Awana in February

FEBRUARY is PENNY DRIVE Month for Our Awana Missionaries Penny Drive Month - Goal: $500                                  Incentive: Commander Mark will wear a                                  chicken suit the entire club night in March                                  (after reaching the goal) and sing the 'Chicken                                  Song'! Bible Quizzing Practices - Sat. Feb. 4 & 11                                           Time Change - 9:30am-11:30am                                                                   Room 502 Bible Quizzing Day - Sat. Feb. 18 - 9am-approx. 12noon                                  Hope Community Church in Mt. Joy                                  Teams & Coaches must be there by 8:15am                                   to register Sparks-A-Rama & Awana Games - Sign up at the Awana office by                                   Feb. 8th. We still need Kindergarteners,                                     T&T Boys, and T&T 3rd/4th Girls    Sparks-A-Rama & Awana Practices - Sun. Feb. 12, 19, 26, &                                    Mar. 4   12:30pm-approx. 2pm Sparks-A-Rama & Awana Game Day - Sat. Mar. 10                                    Mt. Calvary Church, Elizabethtown Feb. 1 - All Stars Sports Night - Wear any sport/team item. Feb. 8 - Regular Night Feb. 15 - Red Night/Combined Council Time - Wear something Red! Feb. 22 - Regular Night   Feb. 24/25 - T&T Girls Lockin - Look for your 'invite' this week! Feb. 29 - Leap Into the Future Night - Better known as Career Night! Wear or Bring in something that pertains to the career of your choice!

December Info

Awana Church Attendance Award Papers

I apologize for any confusion to those who have taken a church attendance award paper and couldn't understand the dates.

I'm not sure what I was thinking when I made them, but I've just noticed that they had Wed night dates on them, NOT Sunday dates.

If you would, just mark these dates on your paper:

top portion:
01/01/12                   03/04/12
01/08/12                   03/11/12
01/15/12                   03/18/12
01/22/12                   03/25/12
01/29/12                   04/01/12
02/05/12                   04/08/12
02/12/12                   04/15/12
02/19/12                   04/22/12
02/26/12

bottom portion:
09/04/11                   11/06/11
09/11/11                   11/13/11
09/18/11                   11/20/11
09/25/11                   11/27/11
10/02/11                   12/04/11
10/09/11                   12/11/11
10/16/11                   12/18/11
10/23/11                   12/25/11
10/30/11

Sorry Again!
Peace, Love, & Joy,
Shanda Venditto
Awana Secretary

13 Ideas to Get Your Child Excited About Serving Others

13 Ideas to Get Your Child Excited About Serving Others

October 1st, 2011

“Mom, it’s Emily’s turn to feed the dog!”
“I don’t want to take out the garbage.”
“Why do I have to help Julie get her shoes on?”
Have you ever heard statements like these in your house?
Teaching our kids why it’s important to serve others is a challenging task for us as parents. We are born with a selfish nature. Our inward focus on ourselves often prohibits us from seeing the needs of others.
But God’s plan is different. He sent His Son to teach us a new way: For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many. (Mark 10:45)
 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” (Mark 9:35)
So how can our kids become more like Jesus and begin to serve others? Perhaps these ideas will provide some helpful next steps:
Serve in the home

•  Model a servant’s spirit to your kids. If they see you complaining or grumbling about serving a family member or friend, what lesson will they learn?

•  Daily chores provide ongoing service opportunities for your kids. Things like setting the table and emptying the dishwasher are small acts of service that make a difference in family life.

•  Challenge your kids to show random acts of kindness to their siblings without being asked. Praise them when you catch them in the act!

Serve at your church

•  Volunteer to serve as a family in your church in the nursery or as greeters. If you’re a musical family, offer to sing or play an instrument during a weekend service.

•  Bring a meal to a new mom in your church or someone just home from the hospital. Read Galatians 6:10 and talk about what it means to serve others in need.

•  If your kids are old enough and have trusted Christ for salvation, teach them about spiritual gifts. Explain how they can use their gifts to build the body of Christ. Read Bible verses about spiritual gifts.

 Serve the community

•  Participate in community-wide food drives. Collect food and help stock food pantry shelves.

•  If a family member has recently battled an illness or disease, encourage your child to raise money for research or other fundraising activities.

•  Reach out to neighbors. Rake leaves, make cookies, invite them to your church or Awana ministry or have them over for dinner. Make sure the kids play a big part in this outreach.

•  Take your children with you to a nursing home. Bring pictures or cards or other small gifts to share with residents.

Serve the world

•  God commands that we show compassion and care to those in need. World Vision  has a helpful list of verses to read together as a family.

•  Participate in your Awana ministry to reach kids around the world through Adopt-a-Club.

•  Sponsor an international child through a child advocacy agency like Compassion. Pray for your sponsored child every night at dinnertime. Send notes of encouragement. Challenge your children to raise money for their overseas friend.

Additional Bible verses on serving:
Deuteronomy 10:12
Joshua 22:5
Joshua 24:15
Matthew 20:26-28
Romans 12:11
Ephesians 4:12
Ephesians 6:7
Philippians 2:5-11
Colossians 3:23-24

Taken from http://parenthelps.awana.org/

T&T Grand Prix

Family Fall Fun Fest!

Come One, Come ALL! Grace Fellowship's Family Fall Fun Fest is this Wednesday night, September 28th from 6:00pm-8:30pm. There will be food to purchase (pizza, funnel cakes, cotton candy, etc.), free games for the kids (w/ prizes!), face painting, a bounce house for the younger kids, a Rockin' Youth Band performance and tons of fun! We will have an Awana table for our clubbers to come sign in and say verses if they want.

We look forward to seeing you there!

September 2011 Calendar

Awana September 2011 Calendar CANS FOR CHRIST KICKOFF!!  This whole Awana year, please bring ALL of your aluminum cans to our club for our Awana Missionaries. We know times are tight and this small token can help them so much! 7th - Regular Night 14th - Commander Mark's Mystery Night - It's a Mystery! :) 17th - Movie Night  - Youth wing 6p-9p. Come out for Fun, Games, Snacks, Prizes and a great movie, 'RIO'! 21st - PJ Night - That's right.... wear your PJ's to club! (Older kids, please keep your pj's modest!) 28th - Family Fall Fun Fest - This is not a typical club night. The church is holding a Fun Fest downstairs in the Great Room from 6p-8:30p. All Families and family members are invited out for a night of fun, games, music, prizes, & food - all carnival style. Since this is not a typical club night, please do not drop your child off. This is a family event and adults must stay with their children. We will have an Awana booth for ALL kids to 'check in' at and if they are interested in saying sections that night, there will be leaders available to listen. All Awana information can be found on our website www.grace-fellowship.net/awana Registration Forms Price List Blog Entries - Monthly Calendars          Check out our Blog at http://1gfawana.blogspot.com/  - Make sure to 'follow' us so you can get up to date info when we post it!  Don't forget.... All children K-12th grade and Leaders/Directors must sign in each Wednesday night via the kiosks downstairs! Thanks so much for your due diligence with this! Sincerely, Grace Fellowship's Awana Club

Grace Fellowship / 1405 Seven Valleys Road / York, Pennsylvania 17408 / 717.792.6060