Sunday Morning

Our morning program is coordinated by our staff but insists that the students take ownership of the club atmosphere. Here is a typical Sunday morning structure, told by one of our very own students!

10:45-11:00 – Welcome Time
“If you come to PAK 45 and walk into the room for the first time, you would see student greeters who welcome you, give you a name tag, and introduce you to other kids in the room. This is really helpful since you don’t know anybody and this is a bit awkward. You also will be given any materials necessary for that morning (pen, notes page, Bible, etc.).
“As you continue into the room, you hear cool music and see kids doing various activities, like playing air hockey, foosball, video, cards, and board games. Sit down and jump on in! (Both the greeters and gamers had to get to PAK 45 a little early to make sure it was done before anyone actually arrived!)

11:00-11:10 - Announcements
“Aww, bummer! Just as you finally get into a game and have gotten to meet some new friends, an adult staff leader instructs everyone to clean up and come take a seat. Once everyone is seated, our club announcer formally welcomes everyone---and especially asks for visitors to stand and be introduced. Then we all go crazy for you! Any important club announcements (events, etc.) also occur during this time.

11:10-11:20 – Crowd Breaker
“Finally, nearly a half hour into the club, an adult staff leader ‘takes over’ by doing a crowd breaker activity that is just plain fun or perhaps relates to the lesson to be taught today.

11:20-11:35 - Teaching
“Now it is time for a brief lesson from our staff leader. He or she prays before actually beginning, and then we all take out our notebooks and take notes just like the staff leader models for us. This is really helpful because we are learning to take notes for the first time, and we also earn ‘bucks’ for paying attention and participating. And if we bring a friend, we get 5 bucks! As we earn ‘bucks,’ we can buy cool prizes at the end of the month!

11:35-11:55 – Small Group Discussion
“This is the best part, I think! After the brief teaching time by our staff leader, we get to break down into small discussion groups. Boys go with boys, and girls with girls, and our groups only have 4-5 students per staff leader, so we get to talk about a lot of important stuff and apply the Bible to our lives! Then we pray and go home!”