Children's Ministry

Children's Ministry is a special program designed for your children. We look forward to providing a safe environment for your child to learn about God and His world and to make new friends.
 
Children's Ministry includes: (depending on the age group) music, crafts/artwork, facilitated play at learning centers, recreation, a small snack, storybook time and bible learning.
 
Check In Time: The Children’s Ministry Classrooms open at 9:20am. Please sign your child in at his/her room and provide any information needed for that day. Your child will be given a nametag. (Please keep your children in their assigned classroom unless approved by the CM Coordinator).
 
Check Out Time: Our CM Teachers appreciate your consideration when picking up your children. Please pick them up immediately after the MOPS Meeting no later than 11:30am.
 
Labeling: Please label your child’s blankets, bottles, cups, etc. Please do not bring toys from home.
 
Snacks: CM provides a small snack during each meeting. You can bring a snack for you child provided that he/she can eat it by himself/herself. Please bring a snack if your child has a special diet. Indicate this on the sign-in sheet and inform the teacher. Please avoid bringing peanut products.
 
Guidelines for Parent/Child Separation: Our goal is to create an atmosphere where your child feels happy and secure. Sometimes it is hard to leave Mom, so to help your child with this time, here are a few suggestions: Please use the Check-In windows at each classroom and refrain from entering the room. (this may cause other children to miss their mommy). Make your “good-byes” short. Long good-byes can be hard for your child. If you think your child will have tears, take him/her to one of the teachers for extra attention while you leave. Please don’t leave without saying “good-bye”. Disappearing can create panic. We will not allow your child to cry longer than 15 minutes. We will get you if necessary.
 
Questions or Concerns: Contact the CM Director if you have any questions or concerns about the CM program.

Infants: Your baby may stay in the MOPS meeting with you until he/she is 4 months old. Exceptions will be granted by the MOPS Coordinator.
 
Mom Rotation: We will continue our “partner” approach of volunteering alongside the Children’s Ministry Staff. This approach will eliminate the MOPS waiting list, keep our costs down and help you get to know your child’s friends in CM. Each MOPS mom is required to serve in a Children’s Ministry classroom twice a year.
 
Illness: We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring a healthy environment. Please do not bring your child if he/she has:
a Cold or symptoms of a Cold (green/yellow or profuse runny nose, cough, sneezing, sore throat)
A fever (or has had one in the past 24 hrs)
Flu symptoms (stomachache, headache, diarrhea, or vomiting currently or in the past 24 hrs).

Our teachers may refuse a child if he/she appears ill.
Please inform the teacher if a child has a clear runny nose or cough due to a chronic condition (allergies, asthma, etc) or has been on antibiotics for two or more days. These children may be admitted to class.

If you would like to volunteer to serve the children in CM, please contact Team Lisa at cm@kingsharbor.org

 

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14

2011-2012 MOPS Schedule

2010-2011 MOPS Meeting Dates

 

 
Fall SESSION
September 22
October 6
October 20
November 3
November 17
December 1
January 5
January 19th

Spring Session
February 9
February 23
March 8
March 22
April 19
May 3
May 17
May 31

 
Meeting Miscellaneous
 
Typical Meeting Schedule
9:25am  - Children’s Ministry Classrooms Open
9:30-10:10am  - Breakfast, Announcements, Ice Breakers
10:15-11:00am  - Speaker
11:00am - 11:25  - Discussion Group Time
11:30am Children are picked up from Children's Ministry
(schedule may vary)
 
Breakfast/Clean Up: Two Discussion Group Tables at a time will be asked to take turns providing breakfast throughout the year. One session before your turn, you will sign up to bring a food item to share. Please bring enough food to serve 15 people. Your group will be feeding the rest of the women that day. You will also stay 10 minutes late to retrieve your dish and clean up. 
 
Missed Meetings: It is likely that everyone will miss a meeting or two throughout the year. Since supplies are purchased in advance, we cannot refund for missed meetings.
 
Cost: Your registration fee of $50 per session includes Children's Ministry, MOPS program crafts, printed materials, decorations, paper goods, supplemental refreshments and more.
 
In addtion, part of the fee goes to MOPS International and registers you for the “MOPS to Mom Connection” which includes the Mom Sense Magazine, Life on Planet Mom Book, Weekly Mom Emails, and MOPS Membership for 2011-2012. Please make your checks payable to King’s Harbor Church.
 
Suggestions: Do you have a great idea for MOPS or have a suggestion to make? Drop a note to your Discussion Group Leader, or talk to one of the Steering Team Members.
 
Prayer Requests: We would like to pray for you! If you need prayer (confidential or not), let your Discussion Group Leader know or drop a note in the prayer box located on each Discussion Table; Questions, contact carol@khcmops.org
 
Resources: The KHC MOPS newsletter provides upcoming events and other important information. Please see the King's Harbor Church website for more information about the church: www.kingsharbor.org. If you want more information about MOPS International, please go online to www.mops.org. And of course, this site http://khcmops.blogspot.com/ is updated often with all kinds of Mom related information!
 
Discussion Groups: Topics brought up during discussion group time can be quite personal in nature. Please remember to keep the confidentiality of other moms. Every mom should feel safe sharing and not have to worry about it being repeated outside our discussion groups. Remember, "What happens at MOPS, stays as MOPS!"
 
We have a no "husband bashing" policy. We consider the marriage relationship sacred and we need to work to build up each other and encourage strong family bonds. If there are issues that you need to talk to someone about regarding your marriage, we ask that you contact a member of the Steering Team or a Mentor Mom.

"I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.  And I pray that you being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!  Amen." 

Ephesians 3:16-21

MOPS Statement of Faith

MOPS Statement of Faith

 

Purpose Statement

MOPS International exists to encourage, equip and develop every mother of preschoolers to realize her potential as a woman, mother and leader in the name of Jesus Christ.

 

MOPS International Faith Position Statement

MOPS International is a christian non-profit organization that believes in working with local Christian churches/parachurches to maximize ministry opportunities to God's Kingdom.  MOPS programs are chartered in churches of many different denominations and Christian traditions, but all share the common desire to reach out with the gospel of Jesus Christ and to bring glory to God in everything.

 

Churches/parachurches and individual MOPS ministry leaders must embrace and agree to the basic, orthodox truths of the Christian faith and the essential issues of salvation.  We believe the Bible is the foundation for these truths.   It is God's Word, uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, and is authoritative on all matters on which it speaks.  MOPS International is committed to telling the truth of the saving work of Jesus Christ, of God's grace to mankind, of the reality of the Trinity and the role of the Church in God's plan for the world.  These foundational Christian beliefs are reflected in many of the historic church creeds.

 

By agreeing with this statement a church is affirming that they too believe in and teach the foundational truths of the Christian gospel.  Because these beliefs are foundational to the ministry of MOPS International, MOPS International reserves the right to have final authority on the granting of Charters.

 

We Believe:

 

†   There is one God eternally existing in three persons:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit

(John 14: 16-17, Matthew 28:19).  We believe Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man (Matthew 1:18 & 23).

 

†   The bible is the foundation for these truths.  It is God's Word, uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, and is authoritative on all matters on which it speaks (II Peter 1:20-21,

II Timothy 3:16-17).

 

†   Jesus came into this world to redeem us by offering himself as the substitutionary sacrifice for our sins; he died for us; and he demonstrated his victory over sin and death by rising physically from the dead and ascending to heaven (Romans 5:8-9, Romans 6:23,

I Corinthians 15:1-4).

 

†   The result of this saving work of Christ is that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 2:16).

 

†   We further believe that the fulfillment of God's plan of redemption will begin with the visible personal return of Christ to judge the world and separate believers and unbelievers forever, and will culminate in a new creation (Acts 1:11, I Thessalonians 4:16-17, Acts 24:15, Revelation 20:15, Romans 6:23).

 

†   We believe that God chooses to work through the believers in his church and that we are called to evangelism and discipling of believers within the fellowship of the church

(Matthew 28:19-20, I Peter 2:9).

 

taken from www.mops.org

About Us

Welcome to King's Harbor Church MOPS!

You are invited to a place designed specifically for you, a mother of preschoolers. Here you’ll experience authentic community, mothering support, personal growth and spiritual hope, all to help you be the best mom possible. Where is this place? Most likely there’s one near you. It’s called MOPS.

MOPS meets every other Thursday morning in the Fall & Spring from 9:30am-11:30am.

23915 Garnier St.
Torrance, CA 90505

 

Prayer Resources

After hearing how powerful prayer can be in our family’s lives we wanted to pass on a few resources you might want to have to implement more focused prayer in your home.

The Mom’s In Touch Booklet that Debi was talking about this morning can be found at http://www.momsintouch.org/shop

If you don’t want to spend any money but still want help praying specifically for each person in your family here are some calendars you can put up in your kitchen (or bathroom =)

Praying for your husband

http://www.inspiredtoaction.com/wp-content/uploads/kat/InspiredToAction_Praying_For%20Your%20Husband.pdf

Praying for your children

http://inspiredtoaction.com/2010/01/how-to-pray-daily-for-your-children-a-free-calendar/

 

The link to hear our MOPS speakers again (or for the 1^st time if you were in children’s ministry) is at  http://www.kingsharbor.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=128192

 

The website for this weekend’s community outreach church services is www.cominghomesouthbay.com

May He draw you closer to Himself & those you pray with…