Vacation Bible School
St. Bernadette Parish offers a Vacation Bible School in the mornings of the first week of August for children who will be entering Pre-School (and are at least 4 years of age) through children entering 6th grade the following September. Using Growing with the Saints program (www.growingwiththesaints.com), St. Bernadette’s VBS strives to inspire children by the lives of the saints, true heroes and heroines in the faith. The program uses lessons, activities, snack, crafts and music to present fun, themed lessons about the saints, virtues and other aspects of the Catholic faith. In addition, the children attend daily Mass each morning before beginning lessons.
Registrations for St. Bernadette’s program generally begin at the end of April and remain open until the end of May. A modest registration fee is charged which includes: snack each day, craft materials, a VBS t-shirt, and a story book. Because purchases are made in advance, there can be no refunds after registrations are closed.
St. Bernadete’s VBS also offers numerous volunteer opportunities for junior high and high school youth. Service hours are available for all youth volunteers. These volunteer opportunities include:
- Assisting the group leaders
- Assisting with serving and preparing snack
- Assisting the children with their crafts
- Assisting the children with music
- Participating in opening skit
- Assist in the nursery
- Decorating
Adult volunteers are also needed to :
- Teach lessons and lead activities for one group (Pre-K/K, Grades 1 and 2, Grades 3 and 4, Grades 5 and 6)
- Assist lead teacher
- Crafts
- Music
- Snacks
- Nursery
I hope that you will join us this year for lots of Vacation Bible School fun!
Noëlle Hiester
Asst. DRE/VBS Coordinator