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6:30 - 8:15 p.m.
What is AWANA? AWANA is an international, Bible-centered children's and youth ministry The AWANA goal is to reach children, teenagers, and their families with the Gospel of Christ to train them to serve them. The acronym AWANA comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15. The heart of AWANA is the Gospel message that Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again.
What are AWANA Club meetings like? AWANA weekly club meetings have programs and training for students in preschool through fifth grade. Structure consists of music time, council time, handbook time, and of course, game time. AWANA believes that memorizing and understanding God's Word are keys to winning the battle against sin.
Who can participate? The AWANA club charted by Grace Evangelical Free Church offers three clubs for boys and girls from ages two years before Kindergarten through 5th grade:
Cubbies: Two years prior to Kindergarten
Sparks: Kindergarten through 2nd grade boys and girls
Truth & Training (T&T): 3rd through5th grade boys and girls
Reward Program - In addition to the awards Clubbers earn as they progress through their handbooks, we have set up a reward program where Clubbers earn points from their work, performance, achievement, character, or behavior. Clubbers can cash in their points for prizes in our AWANA store held on selected dates.
Grand Prix - The AWANA Grand Prix is an annual event where Clubbers race their custom-made racing cars built from AWANA kits. Trophies are awarded for 1st through 5th place and for six design categories.
Our 2007-2008 Calendar of Events:
- August 29 - AWANA Registration from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
- Sept. 5 - Start of AWANA
- Oct. 3 - Parents' Night
- Oct. 10 - "Two Different Shoes" Theme Night
- Oct. 24 - Bring a Friend
- Oct. 31 - Canned Food Drive begins
- Nov. 14 - Last night for Canned Food Drive
- Nov. 21 - No AWANA
- Nov. 28 - Collecting funds for Christmas begins
- Dec. 12 - Collecting funds for Christmas ends
- Dec. 26 - No AWANA
- Jan. 2 - No AWANA
- Jan. 9 - Begin selling AWANA Grand Prix cars
- Jan. 16 - "Favorite Team Hat" Theme Night
- Feb. 13 - "Valentine" Theme Night
- March 1 - AWANA Grand Prix
- March 12 - "Team Color" Theme Night
- April 9 - "Backwards" Theme Night
- April 30 - Pizza Party, final AWANA Store Night
- May 7 - Awards Night
Contact: Karen Schaaf at 388-7638 or email at jschaaf643@aol.com if you have questions or want to know more about the club.
