Whole Foods Play Date

We ended our Spring Break by painting bird houses at Whole Foods.

K.R. and S.K. and their kiddos.

T.L, her son, daughter, and niece.

H.H. and her sweetie.

S.K. and her little guy.

K.R. and her little ones.

It was a fun and free event and a nice break from the rainy day.

Thanks to all who attended and thanks to Whole Foods for hosting!


Join us for the next play date
April 4th
9:30-12:00
 Ernie Miller Park
Friends welcome!

March Bunco

We had a great time playing bunco at the March Moms Night Out and fundraiser!

Hope you can join us at the April Moms Night Out!

Paint Glaze and Fire

April 24th 6-8 pm

Friends welcome

For more details see the April newsletter and evite.

Indian Creek VBS 2012

Are your kids ready to ROCK? Register them for the ultimate concert experience worshipping and singing with the Go Fish Guys! They'll get backstage passes and go Backstage with the Bible at VBS July 17-20.
Register below to reserve your Backstage seat
Take advantage of early bird registration by June 30 for $10 per child, $30 family max. On July 1, registrations go up to $15 per child, $40 family max.

July 17-20, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Olathe Campus
For kids entering K-5th grades

Here's what your child's week will look like as a Backstage Groupie:

• Backstage Catering: Start the morning with a Groupie Breakfast to get your energy going.
• Daily Concert: Rock the house as we sing and get to know the Talent.
• Backstage Set Design: Create awesome crafts to keep and spread the Word.
• Intermission: Play fun, exciting games.
• Recording Studio: Learn the songs and moves for your own concert Friday night.
• Daily Encore: Wrap each morning with great worship and the day's Bible story.
• Groupie Concert: You're the star!

Concert finale on Friday, July 20
See your child in concert! Bring the entire family to see him or her take center stage and perform all the amazing songs they learned during the week! They'll learn how we all can be Fishers of Men and share the gospel through music and dance. We'll have an awesome cookout/pot luck at 6:30 p.m. and then head up to the Concert Venue (Activity Center). You don't want to miss this!

Free registration for volunteersWant to waive that registration fee? Parents, grandparents, or older siblings can participate in the VBS experience by volunteering two or more days in some capacity. Click here for details and volunteer registration.

To register please visit www.indiancreek.org

Meeting Tuesday March 20th

Please join us at our next meeting on Tuesday, March 20th 9:00-11:15 am

Guest Speaker: Sharon Mitchell will talk about finding your spiritual gifts

Set-up and Brunch: Rubix Cube Red

Bring your donations for the garage sale!

Spring Service Project continues.  Please bring your donations for the Indian Creek Food Pantry!

We are also collecting paper or plastic grocery sacks for the garage sale and toilet paper tubes for MOPPETS

Please bring your calendars and be ready to sign up for a garage sale shift.  (Workers shop early!!)

Other News and Upcoming Events

Play date: Monday, March 19th at 2:00 at Whole Foods

Parent's Night Out:  March 24th 5-9 pm

Garage Sale:  April 14th!  7 am - 2 pm

April 1st - Spring Fest at Indian Creek - Free Easter Egg hunts and games for the whole family.  12:30-2:30 pm

April 4th - Veggie Tales Live at Indian Creek!  6:30 pm

Spring Fest 2012

Bring your entire family and grab some friends to celebrate spring on Sunday, April 1. This family focused day features an amazing children's program for your kids, and an energetic message for the adults based on the popular movie, Courageous. Stick around afterwards for an afternoon of games, food and fun for all.

For your kids:

• Easter egg hunts
• Meet the Easter Bunny
• Carnival games and prizes 
• Inflatables 

Food and drinks will be provided.
We know it's hard to get the whole family together, entertain them and provide food on most days. Let us take care of all the details. No hassle or stress. Just show up and enjoy the fun. Bring your camera to capture the fun and post it on Facebook, too.

SCHEDULE

9 a.m.
Worship service with message based on the movie Courageous
Children's service featuring games, inflatables and worship

10:45 a.m.
Worship service with message based on the movie Courageous"Jesus and Me (JAM) Session" Children's ministry program (K-5)

12:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:00 p.m.
Easter egg hunt
Easter basket giveaway

2:15 p.m.
Easter egg hunt
Easter basket giveaway

2:30 p.m.
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VeggieTales Live

VeggieTales Live is coming to Indian Creek

 on Wednesday April 4th, 2012 at 6:30 pm

Bob, Larry and your favorite Veggie friends are singing and dancing their way to Indian Creek in the all-new God Made You Special LIVE tour! Kids of all ages will love this show filled with silly song favorites like "Love My Lips," "The Hairbrush Song," "His Cheeseburger," and many, many more! Join the God Made You Special LIVE tour for an unforgettable time of fun and silliness from the VeggieTales crew!

How to purchase tickets

Online or at the Olathe Point Chick-fil-a

VIP seating and meet-&-greet

All VIP ticket holders are treated to premium seating in the first four rows of the theater and have exclusive access to a Meet-&-Greet with the VeggieTales cast. There are a limited number of VIP seats available, so get yours in advance if you wish to take advantage of this special offer.

Dinner from Chick-fil-a

In partnership with the Olathe Pointe Chick-fil-a, all ticket holders receive a special meal coupon for discounted children's meals & adult entrees. Chick-fil-A will be on-site serving food for the event (beverage concessions provided by Indian Creek) serving meals before and during the event.
All online ticket purchasers will be emailed further instructions to take advantage of this special offer.

MOPS Meeting Tuedsay March 6th!

Don't miss out on our next meeting on

Tuesday March 6th, 2012 9:00-11:00

Our guest speaker will be a gynecologist answering questions submitted by our own moms at the February meeting.

We will be kicking off the Food Pantry Drive.  Please bring your non-perishable food items and paper products.  There will be a place to drop your items on the way in the front door.

Garage sale donations can be dropped off after the meeting.  Just leave them in your car and we will meet you after to help you unload items.

Brunch and Set-up:  Pictionary Purple

We are collecting:
Grocery sacks (plastic or paper) for the garage sale
Wire hangers (ask for them at your dry cleaners) for the garage sale
Empty toilet paper rolls for a MOPPETS craft
Thanks for your help!

Upcoming Events:

Bunco Monday, March 5th 7:00
$10 to play.  All proceeds go to MOPS.  Prizes will be gift cards to restaurants.

Dave Ramsey Live Event coming March 17th to Indian Creek  Find out more
Play date at Whole Foods March 19th 1-3 pm
Each child will make a craft and have a snack.  This is a free event!  Olathe schools are out that day.  Bring your older children too, the event is for kids ages 3-12 years old

Next MOPS meeting March 20th - Guest Speaker will talk about finding our spiritual gifts

Parents Night Out March 24th 5-9 pm

Spring Fest on April 1st
bring your family and enjoy this free event at Indian Creek.   There will be Easter egg hunts, games, inflatables, and a visit from the Easter bunny. 

MOPS Meeting April 3rd Guest Speaker will talk about saving money using coupons

MOPS Garage Sale April 14th


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March Play date

Indian Creek MOPS Play date

Monday, March 19 1-3 pm

Whole Foods

7401 West 91st St

Overland Park, KS

This fun FREE event is for kids ages 3-12.  Each child will make a craft and get a snack.  Please RSVP by March 7th to ensure seating is reserved for the group.  Meet at The Cooking Studio, right next door to Whole Foods.

The Olathe School District does not have school on this day so bring your older children too!

Hope to see you there!

Spring Service Project

Our Spring Service Project this year will be a Food Pantry drive!

We will be collecting non-perishable items for the food pantry from now until April 3rd.

The food pantry will accept all non-perishable food items, toiletries, paper products, cleaning products, and personal items.

Items most needed include:

Pasta

Rice

Beans (dry or canned)

Canned vegetables

Tuna

Tuna Helper/Hamburger Helper

The food pantry also accepts any items that are partially used (lotions, laundry soap, shampoo) as long as they have not touched the skin.

The food pantry is open to anyone in need.

There will be a box labeled MOPS by the entrance at each meeting for you to drop your items in as you walk in.

"Each of you should use whatever gift you have recieved to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms."  1 Peter 4:10

Any donated items are greatly appreciated!