Today was pajama day. Two rounds of Bunco were played. Angela did a Foot Hand Scrub creative activity. Recipe for the foot hand scrub is as follows:
1 c light brown sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
4 Tbsp. olive oil
Mix and keep unused portions in fridge.
If you wish to have the recipes for the appetizers from our Dec. 20th meeting, two of the appetizers can be found in the January newsletter from today's meeting. If you missed today, January newsletters will be available at the next meeting, as well. The other two recipes will be published in the March newsletter. I had copy machine issues at the church- long story- and that is the reason the recipes are split up. Thanks for your patience in this matter.
MOPS Vendor Fair fundraiser is Mar. 28th at First Baptist from 10:00AM-3:00PM. If you run a home-based business or sell craft items, you may rent a full or half table to sell your wares. We will also be having a bake sale. Contact Juliane with questions re: table rental or if you know of someone who would like to rent a table. More details on bake sale in March newsletter or in e-mails to come.
2.05.2009
1.22.2009
Jan. 22 Steering Minutes
Members present: Sherry, Marcy, Marilyn, Angela, Juliane, Jennifer O, Jen O, Jenny C
*Roxanne watched our children in the nursery.
*took steering committee survey; Sherry will review results
*time of prayer
*input regarding recent MOPS meetings: flags in popcorn boxes with d-group names creative; better to hang up nametags than to lay them out on tables- will try new approach
*Feb. 5th meeting: Bunco, hand softener craft, wear pjs, bring a Bunco set if you have one
*d-group leaders are going to contact members to remind them of upcoming events, this is a good opportunity for d-group leaders to keep in touch with their group members
*Moms' Night Out is looking good, three eve. group members and one alumni (alumus?) are joining us so far, plus a few from our group
*Tun O' Fun is Jan. 29th from 9:30-1:00; pizza serving to be staggered
*Feb. 19th meeting: Marriage; speaker is Tina Buri from Cornerstone Women's Ministry; may also discuss "Date Night in a Minivan"
*Sherry is going to do an Applebee's gift card give away (late donation from Silent Auction).
*Mar. 5th meeting: Ramona A. gives her testimony (tentative); may do mini cake craft
*NO MOPS Mar. 19th due to spring break
*Apr. 2nd meeting: Dealing With Grief/Easter message
*Apr. 16th: WOW panel (rescheduled from Jan. 15th)
*Apr. 25th is MOPS leadership summit simulcast in Sioux Falls; consider whether or not you're going to attend
*May 7th meeting: Discussed field trip possibilities: 1. scavenger hunt 2. Women's Resource Center 3. Have Joyce Anderson (school psychologist at Garfield) speak on reading to preschoolers, go to library and listen to children's librarian talk and/or get a tour; most steering members preferred the third option
*Vendor Fair will be Mar. 28th pending church approval; discussed upping table rental to $20 per half table and $40 whole table, depending on our budget; time 10AM-3PM; want to have bake sale, coffee and walking tacos; committee to be set up to help with vendor fair; Sherry may do face painting for kids; may have coloring table for kids; Juliane will do postcards; Jenny will do posters and newspaper ad; some disagreement on whether or not to do walking tacos, committee to present options and steering will vote on this; will run newspaper ad Wed. the 25th
*Herberger's coupon books available for community day sale
*We will not do the Watertown Mall Community Day Fair: hard to get moms to sign up to sit at table, only five charitable organizations participated last year, mall doesn't advertise this event, we got no new moms from this last year, frees up another possible weekend for MOPPET worker apprecation brunch
*Sherry would like us to check out the Kids Link Card Kit on the MOPS (Leaders?) website; possibility of doing this for Moms' Night Out with evening group in a private home; Marilyn is considering hosting at her house
Respectfully submitted.
*Roxanne watched our children in the nursery.
*took steering committee survey; Sherry will review results
*time of prayer
*input regarding recent MOPS meetings: flags in popcorn boxes with d-group names creative; better to hang up nametags than to lay them out on tables- will try new approach
*Feb. 5th meeting: Bunco, hand softener craft, wear pjs, bring a Bunco set if you have one
*d-group leaders are going to contact members to remind them of upcoming events, this is a good opportunity for d-group leaders to keep in touch with their group members
*Moms' Night Out is looking good, three eve. group members and one alumni (alumus?) are joining us so far, plus a few from our group
*Tun O' Fun is Jan. 29th from 9:30-1:00; pizza serving to be staggered
*Feb. 19th meeting: Marriage; speaker is Tina Buri from Cornerstone Women's Ministry; may also discuss "Date Night in a Minivan"
*Sherry is going to do an Applebee's gift card give away (late donation from Silent Auction).
*Mar. 5th meeting: Ramona A. gives her testimony (tentative); may do mini cake craft
*NO MOPS Mar. 19th due to spring break
*Apr. 2nd meeting: Dealing With Grief/Easter message
*Apr. 16th: WOW panel (rescheduled from Jan. 15th)
*Apr. 25th is MOPS leadership summit simulcast in Sioux Falls; consider whether or not you're going to attend
*May 7th meeting: Discussed field trip possibilities: 1. scavenger hunt 2. Women's Resource Center 3. Have Joyce Anderson (school psychologist at Garfield) speak on reading to preschoolers, go to library and listen to children's librarian talk and/or get a tour; most steering members preferred the third option
*Vendor Fair will be Mar. 28th pending church approval; discussed upping table rental to $20 per half table and $40 whole table, depending on our budget; time 10AM-3PM; want to have bake sale, coffee and walking tacos; committee to be set up to help with vendor fair; Sherry may do face painting for kids; may have coloring table for kids; Juliane will do postcards; Jenny will do posters and newspaper ad; some disagreement on whether or not to do walking tacos, committee to present options and steering will vote on this; will run newspaper ad Wed. the 25th
*Herberger's coupon books available for community day sale
*We will not do the Watertown Mall Community Day Fair: hard to get moms to sign up to sit at table, only five charitable organizations participated last year, mall doesn't advertise this event, we got no new moms from this last year, frees up another possible weekend for MOPPET worker apprecation brunch
*Sherry would like us to check out the Kids Link Card Kit on the MOPS (Leaders?) website; possibility of doing this for Moms' Night Out with evening group in a private home; Marilyn is considering hosting at her house
Respectfully submitted.
1.14.2009
No MOPS and other announcements
***NO MOPS TOMORROW (JAN 15TH) DUE TO WTN. SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVING A LATE START***
Other announcements:
*Tun O' Fun is Jan. 29th from 9:30-1:00 for MOPS MOMS ONLY; pizza and admission covered by MOPS
*Moms' Night Out is Jan. 30th from 8:30-11:00 at Applebees; please reply to your e-vite if you have not done so; if you have NOT received an e-vite, please contact Jenny C.
*Herberger's Coupon books are for sale for $5 either at the registration table or by contacting Juliane; sale is Feb. 28th
*Next MOPS meeting is scheduled for Feb.5th. Wear your pjs and come to play Bunco.
*Worker for 2-3 class needed BADLY. Roger is out the rest of the year due to surgery. If we don't find a replacement, we will have to go back to our old system of drawing names and having moms do shifts. Contact Jenny R. if you know of someone who wants to volunteer or be paid.
*January newsletters will be available at the Feb. 5th meeting.
Other announcements:
*Tun O' Fun is Jan. 29th from 9:30-1:00 for MOPS MOMS ONLY; pizza and admission covered by MOPS
*Moms' Night Out is Jan. 30th from 8:30-11:00 at Applebees; please reply to your e-vite if you have not done so; if you have NOT received an e-vite, please contact Jenny C.
*Herberger's Coupon books are for sale for $5 either at the registration table or by contacting Juliane; sale is Feb. 28th
*Next MOPS meeting is scheduled for Feb.5th. Wear your pjs and come to play Bunco.
*Worker for 2-3 class needed BADLY. Roger is out the rest of the year due to surgery. If we don't find a replacement, we will have to go back to our old system of drawing names and having moms do shifts. Contact Jenny R. if you know of someone who wants to volunteer or be paid.
*January newsletters will be available at the Feb. 5th meeting.
12.18.2008
Dec. 18th MOPS meeting
MOPS held its annual Christmas party today. We were divided into our d-groups and rotated among three stations: devotional time with mentor mom, board games and appetizer preparation in the kitchen. Moms made four different appetizers for all moms, mentors and workers. A cookie exchange was also conducted.
Announcements:
*No MOPS Jan. 1st due to the holiday. We will have only one regular meeting in Jan. on the 15th. We will have our W.O.W. (Wiser Older Women) panel on this day.
*MOPS Tun O' Fun Day will be Jan. 29th from 9:30-1:00. MOPS covers pizza and admission. This event is for MOPS members ONLY who have paid membership dues or are on scholarship.
*Childcare workers desperately needed in MOPPETS in the 2-3 year old class. The more references provided, the fewer times we will have to draw names to fill in the gaps. Even if you know of someone who can only help out occasionally, please speak with Jenny R. Position may be volunteer or compensated at $15 per session.
*If you didn't pick up your Dec. newsletter, spare copies will be at the Jan. 15th meeting. Please note the directory information changes in this newsletter.
Have a blessed Christmas.
Announcements:
*No MOPS Jan. 1st due to the holiday. We will have only one regular meeting in Jan. on the 15th. We will have our W.O.W. (Wiser Older Women) panel on this day.
*MOPS Tun O' Fun Day will be Jan. 29th from 9:30-1:00. MOPS covers pizza and admission. This event is for MOPS members ONLY who have paid membership dues or are on scholarship.
*Childcare workers desperately needed in MOPPETS in the 2-3 year old class. The more references provided, the fewer times we will have to draw names to fill in the gaps. Even if you know of someone who can only help out occasionally, please speak with Jenny R. Position may be volunteer or compensated at $15 per session.
*If you didn't pick up your Dec. newsletter, spare copies will be at the Jan. 15th meeting. Please note the directory information changes in this newsletter.
Have a blessed Christmas.
12.04.2008
Dec. 4th Speaker Summary
Teresa Carlson spoke on Christmas traditions. We'd like to thank her for her talk. Listed below are some of the things she shared.
on traditions themselves:
*most of us have Christmas traditions, whether we realize it or not (i.e. when to open gifts, when to eat dinner, where we travel in the car)
*instill traditions at a young age to make them stick
*don't give your kids everything they want for Christmas, make due when you need to
examples of traditions:
*leave gifts from Santa unwrapped
*fill Christmas sacks with goodies and peanuts
*ask family members what their favorite baked item is and bake those items
*make homemade gifts: baked goods and jars with layers (soup and cookie mixes), coupon books for hugs, chores, etc.
*bake a birthday cake for Jesus
*give charitable donations
*if you have a really big family, go in together on hiring a Santa and take pics; save pics and compare them from year to year to see how your family has changed
*attend Christmas church services
*decorate with Christmas music playing in background
*names on stockings
*blast Christmas music on December mornings to wake up kids
*serve eggnog in special glasses
*put mini Christmas trees in kids' rooms and let them decorate with own decorations; photograph decorated trees and show in later years
*read Christmas themed books about candy canes and gingerbread and make/eat these items
*keep cup of candy canes out for visitors
*videotape kids' Christmas programs and play movies when kids are older
*take a name off the angel tree at the mall and buy a gift for someone less fortunate
*carol at a nursing home
*read Christmas story from Bible or from an age-appropriate Bible story book
*go to a movie with your older kids
*set up nativity scene minus Jesus; hide Jesus and have child who finds Jesus put Him in manger
*Marilyn mentioned that Dec. 6th is St. Nick's Day; set out kids' shoes and put candy or ornaments in them
*delve into the legends of the candy cane, stars on top of trees, bells
*do an advent calendar and/or light candles on advent wreath
*hang ornaments in memory of a loved one who has passed away; as you hang the ornament, share stories about that person
*C.O.W. Project (Change Our World): in lieu of gifts for adults, do a charitable project and share what you did as you gather with your family during the time you'd normally exchange gifts; examples of projects would be: pay for the person behind you in line at a business, give Christmas gifts to military families, give someone a ride, fill a baby bathtub with baby stuff and drop it off at hospital OB ward, invite a struggling family to your home and serve them a fancy dinner
on traditions themselves:
*most of us have Christmas traditions, whether we realize it or not (i.e. when to open gifts, when to eat dinner, where we travel in the car)
*instill traditions at a young age to make them stick
*don't give your kids everything they want for Christmas, make due when you need to
examples of traditions:
*leave gifts from Santa unwrapped
*fill Christmas sacks with goodies and peanuts
*ask family members what their favorite baked item is and bake those items
*make homemade gifts: baked goods and jars with layers (soup and cookie mixes), coupon books for hugs, chores, etc.
*bake a birthday cake for Jesus
*give charitable donations
*if you have a really big family, go in together on hiring a Santa and take pics; save pics and compare them from year to year to see how your family has changed
*attend Christmas church services
*decorate with Christmas music playing in background
*names on stockings
*blast Christmas music on December mornings to wake up kids
*serve eggnog in special glasses
*put mini Christmas trees in kids' rooms and let them decorate with own decorations; photograph decorated trees and show in later years
*read Christmas themed books about candy canes and gingerbread and make/eat these items
*keep cup of candy canes out for visitors
*videotape kids' Christmas programs and play movies when kids are older
*take a name off the angel tree at the mall and buy a gift for someone less fortunate
*carol at a nursing home
*read Christmas story from Bible or from an age-appropriate Bible story book
*go to a movie with your older kids
*set up nativity scene minus Jesus; hide Jesus and have child who finds Jesus put Him in manger
*Marilyn mentioned that Dec. 6th is St. Nick's Day; set out kids' shoes and put candy or ornaments in them
*delve into the legends of the candy cane, stars on top of trees, bells
*do an advent calendar and/or light candles on advent wreath
*hang ornaments in memory of a loved one who has passed away; as you hang the ornament, share stories about that person
*C.O.W. Project (Change Our World): in lieu of gifts for adults, do a charitable project and share what you did as you gather with your family during the time you'd normally exchange gifts; examples of projects would be: pay for the person behind you in line at a business, give Christmas gifts to military families, give someone a ride, fill a baby bathtub with baby stuff and drop it off at hospital OB ward, invite a struggling family to your home and serve them a fancy dinner
Dec. 4th MOPS meeting
Announcements:
*MOPS Tun O'Fun Day will be held the morning of Jan. 29th. MOPS pays for admission and pizza for MOPS MEMBERS ONLY. Tun O' Fun is not open to the public during this event. More details in the Jan. newsletter.
*Seeking mature Christian women to sit on the W.O.W. panel for the Jan. 15th meeting. Contact Sherry.
*Thanks to Juliane and all moms who provided donations and purchased items at the silent auction. $677 was raised (a record).
*If you requested a change in the directory, changes have been published in the Dec. newsletter. Leftover copies will be available at the next meeting. I don't want to publish the items on here for security reasons.
*MOPS will be having a meeting on Dec. 18th. All moms are to bring a snack to share. Contact your d-group leader to see whether you should bring something sweet, salty or a beverage. ALSO, an optional cookie exchange will be held. Bring 1/2 dozen wrapped cookies. If you want to exchange more than a 1/2 dozen, this is fine. Just keep items in sets of six. You can exchange the amount you bring. Questions, contact Jill S.
Hope I got that right. :)
*MOPS will only have one regular meeting in Jan.due to the first being New Year's Day. Our Jan. meeting will be held on the 15th.
Meeting:
*A potential new mentor mom was visiting today.
*Sherry had a package opening game for us to play.
*Teresa spoke on Christmas traditions. Details on this in a later post.
*D-groups discussed Christmas traditions and what to bring for the Christmas party.
*MOPS Tun O'Fun Day will be held the morning of Jan. 29th. MOPS pays for admission and pizza for MOPS MEMBERS ONLY. Tun O' Fun is not open to the public during this event. More details in the Jan. newsletter.
*Seeking mature Christian women to sit on the W.O.W. panel for the Jan. 15th meeting. Contact Sherry.
*Thanks to Juliane and all moms who provided donations and purchased items at the silent auction. $677 was raised (a record).
*If you requested a change in the directory, changes have been published in the Dec. newsletter. Leftover copies will be available at the next meeting. I don't want to publish the items on here for security reasons.
*MOPS will be having a meeting on Dec. 18th. All moms are to bring a snack to share. Contact your d-group leader to see whether you should bring something sweet, salty or a beverage. ALSO, an optional cookie exchange will be held. Bring 1/2 dozen wrapped cookies. If you want to exchange more than a 1/2 dozen, this is fine. Just keep items in sets of six. You can exchange the amount you bring. Questions, contact Jill S.
Hope I got that right. :)
*MOPS will only have one regular meeting in Jan.due to the first being New Year's Day. Our Jan. meeting will be held on the 15th.
Meeting:
*A potential new mentor mom was visiting today.
*Sherry had a package opening game for us to play.
*Teresa spoke on Christmas traditions. Details on this in a later post.
*D-groups discussed Christmas traditions and what to bring for the Christmas party.
11.06.2008
Nov. 6th MOPS Meeting Summary
Announcements:
*There is still time to buy Herberger's Community Day Sale books. The sale is Nov. 15th.
*Operation Christmas Child boxes were due today. If you are still working on a box, you may take it to Cornerstone Church prior to Nov. 16th.
*The next meeting (Nov. 20th) is our silent auction. Non-MOPS friends/family are invited to attend. Please contact Juliane if you have an "in" with a local business. Business donations are greatly appreciated for the auction.
*From now on, extra directories, newsletters from the most recent meeting, and MOPS business cards (to hand out to potential MOPS moms) will be available at the head of the brunch line at each meeting.
*Next meeting is Nov. 20th. Bumper Car Beauties are on for brunch.
Meeting Summary:
*two new moms were introduced at brunch
*Michelle G. of M.G. Photography in Clear Lake gave an informative presentation on how to photograph using the features on your digital camera. A more detailed summary will be published in the Dec. newsletter.
*Angela showed us how to make a photobook craft.
*There is still time to buy Herberger's Community Day Sale books. The sale is Nov. 15th.
*Operation Christmas Child boxes were due today. If you are still working on a box, you may take it to Cornerstone Church prior to Nov. 16th.
*The next meeting (Nov. 20th) is our silent auction. Non-MOPS friends/family are invited to attend. Please contact Juliane if you have an "in" with a local business. Business donations are greatly appreciated for the auction.
*From now on, extra directories, newsletters from the most recent meeting, and MOPS business cards (to hand out to potential MOPS moms) will be available at the head of the brunch line at each meeting.
*Next meeting is Nov. 20th. Bumper Car Beauties are on for brunch.
Meeting Summary:
*two new moms were introduced at brunch
*Michelle G. of M.G. Photography in Clear Lake gave an informative presentation on how to photograph using the features on your digital camera. A more detailed summary will be published in the Dec. newsletter.
*Angela showed us how to make a photobook craft.
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