Pasay Stake Relief Society Anniversary Celebration

We live in the Pasay Stake of the church here in Manila.  On May 10th they had a Relief Society (the church's women's organization) roadshow presentation with each Ward in the Stake participating.  It was a wonderful event.  They had special lighting and sound set up in the cultural hall of the Stake Center.  We arrived at 4:30 pm for the 5:00 start time.  But, as usual here in the Philippines, things didn't get started on time.  The people here are very laid back and don't worry about punctuality.  So, the event finally started around 6:30 pm.  There was standing room only in the building.



Women from 1900 - 1910
(Pasay 2nd Ward)

Each Ward presented a different Era of time and depicted the life of previous General Presidents of the Relief Society.  Notice the long dresses in this Era of the early 1900's and the women's suffrage movement.  I liked the picture frames they used as part of their roadshow.

 



Louis Armstrong singing "It's a Wonderful World"

 

From the 1920's to 1930's
Frank Sinatra singing "The Way You Look Tonight"
(Pasay 1st Ward)

I think this group had their time periods mixed up because I think Frank Sinatra sang mostly during the 40's and 50's.  I guess they just like the song and their Bishop makes a very handsome Frank.





Women from the 1940's and 50's
"Let's dance."







Dancing to "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
(Pasay 3rd Ward)

 

Here are the 60's and 70's
(Pasay 4th Ward)







                                                     

                                                     The 80's and 90's
                                                                 (Manila 2nd Ward)

 

The year 2000 to the present
(Manila 1st Ward, the one we attend)

There was a lot of singing and dancing going on.  Each group had a 15 minute presentation.  There were some who presented a dramatization from the life of the Relief Society president from their Era.  They worked on this for 3 months, practicing and making costumes.  It was a big undertaking and very entertaining.

 

 

At the end

At the end the whole group came together and sang "As Sisters in Zion."