You want to know why I've been director of our parish VBS for four years? What keeps me coming back even with the demands on my time and sometimes stressful planning? It is because of days like these. Days when you hear and see that the kids are getting the message of God's infinite love.
When I see the kids having fun with each other...

When I see the volunteers engaging with the kids...
When I see the teens and adults bonding and connecting with one another...
When I see the smiles, and smiles and smiles...
When I hear the kids share with our priest what they've learned about God this week...
When I see the kids seated as a large group on the floor praying in the mass...
When the kids (and their parents) give me the most heartfelt "Thank You" for the week...
heal us. It gave me goosebumps. When I got home Wednesday night and looked through my pictures, I saw something else that brought tears to my eyes. JOY I saw joy on the faces of the kids. But not just the kids, on the faces of the teens and adults. I started out this week fighting a terrible head cold and struggling to get through the VBS on coffee and adrenaline but seeing what I had captured with my camera changed my week. My head cold was forgotten and I was powerfully reminded why we were working so very hard on something many people discount as just frivolous fun for the kids.
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VBS is fun! But it is so much more than that. |
If you do not have VBS at your church or parish, do what I did and start it! Not just for the kids, but for the entire church community. The rewards greatly out weigh the hard work. Our Sunday Visitor has teamed up with Group to produce a Catholic VBS version of Group's most popular VBS program each year. They made it so easy to follow and start from scratch.
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Our fearless crew leaders for Everest VBS at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church |
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Thank you to my mom for always helping at VBS |
A quick shoutout to my mom who always gives up her birthday week to help at our parish VBS. Thank you MOM!!!
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Current and New VBS Directors |
So much more to write about VBS that I want to explode, but I won't do that to you. Instead you can head over to see more pictures of our VBS on our parish Facebook page.