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We’re glad you’ve made it to Clark Fork City Church’s Kids’ Ministry blog!  Check here often to read the most current news and happenings for our Sunday morning classes, Kids’ Ministry special events and outreaches, as well as the latest Awana news and schedules!  You will often find new photos posted, a recap of well, just about anything that has been going on with our kids, and even some words of encouragement.  Feel free to jump right in on the conversation and leave comments whenever you’d like!  We look forward to communicating with you!

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City Food Kids Christmas Party…a huge success!

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Saturday, December 17, 2011 was the day. The stage of the CFCC auditorium was filled with presents, the hot chocolate was hot, and the excited faces of little children were lining up at the door. Volunteers adorned their jolly hats and then the moment we all had been waiting for arrived. Families filed in, all eyes on the presents on the stage.

Mike Hagen from The Strength Team shared his strength – his love of sharing Jesus with others – as only he (and The Strength Team) can. Children were lifted in the air, phone books were torn in half, and re-bar was twisted into the shape of a fish. Everyone was captivated!

Soon it was time for drawings – bikes and gift baskets were given away. And then it was time for presents!! One by one in a manner of joyful and organized chaos, each child received his or her gift(s). Watching their faces light up was priceless! And then, to top off the afternoon, many hands were raised in the air symbolizing that they had asked Jesus into their hearts. The best gift of all.

A huge thank you to all who helped with the party and to all who contributed gifts. We owe all the success and glory to Jesus, and also to all of you! We can’t wait for next year!

City Food Kids Christmas Party – December 17, 2011

We at Clark Fork City Church are putting on a Christmas party for the kids who come through our City Food Bank! Between 400 and 500 kids come through every month with their families to get food.

City Food Kids Christmas Party
In late November and early December, each child fills out a “wish list”. We add the wish lists to our church Christmas tree so that people in our church have an opportunity to sponsor a child. On Dec. 17th at 1:00, our party will begin! We put a gift in each child’s hand who would otherwise not be able to have a Christmas! And this year each child that comes to receive their gift will also be put into 2 drawings for a chance to win a bike! That’s right, we’re also giving away 2 bikes!

How Can You Help?
– If you would like to donate $ or sponsor a child please contact Clark Fork City Church at 721-7804. (All funds go directly to purchasing gifts. No money is spent on administrative cost. We still have 50 children left to sponsor.)
– We need cookies for the party! There can never be too many cookies!
– Come to the party on 12/17 to help serve cookies and hot chocolate, or just to help in general!
– Pray for this event: that each family will be blessed, that the excitement of Jesus’ birth would be tangible, and that life and relationship with Jesus is super contagious!

The delight on the children’s faces when they hear their name called…is priceless! And it’s worth all the effort we have made!

Happy Thanksgiving – No Awana 11/23/2011

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Just a quick reminder: Awana Club does not meet this Wednesday, November 23, 2011! We hope you have a blessed week, and look forward to seeing you on November 30th!

Want to have some fun?

CFCC’s Awana Harvest Party is a week away (scroll below for details)! Don’t miss out on a night filled with good ol’ fashioned Fall fun, games and prizes! Still not sure? Check out this slideshow from our Harvest Party last year (2010) and see for yourself! It will put a smile on your face…and more importantly, we just know you aren’t going to want to miss out on the action!

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Harvest Party, Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011

Yippee! It’s time for our Awana Harvest party! Please join us on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. for a night filled with fun, candy, games, candy, laughter, candy…and some more candy! There will also be hay rides, an indoor maze, and pizza! Bring a friend and you will be entered in a drawing to win a skateboard! Yes, a skateboard!!!!

Volunteers are needed! Candy is needed! Please contact the Clark Fork City Church office (728-7804) if you would like to help with set up or with any of the games during the party. Candy donations can be brought to CFCC any time prior to the party! Thank you for your help!

We are going to have a blast! See you there! (No scary costumes, please!)

Awana Begins September 14!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…Awana Clubs at Clark Fork City Church is gearing up for another awesome year! Join us for our first night back on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Parents, please remember to register your child for the new year. Registration forms will be available at check-in. Whether you are returning to Awana or if we’ll be meeting for the first time – WE CAN’T WAIT! See you on 9/14!

Boot Camp: Operation Summer Fun!

Our Vacation Bible School has now come and gone and boy, did we have fun!  It was an action-packed 3 days, that’s for sure!  Here are some of the photos (click to enlarge) taken during VBS:

 

On Parenting…

If you were at Clark Fork City Church last week, (Fathers’ Day) you were afforded the blessed opportunity of witnessing the baby dedications of two families.  Baby dedications are, by nature, encouraging to watch and often leave us thinking of the future, praying for hopes and dreams to come to fruition.

This last week during these dedications, Bruce Donnelly shared a word that bears sharing here in this public forum.  Bruce quoted these verses in his exhortation:

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.”       - Psalm 1:1-2

Bruce shared the above verses and went on to say that the Bible is the best parenting manual there is.  We are to delight in the Word no matter what the world tells us to do; we are to make a stand for the Lord in our parenting. Verse 3 of Psalm 1 tells us the result of doing so:

” He shall be planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.”

Raising our families according to Biblical principals brings good results and is a wonderful witness.  Our lives and the lives of our families will speak loud and clear as being for the Lord when we raise our families in the fear of the Lord.

Vacation Bible School – BOOT CAMP

Operation Summer Fun is coming soon to Clark Fork City Church!  Mark your calendars for three days of thrills and fun on July 13, 14, and 15!

Can’t wait to see you there!

A Small Change

Our church has been blessed with many babies!  They are all so precious!

In an effort to balance out class size on Sunday mornings, we’ve made a change: Our Infants class will be for babies, ages 6 weeks to 18 months in age (Room 136).  Our Babies class will now be for those that are 19 to 30 months in age (Room 135).

Thanks for your understanding and patience and we make this transition!