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)

VBS at FUMC has been set for:

• July 12-16, 2010
• 9:00-12:00noon
• Children age 4 (by Sept 2010) through grade 5 (completed)
• Cost:  FREE
• Participants will get a free CD of the music!

This year’s theme is Galactic Blast: A Cosmic Adventure Praising God! The “cadets” will voyage into outer space praising God.  Through daily missions, your kids will see space like never before, gain a new perspective on our planet Earth, and learn easy “green” earth tips they can practice at home.  This cosmic combination of faith and fun will have your cadets developing a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

Topics will include:

• The Creation Story
• God With Elijah at Mt. Horeb
• Jesus and the Woman at the Well
• Jesus Healing a Blind Beggar
• Jesus on the Road to Emmaus

More information will be coming soon, but for questions and comments, contact Rev. Lydia Pellikan (lpellikan@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x272).

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Another awesome Vacation Bible School ended on Friday, July 17, 2009!  A total of 134 children participated with dozens volunteering to make this week’s event a success!

The kids raised over $200 to benefit the PowerPak 4 Kids Program, which provides weekend food for less fortunate children during the school year.  That was amazing work!  In addition, they filled the back of a full-sized pickup truck with aluminum cans, which the Wichita Falls Area Food Bank will sell to promote their programs!

Friday, the kids had a real treat as Bahama Bucks brought their snowcone trailer for the kids snacks – YUM!  In addition, the day ended with a celebration of 4 songs from VBS sung in the Sanctuary and a pizza party held in the Atrium.  Good stuff!

For information and pics about Thursday’s activities, CLICK HERE!

For pictures from Friday’s activities, click the strip below!