Central United Methodist Church

HELP OUR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
MISSIONS EFFORT HAVE A BALL
Several people have already signed up to sponsor a VBS SOCCER BALL. For just $9.00 you too can help our VBS Missions provide soccer balls with a gospel message. The soccer balls will be available for you to write a message of love and hope if you desire to do so. If you are interested, sign the tear sheet below and place it in the offering plate. You can also contact Debbie Jenkins or Charlie Black with a pledge to buy a ball. VBS is June 23-27 and we would like to have the pledges in before June 1st. How many soccer balls can Central provide? 25? 50? 100? Several ‘kicked off’ this effort last week and signed up, how many more can we sponsor? Sign up below!

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VBS Soccer Ball

Yes, I want to sponsor ______ soccer ball(s) at a cost of $9.00 each.

Name_______________________________________

A THOUSAND THANK YOU’S

Thanks for the many water bottles everyone has brought to the church for VBS. We now have enough water bottles! But we still need other items. If you have any old CD’s we could use these for decorations. We need hair gel, quart size pump spray bottles and any bright neon colored fabric that you may have. If you can help us with these items, please bring to the church office. If you want anything returned, please be sure to mark your name on the item. If you plan to wait closer to time for VBS to bring these items in, please let Charlie Black or Debbie Jenkins know so that we may plan accordingly. Thank you for your generosity.

FROM THE MARKETPLACE
TO THE POWER LAB

For the past three summers we have enjoyed Vacation Bible School programs that featured a Bible times marketplace. Terrific experience for young and old were offered by “seeing the Bible” come to life through costumes, crafts, skits, music, and stories. This year there was not a new marketplace curriculum available but we (the Christian Education Task Force) are excited about another VBS program offered by Group Publishing called POWER LAB-Discovering Jesus’ Miraculous Power!
From June 23rd to June 27th Central will be transformed into Lab stations that present opportunities for our children and youth to take part in fun Bible learning they can see, hear, touch, and even taste! Bible Point crafts, team-building games, lively Bible songs, and tasty treats are just a few of the Power Lab activities that help faith flow into real life. Every day kids choose a Daily Challenge (a take home challenge) an exciting way to live out what they’ve learned.
We are particularly excited about our mission project this year called Operation Kid to Kid that has become one of the world’s largest child-to-child service outreach programs. The outreach this year is to South African children and the tool to reach the children there will be soccer “GO” (gospel outreach) balls. Kids can appreciate the fun, teamwork and friendships associated with playing sports. SO our kids definitely should be able to feel empathy for children who don’t have toys or even a ball to play with. Our children will sign the special GO balls and pray for the children who will receive them as well as the “Coaches” who will minister to the kids in South Africa. There is much more involved daily in the project. We hope you can see how worthwhile and exciting this mission project will be for our kids.
We ask that you begin to pray about how you can serve in this years’ VBS to make it a Lab full of life lessons for one and all!!

Power Lab Team!
Lab Crew Leaders =Fun2

If you…
*are an adult or youth at least 14 years old or beyond
*love the Lord.
*love children.
*like to have fun, and
*have some experience working with children…

Here’s what you’ll do:
*attend a leader training meeting.
*attend Power Lab each day.
*participate in fun activities while building relationships
with a group of three to five elementary-age kids.
*arrive 20 minutes early to greet crew members each day.

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If you’re interested in volunteering to help during Vacation Bible School, please print and fill out the form below and mail to Central United Methodist Church, 1425 East Main St., Richmond, IN 47374 or bring to the church office.

Name __________________________________

Phone Number___________________________

E-mail address___________________________

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REGISTRATION FORM

If you would like to register your child for Vacation Bible School, please print and fill out the form below and mail to Central United Methodist Church, 1425 East Main St., Richmond, IN 47374 or bring to the church office.

Child’s name:___________________________ Age:_____________

Street address:____________________________________________

City:________________ State:_________________ Zip:__________

Home telephone: (______) __________________________________

Parent/Caregiver’s cell phone: _______________________________

Home e-mail address: ______________________________________

Date of Birth: ____________________________________________

Last school grade completed:________________________________

In case of emergency, contact: _______________________________

________________________________________________________

Mother: _________________________________________________

Father: __________________________________________________

Other: __________________________________________________

Allergies or other medical conditions: _________________________

Home church: ____________________________________________

Lab Crew number (for church use only): _______________________

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Last Updated: May 2, 2008