Renew 2013 Kickoff

Renew is back!! Today was our kick off meeting for the Renew 2013 fall semester and what a great meeting it was. It was great to see old familiar faces and catch up, as well as seeing new faces and making new friends.

"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." - Philippians 4:8

Meeting Highlights

Meet our Steering team:

Karyn Hatch- Coordinator
Katie Blake- Co-Coordinator
Heidi Hydeman - Finance
Anna Beth Marintzer- Hospitality
Katie Simmons- Hospitality
Leah Ashworth- Crafts
Carla Smith- Publicity
Alicia Bottorff- DGL Leader
Leah DeWerff- Childcare Recruitment
Marti Karlin- Attendance
Sarah Reynolds- Renew for Kids Curriculum
Karen Offill- Lead Mentor Mom

Please let any of these ladies know if there is anything you need or questions you may have. They are so excited about Renew 2013 and serving our fabulous group of moms!

This morning Karyn shared an awesome poem by Jen Hatmaker, A (fairly lame) Ode to Mothers, taken from her devotional book Out of the Spin Cycle. Jen is a great christian author, mom, motivator, and wife. If you would like to find out more about Jen and her devotions check out her blog here: http://jenhatmaker.com/blog.htm . Jen will be coming to KC this month with the Women of Faith Tour!! Should be a great time if you are open the weekend of September 27th and 28th.

Mentor Mom Karen Offill shared a very encouraging mentor minuet with us this morning. She reminded us to not only keep up our old friendships but to make sure we also make new ones. She also shared some special memories of times past with her girls and it sure makes me want to bottle the memories we are making with our kids now, before they are grown. Thank you Karen for the encouragement and wisdom!

Upcoming Events:

October 3 is our next Renew meeting. We will have a picnic after the meeting at Ad Astra Park- be sure to pack a lunch and be ready for some fun.

October 17 Operation Christmas Child.  More info will be shared as we get closer to collecting boxes.

November 21 is Bring a Friend Day!! Be sure to bring your friends!

November 16 is Mom Mart. Please contact Katie Blake to register or for more info.

Here are a few pics from the meeting today:

We are so glad you were able to join us today if you were at the meeting and if not, we missed you and hope to see you October 3!