When:
May 3, 2023 @ 9:30 am – 11:15 am
2023-05-03T09:30:00-04:00
2023-05-03T11:15:00-04:00
Where:
Room 132
620 Romeo St. Rochester
MI 48307

HUGS Mothers Group

Wednesdays, 9:30 – 11:15 a.m. in Room 132

Stay tuned for other social opportunities outside of our regular meeting time!  Our most up to date info for the month will be in our emails and our private FB page.  Please reach out to Sue Evans (suecamevans@yahoo.com) or Steph Walker (stephaniewalker.288@gmail.com) if you’d like to be added.  We are happy to report that we have resumed offering free childcare!  There is a Sign Up Genius link that we can provide you that can be used for the remainder of the year.  Please note, you need to sign up for childcare by the preceding Sunday at midnight so we can make sure we have our wonderful caregivers!

Please note:  If the Rochester Schools are closed for weather-related reasons, HUGS is cancelled as well.

April 5 March Madness … In April ?!?–   Spring Break intervened, so we’re narrowing down our Bible Verses to see which one is the ultimate victor.  In case you didn’t join us in March, we created a bracket of Biblical passages vying for the top spot in the HUGS’ contest and the promise of guiding our studies for next year!  Come and find out what exciting things are in the horizon for us as we narrow the field.

April 12 Beat the Winter Blues with… Bluey?!? NOTE:  Change of location:  LOUNGE (across from the Sunday preschool classroom in the Education Wing)– Snow days interrupted our study of the sage parenting wisdom we can glean from Bluey.  Please join us in the Lounge to watch another episode of Bluey and continue our conversation.

April 19 Crafting & Conversation – Although our crafting gurus did not have a description at the Evangel printing deadline, we promise it will be easy enough for anyone to attempt!  Bring sharpies or colored pencils if you have them and we’ll surprise you.  We’ll also plan on making cards for the home-bound to spread a bit of love to St. Paul’s members.

Wednesday LUNCH BUNCH on 4/19: 11:30-1:00.  Today’s the day we extend our fellowship through lunch time!  Bring an ingredient to include in a salad and linger with your HUGS friends a bit longer.  We always have extra, so come even if you did not sign up!  For the toddler/preschool set, feel free to bring your little guys in with us as we enjoy conversation and lunch. For our friends who work locally:  This is a great event to slip out for lunch and get some fellowship time with friends before dashing back to work!

April 26 Navigating Social Media:  We know there are advantages as well as dangers when combining social media and kiddos.  What’s the appropriate age?  What should we allow?  How often should we monitor their activities?  These are a few of the questions we’ll tackle as we start our conversation about social media.

THURSDAY 27 GIRLS NIGHT OUT (GNO) in downtown Rochester 6:30 -?We’re hoping there won’t be April showers to spoil our fun!  Let’s meet in the Rochester Hills Library’s south parking lot (the lot across from Sunrise off University) and see where our feet take us.  Once we’ve had our fill of shops, we’ll cap off the night with either dessert or coffee….

May HUGS Meetings: We’ll continue to meet on Wednesday mornings from 9:30-11:15 am. in Room 132.  We’re in the process of setting up a summer walking/playground and Mom’s night out schedule, so stay tuned for info on some summer fun.  Our most up to date info for the month will be in our emails and our private FB page.  Please reach out to Sue Evans (suecamevans@yahoo.com) or Steph Walker (stephaniewalker.288@gmail.com) if you’d like to be added.  We are happy to report that we have resumed offering free childcare!  There is a Sign Up Genius link that we can provide you that can be used for the remainder of the year.  Please note, you need to sign up for childcare by the preceding Sunday at midnight so we can make sure we have our wonderful caregivers!

May 3  Ruminations with Rev. Elbert Dulworth:  Please join us for a special presentation from Rev. Elbert.  Stay afterwards for an afterglow of sorts with Lunch Bunch.

Wednesday LUNCH BUNCH on 5/3: 11:30-1:00.  Feel free to bring an ingredient to include in a salad and extend our fellowship through lunch.  We always have extra, so come even if you forget your ingredient!  For the toddler/preschool set, feel free to bring your little guys in with us as we linger over conversation and lunch. For our friends who work locally:  This is a great event to slip out for lunch and get some fellowship time with friends before dashing back to work!

May 10 Rummage Sale! Come help us sort and organize during our normal HUGS meeting time! As an added bonus to our helpers, do a little pre-shopping as well! Feel free to come as early as 9am or stay for lunch. If you’d like to help out at other times this week, they’d appreciate the extra hands.   Childcare is available both Wednesday AND Friday if anyone is free to provide extra hands on Friday.  Questions?  Contact Kathy Lutey at drlutey2@wowway.com.

May 17  Coffee & Conversation Let’s map out our thoughts for a summer of fun and maybe even think about fall(!)  Feel free to bring a snack to share – we’ll have the coffee ready!

May 24  Final End of Year Celebration:  NOTE: Time & Location change 11:45-1:15 in the Parlor.  All year we have been focusing on ways God, working through us,  provides strength in all our endeavors .  So let’s celebrate the new view!  Join us for great conversation and food as we celebrate spring and catch up with friends.  Bring a dish to pass if you can – a formal evite will be sent closer to the event.

May 31  Happiness Is… A Walk in the Park:  NOTE: Time & Location change 10 am – 11 am at the Rochester Municipal Park.  (park in the lot by the Police Station side of the park).  Off campus.  Let’s start the “summer HUGS season” with a nice morning stroll while the kiddos are still in school.

Stay tuned to your emails and FB for summer GNO and kids’ activities!  Email Sue or Steph if you’d like to be added to our email list.