The dates have been set for this year’s VBS: July 9-13, from 9am-12pm.

Our theme this year is “Operation Overboard—Dare to Go Deep with God!” Our scripture focus is Hebrews 11:1: Faith is the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we don’t see.

This year’s VBS is both an invitation and a challenge to dive into the waters of God’s Word and discover what it means to have deep faith. As kids journey father down towards the ocean floor, Bible stories introduce people from the Old Testament and New Testament who show deep faith by depending on God, daring to care, claiming Jesus, choosing to follow, and changing the world.

Registration is open to children age four (by September 1) through grade 5 complete. Please register your child by the grade he or she just completed. Each family will receive a CD of the Operation Overboard music while supplies last.

To volunteer or for more information, contact
Kim English (children@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x272).

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All good things must come to an end, but was it really an end?  Our theme today was CELEBRATE GOD FOREVER.  So, even though VBS ended, it is also a beginning as the children continue to celebrate God through the rest of their lives with what they learned this week!

I will cause your name to be celebrated in all generations; therefore, the peoples will praise you forever and ever.

Psalm 45:17

We are grateful for all the children, youth, and adults who made this such a special week.  We also thank parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, friends, etc. that brought the children reach day to “Shake it Up Cafe!”

Check out pics below!

Today’s “catch phrase” was REMEMBER JESUS OFTEN, and we focused on Jesus’ last supper with the key verse being Luke 22:19b:

Do this in remembrance of me.

We’ve really enjoyed this week with about 150 kids and about 65 volunteers (adults and youth) who have made this all possible.

Tomorrow (Friday), we’ll have a closing ceremony in the Sanctuary where the kids will sing for family and friends.  After that, we’ll share together in a pizza celebration in the Atrium!  It’ll be GREAT!

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Our “catch phrase” for the day was BELIEVE FULLY, and our key verse was John 14:1b where Christ says:

Trust God; also trust me!

It has been great to see around 150 kids participating in VBS this year, and we are hoping for more tomorrow.  If you have friends or family age 4-grade 5 (completed), bring them along!

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Today, we learned to “give happily to God,” and our “Bible Bite” for the day was Hebrews 13:16:

Don’t forget to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with these kinds of sacrifices. (CEB)

We also considered the many Jewish festival (or holidays) discussed in Leviticus 23.

IT IS NOT TOO LATE for children to come and participate! So, if you missed the first day, no problem! If you’ve got a friend you’d like to bring, bring them tomorrow! We hope to see you!

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Today, we learned that we are to “be ready for God” when God calls us to do something.  Our example was the story of the first Passover and Exodus when the Israelites had to be ready to leave!

This first day went very smoothly and was, in a word, “EXCELLENT,” as 135 children began to consider God’s recipes for their lives!

IT IS NOT TOO LATE for children to come and participate! So, if you missed the first day, no problem! If you’ve got a friend you’d like to bring, bring them tomorrow! We hope to see you!

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The dates have been set for the 2011 Vacation Bible School at FUMC:

• July 18-22, 2011
• 9:00-12:00noon

Our theme this year is “Shake it Up Cafe,” and we’ll focus on 2 Corinthians 5:17a – “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation. . .”

In this kid-friendly café full of chef’s hats and aprons, pots and pans, checkered tablecloths, and chalkboard menus, kids explore the Bible as a cookbook filled with recipes for living out God’s kingdom. Through interactive lessons, that are easy for kids to apply to their lives today, boys and girls will celebrate biblical festivals that reveal ingredients for being a follower of Jesus:

• Be ready for God
• Give happily to God
• Believe fully in Jesus
• Remember Jesus often
• Celebrate God forever

To volunteer or for more information, contact
Kim English (children@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x272).

On-line registration is now closed, but your child can still come and register in person any day this week!  Enter the Education Entrance and walk straight into the Atrium for registration.

SAVE TIME by printing and filling out the necessary form before tomorrow!  CLICK HERE for the 2-page form!

Do you have cans with lids likes these pictured to the right?  They can be different brands but need to be comparably sized.  FUMC Children’s Ministries need these for a craft for VBS this Summer.  We’ll likely need OVER 150!  If you have them, please, drop them by the church or contact the Children’s Ministries Director:

Kim English
940-766-4231, x272
children@fumcwf.org

Check out all the fun from Galactic Blast VBS – A Cosmic Adventure Praising God!

Friday, July 16, 2010

Today, we focused on how God is AWESOME in wanting to be in relationship with us – ALL of us – and wants us to be in relationship with others, too! The primary Bible passage was Luke 24:13-32, the story of the two disciples who encounter Jesus on the road to Emmaus and realize who he is when they share a meal with him.

Would you believe that this week, there were 155 different children (age 4 – grade 5) participated in VBS, and they gave an offering of over $273 to further the Imagine No Malaria campaign to get rid of malaria on the continent of Africa by 2015? Also, they brought about 1 1/2 pick-up beds worth of aluminum cans and numerous ink jet cartridges and cell phones for recycling!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Today, we focused on how God is MAGNIFICENT in helping us and encouraging us to help others! The primary Bible passage was Luke 18:35-43, the story of Jesus giving sight back to a blind beggar.

Would you believe that today alone, the children gave an offering of over $47 to further the Imagine No Malaria campaign?

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Today, we focused on how God is AMAZING in knowing us and wanting us to be all we can be – who God created us to be!! The primary Bible passage was John 4:1-42, the story of Jesus talking with the Samaritan woman at the well.

Also, would you believe that so far this week, the VBS kids have raised OVER $173 for the Imagine No Malaria campaign? In addition,they have brought almost a truck bed load of aluminum cans to benefit the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank, not to mention some cell phones and ink jet cartridges for recycling! Also, today, the 4th & 5th grade group packed 120 boxes of food at the Food Bank for the less fortunate in our community!”

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Today, we focused on how God is INCREDIBLE in always being with us – even in silence! Key verses were 1 Kings 19:4-18, the story of Elijah finding God in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in the silence.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Today, we focused on how God is a WONDERFUL CREATOR! Key verses were Genesis 1:1-2:4, the first creation story in the Bible, and Psalm 24:1!

There are many ways to help with VBS (July 12-16, 2010):

• Decorating before VBS.  Here are dates to help with decorating:
  • Friday, June 25, 2010 – 9:00am
  • Saturday, June 26, 2010 – 9:00am
  • Thursday, July 1, 2010 – 9:00am
• Providing supplies / decorations for VBS
  • (see below for a full list of supplies needed)
• Helping during the week of VBS
• Helping to Clean Up after VBS

If you can help in any of these ways, contact
Rev. Lydia Pellikan
(lpellikan@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x272).

List of supplies / decorations needed:

• Large sheets of cardboard
• Large cardboard boxes
• Aluminum foil
• Duct tape – silver
• Space-themed books, magazine pictures, cutouts or posters
• Black lights
• Lava lamps
• Silver disco balls
• Telescopes
• Old CD’s
• White and colored mini lights
• Foil starburst table decorations
• Multicolored disco ball lamps
• Spray foam insulation
• Styrofoam balls
• Eggshell mattress pad
• Large plastic trash cans
• Large and small plastic flower pots
• Dryer vent hoses
• Video games seats or bar stools
• King size sheets (blue, brown, white)