October 2nd Meeting

This morning mentor mom Janna opened with a devo on Hebrews 11, the "Faith" chapter, Kristen Haberman spoke to us about wills and estate planning, and then we started on a fall craft making welcome signs for our house which we will finish up next week.

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October MOPS Newsletter

October Events

Owatonna Fire Department Chili/Wild Rice Soup Feed- Owatonna Fire Department, Sunday 10/7 4-7 $6 Advance, $8 at door 5 and under free, benefits Firefighter Releif Association

2012 Area Halloween Events listed in order of start time by date

October 12th
*Thorncrest (Dundas) by Candle-lite (band, hayride, bonfire - $4 admission), pumpkins for sale & gift shops open http://www.thorncrestfarm.com/about.html
October 12-13 & 19-20
*Farmamerica Haunted Corn Maze & Mill, admission charged
October 13th
Fall Festival & Chili Contest (Frbo), 10a-3p
Thursday, October 25th
* OPL & ECFE Pumpkin Party Family Fun Night, 6:30-7:30pm, FREE
Saturday, October 27th
* Northfield YMCA - Annual 5K (9am), Kids 1/2 mile (9:45) and Kids Obstacle Course (10am) race The kids obstacle race& Kids 1/2 mile is FREE and all kids will get a pumpkin.
* Farmamerica All Hallow's Eve TOTing, 12-4pm, $4/person, 2 & under are FREE
* Cornerstone Church, Harvest Fest, 2-5pm, FREE
* RBNC Bats, Bones & Bonfire, 4-8pm, FREE for members, $3person/nm
* Owatonna Arts Center - Lil Monster's Ball, 5-8pm, FREE
Wednesday, October 31st
* Old Navy Outlet Lil Monster Bash, 4:30-7pm, FREE
* Pumpkin Man's Lair (Owatonna), check the website for details: http://crazy4halloween.com/Home_Page.php
Pumpkin Patches with Activities:
* Oakview Nursery & Pumpkin Patch (Owatonna): http://oakviewnursery.net/pumpkin-patch.phpn (admission charged, check theme weekend for specials, under 2 FREE)
* Tweite's Pumpkin Patch (Byron): http://tweitepumpkins.com/ (admission charged, 2 & under FREE)

Coming up:

We are taking volunteers for Hospitality, Winter Garage-Sale Fundraiser, Moppets check-in, and Meals – let us know if you are willing to serve in any of those ways by signing up at the registration table!

MOPS t-shirts for sale $12, must order & pay by 10/16

We will be collecting for Operation Christmas Child at the 10/16 meeting.

If you would like to notify us about a local event or contribute a Recipe, Craft, Review, or Article to our monthly newsletter, we would love to hear about it! Email mopsowatonna@gmail.com or let a Steering Team Member know!