may 2014
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M O T H E R S O F P R E S C H O O L E R S First Presbyterian Church // Edmond, Oklahoma
WHAT MOPS MEANS TO ME
BY KATIE MOORE, MOPS EDMOND-FPC COORDINATOR 2013-2014
This month marks my 4th completed year of MOPs at First Presbyterian Church. That’s roughly 60 meetings sitting around these tables, eating breakfast together, swapping stories, and comparing notes. Which is why I think it’s funny that I still struggle to answer the question: What is MOPs?
It hit me at the last meeting when I got choked up (again) praying for the meeting before it started. The thing is, I always lose it whenever I open my mouth to pray out loud for the first time at each meeting. All the hustle of the week, the emotion I’ve choked back, the burdens I’ve carried, and plates I’ve kept spinning, they catch up with me in that moment of vulnerability. The dam breaks and the pretense is gone: I’m worn out and I need space to slow down and be. To just be.
Thank God for MOPs. Where else do you get to drop off the littles, eat breakfast, and talk with other moms for two hours about the magical moments of mothering or the day that week that you threatened to leave your darling children at Lowe’s? (Hypothetically.) Most of the time I’m dropping my kids off, it’s so I can speed off to cram in as many kid-free errands as possible before I hurry back in time to pick them up. But MOPs is different. It’s not about checking off my to do list. It’s about slowing down to feed my body and soul. That’s what MOPs is to me. I wonder: What is MOPs to you?
IF : GATHERING
Summer Bible Study
Tuesday // 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Did you miss IF:Gathering when it was live or want to relive it? A replay of the IF Gathering will be on Tuesday nights at First Presbyterian Church beginning June 3 from 6:30 to 8 pm. Listen to women including Christine Caine, Ann Voskamp, Jen Hatmaker, Rebekah Lyons, Jennie Allen and others share about calling and what it means to follow Jesus. Learn more about IF at http:// ifgathering.com. There will also be plenty of time for discussion. Childcare is available by reservation. E-mail Katie at katie.moore@me.com for more information.
Wednesday in June & July // 9:30 - 11 a.m. Looking for a Bible study with other women this summer? Come join a study of Beth Moore’s Daniel: Lives of Integrity, Words of Prophecy on Wednesday mornings in the months of June and July from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Child care is available by reservation. E-mail Danielle at danielle.herndon@yahoo.com for more information.
2014 Summer Sports Camp June 9-13 // 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The camp is for ages 4-12 (or completed 5th grade) and offers professional training in Basketball, Football, Cheer, Soccer and Team 45 (a special program for 4-5 yr. olds). Registration information can be found at http://www. fpcedmond.org/uw-sports-camp or call 341-3602 ext. 267. Cost is $60 per child.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFO
First, fill out the online registration form, so that we have all of your current information. Please include your children that will need MOPS childcare. http://mopsedmondfpc.blogspot.com/p/join-mops.html Second, pay your $21.95 registration fee to MOPS International. There is a drop down menu for Membership Type and you will select (MOPS International Membership - Non Group) https://www.mops.org/ myaccount/membership.php
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