Bill & Judi Bianco
Awana Missionaries
15904 Perkins Lane
Bowie, Maryland 20716
Phone: (301) 249-1765
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Have you seen the brand new Awana Store? Awana is thrilled to announce that the new online Awana Store is now LIVE at http://awana.org/store (and at the Shop Awana button above)! It’s been completely redesigned for you to make browsing and ordering more enjoyable. A bright, new look and convenient features are waiting to treat your family and church. Be among the first to check it out! And when you go, be sure to look at the helpful video on the home page.
Please note: All previous MCO and Store logins are now obsolete. If you have an ART login, that will work for the online Awana Store as well. If you've not created an ART account yet, you can register for an account on the store site.
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We are excited to announce the launch of a special new Web site (www.awana60years.org) celebrating 60 years of God’s faithfulness in impacting young lives around the world through the ministry of Awana. This site reflects on the events, photos, and stories of Awana from the last 60 years, and will include an opportunity to share your own story about Awana.
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Basic Training: Something for both new and veteran Awana leaders!
- August 14 @ Westminster Bible Church - Westminster, MD
- August 21 @ Montrose Baptist Church - Rockville, MD
- August 28 @ Southview Baptist Church - Herndon, VA
Basic Training will not be offered at Fall Awana Ministry Conference this year so we encourage you to advantage of these trainings!
Basic Training is provided free of charge and anyone from your church is welcome to attend. The training is 8:00am-2pm. A light lunch will also be provided to registered attendees. Please register now!
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Prison dads learn meaning of 'father'
By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY
ANGOLA, La. — Keith Morse met his father when he was 7 years old in the visiting hall at Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola state prison. Today, Morse is serving a life sentence in the same prison for murder. It's here that he sees his own 16-year-old son once a year during the day-long Returning Hearts celebration, a program that reunites inmate fathers with their kids... [Read entire article from USA Today...]
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We see this as a simple solution for busy families. Moms can bring their children to the Awana program where they will experience a Christian community with Christian adults and peers who care about them and where they can get to know God. Moms connect with other moms going through the same stage of life that they are. Moms will grow to have closer connection with the other moms and with the church. No more stop and go ... families stay and grow together through MOPS and Awana. [Read more...]
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Club Clinic
At Club Clinic you will find short, interactive training to address common club challenges – all online! Whether you are a pastor, commander, director, leader, secretary or game director, visit often and explore new topics as they are added to Club Clinic every several weeks! A regular dose of VitaPaks will reinforce great principles and provide fresh ideas for your club! The two modules that are currently out there:
- VitaPack 10-A02: Game Time Essentials - Learn four Game Time essentials that will help make Game Time in your club a success and keep kids wanting to return each week!
- VitaPak 10-AO1: The Five-Count - Learn how to use the five-count, a simple and fun method of discipline, effectively in your Awana Club.
Note that Club Clinic requires an ART (Awana Resources and Tools) account, which is an exclusive member benefit of all churches registered with Awana.
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Awana e-brochure is here!The Awana e-brochure gives churches their first glimpse of the new Third Sparks book - SkyStormer; unpacks the latest T&T updates including new uniforms for both 3rd/4th and 5th/6th age groups; previews of the new Game Director materials; the new Awana VerseMinder application; and much more! Check it out online using the interactive Flash-based viewer, just like the online ministry catalog! Note that many of the resources linked from this e-brochure require an ART (Awana Resources and Tools) account, which is an exclusive member benefit of all churches registered with Awana.
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