• Sunday School: will begin Sept. 7 on ‘Come Gather Sunday.’ We need Sunday School teachers! The lessons are sent out and the room is set up, and all materials are provided. If you can teach one Sunday a month, or one month during the school year, or even more, please consider making this commitment to our youth. Classes begin with a clever video and have an animal character, like what we had in VBS. Contact Fran Gibbs for more information and training.
• VBS THANK YOU! I am so grateful to all the staff and members of the church for making this year’s vacation Bible school a roaring success. We had so many generous donors that we were able to step up the decorating and giveaways. Helpers worked from home, making and baking, helpers learned their lessons to teach the kids, helpers had the cutest snacks and cleaned up for us, and group leaders kept the kids moving all around our church. Helpers even helped with set up and clean up! We had 42 registrations with an average attendance of 38 on most days. The kids were amazing and ready to learn how to “Trust Jesus”. Group Publishing has released the new programs for next year, and we are planning on “Rainforest Falls”. There is a list of things we can reuse from this year and even the year before. Thank you all for making this year’s program a success.
• School Supply Drive starts July 13: Christian Education will be collecting school supplies to give away on Blessing of the Backpacks in August on a first-come, first-served basis. Pencils, pens, folders, wide-ruled notebook paper, pens, markers, and glue sticks are some of the many things we will collect. You can put them in the church library starting July 13.