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General Announcements

Fall Family Fun Night:
October 31, 2007 6:30 - 7:45 pm in Bethel's Great Hall. Featuring the Amazing talents of “The Musical Magical Menagerie”. Be ready for magic, a ventriloquist act and lots of laughter! Come in costume and receive a treat bag of fabulous goodies.

Check out the Children's Ministries Fall Flyer (pdf)

Children's Sunday School

Capable teachers and assistants lead our children and youth in a variety of planned activities in order to give them knowledge of Scripture and encourage them to love God and His Son, Jesus Christ. The children enjoy songs, stories, and other activities as they learn together.

See maps posted around the church to help you find the rooms.

Classes:

2-year-olds - report to class first, look for green flag downstairs. Class is to the right.

3-year-olds - report to class first, look for green flag downstairs. Class is to the left.

4-year-olds - report to class first, look for blue flag downstairs. First room on left.

Kindergarten thru Grade 4 - all K-4 children are part of "God's Army" - a children's choir which meets at the beginning of S.S. hour in the lower kitchen area. Regular rooms (after singing) are located down the hall by the blue flag.

God’s Army · Children’s Choir for kids K - 4th Grade · Practice every Sunday at 9:30 am in area off lower kitchen · Sing approximately 6 times a year · Fun T-shirts designed by the kids · A great way to serve Jesus

Grades 5-6 - begin S.S. by meeting in the Planet 5/6 room (upstairs loft room) by church mailboxes for donuts and fellowship

Planet 5/6 When you are in 5th or 6th grade, you know you’re not a little kid…but you’re too young for youth group…You feel like you live on another planet…Never Fear Planet 5/6 is here!   · Donuts and fellowship every Sunday   · Monthly fun activities   · Oct. 17 - Bunco Party After school until 4:30   · Nov. 17 - Fast Food Frenzy (a progressive meal at area fast food places!)   · December 12 - Christmas party - after school until 6:00 pm

Grades 7-9 - meet in S.S. room

Senior High - meet in Youth Room

AWANA Program

The AWANA Club at Bethel Evangelical Free Church runs September through April and meets on Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00pm except when school is closed that day. Our first club meeting for this school year is on September 12, 2007. Parents be sure to attend this first meeting from 6:30 to 7:00pm to have questions answered and receive a schedule!

Our AWANA clubs are:
Cubbies: 3, 4 and 5 year-olds (age 3 by September 1)
Sparks: Kindergarten through 2nd Grade
Truth & Training (TNT): 3rd Grade through 6th Grade

Our AWANA club meetings consist of three parts: games, council time and handbook time. We want to work with you in providing balanced physical, social, mental and spiritual activities for your child.

To support the program we ask that each clubber bring weekly dues of 50¢ or yearly dues of $15.00.

Pre-registration is available on Sunday mornings, August 26 or September 2, or the first evening of AWANA.

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Meet our missionaries who help us with our AWANA program - Dale and Jean Gerard.

AWANA stands for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed - taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

AWANA is a ministry for children ages 3 years old through children in grade 6.

The official mission statement of AWANA Clubs Intl.:
"The purpose of Awana Clubs International is to evangelize, challenge and train the youth of the world, through the local church, by providing Bible-based, Christ-centered weekly club programs and training leadership."
This text is copyrighted by Awana® Clubs International. Contact them.

According to AWANA International, there are currently more than 10,200 churches with AWANA programs.  This includes all 50 states and more than 104 countries!

·Read AWANA's Doctrinal Statement.

·Read more about the history of AWANA.

For more information,
visit AWANA International:

Vacation Bible School

Dates for 2008 VBS will be June 9-13. Mark your calendars now! Many volunteers will be needed. Stay tuned for more information.

Nursery

What Bethel's Nursery has to offer:

• Bethel has a wonderful nursery staffed with trained volunteers.
• You are welcome to leave your children for both Adult Bible Fellowship Hour and the Church Service.
• The nursery is separated into two sections - one for babies and one for toddlers.
• The toddler section has tons of toys, plus a TV/VCR for VeggieTales videos!
• The toddler section also has crackers or cookies, juice, sippy cups, and its own bathroom!
• The baby section is stocked with toys, baby swings, diapers, wipes, a changing table and a sink for washing hands. Please bring a diaper or two just in case the nursery does not have the right sized diaper needed for your child.
• The baby section also contains two small private rooms with cribs and rocking chairs in each where mothers may nurse or feed their child, or where the parent or staff may lay children down to nap. Each room has a lock.
• There is a one-way window in both sections so you can peak in and see how your little one is doing and your child will not be able to see you.
• There are cubbies available to place your diaper bag or child's favorite toy. The cubbies have a number system and are assigned to you so no one will take your things, and staff members can find that favorite toy or blanket to comfort your child if needed.  But please be aware that by bringing in these things you may be bringing germs home!
• You may also check out a pager so the staff can contact you if your child needs you.
• Experience the RELAXATION of having an hour or two away from your children knowing they are being well taken care of!!
• YES - we do disinfect the toys!
• Please be sure to enter the middle doors of the Nursery section to drop off your children (not the individual rooms).  You will be asked to write down the name of each child on a sheet, along with some other information, as well as write a nametag.
• There are two places in the church to change a diaper – in the nursery on the upper floor and in the Family Bathroom located next to the 2 year old Sunday School (look for the green flag) in the basement.