Sunday, 26 Aug 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. PATHWAY DEADLINE APPROACHING! Pathway is 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 at pathway.lds.org, or contact your local Pathway missionaries. Fall application deadline is August 28th (But you may apply later if classes aren't full!) Local Missionaries: Elder & Sister Riding (ages 30+) 719-761-2955 or Elder & Sister Wilkins (ages 18-30) 719-650-4833 or 719-210-1884.

2. 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

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

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 - August 26, 2018

• 7am Stake High Council Meeting [LX]

• Adult Sunday Lessons

  • Sunday School Gospel Doctrine: Lesson 32 “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”

  • Elders Quorum and Relief Society: Fourth Sunday: Special topic chosen by general Church leaders (announced in May and November issues of the Liahona and Ensign magazines) led by Presidency or a called teacher

• 6pm Stake AP/YW Committee Meeting [LX]

• 7pm Colorado Springs Coordinating Council Public Affairs Meeting [LX]

Monday - August 27, 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 - August 28, 2018

• 7pm Stake Temple Recommend Interviews (by appointment only) [LX]

Thursday - August 30, 2018

• 6:30pm Institute Mingle [JB]

Friday - August 31, 2018

• 8/31 - 9/3 USAFA Cadets' Parents Weekend

Saturday - September 1, 2018

• Stake Family History Center Closed [LX]

• 8/31 - 9/3 USAFA Cadets' Parents Weekend

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

  • Stake Center (Lexington building [LX]), start in primary room and finish in relief society room

    • 9am Northgate

    • 9:30am Pine Creek

    • 10am Cordera

    • 10:30am Gleneagle

  • Monument building [MN]

    • 9am Jackson Creek, relief society room

    • 10am Monument, primary room

    • 11am Meadow Run, relief society room

    • 12pm High Forest, primary room

Sunday - September 2, 2018

• Fast Sunday

• 8/31 - 9/3 USAFA Cadets' Parents Weekend

• 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

• 7pm Multistake "The Work of Salvation" Fireside [ML]

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

  • 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

• Stake Family History Night [Home]

• 6:30pm Institute Mingle [JB]

• 7pm Multistake CES BeSmart Fireside [LX] (see announcement above)

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]

Updates to the Stake Calendar of Events

• Added: Colorado Springs Single Adult Conference [CSCSC], Colorado Springs Colorado Stake Center, 150 Pine Ave, Colorado Springs, Saturday September 15th, 1pm-11:30pm.

  • 1pm – Registration

  • 1:30-4:30pm Workshops

    • Ministering to Porcupines

    • Wills and Estates

    • Co-parenting with a Former Spouse

    • Family story/Family History

    • Becoming a Disciple of Christ

    • Personal Revelation

    • Creating Happiness

    • Navigating Changing Relationships

  • 4:30-5:30pm Keynote Speaker: Daniel K. Stevenson, Colorado Colorado Springs Mission President

  • 6:00pm Dinner.

  • 7:30 -11:30 Dance

  • Information and registration at https://www.csldssingles.org/cssa-conference/registration

• Added: Colorado Springs Religious Freedom Event, Tuesday, September 25th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Holy Apostles Catholic Church, 4925 N Carefree Circle, Colorado Springs. Invited: All members, including Young Men and Young Women groups, and their non-member friends. President Dallin H. Oaks has taught: “We are to live in the world but not be of the world. We must live in the world because, as Jesus taught in a parable, His kingdom is ‘like leaven,’ whose function is to raise the whole mass by its influence (see Luke 13:21; Matthew 13:33; see also 1 Corinthians 5:6–8). His followers cannot do that if they associate only with those who share their beliefs and practices. … "

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, 10 August 2018: September 2018 Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults: A Face to Face Event with Elder Quentin L. Cook

Includes the worldwide broadcast schedule for the Church satellite system, LDS.org, YouTube, and other media. Speakers: Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Church historians Sister Kate Holbrook and Brother Matt Grow.

Notice, 9 August 2018: Preventing Suicide and Responding after a Loss

Members of the Church everywhere are invited to take an active role within their communities to minister to those who have thoughts of suicide or who are grieving a loss.

• 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