2011-2012

Pantano Christian Church

MomSense: Bold Loving Sensible

Equips moms to embrace their mothering instincts and develop their own parenting style while navigating through the myriad of daily mom decisions.

Developing a mothering strategy is somewhat like playing a game and this years theme is appropriately game related. Have fun being a mom! Playing games involves being bold and taking risks, loving those in the game with us and being sensible while figuring out what works and what doesnt. Just as in real-life, sometimes in games, unexpected, chance events occur, abruptly changing our paths. We must regroup and determine our next steps. Teaming together with other moms is a great strategy. Combining her mom intuition and her common sense helps a woman discover her own unique MomSense.

(Mom Intuition + Common Sense = MomSense)

Meeting Topics
September 6th GAME DAY! MomSense, Get to know you group. CRAFT September 20th SOLITAIRE- No mom alone! How to build support groups October 4th BATTLE SHIP- Battle of the sexes th October 18 LIFE- Dads Edition. Mens Panel. TRUNK OR TREAT st November 1 CLUE- Whats your identity? th November 15 HUNGRY HUNGRY KIDDOS- Cooking show and family traditions OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD th December 6 GUESS WHO?- Gospel Message. CRAFT th January 10 STRATIGO- Developing your parenting style th January 24 JR. LIFE- Youths Edition- Adult Kids Panel. GAME & BOOK SWAP th February 7 WOULD YOU RATHER-Breakout Sessions! st February 21 SORRY- Dealing with offence, perceptions, and keeping score. CRAFT th March 6 SURVIVOR- Tea and Testimony th March 20 MOMOPOLY- Finances, couponing, and budgeting. rd April 3 TWISTER- Health and Fitness. CLOTHING EXCHANGE th April 17 CRANIUM- How to engage your child, developmental stages. CRAFT st May 1 GIRL TALK- Spa Day

General Meeting Schedule

9:00-9:30 9:30-10:00 10:00-10:40 10:40-11:10 11:10-11:30 11:30 MOPPETS Check-in, Potluck Breakfast ,Mingling Announcements, Door Prizes, Game Play! Speaker Discussion Group Time Craft activity or Outreach event MOPPETS pick-up!

*Remember to pick up your kids promptly! Children get anxious as they see other children being picked up. We want them to leave MOPPETS with a smile!

The Hospitality Team will again shower our moms with gifts and refreshments this year. Make sure to grab a raffle ticket when you check in so you dont miss out on some neat door prizes or MOPS accessories. Do you have items at home you need to get rid of? Unload them on the Free to a Good Home table and let other moms discover a new treasure, or stop there to see if you can find one yourself!

Hospitality

MOPPETS is our FREE childcare program. It is provide to all of our moms for free through the proceeds of MOPS fundraising events. We want to give you a chance to have uninterrupted girl time while your child(ren) is being safely cared for. Our MOPPETS Coordinator works diligently through out the year to secure workers (paid or volunteer) for all the rooms. You can be sure your kid(s) will have a fun and educational time while they are in MOPPETS. Our curriculum this year will teach valuable bible lessons with the help of short clips from VeggieTales!

MOPPETS

Player Profiles:
The Outreach Team has lot of fun events planned this year. To connect more moms outside of our MOPS meetings we are utilizing Meetup.com. Look for PCC MOPS Moms to join and see what meet up opportunities are already on the calendar or plan one of your own! Also, dont forget to save clothes, games, books, and toys to bring to the exchanges this year! Look forward to serving our community and world through programs such as Operation Christmas Child and the Infant Bereavement Program.

Outreach

Do you have a creative side? Our Craft Team has four (one each quarter) exiting and useful crafts planned this year! Consider using a few of these crafts as gifts to give at Christmas or Fathers Day.

Crafts

There are two different membership fees. The first is to MOPS International ($24) and as a member of MOPS International; they will encourage, equip and develop you to be a great mom. Look for their weekly Mom-E-mail along with a quarterly magazine and other goodies, including a reusable bag! The other fee is for our Pantano MOPS group ($5/meeting) which will cover operating expenses such as decorations, supplies, and leadership training. Scholarships (partial or full) are available for moms who would not be able to attend MOPS because of financial restraints.

Finance

DGLs
(Discussion Group Leaders) A key aspect of MOPS meeting is the time to discuss, in small groups, the topic covered by the speaker. Our DGLs will facilitate your discussion and offer opportunities to get to know one another through icebreakers and play-dates. Discussion group assignments are chosen randomly, we believe you will be placed exactly where you need to be!

Care
Sometimes life gets rough and we need people to come alongside us with support and encouragement. If you are in a rough spot and would like prayer, our Care Team is here for you. Are you expecting a new addition to your family this year? We will set up a meal train for those first few weeks at home with baby. Make sure to let your DGL know when youre in labor!

We are a breastfeeding friendly group Many of our MOPS members help to supplement their family income through home businesses. To protect the privacy of our MOPS moms and to maintain an atmosphere focused on our common bond of mothering we ask that you do not use MOPS meetings or contact info lists (ie-email lists) to promote your business. We wholeheartedly support your goals, but respectfully ask you to conduct your business dealings outside of MOPS. Thank you! Please refrain from having conversations while the guest speaker is talking. Our speakers are volunteering their time and resources to impart valuable lessons to us and we want them to know our group cares about what they have to share!

Better Moms Make a Better World

We look forward to an exciting year of learning together, how to be better moms! Pantano MOPS Leadership