Happy January MOPS leaders!
Gotta love snow days...
Not only for the opportunity to get a day off of work or school...
but the cancellations often lead to a day off of regular life!
For the beautiful photo opportunities and memory-making activities...
shoveling, sledding, snowmen, baking and warm fireplaces to name a few.
Even though the Blizzard of 2016 will eventually result in parking headaches and slippery pathways for longer than we'd prefer...
for now let's ENJOY our hubbies, kiddos and warm homes for these truly are the best
years of our mommy-lives <3!
<3 Your MOPS Coach,
COMMUNITY 24F News & Updates:
- Coach - Coordinator Connect Call: Let's get together and chat MOPS/MOMSnext from the comfort of our homes! Make yourself a cup of coffee or tea, pick-up your phone, and dial-in...SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, February 25th, 2016 @ 1:30 - 2:30 pm / TOPIC: "Finishing/Transitioning Well" / Conference CALL# & code to follow via email.
- SAVE THE DATE...LIVE Leadership Training Event: It's almost time for our annual spring Leadership Training Event! This year we're bringing you: "Come Alive" (http://www.mops.org/come-alive-2016)!! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 16th, 2016 at Victory Bible Church in Hammonton, NJ. Stay tuned for more info and invite...
- MOMSnext: We have two MOMSnext groups in our Community (see the list on the left)! In case you do not know much about MOMSnext, it is the branch of the ministry of MOPS International that extends support to moms with school-age children. Due to increased commitments of moms at this stage, these groups meet in varied settings - morning, lunchtime, or evening - but cover issues like internet safety, navigating through adolescence, and peri/menopause...to name a few. If you know a mom at this stage of motherhood, see if one our MOMSnext groups are available to her. If you're getting ready to graduate from your MOPS group, consider starting a MOMSnext group at your church! We, moms, always need encouragement and support through every stage of motherhood :-).
MOPS International News & Updates:
- HALF-Year Promotion: Thinking about starting a new MOPS/MOMSnext group? Now is the time to do it! Charter a new group in January and receive 50% off - coupon code# FB2016. Offer ends at midnight on January 31, 2016: http://www.mops.org/mvs/latest-mops-promos-and-specials.
- DON'T FORGET to register your moms: NEW this year is a self-registration option for your moms that you can initiate from your home computer! To access this, go to your dashboard, pull-down your moms' list, then have mops.org email a registration link to the mom(s) you choose. She will be able to complete her registration from her phone during your MOPS meeting or from her computer at home. Here are videos to help you through the process: http://www.mops.org/registermoms.
- Partnership w/ a Global MOPS group: Perhaps you'd like to help launch a group through a missionary contact at your church. Or maybe you'd like to set aside a percentage of the proceeds from your fundraising for global MOPS...Or maybe you'd like to help with training and encouraging leaders of a global MOPS group. Go to http://www.mops.org/global-
partner-ideas for more church partnership ideas!
- NEW Items at the MOPS Store: Here are our two new "A Fierce Flourishing" accessories available to you... Use these links to get a few as gifts for your Leadership Team or prizes for the moms at your MOPS meetings: MOPS Triangle Bracelet and Drawstring Jute Bag.
Prayer Requests:
- New MOPS Groups: It looks like we may have about 2 more new groups starting in our Area 24F this year - exciting!! Every new MOPS group represents moms and families who are being reached with resources to support a woman through her motherhood journey, including a relationship with Christ. If you know of another MOPS group near yours, please consider establishing a sister-like relationship to serve the moms in your community...even better! For more information and ideas...please ask me :-).
