Gravity: The Things that Pulls Us

I hope each of you are looking forward to our time together Tuesday morning. We will be hearing from three very special ladies in our community. The theme is Gravity: The Things that Pulls Us. As moms we are pulled in many ways and by many things. Come, relax, sip on coffee and enjoy the company of other moms and our speakers. Hopefully by the end of our time you will be refreshed and will be better able to handle the ways in which gravity can pull you!

October Outreach: Coats for Kids

Our Community Outreach Project this month is Coats for Kids.
Please bring gently used or new children's coats our October meetings. More details will follow during ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Donations: Elizabeth's Closet

Here is a list of items that are needed by Elizabeth's Closet.

Items listed in red are especially appreciated!

*New bottles with nipples
*Hooded towels
*Receiving blankets
*New or gently used infant clothing, especially preemie & newborn size clothing for girls
*Diapers, newborn or size 1
*New or gently used Boppy pillows (positioning aids often used for breastfeeding)
*Head-molding helmets
*Onesies, size newborn or 0-3 months
*New or like new baby furniture & equipment. Please make sure these items are clean and in good working condition.
*Scrapbooks or scrapbooking supplies
*Gas cards for families who must travel long distances to be with their babies in the NICU
*Grocery gift cards or vouchers
*Restaurant gift cards or coupons
*High back, reclining high chair (great for infants & toddlers with special needs)

Jenn will be collecting our donations at our Tuesday meeting

Yoplait donates to Susan G. Komen for the Cure

During Yoplaits annual drive, for every pink lid you send in by December 31, 2009 Yoplait® will donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, up to $1.5 million. They guarantee a donation of at least $500,000. So grab your friends, coworkers, MOPS group or neighbors and start getting involved today.
Many local grocery stores have boxes you can drop the lids in to save on postage!

MOPS Ladies in Action: Urban Ministries Food Drive

On Saturday some of our MOPS Ladies participated in a food drive for Urban Ministries. We had a great time and collected a lot of food. What a great way to serve unto the Lord and given back to our community.





















(Christy, Ashley, Sherri, Laura, Julia)

(Tanya, Christy, Laura, Julia)

(Janet, Sara, Leslie)

Giving Blood in honor of Matheson Barber Sept 22nd at LCC

In December of 2008, Matt and Holly Barber’s 5 month old son, Matheson, was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia known as Leukemia Cutis. Since that time, Matheson has undergone 5 rounds of chemotherapy at Duke University Children’s Hospital. At this point, he has completed treatment and is back at home adjusting to “normal” life with his family, which includes two older brothers. Matheson responded well to his treatments and we have seen so many prayers answered! We continue to pray that the battle is over for Matheson and that he has already been declared victorious!


Unfortunately, there are many children still fighting cancer. As is typical during chemotherapy treatments, Matheson received numerous blood product transfusions. We have been made acutely aware of the importance of blood drives and donations during our experiences these past months.

In honor of Matheson Barber, and other children facing this disease, Life Community Church and the American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive on September 22nd from 1:30-7:00pm. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please contact Holly Barber at 880-5430 or hollybarber@triad.rr.com. If you are unable to donate blood for any reason, but would still like to help, we are also in need of several volunteers that day to make things run more smoothly. Volunteers would work in 2-3 hour shifts, assisting in several different areas. If you interesting in donating your time instead of blood, please contact Holly!

Playdate at Triad Park

Thursday is our scheduled September playdate. We will be meeting at TRIAD PARK around 10.30am. When you enter the park take a right (after you pass the welcome center)...follow the road until it ends at a playground! There will be several moms and tots that will pack a picnic lunch so please join us for lunch also!!