Save the date for the Midsingles annual camping trip over the weekend of June 18-19 at Smith Mountain Lake. More details will follow...

Potomac Ward Institute on Tuesday!!

This week we will be led in a discussion of "For Times of Trouble" by Elder Holland, and "Fear Not," by Sister Holland.

The Potomac Ward Institute is held on Tuesdays at 7:45 at the King Street Chapel 2810 King Street Alexandria, VA 22302

May

- 11: “Broken Things to Mend" and "The Comforter Wherewith We Are Comforted”

- 18: None Were With Him

Tennis Clinic Singles Activity

Come one! Come all! At 9am on Saturday May 1st, the Crystal City ward will be offering a 90-minute tennis clinic at the Pentagon City Park near Fashion Center Mall. The park is located between 15th and 18th st on Hayes st. We will have at least two courts of instruction and hopefully three courts for all different skill levels. Sara Cranford, a former all-star college player, and Spencer Kerr, who learned everything he knows about tennis from years of watching tennis on TV, will be your instructors. Bring your rackets and tennis shoes. Be prompt. And be ready to play.

After tennis, we will be mixing up smoothies at Spencer Kerr's place. He lives within walking distance of the tennis courts at 1773 S Hayes st apt B, Arlington, VA 22202. If you would like, you can bring your favorite fruit to mix into the smoothies and relax after a hard morning of tennis. Hope to see you there.

If you have any questions, please contact Spencer Kerr on his cell phone (480)383-9082.

April 5 FHE

If you are missing Scott Porter and need to fill that hole in your life, here's your chance. We're going to have a game night for FHE and we're going to have a blast playing Scott's very own Sedarach (charades backwards). And there will be treats :)

Time: 7:30pm

Date: April 5th

Location: TBD

2nd Annual DC Midsingles Conference

Mark your calendars! The second annual Washington, DC-area mid-singles conference is scheduled for July 9-11. This conference will be a fabulous weekend for approximately 400 mid-singles, full of fun activities for both small and large groups. Events include an evening riverboat cruise on the Potomac, a Thai dinner, small group activities as part of our very own Amazing Race, a barbecue, fireworks in Old Town, a concluding Sunday meeting, and more!

Additional information will be forthcoming. If you would like to volunteer to help with the conference, please email Diedra Spencer at diedra.spencer@gmail.com. Thanks!

FHE Tonight

Christmas is a time for giving and letting others know that they are special and loved, and what better way to do that than with SUGAR COOKIES!
We will be decorating Christmas sugar cookies to give away and spread Christmas Cheer. This is also a great missionary opportunity to give some Christmas cheer and share the gospel.

Icing and cookies will be provided, but bring any special toppings that you can think of i.e. sprinkles, red hots, gummy bears, etc.
Date: Monday, December 7th
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: King Street Chapel (2810 King Street Alexandria, VA 22302)
Bring: toppings and friends

President Nixon Teaching Institute/Announcing New Singles Ward

It will be my privilege to teach the Mid-Singles Institute class this
Tuesday evening, December 8, 2009, 7:45 PM, at the King Street Chapel. In
addition to my lesson on Joseph Fielding Smith, I will take the opportunity
to announce the First Presidency’s approval of the new Mount Vernon Virginia
Stake Singles Ward.

At that time, I will also be sharing:

The Stake Presidency’s vision for this new ward.

The name of the new ward.

The names of the new bishopric members.

The place and time when the new ward will start meeting.

Who is eligible to attend the new ward.

Why the creation of this ward required approval from the Quorum of the
Twelve and the First Presidency.

On that occasion, I will also introduce the new bishop and allow him to
share his testimony and vision for the ward, its members and future.

With gratitude and love,

President Nixon

Dinner Groups Sign Up by Friday!

Last chance to sign up for small group dinners on Saturday, November 21st!

If you want to join a dinner group email Ellen Stucki at stuckiest@yahoo.com by noon on Friday.

If you can't make it for dinner, but you still want to party, join us for desert and karaoke beginning at 8:30. Just come to 3092 South Glebe in Arlington (a.k.a the Melrose) - no R.S.V.P. required. Parking is available along South Glebe and in the shopping center across the street.

Hope to see you there!

THANKSGIVING DINNER - THIS SATURDAY!

Reminder: The annual mid-singles Thanksgiving Dinner is this Saturday!!! This should be a really fun event, and last year approximately 300 people attended. We still need volunteers to bring food and help with set-up and take down.

Turkey will be provided, and we are asking people to sign up to bring a traditional Thanksgiving side dish. If you are planning to attend, please email Joy Buhler (joybuhler@gmail.com) and let her know which of the following sides you are planning to bring:

Mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes

Gravy

Stuffing

Green bean casserole (or other vegetables)

Cranberries

Dinner rolls

Pie

Beverages

Also, we will need approximately 5 volunteers to help set up around 4:30pm and then 5 to help clean up after. Please email Michael Taylor at MTAYL2@yahoo.com if you can you help.

As a reminder, the dinner will be held at the Stake Center at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. We hope to see you there!

Halloween Extravaganza!

Mid-Single Adult Halloween Extravaganza

What: *Hay Rack Rides
*Costume Contest
*Bonfire
*DJ
*Stick Pulling Contest
*Apple Bobbing
*Much - Much - More!!!

When: Saturday October 24th - Party Starts at 8pm!

Where: The Awesome Folger Pratt Barn
1101 Sugar Loaf Mtn. Rd
Dickerson, MD 20842
http://www.mapquest .com/mq/9- LDFt

Who: For Mid-Singles 30-45 in the Greater DC Metro Area and Beyond. Come! Join us and bring your friends for this great fall fun. You'll be glad you made the drive! (Costumes recommended, but not required. :-) )

Questions: Email Michael Amesquita at mikeamesquita@ gmail.com

Harpers Ferry Tubing Trip - This Saturday

The Harpers Ferry Tubing Trip is finally here!! This Saturday - come and join us!!

The weather on Saturday will be 70 degrees in Harpers Ferry. Only 30% chance of rain, so things are looking really good for our 2 ½ hour tubing trip! (If the weather deteriorates, we’ll do a historical tour of Harpers Ferry, but I think we’ll be able to tube. :-) )

We will be floating at 12:15pm with the River Riders. If we miss that time, the next start time isn’t until 2:30pm. So…

We are meeting at the Chevy Chase building at 9:45am. We must be on the road by 10am to ensure we get to the departure point on time. Please be on time. Chapel address: 5460 Western Ave Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (On Western between Connecticut and Wisconsin)

For those of you coming from VA, if you’d like to drive separately, please note the driving directions below and plan to meet us at the River Riders location at noon.

We will be back in DC/NoVA in time for the sisters to get ready for the General Relief Society Broadcast that evening, if they choose to attend.

What to bring:

• $25 - $20 for the tubing trip and $5 gas money for your driver
• You MUST wear shoes that are strapped to your feet and around your ankle. Old sneakers, water shoes, or strapped sandals are appropriate. River Riders won’t let you go without them.
• Lunch – it will be easier if you pack food. At the very least, bring snacks for yourself.
• Bottled water.
• You may want to wear the clothes you plan on floating in so we can get right into the water when we get there.
• Dry clothes for the return trip. (Your drivers will thank you.)
• A car – if you are willing to drive others. (Thank you!)
• Cap, visor or inexpensive sun glasses; bathing suit or shorts and a T-shirt; sun screen.
• Depending on the weather, you may not want to wear cotton. Cotton is a poor insulator when wet. (And you will get wet.) If you wear it, or you may be cold. Wool, polyester, polypropylene, nylon and other synthetics are good.
  

Additional Notes:
It is a good idea to make sure you have a secure place to keep your keys and other valuables while you are on the trips. They have one-time-use lockers to rent for $2 that take tokens or you can leave everything in your car and they can check your keys for $3.

Directions: (If you get lost on Saturday, please call Lisa Chapman at 202 270 9582.)

From the DC Area:

I-270 north to Frederick, MD. Merge with I-70 West at Frederick for about 1/2 a mile, Take Exit 52 - 340 West to Charles Town. Follow US 340 for 16 miles and cross the Potomac River Bridge. Continue 2 miles and cross the Shenandoah River Bridge. Follow 340 to the top of the hill and see Cliffside Quality Inn on the left. Get in the left lane and proceed downhill. (Look to your left and you will see our building - it is a large blue building with a red roof and "River Riders" in black letters on the front.) At the bottom of the hill, turn left onto Millville Road (you will see a large flea market open on the weekends). Once on Millville Road, go three-tenths of one mile and make a sharp left turn onto Alstadts Hill Road. There is also a small blue "River Riders" sign. Follow this road to the last building on the right.

From Northern VA:

Take 66 West to the Dulles Toll Road/Rt 267. Take the Rt 28 North Exit. Rt 28 ends at Rt 7. Get in the left lane and Take Rt. 7 (Leesburg Pike) west past Leesburg. Exit onto Rt. 9 West to Charles Town. Follow all the way to Charles Town. (Do not take Harpers Ferry Road - Rt. 671 to 340.) From Rt. 9 West exit onto 340 North towards Harpers Ferry. Go several miles and exit to stay on 340 North. Go 3 7/10 miles on US 340 north. Turn right onto Millville Road. Once on Millville Road, go three-tenths of one mile and make a sharp left turn onto Alstadts Hill Road. There is also a small blue "River Riders" sign. Follow this road to the last building on the right.

If you took Harpers Ferry Rd - Rt 671, at the end, turn left onto 340 and follow for about 2 miles. Turn left onto Millville Rd and follow the above directions.

See you Saturday!!

Chevy Chase Mid-Single Adult Group

Iron Chef Crystal City

If you choose to accept this challenge, you and your team of chefs will have 60 minutes to prepare a minimum of three dishes based on a secret ingredient.

Location: The "Melrose" 3092 Glebe Rd, Arlington, there's plenty of parking across the street at the Giant.

On Monday October 5 we will meet at 7:00pm to divide into teams and the competition will begin at exactly 7:15pm. You must step away from the stove/table/knives at 8:15 sharp and judging will commence at 8:20pm

The dishes will be tasted by a panel of three judges. Each team of chefs can be awarded up to 20 points by each judge; consisting of up to 10 points for taste, up to 5 points for plating (the appearance of their presentation), and up to 5 points for the originality of their dishes. The team of chefs with the higher score is declared the winner.

The secret ingredient will be provided for you, but please bring an ingredient or two to contribute. Remember, the quality of your dishes will depend on the quality of the ingredients that you bring.

The secret ingredient will be chosen from one of the following:

-Artichoke

-Sweet Potato

-Mango

-Plantain

-Mushroom

Kennedy Center Open House THIS SATURDAY

Kennedy Center Open House THIS Saturday, September 12th at 1:15 PM.

We walk among spectacular performers every day. They entertain on street corners, sidewalks, subway platforms, and improvised stages across the globe. All they ask is that we stop, watch, and appreciate their art. The Kennedy Center Open House presents boulevard entertainers from France, Canada, Australia, and the D.C. area as part of the Washington D.C. Street Performance Festival in conjuction with the French-American Cultural Foundation. Meet characters large and small, from the Unicycle Lady™ on her six-foot-tall one-wheeled ride to the tiny Alberti Flea Circus. Plus there's lots more music and fun! Bounce to the Afrofunk of Chopteeth or rock out to Mambo Sauce, PT Walkley, and DJ Lunch Money while constructing a cardboard-box skyline with We Built This City. Then sit and watch L'Arsenal à Musique's wild interpretation of the Carnival of the Animals with the National Symphony Orchestra. Discover a world of performance art that's lit by both spotlights and stoplights.

Meet up at 1:15 on the North Plaza of the Kennedy Center (call Jennifer Fox if you can't find the group 571-215-2880 - if you're really late please text) There are multiple performances going on all over the Kennedy Center so your best bet is to show up on time and break into groups depending on what performances you'd like to see.

La Voile (Meet up performance)

Aerialist performs hanging high in the air in front of the theater

After this I'm heading to Urban Artistry for breakdancing on the front plaza at 2:15. You can stay as long as you like but I'll probably end my evening at Bio Ritmo - a salsa band in the Theater Lab dance hall from 5:00-5:45.

Full Performance Schedule: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/openhouse/schedule.cfm

Map: http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/openhouse/OpenHouseMap.pdf

FHE Service Project - Sept 14 from 7:30-8:45pm

Mark your calendars and please join us for FHE on September 14th from 7:30-8:45pm. There is an elderly couple in Crystal City that desperately needs our help with yard work. It has been years since major yard work has been done, leaving the back yard completely overgrown. We will be pulling weeds, pruning trees and bushes, edging, weed whacking, sweeping, making minor repairs and potentially doing a little outdoor painting. Please dress appropriately. Work gloves will be provided. The service project will be held across the street from Jen Anderson & Mandy Wollenzien's home. The address is 2747 Fort Scott Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. We will meet at Mandy & Jen's place afterwards for refreshments.

If you have yard tools, such as pruning shears, weed whackers, rakes, industrial brooms or dust pans, etc, please send Jen Anderson an email and let her know. Her email is jennifer.anderson1@netzero.com (860) 395-8232. We will be sure there are enough tools and assignments for everyone to be productive.

Quarterly Mid-Singles Temple Trip

Endowment Session Saturday August 29th at 3:00 pm

After you've done some good works, join in for some socializing...

Option A-

Take a short drive to Taipei Tokyo Cafe for some delicious Japanese and/or Chinese food.

11510 Rockville Pike # A, Rockville, MD

Option B-

Take a long drive (about an hour) out 66 West for a fantastic night of Polo. It's true, you can attend a real polo match with real polo ponies and pretend that you are British royalty, and it's all great fun. It's $20 per car, and there is great BBQ that you can buy or you can bring your own picnic.

Also bring some blankets and chairs for your viewing comfort.

For more info http://www.greatmeadow.org/EventInformation/PoloEvents/TwilightPolo/tabid/64/Default.aspx

Call 801-518-3586 (Amanda) with any questions.

Institute Kickoff BBQ

There are no mid-singles institute classes in August. However, mark your calendars for a fully catered BBQ to kick of fall 2009 mid-singles institute! The BBQ will be held at 7:30 p.m. sharp on Tuesday, September 1, at the King Street Chapel. Bring a friend!

The course of study for fall 2009 mid-singles institute will be the modern prophets. We will focus on Truman G. Madsen's, "The Presidents of the Church: Insights into Their Lives and Teachings."

See you on September 1!

Paddle Boat on the Tidal Basin

Saturday, August 22 at 10:30

Come enjoy the last days of Summer with us! Rent a paddle boat from Tidal Basin Paddle Boats and enjoy the fresh air and terrific views of the Jefferson Memorial. The Tidal Basin Paddle Boat Dock is located on the eastern shore, next to the concession stand. From the National Mall, walk west on Independence Avenue to 15th Street, turn left and head south along 15th Street toward the Jefferson Memorial. The boat dock is to the right and we will meet you there. Cost: $10.00 per hour - 2 passenger boat or $18.00 per hour - 4 passenger boat (they accept Visa/Mastercard).

After the paddle boats we’ll head to the US Botanical Gardens. During the Culinary Arts festival, you can discover the role plants play in food. Sample different recipes and explore the culinary arts. This event is free will happen outside under a tent rain or shine from 10-3 pm. There are plenty of places to eat nearby so we may break into informal lunch groups around noon. Hope to see you there!

On-site Contact: Jennifer Fox 571-215-2880 or jenniferjfox@gmail.com

Sunday Brunch

Declare your independence and bring WHATEVER DISH YOU WANT to our brunch this Sunday!

Sunday, July 19 at 11:30am
Sharyn, Patty, Angela, Karyn's house
3744 12th St. S, Arlington, VA 22204

Please park on the street
(if you park in the adjacent apartment parking lot you will be towed).

Single Adult Southern BBQ and Dance
Saturday, July 25
Dinner at 7pm
Dance 8-11:30pm
Centreville Stake Center
14150 Upperridge Dr.
Centreville, VA 20120
Email your music requests to: jsondiototal@gmail.com

Institute

Come join us Tuesday at 7:30pm for Institute. The lesson will cover:

Physical Self-Reliance: Health Issues for People in their 30s and 40s.

Meet at the King Street Chapel (2810 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302)