Mt. Ararat MOPS Habitat for Humanity Service Project

Come show us your BRAVE! 

October 11, 2014 - Habitat For Humanity Mt. Ararat MOPS Service Day (Ladies ONLY!) 

Just how BRAVE are you?

Are you BRAVE enough to sling a hammer,  or work a drill, or maybe even landscape?

Are you BRAVE enough to put your skills to the test, or learn new skills?

Are you BRAVE enough to give back to our community?

Are you BRAVE enough to help build a home with Habitat for Humanity?

What a great opportunity to show your BRAVE and do it with a group of supportive women just like yourself! Our mission at Mt. Ararat MOPS is not only to share the love of Jesus Christ with moms by building relationships and supporting one another in a nonjudgmental atmosphere that is fun, uplifting, and encouraging, but to be doers & showers of those words.

Jesus Christ was not only a savior for all our sins, but he was also a carpenter & the son of a carpenter. It was customary in those days for a father to pass on the knowledge & skill of his trade to his son. Today, we as women, especially moms, also pass down a lot of our knowledge & skills to our own children.

Christ calls us to love, care, and do for those who cannot. He also does not place judgement, but paves a way for change.

Scripture also calls us to not only love our neighbors, but that is the second greatest commandment:

Matthew 22:37-39Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 

³⁷ He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.^[a] 38 This is the greatest and most important^[b] command. ³⁹ The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.^[c]

Whether you want to join just to work off some of that pent-up mommy stress, or you have a stirring of a deeper calling, we can’t wait to see you there! What a great day we will have serving through Christ.

We need at least 15 volunteers total (14 now, because I am going!). You can bring a girlfriend, a neighbor who needs a girl’s night, or even your sister... or your mother! It’s a first ever women’s weekend, but men are welcome too..  "No previous experience is necessary, just a willing heart!"


EVERYONE ATTENDING MUST REGISTER & SIGN-UP.

• STEP ONE: Follow the link below to register! Be sure to choose Mt. Ararat MOPS!!
• http://www.volunteerup.com/Login.asp?w=i&o=253
• You do NOT have to click any skills or interests, or you can chose “none” for them all. 

• STEP TWO: Sign Up! 
• There will be a calendar. Look for the date - October 11, 2014 & click on Mt. Ararat MOPS. 
• It will take you to the sign up page - BE SURE TO TYPE IN MT. ARARAT MOPS in the first blank. 
• Select the shift (9:30am-3:30pm)
• The location will be listed on the sign-up page, it will NOT be posted here for any privacy restrictions that may occur. But it is in local here in Stafford. 
• Click Submit at the bottom... and mark your calendar! 
• If you didn’t sign-up right after you registered, when you sign back in the group you will need to find on the list is: Greater Fredericksburg Area. 

It’s a bring your coffee, they provide a 45 minute pizza lunch, and bring your work boots kind of day.  If you have work gloves of your own, feel free to bring them, or they will provide the items necessary. You can even borrow the hubs tool belt, if you like :)

LET’S BE BRAVE & STRONG TOGETHER! 

Dollar Dinner!

Hey Ladies!!! 

$$$   Dollar Dinners start this Friday!!   $$$

  We are so excited to offer you this wonderful opportunity for a cook free evening. Yes, you read that... COOK FREE EVENING! 

Here is how it works:

You come to our Friday MOPS meetings with your ice cream money... err...   I mean your $1.00 bills & buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win a pre-made homemade meal/dinner.

Let’s recap...

• Cook Free evening with a pre-made meal/dinner...
• $1.00 per raffle ticket - OR- $5 for 6 tickets. 

Winner goes home to relax 
& throw her feet up for the evening!!! 

*There may be one meal to raffle or multiple meals depending on availability. 
**Each meeting will bring you a chance to win a cook free evening/dinner.
***Allergies have been taken into account & will be noted, & information made available to all of those who are interested. 

Waiting List

WE ARE CURRENTLY FULL 

& 

CREATING A WAITING LIST! 

 God has truly blessed our small group this year and has shown us there is a true need for fellowship with other moms. If you are interested please, feel free to send a request for the wait list. 

  Our waiting list is created first come first serve. It is based on space availability for MOPPETS (Child Care). If you don’t need a space in MOPPETS (child care) because your children are in preschool, or have other means of being care for during our meeting, we can still find a place for you amongst our MOPS moms. 

  We pray that you are not discouraged from continuing to reach out to other moms, including our moms. We will continually be working hard to create new MOPPETS spaces as our facility allows and you will be the first to know! 

HOPE TO MEET YOU SOON!! 

UPDATE: Please continue to fill out the registration information & forms, and mail them in to secure your spot on the waiting list & to verify we have a way to contact you as soon as availability becomes possible. Thank You!

The Brave Feather

  This year you will see feathers everywhere! Our theme this year is about courage & bravery to step out of our ordinary lives; to love deeper, to live more passionately, to face our fears for a greater purpose.

  Many Native Americans have used the feather to represent bravery for years. A Brave was a very spiritual individual who was a peaceful defender of his/her land & family. A Brave was almost not human because of his/her great deeds. The feather a Brave earned was difficult to earn because it represented the deed itself in which it was earned. Thus a feather isn’t just a symbol of bravery, but of the amazing courage it took to complete the brave deed.

  A feather also comes from the wings of a bird. A bird who can spread those wings & take flight. A feather also represents the freedom of living with courage & bravery; life without reservations, but rather a life with faith.

  So I ask, what better represents bravery and courage than a feather? Who is braver than a mom? Even if your only accomplishment is living in survival mode due to any number of circumstances, YOU DESERVE A FEATHER!





  God has called us all to be more like Christ in our daily lives. To be courageous in our walk of faith. He also promises us protection and strength to endure the calling He has laid upon us,... even motherhood. Being a mom is the greatest blessing we can receive and the most challenging adventure we may ever endure. Today we want you to know, you are brave; you are courageous.

He will cover you with His feathers; 

you will take refuge under His Wings. 

His faithfulness will be a protective shield.  

Psalm 91:4 - Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

YOU DESERVE A FEATHER!

Come Visit us (MOPS) at:

 Mt. Ararat Baptist Church

1112 Garrisonville Road

Stafford, VA 22556

2nd & 4th Fridays of each month (September - May)

9:30AM - 11:30AM