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What is the Christian Life Club?
What Ages is CLC Designed For?
What is the Weekly Schedule?
What Else Should I Know About CLC?
CLC Activities and Events
Updated September 8, 2006
Christian Life Club (CLC)
CLC is held weekly
on Wednesdays, 2:45 - 4:30 p.m. in the Memphis Free Methodist Church. We
will kicked-off our year with a Christian Life Club Carnival on
September 13 and weekly classes began on Wednesday, September 20.
What is the Christian Life Club?
The Christian Life Club, or CLC is a midweek program comparable to Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. It is based on Luke 2:52 which states, "Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men."
The mission statement of the Christian Life Club is to give children an opportunity to become disciples who walk as Jesus walked. They have the chance to:
- Discover the joy of living for Jesus Christ
- Show His love in their relationships with others
- Experience
wholesome spiritual, physical, mental, social and emotional growth
Each month the children will participate in chapel, class time, crafts, and recreation. The class times are designed to help the children reach the age-appropriate goals.
What Ages is CLC Designed For?
Christian Life Club is designed for Kindergartners through 6th graders. Each age level has their own "club name" with a club promise/pledge to learn.
- Trackers - ages
4-5
"As a Tracker, I will learn to follow Jesus."
- PathFinders -
grades 1-2
"As a Pathfinder, I will walk with Jesus who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life."
- TrailBlazers -
grades 3-4
"As a TrailBlazer, I will trust Jesus to help me grow in love and wisdom so I can choose God's best for my life."
- PaceSetters -
grades 5-6
"As a PaceSetter, I will follow Jesus, Who will help me be an example to others in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
What is the Weekly Schedule?
We will meet at the Memphis Free Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoons from 2:45 - 4:30 p.m. We will be responsible for picking the children up from school and making sure they arrive safely at the church located on Bordman Road. We will only take the children who have a note from the parents stating that they are allowed to join us. Once they arrive, the schedule is as follows :
- 2:45 - 3:15
p.m. - Snack Time / Activity time
(Snacks will be provided by people of the church.) - 3:15 - 3:40 p.m. - Opening/Chapel
- 3:40 - 4:30 p.m. - Discovery Time (class, craft, or recreation)
- 4:30 p.m. - Parent Pickup Time
Parents will need to pick up their children at 4:30 p.m. In the event that a parent cannot do so, if the children are enrolled in the school's Day Care program, we will transfer your children to their care. We will also allow your children to leave with whomever you wish - provided a note is sent and identification of that person is verified.
What Else
Should I Know
About CLC?
Christian
Life Club is a church-funded program. Money or offerings will not be
taken at the weekly Wednesday meetings. Donations are always accepted
and are tax deductable.
Christian Life Club does not meet when school is not in attendance. (If there is a snow day or vacation day on a Wednesday, there will not be CLC.)
The end result of the Christian Life Club program is to teach children to think in that popular phrase: "W.W.J.D - What Would Jesus Do?" Jesus showed love and compassion to friends and family. He knew His Father's will for His life, and that is what the Christian Life Club tries to teach the children of the community--to think as Jesus did and to grow in favor with God and men.
For
more information or to enroll your children in the Christian Life Club
program, please contact Karyl Birkett at the Memphis Free Methodist
Church, (810) 392-2241. The easiest way to enroll your student is to
send a permission slip for your student to attend, a Registration Form
will be available when you pick up your student.
CLC Activities and Events
A few of our planned activities for the year are:
Sept. 13 CLC
Kick-off
Sept. 24 CLC Sunday
Sept. 27 Creation Badge – plant bulbs
Oct. 25 Drug Awareness
Oct. 28 Pumpkin Caper - Community pumpkin carving party!
Nov. 1 Food Drive – deliver bags
Nov. 8 Food Drive – pick up bags
In the past, we have helped several families within our community with
groceries.
Nov. 22 NO CLC – Thanksgiving
Dec. 20, 27 NO CLC – Christmas
Jan. 28 CLC Sunday – Reading Awards
Feb. 25 CLC Sunday – Bible Memory Awards
March 25 CLC Sunday – Yearly Awards
(Subject to change with or without notice - parents receive a weekly
newsletter with updates.)