Sunday, 2 Sep 2018

If possible, most announcements should be printed so they do not take time in sacrament meeting; the bishopric may give essential announcements briefly before the opening hymn (see Handbook 2, 18.2.2).

1. Stake Temple Night, Thursday, September 6th
   • Laundry, 2 members
     • 5pm-8pm Monument
   • Endowments, 24 members from each ward
     • 6pm-8pm Gleneagle, Northgate
     • 6:30pm-8:30pm Pine Creek, Cordera
     • 7pm-9pm Monument, Jackson Creek
     • 7:30pm-9:30pm Meadow Run, High Forest
   • Cleaning, 4 members
     • 9pm-11pm Meadow Run
2. Institute will kick off for fall semester on Thursday, September 6^th at the Jamboree building for all young adults (single and married) ages 18-30. We will kick things off with a pizza dinner at 6:30 pm, followed by classes at 7:00 -8:30 pm. Stick around for a fun mingle and dessert afterwards. Credits in these classes will transfer to BYU or BYU-Idaho. Register at myinstitute.lds.org or on the myinstitute app.
3. Multistake Church Education System (CES) BeSmart Youth Fireside with Brother Bradley Nordfelt, September 6th, 7pm, at our stake center. This fun and informative fireside program emphasizes the overall value of education, teaches helpful college preparation tips, and gives a quick glimpse into BYU, BYU–Idaho, BYU–Hawaii, BYU Pathway Worldwide, LDS Business College, and Institutes of Religion. We would like to invite college-bound youth ages 14-18 to attend this fireside.
4. Colorado Springs Single Adult Conference, Saturday, September 15th, 1pm-11:30pm, Colorado Springs Colorado Stake Center [CSCSC], 150 Pine Ave. Colorado Springs.
   • 1pm – Registration.
   • 1:30-4:30pm Workshops.
   • 4:30-5:30pm Keynote Speaker.
   • 6:00pm Dinner.
   • 7:30 -11:30 Dance
   • Information and registration at https://www.csldssingles.org/cssa-conference/registration
5. Interested in increasing your knowledge, understanding and love of the scriptures? Join the 5-stake Adult Religious Education Class on Monday’s from Noon until 1:30. All adults are invited to participate in a weekly, in-depth study of the 4 Standard Works. Beginning August 27th—Melissa Building (near Union and Fillmore). Chris Brady-instructor. drbradydds@gmail.com. Please come!
6. Support Meetings held every Thursday for women whose husbands are ensnared in the use and behaviors of pornography. Thursdays, 10am, 4955 Meadowland Blvd. Enter the west door of the Meadowland Bldg. and follow the posted signs. Thursdays 7:00pm at 4560 Barnes Rd. Enter the back door of the Doherty Seminary Bldg. or call-in 855-537-4000 access code 990487944#. For information call Sister Miles or Sister Hill 719-660-0283.
7. Stake Auxiliary Leadership Meeting, Sunday, September 16th, 7am at the stake center. Attendees: The stake and ward Relief Society, Young Women, Primary, and Sunday School presidencies and secretaries are invited to attend. The purposes of this meeting is to teach auxiliary leaders their duties, instruct them in teaching and leadership skills, and strengthen their faith.

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

Sunday - September 2, 2018

• Adult Sunday Lessons
  • Sunday School Gospel Doctrine: Lesson 33 “Sharing the Gospel with the World”
  • Elders Quorum and Relief Society: First Sunday: Counseling together about local needs led by Presidency
• Fast Sunday
• 8/31 - 9/3 USAFA Cadets' Parents Weekend

Monday - September 3, 2018

• Labor Day
• Family Home Evening
• 8/31 - 9/3 USAFA Cadets' Parents Weekend
• 6pm Multistake Single Adult (SA) Home Evening Group [CSCSC]
• 6pm Multistake Middle Single Adult (MSA) Home Evening Group [LX]
• 7pm Multistake Young Single Adult (YSA) Home Evening Group [JB]

Tuesday - September 4, 2018

• Institute Fall Term Begins
• 7pm Stake Temple Recommend Interviews (by appointment only) [LX]

Thursday - September 6, 2018

• Stake Family History Center Closed [LX]
• Stake Temple Night [DCT]
  • Laundry, 2 members
    • 5pm-8pm Monument
      • Laundry: Given on ward temple nights, this assignment only requires 2 endowed volunteers. Volunteers should show up at the clothing rental counter when beginning their shift. The stake high councilor responsible for temple assignments will be in touch with the elders quorum presidency asking for the list of volunteers about a week before the actual assignment. It is recommended that the elders quorum presidency and relief society presidency help him find volunteers.
  • Endowments, 24 members from each ward
    • 6pm-8pm Gleneagle, Northgate
    • 6:30pm-8:30pm Pine Creek, Cordera
    • 7pm-9pm Monument, Jackson Creek
    • 7:30pm-9:30pm Meadow Run, High Forest
      • Endowments: Ward temple nights are assigned to Colorado Springs North Stake on the 1st Thursday of every month. We love to see endowment sessions full during our allotted time. Please make every effort to remind ward members advance so they can plan to attend. Each ward is requested to attend an endowment session time to prevent a bottleneck of too many people trying to fit into the same session. If ward members are unable to attend their assigned time, they are encouraged to come at a different time, instead of missing out on the opportunity to serve.
  • Cleaning, 4 members
    • 9pm-11pm Meadow Run
      • Light Cleaning: The temple recommends the volunteers attend the 7pm endowment session so they can begin cleaning after being able to serve as proxy. Each ward will provide 4 endowed volunteers (on the dates assigned above) who go to the clothing rental counter at 9pm.The volunteers will check out white clothing to clean, and they are recommended to bring light colored tennis shoes to help keep the temple clean. Volunteers are asked to stay until 11pm, but the temple usually asks members of our stake to leave by 10:30pm since we have a longer commute. This is a great assignment to perform with a friend/spouse and provides a different way to serve that helps volunteers appreciate all that goes in to creating a beautiful experience for all temple patrons. The elders quorum presidency has been designated to help coordinate volunteers. This does NOT mean that he is responsible for finding each of the volunteers; only that he will be in contacted by the stake high councilor responsible for temple work to obtain the list to give to the temple one week before the actual assignment. It is strongly recommended the elders quorum and relief society presidencies help find volunteers and provide these names to help lighten the load.
• Stake Family History Night [Home]
• 6:30pm Institute Mingle [JB]
• 7pm Multistake CES BeSmart Fireside [LX]

Friday - September 7, 2018

• 7:30pm Multistake Single Adult (SA) Temple Night [DCT]

Saturday - September 8, 2018

• 8am Multistake Young Men Triathlon [Colorado Springs]
• 9am Stake FHC Workshop [LX]
• 9am Stake Building Cleanup Day [LX,LB,JB,MN,BF]
• 9am Multistake Single Adult (SA) Conference [CT]
• 7pm Stake Relief Society Women's Fireside [LX]
• 7pm Multistake Late Saturday Temple Sessions [DCT]

Sunday - September 9, 2018

• Adult Sunday Lessons
  • Sunday School Gospel Doctrine: Lesson 34 “I Will Betroth Thee unto Me in Righteousness”
  • Elders Quorum and Relief Society: Second Sunday: Recent general conference message led by Presidency or a called teacher
• 7am Stake High Council Meeting [LX]
• 2:15pm Multistake YSA Council [JB]
• 4:45pm Stake Self-Reliance Committee Meeting [LX]
• 6pm Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults [JB]

Monday - September 10, 2018

• Family Home Evening
• 6pm Multistake Single Adult (SA) Home Evening Group [CSCSC]
• 6pm Multistake Middle Single Adult (MSA) Home Evening Group [LX]
• 6:20pm Institute [USAFA]
• 7pm Multistake Young Single Adult (YSA) Home Evening Group [JB]

Tuesday - September 11, 2018

• 5:30pm Stake Audit Committee Review Meeting [LX]
• 6:15pm Stake Audit Committee Final Meeting [LX]
• 7pm Multistake AP/YW Committee Meeting [CSHPS]
• 7pm Stake Temple Recommend Interviews (by appointment only) [LX]

Thursday - September 13, 2018

• 6pm BSA Commissioner Meeting [LB]
• 6:30pm Institute Mingle [JB]
• 7pm BSA Roundtable [LB]
• 7pm Stake Training for Ward Family History Consultants [LX]

Friday - September 14, 2018

• 7:30pm Multistake Young Single Adult (YSA) Temple Endowment Session [DCT]

Saturday - September 15, 2018

• 9am Stake FHC Staff Meeting [LX]
• 1pm Colorado Springs Single Adult Conference [CSCSC]
• 6pm Stake Temple Deep Cleaning Assignment [DCT]
• 6pm Multistake Priest/Laurel Activity [CSHPSC]

Updates to the Stake Calendar of Events

• Changed: Multistake "The Work of Salvation" Fireside from Sunday, September 2nd, 7pm at the Melissa building to the Multistake Come and See Fireside (John 1:35-46), Sunday, September 30th, 7pm at the Lexington building.

LDS Tools Release Notes

Release 3.5

Date Released: August 1, 2018

New or Enhanced Functionality

• Added the ability for elders quorum and Relief Society presidencies to
  • Record ministering interviews.
  • Send ministering assignments via text and email.
  • View ministering assignments on a map.
• Added the ability for stake leaders to view ministering assignments for all members and households in their stake.
• Added the ability for the stake presidency to view ward-level reports of ministering assignments and interviews. High councilors can view this information for elders quorums and the stake Relief Society presidency can view this information for Relief Societies.
• Added the ability for ward and stake leaders to view quarterly report statistics from the Reports menu.
• Added the ability for ministering brothers to see the ministering sisters of those to whom they are assigned, and vice versa.

Issues Resolved

• Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements.

Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) Release Notes

Release 4.4

Date Released: August 1, 2018

New or Enhanced Functionality

• Membership Related
  • Replaced home and visiting teaching functionality with new ministering functionality, including the ability to
    • Create companionships.
    • Organize companionships into districts.
    • Assign a presidency member to each district.
    • Make ministering assignments.
    • Record ministering interviews.
    • View the last interview date for ministering brothers and sisters.
    • Assign Mia Maids and Laurels as companions to Relief Society sisters, teachers and priests as companions to elders quorum brothers, and husbands and wives as companions to each other.
    • View unassigned households/sisters.
    • View unassigned ministering brother/sisters.
    • Email assignments to ministering brothers/sisters.
    • Print assignments for ministering brothers/sisters.
  • Discontinued the callings of ministering coordinator and ministering supervisor.
  • Added the calling of ministering secretary with access to LCR.
  • Expanded access to ministering information to include stake presidencies, stake clerks, stake executive secretaries, high councilors, and stake Relief Society presidencies.
  • Enhanced the Ministering Assignments report by adding a tab for individuals.
  • Added a Ministering tab to the Young Women organization page, with assignment information for Mia Maids and Laurels.
  • Updated the Quarterly Report to show a 12-month total instead of a quarterly total for the following statistics:
    • Prospective elders advanced to the Melchizedek Priesthood (line 5).
    • Adults and youth who submitted ancestor names for temple ordinances (line 9).
    • Converts age 12 and older who have submitted ancestor names for temple ordinances (line 25).
• Added an organization page for the stake high priests quorum.

Issues Resolved

• Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements.

Official Mormon Newsroom and Church News announcements and articles of interest to our stake.

New videos from the church from the Mormon Channel Video Series: Give Back, His Grace, Gospel Solutions for Families, Mormon Messages, Mormon Message for Youth, etc. (new Book of Mormon Videos coming soon)

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.

Notice, 1 September 2018: New Resources to Increase Faith and Deepen Understanding of Church History

Volume 1 of Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days will be available on September 4, 2018, in the Gospel Library mobile app, online, and in print.

First Presidency letter, 31 August 2018: Ministering to New Converts

New Church members need the help and support of Church leaders and members to become firmly converted and be warmly fellowshipped into their wards.

Notice, 27 August 2018: Meetinghouse Telephones

The decision has been made to identify and disconnect all nonessential landline telephone service in meetinghouses in the United States and Canada.

• Area Plan - United States and Canada
• CSNS 2018 Directory and Calendar
• CSNS 2018 Sunday School Gospel Doctrine Lesson Schedule
• CSNS Family History Activity Report - July 2018
• CSNS Self-Mastery Website