A Prayer For The New Year

Come, Holy Spirit,
Spirit of the Risen Christ,
Be with us today and always.
Be our Light, our Guide,
And our Comforter.
Be our Strength, our Courage,
And our Sanctifier.

May this new year be a time
Of deep spiritual growth for us,
A time of welcoming
Your graces and gifts,
A time for forgiving freely
And unconditionally,
A time for growing
In virtue and goodness.

Come, Holy Spirit,
Be with us today and always.
Amen.

Local Events for the month of December

Drive through lights, Pictures with Santa and Live reindeer at Thanksgiving Point nightly 6pm - 10pm. Closed on Sundays, Christmas and limited hours Christmas Eve

Breakfast with Santa December 12th and 19th

For more information on the above please visit www.thanksgivingpoint.org

Christmas Concerts at SMCC 7pm Dec.10,11,12 www.smccutah.org

Grand America Hotel

www.grandamerica.com

Angel Tree in support of local families in need is on display for those who would like to take that opportunity to help.

First Annual Grand Gingerbread Village now through December 20th. Complimentary - open to community

Tour the handcrafted gingerbread wonders of our Grand Gingerbread Village on display for silent auction in support of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

First Annual Teddy Bear Town. Now through December 20, 23rd floor suites. Monday-Friday: 3pm - 7pm

Saturday- Sunday: 10am - 6pm Story-time at 11am and 1pm

Complimentary: open to community

Larry H Miller Christmas Carol Sing-along

December 21st 7pm
Energy Solutions Arena.The event is FREE and open to the public. Doors will open at 6 p.m. No tickets are necessary and seating is general admission. Jon Schmidt will make a special guest appearance. 30-piece orchestra with music specially arranged for the concert. Audience members are encouraged to sing, and printed programs with song lyrics will be provided. Each guest who attends the event will receive a FREE hot dog and Coca-Cola soft drink, a FREE Utah Jazz game ticket, a complimentary ticket to a 2010 Salt Lake Bees game, FREE popcorn at any Megaplex Theatre and a buy 1, get 1 free coupon for super go-karts at Miller Motorsports Park. In partnership with UTA, guests can ride TRAX free on Dec. 21 from 5-10 p.m. to and from Energy Solutions Arena. Please visit rideuta.com and print a special ticket valid only on TRAX. Complimentary parking is available in the Park Place parking lot, kitty-corner from the arena (enter on 300 West). For more information on the Sing-Along, please call (801) 325-2000 or visit www.energysolutionsarena.com.

What a Bargain!!!

If you go to uddercovers.com (the name says it all) you can purchase a nursing cover that is regularly priced at $32.00 for free using the code "christmas" all you have to pay is the shipping cost of $8.95. Several of our Moms have these and they seem to work great.

December 10th Meeting

Hi Ladies! I hope this finds you all healthy and happy, and filled with the joy of Jesus this holiday season. I am looking forward to seeing you all this Thursday!

Info for Thursday...

*We will again be participating in a huge White Elephant gift exchange. As many of you remember last year, this was SO fun! Bring something from your home that you do not need anymore, and bring it wrapped.
*Moms Day Out sign-ups will be there! Don't miss this awesome fundraiser! Bring the kids to us to take care of, so you can get some shopping done (or feel free to pamper yourself with a massage or pedicure instead). 3 whole hours! $10 for one child and $15 for 2 or more. The days available will be Tuesday the 15th or Friday the 18th from 9-12.
*Another fundraiser for MOPS...Band Angel band-aids. We will each pick up 10 packs of 30 to purchase ourselves or sell. They are adorable with a meaningful message, and great stocking stuffers. More info will be provided.
*The PRC is in desperate need for baby boy clothes (3-6 months only). If you have some to donate, please bring them Thursday and I will get them to the right person.
*MOPPETS could still use golfish, cheese crackers, Gerber puffs and little plastic cups.

Our Upcoming Fundraiser

On Your Mark Get Set.......Let's Sell!

We are going to be selling Band Angels which are bandages with bible verses on them. They will be $3.50 for a box of 30.

The Band Angels Story:
Tim and Tami West have eight children in a unique blended family – only one of the eight is Tim’s own biological son. In 2003 his son and daughter-in-law had his first grandchild, Riley. In July of 2008 4-year-old Riley was taken to the emergency room where her blood sugar tested at over 600. She was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes, a diagnosis that changed her life and the lives of those who love her. Now a sleep-over at Poppy and Ma’s meant not only bringing her pajamas and toothbrush, but also her glucometer, test strips, alcohol swabs, syringes, and lots of bandages. Tim and Tami, along with Riley’s parents, family and friends pray every day that she will be healed. One evening Riley was on one of those sleep-overs when Tim noticed how many bandages she had on her fingers and arms. He also noticed that it all became routine – swab, test, inject, slap a bandage on. She was always so brave and understood the entire process. It occurred to him how precious it would be to remind her how much he wants her to be healed. He realized how millions of children’s parents hurt when their children hurt – whether it’s from insulin injections or minor cuts and scrapes. How powerful would it be to put healing bible verses and angels right on that wound? And the Band Angels were born.

What an AMAZING Deal!

According to Vicki, "If you go to seehere.com you can make a christmas card and then add 50 to your cart. When checking out use the code freebies4mom-1109 and they are FREE. 100% free. I did mine today and they didn't even charge me shipping. I hope this can help everyone save some money at this time of year".

Thank you Vicki for the wonderful deal and for passing the information on to all of us!

Inspirational Recipe Books

Thank you to Vicki and Tammy and for the wonderful craft and also craft ideas for the kids this past week. It will be so nice to have recipes all in one spot! We will continue to have a recipe at each meeting and would love to have you submit one of your favorites to share! Please feel free to email them to beckykkelly@gmail.com