Vacation Bible School is usually offered each year during the first or second full week in June. This fun time together is staffed by parent volunteers and each year has a special theme. Although open to children who have turned four before the preceeding Dec. 1 (and who are potty trained) through the 5th grade (age 9), recent attendance patterns have been towards the younger crowd.
Vacation Bible School 2012
Operation Overboard: Dare To Go Deep With God will take place Monday, June 4th through Friday June 8th right here at All Saints’ from 9:30 AM until 12:30 PM. Our young divers will plunge into Bible stories of people with deep faith and learn to trust God whose love is bigger than the sea. Registration and more information available in March. VBS is for children ages 4 to 9 (4th birthday before December 31, 2011) Registration fee is $35 and registration will close on Sunday, May 20th.
In this action-packed adventure, our children will join Ocho the Octopus as they swim with humpback whales and seahorses, scuba through a vibrant coral reef, and take a personal submarine to the ocean floor, where eels and octopi play. Through interactive lessons that are easy for kids to apply to their lives today, they will “go deep” into God’s Word, exploring Bible stories of people who revealed deep faith by knowing how to:
- Depend on God
- Dare to care
- Claim Jesus
- Choose to follow
- Change the world
Recent VBS Themes
2011: Shake It Up Café: Where Kids Carry Out God’s Recipe
2011′s theme was Cokesbury Publishing’s Shake It Up Café In this kid-friendly cafe full of chefs’ hats and aprons, pots and pans, checkered tablecloths, and chalkboard menus, our kids explored the Bible as a cookbook filled with recipes for living out God’s Word. Through interactive lessons, they celebrated biblical festivals that revealed ingredients for being a follower of God.
2010: Galactic Blast – A Cosmic Adventure Praising God!
2010′s theme was Cokesbury Publishing’s Galactic Blast. Our All Saints’ cadets took a voyage into outer space praising God. Through daily missions, our children saw space like never before, gained a new perspective on our planet Earth, and learned easy “green” earth tips they could practice at home. This cosmic combination of faith and fun saw our cadets developing a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
2009: Camp E.D.G.E. – Experience and Discover God Everywhere!
2009′s VBS theme was Camp E.D.G.E.: Experience and Discover God Everywhere! This program, from Cokesbury publishing house, took the children to an extreme adventure camp where they experienced and discovered God everywhere. The action-packed, adrenaline-filled expedition taught our kids that their strength and might come from God. Through rockin’ music, larger-than-life recreation games, mind-boggling science activities, extreme sports videos, and cool, challenging crafts, the kids learned how to live on the E.D.G.E. in their faith.
2008: Power Lab – Discovering Jesus’ Miraculous Powers!
In 2008, the program was Group Publishing’s Power Lab. Children discovered Jesus’ miraculous power throughout the week by participating each day in Bible learning they could see, hear, touch and even taste. Bible Points crafts, team building games, lively Bible songs and tasty treats were just a few of the Power Lab activities that helped faith to flow into real life.
2007: The Good News Express
In 2007, VBS was a home-grown program entitled The Good News Express. Each day a journey was taken on The Good News Express back in time to Galilee and Jerusalem to hear Jesus’ teachings and live out some of the stories He told.
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