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WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN MYC? To join MYC and to receive additional information about us, our upcoming meetings and events, we encourage you to contact:

Laura Wood

ljmevans@hotmail.com 773.251.6229

Leili McMurrough lmoghari@yahoo.com

847.404.0113

Trisha Cairns cairns.trisha@gmail.com!

847.302.6460

The Mission of MYC is to create an environment for mothers that will provide the opportunity for spiritual, emotional, personal and intellectual growth. We will do our best to provide that support. If you have a friend or neighbor you would like to know better, or know someone new to the area, invite her to MYC. Please know we welcome anyone that is interested. ~ Mothers with Young Children, St. Joseph Parish, Libertyville, Illinois

Calling all Bakers!

The annual MYC Fundraising Bake Sale is scheduled for February 13th and 14th! What better way to show some Valentines Day love than to bake for two great organizations. This years bake sale will benefit Equestrian Connection and Lake County Haven.

Thank you to those who signed up at the bi-monthly meeting to bake! We need many more bakers to make this a success! Items can be dropped off Friday at my home or Patrice's as well as Saturday at St.Joe's. If you can contribute to the sale please email me at lgovorchin@hotmail.com. Anything and everything will be greatly appreciated!

We are also in need of volunteers to work the sale. We have a good amount for Saturday so if you are able to volunteer on Sunday it would be wonderful. Times are 8:00-8:30, 9:45-10:30, 11:30-12:15, and 1:15-2:15. Please email me at lgovorchin@hotmail.com if you can offer your time to any of these shifts!

Thank you all in advance for your help. This is typically the largest fundraiser of the year for MYC so let's make it another huge success!

Kindest, Laura and Patrice

Mother’s with Young Children February 2016

Our Prayer - The Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art though among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

!MYC’s February Quick-View Cal!!

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February 4th 9:15am Bi-Monthly Meeting

Speaker: Father Trout (St. Joe’s Formation Center)

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February 11th 9:30am Playgroup

(Amanda Crisel’s Home)

February 14th & 15th MYC Bake Sale

(St. Joseph’s Church)

February 17th 7:00pm Mom’s Night Out

Chat and Color (St. Joe’s Formation Center)

February 18th 9:15am Bi-Monthly Meeting Kids Reading & Math Tips (St. Joe’s Formation Center)

February 23rd 9:30am Playgroup

Lovin Oven and Library

February 27th Annual MYC Retreat

(See Big Tent for details!) !

Bi$Monthly!Meeting!Programs!!Please join us on February 4th for a special morning

with Father Trout! Father Trout is a wonderful speaker who will regale us with personal anecdotes,

wisdom, and spiritual advice.

February 18th join us for this special dual presentation on supporting our emerging readers

and mathematicians. Our very own Katie Michols, a Reading Specialist at Copeland will provide some

tips and strategies for supporting emerging readers. Afterwards, Courtney Linn a former math solutions

intervention manager with Scholastic will share some math games she’s created, adapted or used at home with her children to encourage the love of math and development of number sense and basic mathematical skills and concepts. We look forward

to this fun and educational morning together!

Our meetings are held at the St. Joseph Formation Center at 112 North Milwaukee Avenue in the strip

mall next to St. Joseph church. Parking and entry is in the rear of the building. Babysitting is available

for $6 for one child and $8 for two or more.

We know meetings coincide with school drop offs and pick ups so please feel free to come and go as

needed. We hope to see you there!!

! MYC Drop In

Playgroups

Thursday, February 11th Please join us for playgroup at Amanda Crisel's

home from 9:30 am - 11 am. Please RSVP on Big Tent.

(Her address will also be posted on Big Tent.)

Tuesday, February 23rd Please join us at Cook Memorial Library for a

special private MYC story time from 10 - 10:30 am. The theme is "Wonders of Winter."

Babies and toddlers welcome. Before story time, join us for coffee and/or a sweet

treat at Lovin Oven at 9:30 am. Please RSVP on Big Tent.

Please contact Maria Childs (maria513@msn.com)

or Amanda Crisel (amanda.crisel@gmail.com) with any questions!

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Birth Announcement! Congratulations to Karen Griffin on the birth of her son! Connor Michael Griffin was born yesterday,

January 12th, at 6:49pm. Connor was 7lb 5oz and 20.5 inches long. Karen, Mike, and big sister Zoey are in love! Congratulations to the Griffin family!

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Mom’s Night Out!

Come join us for a fun night of coloring, relaxation and socializing. We invite you to bring your favorite adult coloring book (if you have one – we will also supply

coloring sheets) and coloring supplies. It will be a nice opportunity to channel your inner artist or just hang out

and chat with other moms!

We will be meeting at the St. Joe’s Formation Center on Wednesday, February 17th. Come any time from 7-9pm.

Please BYOB (wine, beer, water, pop, etc.)

Please RSVP on BigTent!

! MYC Annual Senior Brunch Save the Date for Thursday, March 10th

Seniors from the community are invited to a Brunch hosted by MYC

at the Koenig Center. It is a wonderful event and many seniors look

forward to it each year.

Please consider donating your time to volunteer or cook a dish for

the event. There will be babysitting available for those helping the

day of the brunch.

We are in need of the following food: French Toast

Casserole, Potato/Vegetable Casserole, Bacon, or Ham

We are in need of the following volunteers:

Set-up at 8am, Babysitters 8:45-10:30am, Food Runners,

Food Servers 9:00-10am, Clean-Up 10:00-11:00

If you are able to help, please send an email or text to Ann Marie

Bain (773-405-4564 or amrbain@yahoo.com) or Katie Michols

(847-436-0354 or kathryn.michols@gmail.com). !

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Charity Events for February

Fundraising Presents: Superbowl Squares! Thank you to all who have already purchased squares! We were able to sell out

board one and opened a new board! Please share this link with anyone you know who might be interested in playing and supporting our charity, Assistance in

Healthcare. The new link is below!

https://www.superbowlsquares.org/qiypj User: MYCmoms Password:football

Start spring cleaning & clear out your closets! During the months of February and March we will be collecting gently used infant-2t and maternity clothing as well as gently used baby equipment/toys for Aid for

Women of Northern Lake County. Items can be brought to MYC meetings or arrange for an alternative drop off by e-mailing Beth Dries

em.dries79@gmail.com.

2015-2016 MYC Food Pantry Goal Each year MYC members work to collect items for the local food pantry. We have a goal for 2015-2016 to collect 500 food pantry items by the end of May 2016.

YES, YOU CAN HELP MEET THE 2016 GOAL! If you bring new and nonperishable items for donation to any MYC event they will be counted towards the MYC goal and delivered to the food pantry by the Charity board members, Beth Dries, Kari Grindel and Jill Procop.

THANKS FOR BEING PART OF THE TEAM! Donations Needed to Meet Goal Donations Made

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Each of these bags represent 50 items that MYC would need to deliver to the food pantry in order to meet our goal.

Let’s move these bags together! Please keep bringing pantry & household items to all MYC events! (The following items are always in need: Peanut butter, Jelly, Tuna, Tuna helper, Canned fruit, Canned vegetables,

Cereals, Pancake mix, Oatmeal, Pasta, and Pasta sauce)

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PRESIDENT Kristin Watson lynch.kristin@gmail.com 312.371.9947

FAITH FORMATION Jackie Hoare loehwjac@gmail.com 717.586.7553

DROP-IN PLAYGROUP Amanda Crisel amanda.crisel@gmail.com Maria Childs maria513@msn.com 847.366.9640

SUMMER PLAYGROUP Tara Deering tara.deering@gmail.com 224.545.1136 Becky Weitzel hauser.becky@gmail.com 847.946.0737

CHARITY Beth Dries em.dries79@gmail.com 847.790.6434 Jill Procop jprocop@sbcglobal.net 847.651.6165 Kari Grindel Kstruckmeyer@gmail.com 314.608.3331

SECRETARY Kelly Duncombe kjarchambault@aol.com!847.875.7032

SET-UP Kim Audette kimberly_audette@hotmail.com 773.206.8088 Justine.Lutz justine.lutz@me.com 773.704.7055

NEWSLETTER Bridget Dalton bridgetadalton@gmail.com 773.972.0001!

VICE PRESIDENT Jenn Surber jenn.surber@gmail.com 773.550.7983

FUNDRAISING Laura Govorchin lgovorchin@hotmail.com 773.733.6632 Patrice Drometer pwhite315@yahoo.com 312.593.3233

PROGRAMS Jami Schaer jamischaer@gmail.com 847.989.8889 Courtney Linn courtney.linn@gmail.com 857.636.9077

EVENTS Heidi Murphy heidi.murphy11@gmail.com 773.531.5005 Karen Griffin karengriffin62913@gmail.com 847.917.6901

FAMILY DINNER/ SENIOR BRUNCH Ann Marie Bain amrbain@yahoo.com 773.405.4564 Katie Michols kathryn.michols@gmail.com 847.436.0354

TREASURER Marilyn Rehmer marilynrehmer@gmail.com 773.412.0178

BOOK CLUB/GAME NIGHT Tiffany Natale tiffanynatale@aol.com 773.870.9224

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2015-2016 MYC Board 2015-2016 MYC Board Positions Still Available!

The MYC board is still looking to fill the following positions: faith formation member, treasurer and bi-monthly meeting set-up member. If any of these sounds interesting to you, please reach out to Kristin Watson or Jenn Surber to discuss it in further detail. We would love to add you to the team of fun and interesting mom’s! Kristin Watson, lynch.kristin@gmail.com or Jenn Surber, jenn.surber@gmail.com Mass for the Innocents Each year the Bereavement Ministry sponsors a Mass to remember and honor children of all ages who have died. Their passing may have been recent or long ago. It could have been due to illness, accident, premature birth or abortion; whatever the reason. While we advertise this Mass in the Carpenter and on the parish website, we feel we may not be reaching everyone who would find comfort in participating in this beautiful commemorative celebration. This year the mass will be held on April 5. We are asking for your help. We would like to send personal invitations to parents, grandparents, siblings, relatives and friends who have experienced the loss of a child. This Mass is open to all. Please send the name and address of anyone you may know who would appreciate an invitation to larkerd@ameritech.net Thank you, Debbie Larker, Bereavement Minister !