White Oak Ward

Just a reminder, next Tuesday at 8:00am will be the White Oak Ward annual July 4th Pancake Breakfast! Please come celebrate our nation's independence and invite your friends/neighbors to join us. In case it wasn't clear, delicious food to include pancakes will be provided! We encourage you to bring you favorite pancake toppings (e.g., syrup, honey, etc.).

Additionally, we are still looking for volunteers for setup, cleanup, cooking, as well as outdoor propane grills/griddles. Please sign up via the Signup Genius Link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d45aaad2da7fac25-july #/

We look forward to seeing you there!

July 4 Pancake Breakfast Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Thank you, Washington DC. We are proud to be part of a community of people that serves and gives to those in need. With your contributions, the Giving Machines will have the following impact:
• A month of meals to 1031 families
• Food for 965 school classrooms
• Food for 211 additional families
• Games and books for 693 kids
• Art supplies for 549 families that have lost a military family member
• Infant care kits for 419 victims of disaster
• Malnutrition treatments for 453 people
• Pacifiers for 379 babies
• Mittens for 362 homeless moms and kids
• Vaccinations for 315 children
• Winter gloves, hat, and scarves for 288 boys and girls
• 293 meals to victims of disaster
• Legos for 248 children
• Blankets for 233 local refugees
• Emergency communication for 229 families experiencing disaster
• School backpacks for 204 families who have lost a military family member
• Fleece Blankets for 161 homeless moms and kids
• Food gift cards for 108 boys and girls
• Winter coats for 88 boys and girls
• A year’s supply of food for 77 families
• Music therapy sessions for 71 homeless moms
• Transportation cards for 43 refugee families
• Cribs for 36 babies
• Gas cards for 33 families who have lost a military loved one
• One month of groceries for 39 families who have lost a military loved one
• Survivor resources for 20 families experiencing loss of a military loved one
• Bedding for 6 refugees
• Sporting equipment for 7 local boys and girls
• Cash card for 27 refugees
• Set of Pots and pans for 4 homeless moms.


World Food Program USA House of Ruth American Red Cross Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area Laurel Boys and Girls Club, Inc.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites members, their families, and friends to participate in the First Presidency’s annual Christmas devotional broadcast on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

The program will include Christmas messages from General Authorities and General Officers of the Church. Music will be provided by The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

2022 First Presidency’s Christmas Devotional The First Presidency’s annual Christmas devotional boadcast is on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at 6 p.m. MST.

Wishing our White Oak Ward family a very happy and safe Thanksgiving! 🦃

A giving machine is coming to Washington, D.C. this holiday season.

'Light the World' giving machines expand to more locations "Light the World" giving machines for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are expanding this holiday season.

In coordination with Colesville United Methodist Church, the White Oak Ward will be hosting a blood drive on Friday, November 11, 2022 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

**YOUTH 17 & OLDER ARE ELIGIBLE**

Register online at www.redcrossblood.org and enter Sponsor Code: "RandolphRdChurches" or call 1-800-733-2767 to schedule your life-saving donation!

Consider making a POWER RED donation if you are O-, O+, A- or B- blood type.

Please note some new changes:

The Red Cross will eliminate the deferral of donors who spent time in the UK, Ireland or France from 1980 to 2001, who were previously considered to have geographic risk of possible exposure to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) related to mad cow disease.
The Red Cross will also eliminate the deferral for individuals who received a blood transfusion from certain European countries from 1980 to present.

Please reach out to Sister Shannon Crockett with any questions.

Seminary kick-off is tomorrow, August 28th! See this post for more info!

Seminary Kick-off, Tomorrow, August 28th, at 5:00 p.m. at the stake center

This is for all high school students and their parents. You will meet your teacher, find out which class is for you, and have an opportunity to coordinate rides with other families and ask questions. There may be some class changes this year relative to last year so please come even if you are not new to seminary.

Parents: Make sure your child is registered for seminary by visiting https://myseminary.churchofjesuschrist.org/. This is critical. Please do it today.

The White Oak Ward JustServe activity is coming up on Tuesday, September 13th. Contact Shannon Crockett with any questions!

Here is some local history about how the Washington D.C. Temple got to where it is.

How the LDS "Mormon Temple" Landed on the Hill in Kensington The history of the Mormon Temple's location in Kensington is fascinating. The author of The Washington DC Temple Divine by Design, Dale Van Atta, explains.