Wednesday, June 18, 2014

STEP OUT & BE BRAVE!

This summer is a time of transition for North Shore MOPS as a new leadership team prepares to take MOPS into the next year.  The new theme is absolutely perfect for what is happening at North Shore MOPS!  It is about stepping out and being brave & trying new things.  Here is a brief look at the new MOPS theme:
Theme Verse:  Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.  Isaiah 43:18-19   (NIV)
At any given moment in our lives each of us has...
  • Conversations we've been putting off.
  • Reasonable risks we've been avoiding.
  • Goals we want to achieve.
Yet often times the more significant an action feels the easier it is to put it off.  We get distracted from the big decisions by the immediate needs of the day. What all of us seem to have in common is that we need a nudge, a nudge to help us get out of our ruts and routines so that we can begin risking bravely.
At MOPS we believe that you were meant to live deeply and so we have created this year’s theme to inspire you to choose the extraordinary.
Be you, Bravely is designed to help us focus on making the choices that could create the most good in our lives, help us to step into healthy risk and to do it in the context of community where we can cheer one another on.
Sometimes, good people wait patiently for God to intervene when what he is wanting is for us to act bravely and do something. Being a follower of Jesus calls for courage. The journey feels unexpected and unconventional. It requires bravely playing hide and seek in the dark, confronting the fears that scare us and holding the hand of a redeemer-guide who calls us to courageous acts of risk and trust. It means coloring outside of the lines. Dreaming bigger than we ever have before and getting swept up into the plans of a God who leaves us breathless with wonder.
It takes courage to ask brave questions and even more courage to search for the answers. We are so excited to journey alongside you this year as we ask one another what it means to  “Be you, Bravely”.

We joined together as leaders for a MOPS Leaders Retreat at the end of May.  This was a time to transition the leadership to the new leadership team for the upcoming MOPS year.  We enjoyed time together to plan our MOPS year, to learn what it means to be a MOPS leader & to build friendships with one another.  It was a wonderful time doing these things together.  As the new leadership team prepares for the MOPS year, please pray for them.  Pray that God would reach moms in our community through them & North Shore MOPS.  


The summer is full of opportunity to get together with MOPS moms & kids.  We have a weekly play group & enjoy getting together throughout the area parks to play & have fun.  

MOPS will also be at the Waterfront for Kids parade which kicks off the Menominee Waterfront Festival activities.  Watch for us on Thursday, August 7th at 4:00 in the parade or join us and help spread the word about North Shore MOPS!


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