AWANA & 24-7 MINISTRIES ALERT

The Countdown is on! Our 18th year of Awana and 24-7 Ministries at ARBC will begin on Sunday, September 12 at 5:00 p.m. with a special Kickoff theme night! Early Registration is scheduled to begin on Sunday, August 15. Forms will be available at the Welcome Centers in the Worship Center, Family Life Center, and the Children’s Building. You will need to come to the Children’s Building to complete the registration. We hope to have the online Registration/Medical Releases up on the website by Friday, August 6. Watch the website for the new forms. Please try to register early—this will help us to keep the registration lines shorter on our first night back.

August is a busy month with families squeezing in that last vacation or weekend away before the new school year starts back up. We will also be having last minute leader trainings and planning meetings during August.

Leaders are Needed - If you would be willing to come and join us for a couple of hours each Sunday night to lead our children and teens through memorizing God’s Word and being a Christian testimony to them, then please contact either Bill or Nancy Sword at: Bill - billsword@yahoo.com, cell # 972-998-1022 or Nancy - nsword501@verizon.net, cell # 972-795-5385. We look forward to hearing from you!

Awana and 24-7 Ministries Events

ARBC Awana Store - Our Cubbies, Sparks and T&T’ers have an opportunity each week to earn special shares in Awana. These shares may be used to purchase items in our Awana Store. We offer a special Christmas Store each year for them to do their Christmas shopping for friends and family. Karla Smith is our Store Director. She staffs the store each Sunday night before Awana through the Awana year. She also stocks the store throughout the year. Shares are earned for: attendance, bringing your handbook, bringing your Bible, completing sections in the handbooks, bringing new guests to our clubs, and special contests the directors or commanders have.

Awana Dominican Club - Rueben and Vicki Dominguez moved to the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2009. They had been active in our ARBC Club over the past year and a half and saw how God used this ministry in a mighty way. They were moving to the Dominican Republic to begin work on starting an orphanage. They also wanted to start an Awana club and our ARBC Clubs would sponsor them in this endeavor. It has taken a year, but finally they met with the current Awana Missionary for the Dominican Republic, and we are hoping to have their club operative sometime in the next month or two. Please be in prayer as they work toward this goal.

Missions - Food Pantry, Thanksgiving Baskets, etc. - Each month, our club collects a Missions Offering. Half of this offering goes to our Awana Missionary and half goes to our Local Mission needs and Food Pantry. We have helped many families in need over the past 10 years by the generous giving of the children, teens and leaders in our Awana Club. You should be proud of all of the families they have reached through this ministry.

Cubbie Olympics - ARBC Awana Event - In April or May, we invite all the Cubbie parents, grandparents, etc. to come and watch their Cubbies as they compete against each other in group games. It is always a fun night for all!

Cubbie Hot Wheel Race and Annual David Hyde Memorial Grand Prix Race - ARBC Awana Event - Each spring, we designate one Saturday to be our Race Day. Our Cubbies come and race their hot wheel cars against each other on the big race track. Our Sparks, T&T, Trek and Journey Clubs, plus our adults, compete against their own age groups in a fun pinewood derby type car race. We have named our race after a special Awana friend and supporter, David Hyde. We are proud to carry on his love for this special event!

Grand Prix Race - Regional Awana Event - The participants of our local Grand Prix Race have the opportunity to compete in the Regional Race against the winners of other churches in our area.

Sparks and T&T Awana Games - Regional Event - Our Sparks and T&T students train with our coaches and compete against area churches in the Awana Games. This event will be held in late fall this year.

T&T Bible Quiz - Regional Event - Our T&T students train with our coaches and compete in Bible Quizzing based on the books that they are completing at that time. They compete against teams from other churches in our area.

24-7 Ministries Bible Quizzing - Regional Event - State Level - 7th - 8th Grade - Our Trek students have the opportunity to try out for both Bible Quiz and Game Teams to compete in the State Level. They train with their coaches and leaders for several months before the events. This event is usually in mid to late winter or early spring each year.

24-7 Ministries Games - Regional Event - State Level - National Level - 9th - 12th Grade - Our Journey students have the opportunity to try out for both Bible Quiz and Game Teams to compete at the State Level and the National Level in Awana. This event is usually in mid to late winter or early spring. The State Competitions will be held in the Dallas area this year, and the National Competitions will be held in Chicago again this year. 

AWANA  & 24-7 MINISTRIES BASICS