Mothers Guild

We are a vibrant group of moms and love to meet new faces.

Mothers Guild enables mothers to meet other moms with young children, share experiences, and grow spiritually. We have monthly Friday meetings in Nolan Hall.  Babysitting is provided or you can bring your child with you. There are many opportunities to meet new friends and enjoy time with existing friends through playgroups, Moms Nights Out, Spiritual Book Studies, Service Projects, Retreats, BUNCO, and much more.

Mission Statement: The Mothers Guild is a ministry of the Catholic Church of St. Ann.  We are a group of mothers who are committed to support, evangelize, and empower one another, and our children through fellowship, education, prayer, on-going faith formation, and service to our Parish and community.  We welcome all mothers/expecting mothers who seek the blessings of God, the redeeming love of Jesus Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we strive to empower one another in our ministry of motherhood.

Stewardship Needs:

Mothers who wish to meet new friends. 

We are also in need of a few speakers to conduct programs for our monthly meetings on topics relating to Christianity, motherhood, or parenting.

Mothers Guild Calendar

We will update our calendar in early September 2009

Mother's Guild Retreat will be announced later this year.

Chairperson Contact List (email Rima for missing email addresses)
Apple Annie	Kathleen Ferrante
Babysitting	Kathy Turner
Mom's Night Out	Valerie Staffey
Crisis Pregnancy Center	Elizabeth Daugherty
Programs	Betty Ann Chavez, Kremena Zaffuto, Cristina Durzynski
Scrap 'N More	Ginger Greve
Book Club	Bonnie Friedrich
Spiritual Book Club	In need of chair
Bunco	Betty Ann Chavez
Rosary Circle	Becky Ensley
Rima (for additional info)	Rima Granados

Meetings

All meetings are held in Nolan Hall unless otherwise noted and begin with social time at 9:30 AM.  Prayer, birthday and hospitality drawings until 9:45, business until 10:15, program until 11, then lunch and social time until noon.

Meeting dates for the 2009-2010 year

• Friday, September 11
• Friday, October 9
• Friday, November 13
• Tuesday, December 9
• Friday, December 11 (at the rectory)
• Friday, January 8 *joint meeting, MG hosting
• Friday, February 19
• Friday, March 12
• Friday, April 16
• Tuesday, May 5 (Combined meeting for Installation of new officers - begins with 9am Mass, followed by meeting/Installation/lunch in Nolan Hall)
• Friday, May 8

Babysitting is available for ages 6 months and up. RSVP each month (by Wednesday before the meeting) to mothersguildbabysitting@yahoo.com.  Children are always welcome at the meetings!

Activities

• BUNCO - This is a fun dice game and those interested meet monthly from 7:30 to 10:30.
• Moms Night Out Monthly outings for fun and fellowship.
• Playgroups Typically meet weekly with children the same age as yours.
• Spiritual Book Study Participants read a spiritual book (1-2 chapters per week) and then meet weekly to reflect/discuss chapters read.
• Retreat Held each February at the Simpsonwood Retreat Center. Theme changes each year.
• Sunshine Committee arranges meals for moms in need or those with new babies. Meals are brought to the family by members of the Mothers Guild
• Foster Cares Members volunteer monthly for this non-profit organization with supports and clothes foster children.
• Summer Programs - Moms meet periodically during the summer for fun activities (i.e. zoo, aquarium, park, story time, etc.) around Atlanta with their kids.

Other service opportunities include: Crisis Pregnancy in which we provide donations to serve local crisis pregnancy needs; Annual Garage Sale in March; Fill the Crib Drive in May; and Bingo with Seniors at the Cobb Senior Center one Wednesday of the month.

For a list of Mothers Guild committees and opportunities to serve with the Mothers Guild, click here.

Application form to join Mothers Guild

For further information or questions contact Rima Granados at her email:

Mothers Guild Snapshots -- click on a picture to enlarge it:

Mothers Guild visits Elmcroft Assisted Living for an Easter Egg Hunt!	Mom's Night Out!	Pool & Popsicles!

[Updated Sept 11, 2009]