MOPS at First Church

52 Things

tami — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:51:09 +0000

It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day business of life, often forgetting what is most important–friends and family. That’s why at this meeting we did a craft called “52 Things”. We each selected one person to write about and then took a deck of cards and wrote down one thing on each of the cards in the deck. We then took the deck home and gifted it to that person. It works great as a gift from kids to a parent or grandparent or from you to a kid. If you missed the meeting, don’t worry we have extra decks of cards. Just let us know and we will get them to you at the next meeting.

Sample

Here is the link to the announcements. Enjoy! Announcements From Jan. 20th

Announcements from the Dec. 16th Meeting

tami — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:17:34 +0000

Click on the following link to view the announcements from the Dec. 16th meeting. Mops announcements Dec16, 2011

Hope you had a great Christmas. Looking forward to seeing you back at MOPS on January 6th.

Not Quite what I had Planned for the Evening

tami — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:11:33 +0000

As I sit here writing this I’m thinking back to Suzanne’s last mentor moment. She was woken up in the middle of the night to write hers. At least it’s only 11:34pm. So I’m grateful.

I didn’t plan on writing this. I had hoped to be sleeping by now dreaming of the delicious sugar cookies I made the other day and can’t stop eating.

It’s just me, the kid and the hound this evening. I had just turned off the light and snuggled under the covers when I heard this internal voice that said, “I want to show you something. Read the Bible”. I thought to myself, “hmmm, that was weird” but I listened and flicked the lights back on. As I grabbed my Bible I thought “OK God, if that was you then you’ll have me open to the page that I’m supposed to read”. I pick a page with my fingers before my eyes could see what I had selected. I open the book and found that I had turned to Job, chapter 2 which is entitled “Satan Attacks Job’s Health”.

For those of you who don’t know, I’ve had plenty of medical problems this year. In the last month I had appendicitis, 2 ovarian cysts, two allergic reactions to the cat scan dye, some muscular complications from the gas they used to perform the surgery and I will probably be on my 3rd round of antibiotics as of tomorrow to try and get rid of a bad bladder infection. That is in addition to twisting my ankle while going down some steps this week. Earlier in the year I had a nasty concussion followed by a wretched case of vertigo. Oh, and on another occasion I took a trip to the ER to fix my hand I had accidentally cut with a knife. My one friend calls me a “medical disaster”. Another is threatening to cocoon me in bubble wrap so I can stop injuring myself. Prior to this year I’d been as healthy as a horse. That’s the term they use right?

So as you can imagine I’ve been kind of cranky lately. I’ve been very tired and irritated that I haven’t had the energy to participate in all the holiday festivities. However, after reading this passage I keep thinking about this quote from verse 10, “Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?”

What adversity are you struggling with right now? Is it the holiday stress of dealing with the in-laws? Is it financial? Are you worried about how to make ends meet each month? Are you contemplating or in the process of moving? Or do you too have health struggles for you or your family? Or do you feel like you are at your wits end dealing with ____.

Whatever adversity you are encountering right now, please know that there is a caring group of women here to support you. Whether it be just lending an ear or something a little more involved, please don’t hesitate to contact your table leader to let them know how to pray for you or how to assist you during a turbulent time. One of the MOPS quotes I think from a previous year was “no mother should mother alone”. That is why we are here. If you are struggling, please let someone know.

And for those of you who have already expressed concern about upcoming holiday time events, know that you have a solid group of women praying for your self-confidence, patience and peace.

Dec. 2nd Announcements

tami — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:26:57 +0000

I know I’m a bit behind on posting the announcements from the last meeting so here are a few of the highlights.

Sunday, Dec. 18 @ 9:30am Come! Celebrate Christmas! Musical

Sat. Dec. 24 7:00pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. Nursery provided.

Sunday, December 25th 9:30am Christmas! Nursery provided

Make a special video message to your kids or a special someone from Santa. Free! http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/home

Norad Santa Tracker: http://www.noradsanta.org

The handprint ornaments were copyrighted so I can not publish them. You can go to http://pinterest.com/theethuis/ornament-y-fun/ for similar recipes.

Easy Oreo Truffles http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/easy-oreo-truffles-95085.aspx

November 4th Meeting

tami — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:18:14 +0000

If you missed the last meeting you can click the link for the November 4th announcements.

Don’t forget to bring a copy of your family’s handprints to the next meeting.

Announcements from Oct. 21st

tami — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:17:43 +0000

Here are the Announcements from the Oct. 21st meeting. At our meeting we made a Gratitude journal, had some delicious food and some mom time. If you were absent from the last meeting please contact your table leader.

Also, if you do not wish to have your information in the MOPS photo directory please contact your table leader this week.

Looking forward to seeing you at the next meeting on Nov. 4th.

Announcements from the October 7th Meeting

tami — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:35:35 +0000

Announcements from Oct. 7

Announcements from the 1st Meeting

tami — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:11:06 +0000

Click on the link for the Announcements from the first meeting. The next meeting is October 7th.

MOPS at First Church 2011-12

tami — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:25:30 +0000

Hello ladies,

I’m writing to update you that we have reached the number of registrations that we are able to accept for this year. Some of you may be excited since it means we are doing something right. However, it also means that we are not able to accommodate the needs that are out there. Basically our constraint is volunteers for the MOPPETS rooms. If you know of anyone who would be willing to volunteer for even a few of the meetings please let us know.

We do have a waiting list in case we are able to find more volunteers. If you have not registered for this year and are interested in being added to the wait list please contact katie_mops@hotmail.com.

That said, we do know of a few other local groups who have openings and are recruiting for new moms to join. Last I checked, Chapel Pointe in Hudsonville has openings https://www.facebook.com/ChapelPointeMOPS?sk=info as does Fair Haven Ministries https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fair-Haven-MOPS/218737221509382?sk=info. You may also visit the mops.org website to find a group that is close to where you live.

MOPS 2011-2012 Meeting Schedule

tami — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:27:09 +0000

If you didn’t make it to the last playdate to pick up a magnet listing the meeting schedule, here it is.

All meetings begin at 9:30am.

Do you know of someone who would be willing to volunteer in a Moppets classroom? If so, please contact a member of the steering team or leave a comment.

We are also adding a new position of “volunteer coordinator” to the steering team. Please let us know if you are interested in this new position.