Crossroads Kids

Awana is off and rolling

With our Grand Prix being over, we are now into our Awana year.

Last night was out first night of Awana, and all things considered it was a good night with 79 clubbers present. We had one leader step down prior to our first meeting, and we are scrambling to fill his void along with needing some assistant leaders and listeners as many of our regulars are away at present. We also need at least one assistant to our secretary. We could not function anywhere near where we should without our secretaries!

There is a parent orientation on October 4th. We also we be having a parenting class during Awana - "Shepherding a Child's Heart." Please contact the church office if you are interested.

On the Sunday morning side of things, we are still in need of a teacher during our 8:30 elementary program.

New Kindergarten - 2nd grade class off to a good start

Last Sunday we split our K-5th graders with the younger ones going to a new room and a just-for-them class. Things went really well and we are excited about the future. Some of the second graders were more comfortable with the K-1 kids and some were more comfortable with the older ones. We let them make the choice and it really worked. Thanksto Joel and Rachel Nieland for making this happen, and thanks to our other Sunday morning leadership for caring for our kids the way you do.

Awana Leadership Dinner

Tuesday, September 13th, is our Awana leadership dinner and year kick-off. The meal starts at 6:00 p.m. and the whole leadership team and their families is welcome.

Awana Grand Prix this Saturday

Hopefully you've picked up your car kit and are ready to go for our first Awana Grand Prix this Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. Car check-in will begin at 9:15. Hotdog lunch will be served.

Grand Prix track is finished

Our Grand Prix track is finished and it looks awesome. We had it up during children's church today, and there was a lot of interest. The Grand Prix is now less than 2 weeks away on the 17th starting at 10 a.m. We will begin inspection, weigh-in and car registration at 9:15 a.m. and will begin racing as soon after 10 as possible. We are expecting that each car will run about 8 times (2 times of each of 4 lanes), which means we will have twice as many heats as we have cars. Don't worry, we will be cooking plenty of hotdogs! The kids meals are included in the $5 fee for the kit and there will be a donation bucket for the rest.

Parents can also register their kids for Awana during the event and ask any quesitons of leaders which they might have. A lot of help is needed, so if you want to help in any way please contact Joe Burgess at 541-479-4334.

Calendar Updated

Our Crossroads Kids calendar has been updated with the District 7 and 3 Rivers school districts schedules. Check it out through the link in our webblog or at the Crossroads Kids Facebook page.

Awana is less than a month away

Our Awana year is getting ready to kick off again. This year we are starting is with a brand new event for our Crossroads club. On Saturday, September 17th we are having a Grand Prix race and bbq to accompany our time of registration. It runs from 10 till about 1 with registration of cars starting at 9:15 a.m. 

Our first night of club will be on tuesday, September 20th starting at 6:30 p.m.  We are asking that clubbers be early enough that they can get registered if they did not get it taken care of on the 17th.  The color teams will be a little bit fluid the first few weeks as we seek to balance out the clubbers.

We are also in need of some new leadership this year.

VBS 2011 - August 1st - 5th, 9:00 a.m. - noon

Our theme for Vacation Bible School this year is DRIVE! It happens during the first week of August, and it is for kids 4yrs of age through 5th grade. Children need to be 4 by September 1st in order to be eligible. Everything will be centered in a racing theme, with skits, songs, crafts, games, sacks, and great teaching. Put it on your calendar and don't forget to register.

Another great Awana year

 
 
Tuesday, May 24th, was our awards night for our 2010-2011 Awana year, and it capped off a really good year. During the year we saw over 100 children with a regular attendance in excess of 80 along with 40 fantastic volunteers. Tuesday was a great night as we celebrated the year and all that the clubbers had accomplished.

Awana 2011-2012 will kick off again on September 17th with a bbq and our first Awana Grand Prix. Grand Prix is a racing event in which the clubbers built their own car from a kit we will make available over the summer. We race 4 cars at a time down a wooden track and there will be a wide variety of prizes from car design to consistent winning speed.

The price for the kits will be set soon, but wil most likely be about $5 each to help cover the cost of the cars, awards, and the bbq.

VBS Theme announced

PRESS ON FOR THE PRIZE. It may still be 6 months away (August 1-5), but we are already thinking about Vacation Bible School. Our theme this year is DRIVE! Crossroads will be transformed into a racing headquarters where kids, as rookie drivers, train to become champion race drivers in the race of life. Along the way, kids will meet fun characters and learn how to run the best race for God's glory!

the Apostle Paul said, "Not that I have I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behing and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:12-14 NIV)

It is not to early top become a part of the crew who will work with our incoming rookies!