April 25 Meeting Announcements & Follow Up
Many thanks to today’s fabulous speaker & one of our fellow MOPS moms, Jen Wolf. Jen helped us examine and discover where our parenting strengths lie and reminded us how important it is that we take care of ourselves to keep our parenting “well” full. Be sure to check out Jen’s blog at faithinparenting.com, as well as her Screen Time Matters site for advice on limiting kids tv, video & computer time
Our next Ladies Night Out is next Tuesday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Panera Bread located at the corner of 44th & Kenowa Ave. in Grandville. Join us for dinner and conversation with your fellow MOPS moms. Even if you were not able to sign up ahead of time, you are welcome to come and join us!
Our next MOPS meeting is Friday, May 9. At this meeting First Church Pastor Christopher Wolf will be sharing about his recent trip to Africa and MOPS moms will have the opportunity to participate in a unique event—a BeadforLife BeadParty. At the meeting we will feature beautiful beaded jewelry made of recycled paper by refugees from Northern Uganda’s brutal war and HIV+ mothers. You will have a chance to buy the jewelry, listen to music from Uganda, and watch a short DVD about BeadforLife. This is a great way to have fun and do something to improve the world. To learn more about BeadforLife, visit www.beadforlife.org
In honor of Mother’s Day, First Church is collecting items for the “Baby Pantry” at South Grandville Christian Reformed Church. You are invited to participate by bring baby items to donate to our May 9 meeting. Some suggestions are: diapers, wipes, bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers, baby shampoo & lotion, and new or gently used toys, clothes, or books.
“MOPPORTUNITY”
We need 2 moms willing to watch the children of the steering team in the church nursery during our planning meeting on Wednesday, May 14, from 9:15-11:15 a.m. Your children are welcome, so think of it as a playdate with an additional purpose. Let Becky Dykhuis (531-1343) know asap if you’re available to help.
Please note: If you are planning to attend our Friday, May 23 meeting and you need to bring your school age children because they don’t have school, please sign up at the food table at our next meeting. We will provide an activity for your older children during the May 23 meeting, but would like to know how many to plan for.
Thank you to all our MOPS moms for your generous donations at each meeting. We appreciate your support as it helps us stay on budget and enables us to provide quality speakers, delicious food, and crafts & snack for your children each meeting!
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