August28,2016

SeedsFamilyWorship

Prayer! OpeningPrayer

ApprovedWorkmanAreNotAshamed!  IITimothy2:15“DoyourbesttopresentyourselftoGodasoneapproved,aworkerwhohasnoneedtobeashamed,rightlyhandlingthewordoftruth.”

MeetourLeaders! Children’sDirector–GraceTaylor! Commanders–TravisandLisaPatterson! Cubbies(age3and4)–MarilynQuisenberry!  Sparks(Kindergarten,1st,2nd)–TiannaBowden! TruthandTraining(3rd,4th,5th)–LeonMartinez&JoFlores! Trek(6th,7th,8th)&Journey(9th,10th,11th,12th)–LuisOlmos! Games–MariaDavis!  FinancialAdvisor–PhilGibson

MeetOurLeaders!  MichaelAlaniz!  TabethaAyers!  JonathanBowden!  BudBrickey!  KathyBrickey!  VickiCallaway!  RayCuriel!  MelindaErwin!  JamieFerguson!  RayFlores!  GaryGunning!  RustyHall!  GladysHarris

!  LindaMacias!  MaryBethManning!  ClaudiaMartinez!  LettyOlmos!  DinaOrnelas!  LarryQuisenberry!  RosalindaRosprim!  BerthaRutledge!  JillSivley!  RebeccaSmith!  ShellyStultz!  HunterTaylor!  CheVelasquez

YouthMentors!  Serveasleadersforyoungerclubbersbyupholdinggodlystandardsinconduct,speech,andattitude.

!  Listentoclubbersreciteverses.! MakessureclubberscanexplainthemeaningoftheBiblereferences.

WhatisAwana?! GettingStartedDVD“WhatisAwana?”PlaySelectTracks

ClubComponents!  OpeningCeremony-Clubberswillsaythepledge,recite

Scripture,receiveawards/recognitionandhaveanopportunitytopray.

!  Songs/Missions-Clubberswillsinghymnsandpraisesongs.TheywillseevideotestimoniesfromchildrenallovertheworldwhoareparticipatinginAwana.Biblelessonswillbecorrelatedtothetestimony.Theywillhavetheopportunitytogivetoforeignandlocalmissionsandprayformissions.

!  CouncilTime-ClubberswilllearnGod’sWordthroughaGospel-centeredBiblelesson.

!  HandbookTime-ClubberswillreciteScripturethattheyhavememorizedandexplainthemeaningoftheverses.

!  GameTime-Clubberswillworkasamemberofateamandhavefunplayinggames.

Scotsdale’sVisionforAwana! TopartnerwithparentsinreachingtheirchildrenwiththegospelofChristandtrainthemtoserveHim

Scotsdale’sVisionforAwana! Aspartnerswithparents,weseektohonortheLordanddemonstrateHislovebyprovidingthehighestqualitycareandinstructioninasafeenvironmentinAwana.Allofourguidelinesaredesignedtoprotectandpromotespiritualgrowthforeachchildandadultinvolved.

Scotsdale’sVisionforAwana!  Ephesians6:1-9:

!  “Children,obeyyourparentsintheLord,forthisisright.2“Honoryourfatherandmother”(thisisthefirstcommandmentwithapromise),3“thatitmaygowellwithyouandthatyoumaylivelongintheland.”4Fathers,donotprovokeyourchildrentoanger,butbringthemupinthedisciplineandinstructionoftheLord.5Bondservants,obeyyourearthlymasterswithfearandtrembling,withasincereheart,asyouwouldChrist,6notbythewayofeye-service,aspeople-pleasers,butasbondservantsofChrist,doingthewillofGodfromtheheart,7renderingservicewithagoodwillastotheLordandnottoman,8knowingthatwhatevergoodanyonedoes,thishewillreceivebackfromtheLord,whetherheisabondservantorisfree.9Masters,dothesametothem,andstopyourthreatening,knowingthathewhoisboththeirMasterandyoursisinheaven,andthatthereisnopartialitywithhim.”

CheckInAge3-Grade5!  Check-inbeginsat3:45.Parentsandclubbersmaynotenterthebuildingbeforethistime.Pleaseunderstandthatleadersareusingthetimepriorto3:45tosetuptheirmaterialsandpray.

!  First,parentsandclubberswillenterthroughtheAwanaofficeexteriordoor(locatedatthenorthwestcorneroftheKidzKonnectionbuilding)andclubbersage3–5thgradewillseeGraceforasecuritycardandnametag.Nochildwillbepermittedtoparticipateunlessanametaghasbeengiven.

!  Itisaparent’sresponsibilitytopickupanddropofftheirchild.Onlysiblingsovertheageof18areallowedtodropoff/pickupothersiblings,unlessarrangementshavebeenmadewiththeAwanaDirectororChildren’sMinister.

CheckInAge3-Grade5! Avoidbringingpersonaltoys.! Next,clubberswillseealeaderfromtheirclubtobeawardedpointsthatwillbelaterexchangedforAwanabucks.

!  Finally,clubberswillgototheKidZone,sitintheirassignedclubarea,andwaitfortheopeningceremonyat4:00.

! ParentswillexitthebuildingnexttotheKidZone.Parentsshallusedesignatedentrancesandexits.Emergencyexitsarereservedforemergencyuseonlyandalarmwillsoundoffifopened.

CheckOutAge3-Grade5! Clubbersages3–5thgradewillbepickedupbyparentsintheclassroompromptlyat6:00.

! Parentsmusthavethesecuritycardorclubberswillnotbereleased.Ifthesecuritycardhasbeenmisplaced,theparentmustseetheAwanaDirectororChildren’sMinister.

CheckInGrades6-12! Check-inbeginsat3:45.Parentsandclubbersmaynotenterthebuildingbeforethistime.

!  First,clubberswillenterthroughtheAwanaofficeexteriordoor.

! Next,clubberswillproceedtothecaféareatoseealeaderfromtheirclubtopickuptheirnametagandbeawardedpointsthatwillbelaterexchangedforAwanabucks.

!  Finally,clubberswillgototheKidZone,sitintheirassignedclubarea,andwaitfortheopeningceremonyat4:00.

CheckoutGrades6-12! Clubbersgrades6th-12thwillbedismissedat6:00fromtheirclassrooms.Pleasehaveadesignatedmeetingarea.

HealthInformaOon! Pleasekeepyourchildathomeiftheyhavehadsymptomsofillnesswithintheprevious24hours,suchas:feverof100.4degrees(orhigher),diarrhea,vomiting,cough,green/yellownasaldischarge,rash,eye/earinfection

! Nomedicationswillbeadministered.! AfirstaidkitwillbekeptintheAwanaoffice.!  IfyourchildbecomesillduringAwana,youwillbecontacted.YouwillpickupyourchildintheAwanaoffice.

Fees! RegistrationFee–1stchild$20;2ndchild$15;3rdchild(ormore)$10*mustbemadebythesecondnightofattendance

! Handbooks$11-20! Uniforms$11-$16! MakepaymentstoPhilGibsoninAwanaoffice.! Haveoptiontomakepayments.!  Scholarshipsareavailable.! Neitherhandbooksnoruniformswillbedistributeduntilpaymenthasbeenarranged.

HandbookProgress! Monitorclubber’sprogress,sothattheyfinishenoughsectionsperweektofinishbeforeMay.

! Onceaclubbercompletesanassignedhandbook,hemaynotbeginanewhandbook,unlessthecompletedhandbookwasfromapreviousyear.

! Clubbershavetheoptionofcompletingabookrevieworextracreditactivities.

SecOonStandards! Allpartsofasectionshouldbecompletedinonesittingincludingverses,questionsandactivities.

!  Nomorethantwohelpspersection.Eachhelpshouldbenomorethanthree-fourwords,includinganyhintwithhandmotionorfacialexpression.

!  ClubbermustrecitetheBiblereference.TaketimetoshowyourchildwheretheycanfindtheversesintheBible.HelpthemmemorizethebooksoftheBibleinchronologicalorder.

SecOonStandards! ClubbershouldbeabletoexplainwhattheScripturereferencesmean.

!  Sectionsshouldbecompletedinorder,exceptforthe“BringaFriend”section.

! Parentsshouldinitialeachsectionwhenachildisreadytosayitinclub.MakesurenottowriteintheLeadersignaturearea.

! Clubbersmaysayupto5sectionsperweek.Leaderswillalternatebetweenclubbers–onesectionatatime.

FreeParentGuides–Trek/JourneyGotostore.awana.orgForTrekclubbers,inthesearchboxtype:! Trek1ParentGuide! Trek2ParentGuide! Trek3ParentGuideForJourneyclubbers,inthesearchboxtype:!  FaithonTrialParentGuide! MenandWomenofGod*ParentGuides$12–Sparks,T&Tgrades4and5SeeCommanderfordetails.

EarningAwanaBucksCheckin!  ChurchAttendance 1!  BringBible 1!  BringHandbook 1!  WearUniform 1!  DressUpforSpecialEvent 1!  DonateforSpecialEvent 1!  BringaFriend 5InClub!  EachSectionCompleted 1!  EachSectionInitialedbyParent 1!  ClubberoftheQuarter 5!  ParentParticipationinEvent 5

AwanaRules/DisciplinePolicy!  Beontime.(4:00)!  Beprepared.(uniform,handbook,tennisshoes,Scripture)!  HonortheLordwithyourbehavior.!  Ephesians6:5-85Bondservants,obeyyourearthlymasterswithfearandtrembling,withasincereheart,asyouwouldChrist,6notbythewayofeye-service,aspeople-pleasers,butasbondservantsofChrist,doingthewillofGodfromtheheart,7renderingservicewithagoodwillastotheLordandnottoman,8knowingthatwhatevergoodanyonedoes,thishewillreceivebackfromtheLord,whetherheisabondservantorisfree.

Awana3CountInappropriatebehaviorwillnotbetolerated.AnAwana3Countisaspecialmeasureusedbytheleadersinredirectingadisobedientclubber.Clubberswillbetoldthenumberofthecount.LeaderswillrefertoBiblicalprinciples(Ephesians6)andpraywiththeclubber.

!  On1,theleadergivestheclubberaspecificwarningaboutbehavior,expectations,andconsequences.

!  On2,theclubberwillspeaktothedirectororcommandertoreinforcebehavior,expectations,andconsequences.

!  On3,theAwanacommanderwillbecontacted,thechildwillberemovedfromtheactivity,andtheparentwillbecalledtotaketheirchildhome.

AwanaMissions–LearnaboutMissionsthroughGoLessons! Video! PowerPointwithvisualsofthecountry! Biblestory! Parentdiscussionguide

AwanaMissions–GiveInternaOonallyChangeforChange! ClubberswillbeaskedperiodicallytobringincoinchangeinordertosponsorachildinanAwanaclubintheDominicanRepublic.

! Everytendollarsraisedsupportsonechildforoneyear.

! ClubberswhoparticipatewillreceiveanAwanabuck.! Additionalbuckswillbeawardedtotheteamwhohasthemostchange.

AwanaMissions–GiveLocallyAlongwithThemeNights

!  October9–CrazyHairNight–ClubberswearcreativehairstylesandbringhygieneitemstobedonatedtotheElPasoBaptistClinic.Tolearnmoreabouttheclinicgoto:http://www.elpasobaptistclinic.com/index.html

!  November6–SamaritanShoeBoxNight/AwanaStore–AnAwanastorewillbeopenonthisnight,sothatclubbersmayuseaccumulatedAwanabuckstopurchaseitemstopackinashoeboxforachild.ShoeboxesshouldbefilledwithadditionalitemsandbroughtbacktothechurchbyNovember13.Clubbersmaychoosetopurchaseatrackinglabelonlinefor$7,sothattheycanseewherethepackagegoes.Formoreinformationgoto:http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/

!  December11–CrazySockNight–Wearyourcraziestsocksoramismatchedpairofsocks.ClubbersmaychoosetobringapairofnewtennisshoestodonateforanorphanthroughBucknerShoesforOrphanSouls,aswellas$5topayforshipping.http://www.buckner.org/shoes/

AwanaMissions–GiveLocallyAlongwithThemeNights!  January22–SportsNight–Wearyourfavoriteteamshirtandbring

afooditemtodonatetotheMustardSeedCafé:BalsamicVinegar,RiceVinegar,ExtraVirginOliveOil,SoybeanOil,JasmineRice,BasmatiRice,WhiteRice,andHoney.Fooddonationsmustbesealed,brandnew,andpurchasedfromareputablesource.Formoreinformationgoto:http://mustardseedcafe.org/

!  Februrary19–CrazyHatNight-Wearyourcraziesthataswecelebratebeingshadeforthechildren.WewilltakemonetarydonationsforthePregnancyHelpCenterofElPaso:http://www.pregnancyhcep.org/

!  March5–LeaderAppreciationNight–Showyourappreciationtoyourleadersbydrawingapictureorwritingapersonalnote.

!  April30–LuauNight-WearyourHawaiianclothes.Nobathingsuits,please.

FamilyNights! Checkcalendarfordates.!  ImmediatelyfollowingAwanaat6:00.! Bringrequestedfooditem.! Planforyourfamilytoenjoyfoodandfunactivitieswithotherfamilies.

FunFair!  FunfairwillbeheldinDecemberandApril.! Awanaleaderswilldesignandfacilitatethegamesinacarnival-likeatmosphere.

! ParentswillbeinvitedtojoinclubbersastheyuseAwanabuckstoplaygames.

! Prizeswillbeawarded.

GrandPrix! Clubbersusekitstoconstructcarsforarace.! Awardsfordesignandspeed.!  ScheduledforApril.

B.A.R.F.–BringARealFriend!  Specialnightsthroughouttheyear,butclubberscanbringafriendanytime.

!  Ifunabletobringafriend,mayexplainagospeltracttotwopeople.

AwardsAsclubbersprogressthroughtheirhandbooks:! Cubbies,Sparks,andTruth&Trainingwillreceiveawardstoplaceontheiruniforms.

! TrekandJourneywillreceivespecialrecognitionintheopeningceremony.

! ClubberoftheQuarter–everyquarteraclubberfromeachclubwillberecognizedforoutstandingeffort

Anawardceremonycelebratingtheyear’saccomplishmentswillbeheldinMay.

Contact!  scotsdaleawana@gmail.com

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