Please join us at
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2008!

Dear Parents and Friends,

            Welcome to God's Big Backyard: Where kids have a blast serving Jesus!  Get ready for an adventure that starts in your own backyard and gets bigger each day as kids take the love of Jesus into their neighborhoods and communities!  In God's Big Backyard, kids will participate in the large-group excitement of Backyard Bash, experience God's Word at Backyard Bible Club, meet real-life servants at Community Corner, plus explore and create through fun-filled crafts, snacks, and games. 

            Beginning each day at Backyard Bash, our backyard buddies (Stan, Cooper, Alex and Nick) discover how much fun service can be, and they will challenge kids to serve their families, friends, neighbors, communities and Jesus.  Each day at Backyard Bible Club, kids will commit to serving!  Then they will head off to the Community Corner where they will hear stories of other kids and adults making a big difference in their backyards!

            To go along with the service theme, we will be collecting donations for Neighbors Helping Neighbors throughout the week ofBible School.  Items such as non-perishable food, healthcare items (toothbrush, deodorant, etc.), pet food and pet toys would be greatly appreciated.  Our mission project this year will be the Haitian Health Foundation.  We will be collecting change throughout the week for this mission.  For more information about the Haitian Health Foundation please visit their website at haitianhealthfoundation.org.

            Your kids won't want to miss this adventure in God's Big Backyard!  The adventure begins at The First Congregational Church of Lebanon on Monday, July 21^st from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for kids in preschool through grade six.  Any students in seventh grade and up are more than welcome to participate as a youth volunteer.  This year the suggested donation per child is $5.00.  Due to the large response from the community, we request that you fill out the registration form included for each child so we can have an accurate count for the first day.

            For more information or if you are interested in sharing this experience with your child(ren) please call the office at The First Congregational Church of Lebanon at 642-6179.

                                 VBS 2008 Registration Form

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