Zaxby's Food Drive to Benefit The Pantry @ HMUMC

I just saw this on Facebook!

On Saturday, August 21st Zaxby's Hamilton Mill will be joining HMUMC in a can drive for the food pantry! Bring two non-perishable items to Zaxby's open to close and receive free chicken fingers!

Thanks Zaxby's for supporting HMUMC and the food pantry in helping us help our community!

Time Out! Registration Forms

I finally figured out how to post a document on the blog!  If you still need to print & complete the Time Out! registration forms, you can click here to get them from Google Docs.  Please complete them and bring them to your first Time Out! meeting.  The page is formatted a little differently from the original attachment on Shutterfly, but this is much easier to locate online.

Meeting Topics Page Added

We've added a page with all of the year's meeting topics so you will know exactly what is going on every week at Time Out! .  The page can be located under the email subscription box under the heading "Meeting Topics".  If you are opting out of the book study, this page will be helpful in planning which meetings you may want to skip.

Frequently Asked Questions Section Added

We have added a FAQ section to the blog for new members, located on the right hand side of the page, under the email subscription box.  Feel free to refer new moms to this part of the webpage to learn more about our group.  Please let Erin Clary know if you can think of other FAQ that should be included!

Time Out! is on Facebook

Time Out! has created a group page on Facebook to link our members!  Click here to be added as a member.  As we are a new group and in the process of adding new members, this group will be an open group, so be careful in posting personal information on the wall.

Keep in Touch with Time Out!

Please make sure that you sign up to receive email announcements from Time Out! by entering your email address into the subscription box at the top right side of the blog homepage.  When you enter your email address and complete the accompanying form, it will automatically generate an email to address you listed.  Please make sure to click the link in the email to confirm that you want to join our email list and activate your subscription (you can unsubscribe at any time).

We will not be sending evites for weekly meetings after the first week, so blog updates are the way to keep up with meeting topics & group announcements. 

We will be sending evites for play dates, field trips, Mom's Night Outs and other events.  Don't worry, your email address will be kept private and topics containing personal information will not be shared via the blog, but we do use the subscription list to make up our email & evite list, so don't get left off!

Time Out! Child Care

If you will need child care on Wednesday evenings to attend Time Out!, please follow the directions below, depending on the age(s) of your child(ren).

If you have a child 3 or under, please email Amy Stokes at amy.stokes@hmumc.org .  Please give her your name, the name and age of your child, the names of anyone authorized to pick up your child, your contact information and anything she needs to know to care for your child. 

If you have a child 4 or over, please complete the sign-up form for TLC (Teaching the Love of Christ; formerly J-Towne) found here to reserve your child's space at TLC on Wendesday evenings.

Meal Exchange Updates

We are going to be updating our meal exchange participants for the school year.  We will ask for new & returning participants in a few weeks.  If you have been participating but would not like to continue during the school year, you will have the chance to opt out.

For those of you new to Time Out!, we have several members who participate in what we call Mom's Night Off.  Once a month, you prepare a meal for another participating family.  You can deliver it to their house, invite them to your house for dinner or take the other family out...your choice!

Once you sign up, you are obligating yourself to a three month committment.  We will have Fall 2010 (September, October, November), Winter 2011 (January, February, March) and Summer 2011 (June, July, August) exchanges.

August Meal Exchange

August is almost here!  If you are participating in the meal exchange, please check out the list below for your August "assignments"!

Jamie cooks for Jill M
Jill D cooks for Marie
Heather cooks for Jenn
Jill M cooks for Jennifer
Marie cooks for Jamie
Jenn cooks for Jill D
Jennifer cooks for Heather

Sundae Sunday Time Announced

HMUMC has announced that Sundae Sunday will take place on Sunday, August 15th from 4:00-5:30.  Time Out! will have members present to represent our group & information available for interested moms.  If you know of anyone interested in getting involved in Time Out!, please have them drop by our table on Sundae Sunday or contact Heather or Erin.

From HMUMC's Facebook page:

"Join us from 4:00pm-5:30pm for our annual event of ice cream sundaes and your opportunity to see all of the ministry opportunities at HMUMC. There is something for everyone to get involved with, including children’s ministry, choir, youth, adult education, senior programs, fellowship, mission projects, UM Men’s, Women’s programs, family volunteer opportunities and more."