks and resource center specialists should identify materials that are not being used regularly or that will not be used again and discard them or offer them to members for use at home. Clerks can also shred outdated stationery, forms, or sensitive materials.

Stake Interviews

1. • To schedule an interview with a member of the stake presidency for temple recommends or BYU ecclesiastical endorsements send an email to stake.interview@csnorth.org or text/call 719-644-6401

     • Interviews are held on Thursday evenings at the stake offices or online (by appointment only) to not interfere with leader/parents commitments to weekly child and youth activity nights on Tuesday and Wednesday; church dress requested

     • Stake presidency interviews are not to be scheduled until after the bishopric interview is completed

     • Stake interviews are usually scheduled within a week of their request and should be completed within 30 days of the bishopric interview

     • Members are encouraged to keep their recommends current and avoid last-minute efforts to schedule an appointment under very difficult-to-fulfill time constraints; please plan ahead when scheduling your appointment

     • The stake offices are located as the southwest corner of the stake center with an access door to the right of the main foyer doors (8710 Lexington Dr; northwest corner of Lexington Dr and Research Blvd)

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