South-Bay Sngle Adul;T Newsletter

South-Bay Single Adult Newsletter

PUBLISHER: California- South Bay Multi-Stake Single Adults Volume No.: 6 Issue No.: 9 Date: September 2009

THREE-MONTH CALENDAR OF EVENTS

September

September 2 - EBSW Temple Nite (Page 4) September 3 – 8 – San Diego Labor Day Conference (Page 3) September 18-20 - Santa Cruz, CA – MID-SINGLES Big activity (Page 3) September 18-20 – CAMP SIERRA CONFERENCE (Shaver Lake area) (Page 3 September 18 – Danville Dance (Page 2) September 20 – South Bay Multi-Stake Fireside – 1336 Cherry Ave. in San Jose (Page 2) September 27, 2009. Oakland Stake Fireside. 7:30 p.m. “The California Saints: Over a Century and a Half in the Golden State.” Featuring Richard Cowan, Professor of Church History and Doctrine and past chair of the Department of Religion at BYU. This is NOT a Single Adult Fireside (Page 7)

October October 10 – Sacramento (SMSAC) Single Adult Conference "Excellence in All Things" (Pg 3) October 16, Danville Dance (Pg 2) October 24, 2009 – Hayward Multi-Stake Conference "Fear Not I Am with You" (Pg 3) October 25 - Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas 7 Day Mexican Riviera Cruise (PG 7)

November

November 1-8, 2009 LDS Singles Seminar at Sea with Jennifer James) (SMSAC Relationship Conference) (Pg 4) November 21 – SouthBay Multi-Stake Conference – 1 Forest Knoll, Monterey. (Pg 4)

For details of these events, please check below

1 MID-SINGLES – Age range - about 26/27 to 40-45 (check events)

2 Sept 20 –7:00 p.m. Bro. John Wetenkamp, “Identifying, Dances Cultivating & Sharing our Talents. Turlock South Bldg., 4250 Geer Rd., Turlock 1st Fri - Sacramento. 3001 Weissman Dr. Directions: On I-50, take Watt Ave. exit & go south. Turn right on Folsom 4th Sun.—EBSW Multi-Stake Fireside at the, 4:00 pm Blvd. & right on Weissman Dr. Bldg. on right. Dance 9- 940 Palisades Drive, Martinez 12:00, $3. Hotline 916-381-1565. 4th Sun.—EBSW Multi-Stake Fireside at the Martinez 2nd Friday - Fresno West, 337 West Sierra. With dance Bldg (940 Palisade Drive), 4:00 pm. lesson 8-9pm. 4th Sun. - Hayward Stake Fireside, 3551 Decoto Road, 3rd Fri. - Danville. At the Danville Stake Center, 655 Old Fremont, CA 94555, at 6:30pm in Relief Society Room A or Orchard Rd., Danville. Directions: Take Hwy 680 to B, for more details contact Anita Jimenez (510) 471-5408. Sycamore Valley Rd. East Exit. Turn left at Old Orchard Rd. Take Hwy. 880 to Decoto Rd. The Stake Center is located on (4th light) and take first left turn into stake center parking lot. the left 1\4 mile down “9:00 -1:00 Dance PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN ADMISSION IT IS NOW $5. Contact Ken Nielson 925- 4th Sun.—Modesto Singles Fireside 7 PM Dale Road Chapel, 202-6754 for more information. New! Game Room. 9 pm- Modesto Info Melonie Leverett 209-847-8486 1am, MID-SINGLES 4th Fri. - Sacramento. 2745 Eastern Ave. Directions: (Hwy 99 N or I-80 to I-80 Reno. Right on El Camino exit to Eastern Ave. Turn left; bldg. on left) 9-12 Dance $5. Dance Class: Mid-Singles – Ages 31-44 8:15 pm. Hotline (916) 381-1565. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthBaySingleAdults 5th Fri - Modesto 4300 Dale Rd. Directions: (99 S. of Manteca and North of Merced to East on Pelandale, turn left To visit their list of conferences specifically targeted at the on Dale Rd., Right into the north parking lot) 9-12. Dance $3. Mid-Singles age range, visit Info: Bob Croft (209) 577-0990 or Lillian Miller (209) 869- http://theldssinglessite.com/ms_usa_sc.html (this unofficial 6383. age range varies from area to area but usually starts somewhere between 27 and 30, and ends somewhere between FIRESIDES 35 and 45). September 18-20 -- Santa Cruz, CA Come join us for an adventure-filled weekend with 800+ LDS South Bay Multi-Stake Single Adult Firesides mid-singles. This conference is sponsored by the same will now be held at 1336 Cherry Ave. in San committee who organized the San Francisco Mid-Singles Jose on the 3 rd Sunday of each month (with conference in 2008. For information, please visit http://www.sfmidsingles.com exceptions). Sponsoring Stakes Check out http://theldssinglessite.com/ms_usa_sc.html Sept 20 - Los Altos For activities out of the area. Oct 18 - Monterey Nov – No Fireside FAMILY HOME EVENINGS Dec – No Fireside

1st Sun firesides in Sacramento (Elk Grove & Citrus Heights. Livermore. Pleasanton Stake – FHE held first and third Mondays at 7:00pm Renae Hammac 925-846-5184 or 2nd Sun - 7 pm Multi-Stake Fireside - Danville Stake Center, Scott McDonald 925-895-9252 655 Old Orchard Rd., Danville (same as Danville dance), RS Room. Directions: Take Hwy 680 to Sycamore Valley Rd. East Bay Singles Ward FHE held most Mondays at 7:00 pm – East Exit. Turn left at Old Orchard Rd (4th light) and take first Contact Sis. McDonald at 925-254-4752. left turn into stake center parking lot 3rd Mon.—Livermore Seniors (60+) FHE Potluck: 6:30pm at 3rd Sun.—Livermore Stake Fireside, 7 pm Location: 950 Mocho St, Livermore. For more information, contact President Kurt and Kathy Alexander home, 3643 Valley View Tom Dozier - 925-606-8963. Court, Livermore 94551 Info Nancy Dozier 925-371-8183 or Paul Morgan 925-371-8183

3rd Sun –Fresno Stake- 7 P.M. - Alluvial Chapel, Fresno; Los Altos Stake 3 East Bay Singles Ward FHE held most Mondays at 7:00 pm – Monday, Sept 14: FHE 7:00pm Miniature Golf at Contact Sis. McDonald at 925-254-4752. Golfland, 855 E. El Camino Real in Sunnyvale. 3rd Mon.—Livermore Seniors (60+) FHE Potluck: 6:30pm at Meet at picnic tables. Free admission for first 10 950 Mocho St., For more information, contact Tom Dozier - people! 925-606-8963. Monterey Stake

Family Home Evening every Monday night at the Monterey SEPTEMBER Chapel , 1 FOREST KNOLL RD, SKYLINE DR., MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA Sept 3-8 – SAN DIEGO Labor Day Conference SA FHE: Monday, , 7 pm. Dance lesson, Married couples http://www.ldsse.info/sandiego/all.html#event1708 also invited.

Sept 9-13 -- St. George, UT SA 2nd Sunday Potluck:, 12:45 in the gym at Monterey Single Adult conference. Theme:"As a man thinketh in Ward. Bring a dish to share. his heart so is he". More information to be provided later. SA 2nd Sunday Potluck: 12:30. Bring a dish to share. Everyone is invited as long as your church meetings are over. Sept 18, 19 & 20 – CAMP SIERRA CONFERENCE - Near Shaver Lake in Central California Pot Luck every Sunday at 4:30 pm at the Salinas Meetinghouse in Salinas 255 E. ALVIN DR., SALINAS, Cost includes food and lodging CALIFORNIA $130 if paid before Sept 8 . $140 if paid after Sept. 8 Morgan Hill Stake Contact Rae Dean Strawn at 559-791-0523 or Bernal Ward [email protected] or Ron Matik at 559-539-3326 for Flyer 2nd Monday of the month, FHE at Jack & Mary Mortensen’s and Registration: home, 7064 Via Pradera, San Jose, California 95139 List cabin roommate preferences on back of registration form (guaranteed only if you and roommates register 4th Monday Potluck dinner every other month We will have our before Sept. 8.) potluck on Sept 28, 7064 Via Pradera, San Jose, California 95139 at 6:00, followed by games. Saturday, Sept 29: Cool Redwood Tree hike just San Jose South Stake beyond Santa Cruz, meet at the Saratoga Stake Center, 19100 Allendale Ave Saratoga at 9:00 am Sept - Family Home Evening on the first and third Mondays of Expect to return about 2:00pm each month @ 7:00 PM at Pres. Jensen's home (1451 Nesbit Ct.) Any questions or need for a ride, contact Gary Castleton 448-5197. OCTOBER Sept -- Game Night is on the first Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 PM at the Johnson/Lewis home (1564 Chambers Dr., San Jose). Bring yourself and a finger food snack. Bring a game if October 10, 2009" SMSAC Single Adult Conference you like. Come and enjoy good fellowship. Excellence in All Things" at tje Mormon Center, next door to Sacramento temple. Guest Speaker will be Brent Yorgason Sacramento Area October 24, 2009 – Hayward Multi-Stake Conference "Fear Sacramento Area FHE – (North Area) FAIR OAKS – 7 p.m., Not I Am with You" sponsored by the Hayward Stake. every Monday evening in the Fair Oaks Stake Center. Contact Contact Anita Jimenez (510) 471-5408 or Daniel Killough (916) 225-5129 or for monthly specifics. [email protected]

(South Area) ELK GROVE STAKE: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Every Tuesday evening. Contact: Kathy Hanford (916) 247-0587. NOVEMBER

East Bay Area Wouldn't it be fun to get a travel group together? Pleasanton Stake – FHE held first and third Mondays at 7:00pm - If you enjoyed Jennifer James' lectures at the Renae Hammac 925-846-5184 or SMSAC Relationship Conference Scott McDonald 925-895-9252 - If you enjoy the high seas - If you want to travel on a brand new cruise ship 4 - If you want to visit the Mexican Riviera - If you are free on November 1-8, 2009 SINGLES WARDS Then here's something you may be interested in. LDS Singles Seminar at Sea from $445 Per Person! Please see the attached flyer. EAST BAY SINGLES WARD 940 Palisades Drive, Martinez. (Off of 680, 4, Morello Ave.) All meeting times remain the same. http://www.yourvacationstation.com/7849301_55 East Bay Singles Ward 64.htm Relief Society/Priesthood: 11:15 Sunday School: 12:10 November 21 – South Bay Single Adult Sacrament Meeting: 1:10 Conference –“For the Strength of You” Linger Longer 2nd & 4th Sunday Keynote Speakers Pres. Hunter/Sister Hunter of the Oakland Temple Presidency Single Adult Newsletters Location: 1 FOREST KNOLL RD MONTEREY , CA 93940 Register by Nov. 14 - $20.00; after $25.00 East Bay Singles Ward: Patsy James – 510-352-4854 [email protected] The Lantern: Manteca: Lorraine Ishibashi 209-982-4288, TEMPLE SESSIONS [email protected] Santa Rosa Newsletter : Santa Rosa Hotline: 707-545-6316 [email protected] The Grapevine Newsletter: Fresno/ -Timothy King/Editor, [email protected] To download The Grapevine in MS Word Format: TEMPLE SESSIONS-2008 20090601grapevine.doc EBSW Temple Night at the Oakland Temple-First Carmichael Stake Newsletter: by Wednesday of each month.7:00 pm Endowment Session. e-mail only contact: [email protected] Vacaville, Fairfield, Davis: Vi Upton (707) 435-9638

Menlo Park Stake: S/A Chair: Nancy Orr (650) 302-9283 (c) (650)298-8595 (h) SACRAMENTO TEMPLE SESSIONS (SMSAC) , MONTHLY, 8 pm. CALL: (916) 357-5870 to *Sacramento Ward S.A. Rep: Linda Welch Hicks reserve a time. SMSAC sponsored monthly SA Night. Call [email protected] temple two weeks in advance to reserve with SA Session, 8pm. (check anyway if not 2 weeks early). Contact Kim Vacaville, Fairfield, Davis: Robert Dodge 707-761-3079, Walls for information and possible dinner groups [email protected] beforehand: (916) 691-2445. Singles Rep. - Jo Anne Rhodes 707-446-3622

*Van Ness Ward's SA Page from: Tiffiny Bailey [email protected]

SOUTH BAY MULTI-STAKE SPONSORED TEMPLE TRIPS ARE LDS Activity Websites SCHEDULED FOR th THIS TEMPLE DAY HAS BEEN POSTPONED Oct 24 IF YOU ARE GOING OUT OF THE BAY AREA, CHECK OUT DUE TO THE HAYWARD MULTI-STAKE CONFERENCE THESE SITES. SOME SITES MAY BE OUT-OF-DATE Mid-Singles Bay Area Mid-Singles temple night the first Friday of each month. A national LDS SA site:

Oakland Temple Prayer Roll CBR #:510- 531-3200 O range County Area:

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Please note that a fairly comprehensive list of singles activities in the area has been posted on Yahoo!Groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDSsinglesinLA/.http://w Please pass on this list (at church, to your friends, etc) to as ww.phxldssinglesconference.info/ many relevant people as possible! We'd love to see a great turnout at all of the events! Everett,WA Multi Stake SA http://www.ldscalifornia.com/ www.endure.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDSsinglesinLA/ South Bay Regional Contacts Fresno/Visalia/Hanford SA Livermore Stake: HC Rep: Tad Cluff (415) 509-4734 S/A Rep: Gina Adair (703) 203-8087 S/A Rep: Rex Knapps (925) 344-4554 http:/ Los Altos Stake : /www.centralcaldssingles.com/ HC Rep.: Scott Brown (650) 948-3834 MS S/A Rep.: Central Valley California S.A. Contact Numbers. . . S/A Rep Katherine Miller (408) 507-8741 Contact: Gary Davis  (559) 734-3196 email: [email protected] Menlo Park Stake: Salt Lake City Utah SA http://www.slc.sa.org/ HC Rep.: Brent Adams (650) 361-1252 Utah South Multi Stake SA S/A Rep: http://www.multistakesingles.org/singles/index.php Washington DC SA http://www.ldsdcsingles.com/ Morgan Hill Stake: Chairman: Dan Beesley (408) 225-8196 HC Rep.: Greg Laporte (408) 230-2260 S/A Rep.: Pat Henshaw (408) 229-9296 (Regional Newsletter)

Monterey Stake: Couns. Stk Pres: Jeff Lemmon (831) 372-7460 San Diego LDS Singles Events Information *San Diego HC Rep.: Roger Reinsch (831) 737-8249 Single Adult web site www.sdldssingles.info S/A Rep.: Vilma Campos (831) 641-0623 S/A Rep.: Mikki Jennot (831) 656-0171 http://www.sdldssingles.info/conferences.html San Diego Single Adult Conferences Monterey Stake Ward Reps. Salinas First Ward Pat Miljarak [email protected] Midsingles Yahoo Groups- Salinas Second Ward sacmidsingles@ yahoogroups. com Magdalena Guiterrez [email protected] SouthBayMidSingles@ yahoogroups. com Monterey Ward, Mihwa Lim [email protected]

Single Adults Yahoo Groups Pleasanton Stake: saratogastakesingle s@yahoogroup. com HC Rep Bruce Bird 925-699-1395 southbaysingleadult s@yahoogroups. com S/A Rep: S/A Rep: To receive Los Altos Stake Singles news via the Internet. You may subscribe to the Yahoo Group: South Bay Single San Jose Stake : Adults ( Age 40 and above ) Additional info will be Couns. Stk Pres. Ron Daly requested via email: To provide your name, phone #, ward, HC Rep.: Carl Edmonds (408) 263-4183 stake and bishop's name. S/A Rep: Robert Hartley (408) 272-0455 Mid-S/A Rep.: Dorene Folomu (916) 256-5633 [email protected] By subscribing to this distribution list you agree that you San Jose South Stake : understand you are solely responsible for the content of Couns. Stk. Pres. Scott Jensen (408) 857-8333 anything you post. This list is NOT maintained or HC Rep.: Phil Hartung (408) 559-9074 HC MS Rep: Mark Warden (408) 400-7893 S/A Rep.: Gary Castleton (408) 448-5197 6 S/A Rep.: Gail Lopez (408) 578-5367 October 17, 2009. Digging For Your Roots. 16th Family History Seminar. 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. LDS Church, 3700 Santa Cruz Stake : Concord Blvd, Concord. Seminar and syllabus $25; Seminar Stake Pres. Rep. Edmundo Duran (831) 461-0706 only $7. For information and registration, call Jackie Hein at HC Rep.: Greg Nohrden (831) 722-5781 (925) 827-4729. S/A Rep.: Adv. Couple: Greg & Cyndy Nohrden (831) 722-5781 Miscellaneous Items S/A Rep.: Maribel Jevez- (831) 722-3240 Bennett Saratoga Stake : September 27, 2009. Oakland Stake Fireside. 7:30 p.m. HC Rep.: Jason Ko (408) 865-1231 “The California Saints: Over a Century and a Half in the S/A Rep.: Valerie Petty (408) 340-0583 Golden State.” Featuring Richard Cowan, Professor of S/A Rep.: Ron Dean (408) 205-7011 Church History and Doctrine and past chair of the Department of Religion at BYU. www.oak75years.com

Please keep me updated on your H.C. reps and your stake reps. October 25th 2009 Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas 7 Day Mexican Riviera Cruise Societies/Employment/Other Quad Rooms for $540.10 total per person, Dbl Rooms for $660.85 total. Hurry and hold. Ice shows, mini golf course, BYU Management Society: cobblestone main street shops and eateries. (http://ms.byu.edu/siliconvalley) for more info email mykawika@aol. com or call 435-673- Contact Person: Chet Harmer 8427 ([email protected]) December 12, 2009. Rachel Aliling Multi-Cultural -Monthly Executive Briefing and Networking Breakfasts Fireside. 7:00 p.m. Audition dates: September 26, 2009 and -Career and personal development workshops October 10, 2009 at the Oakland ISC Small Gym on Temple -Small business loans and matched savings accounts for low Hill. Contact: [email protected] or wage workers [email protected]

Silicon Valley Women: BYU Management Society: (Women’s Organization for Mentoring, Educating and (http://ms.byu.edu/siliconvalley) Networking) Contact Person: Chet Harmer Contact Person: Marilyn Harmer ([email protected]) ([email protected]) -Monthly Executive Briefing and Networking Breakfasts -Quarterly workshops for professional development and -Career and personal development workshops networking -Small business loans and matched savings accounts for low -Mentoring program with people in your area of interest wage workers -Yahoo! group site (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/siliconvalleywomen/ ) Silicon Valley Women: (Women’s Organization for Mentoring, Educating and LDS Employment Resource Services: Networking) (www.ldsemployment.org) Contact Person: Marilyn Harmer Contact Person: Jay Rockwood ([email protected]) ([email protected]) 408-729-4700 -Quarterly workshops for professional development and Monthly Career Workshops (How to Find Good Jobs, Develop networking Effective Resumes and Have Effective Interviews) -Mentoring program with people in your area of interest -Yahoo! group site (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/siliconvalleywomen/ )

GENEALOGY LDS Employment Resource Services: (www.ldsemployment.org) Come join the Silicon Valley Computer Genealogy Group Contact Person: Jay Rockwood (SVCGG) which meets every 2nd Saturday at the Quince ([email protected]) 408-729-4700 Building in Santa Clara at 9:00 a.m. (except December) http://www.svpafug.org/ -Monthly Career Workshops (How to Find Good Jobs, Develop Effective Resumes and Have Effective Interviews) _,_.___

7 EMPLOYMENT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES BYU Management Society Board Member 408-571-8446 One of the many services offered by the Silicon Valley Chapter of the BYU Management Society is to provide networking opportunities for South Bay Multi-Stake Committee people who live in our area.

In order to do this, it is very helpful to know everyone's Our next South Bay Multi-Stake Committee meeting will current employer be held on, Sept 20, 2009 at 5:30 p.m at the Cherry Ave. (or small business) and current position. Building, 1336 Cherry Avenue, San Jose, prior to the Multi-Stake Fireside. All Stake Representatives are asked Please email me this information at to please plan on attending and/or send a representative. [email protected] We will be planning our conference in November. Let me know if you have any questions. If you would like to have an announcement added to our Chet Harmer Newsletter, please e-mail Pat Henshaw at [email protected] or call (408) 229-9296