Where is it at?

Important Information for Parents

·   Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start time on Day 1, Monday, to pick up your VBS t-shirt, bandana, and name button. There may be a line at the registration table or sign-in table!

·   You MUST sign-in your child(ren) each day as you arrive. All names will be listed alphabetically by last name, and all members in a household under the same last name will be listed together for only one parent/guardian signature.

·   We ask that child(ren) stay home if they are not feeling well or exhibiting any of the following symptoms: fever, sore throat, cough, headache, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Should your child(ren) become ill during our VBS week, please contact the VBS Director, Karla Bregen, at 520-440-1068.

·   At the end of VBS each day, all children will be ready for pick-up in the sanctuary at noon. Parents should line-up outside on the north side of the sanctuary and enter through the door near the playground. The name(s) of the child(ren) for pick-up will be announced over the microphone, you will walk through the center of the sanctuary to pick-up your child(ren) and exit through the front doors of the church. As always, children will be released to an authorized adult only.

·   During VBS week, you will receive an email each afternoon/evening with daily reminders, announcements, pictures, and some trivia, jokes, or riddles that coincide with the Keepers of the Kingdome VBS theme.

·   Our church considers it a great blessing to share God’s good news through VBS, and we will continue to strive to offer this program free of charge to our community. However, if you would like to make a donation to help offset some of the costs of VBS, we would greatly appreciate your gift of any amount. There will be a donation box on the sign-in table daily!

·   Lastly, we have many volunteers to help make this program a great success and blessing to every child that comes through our church doors! Our volunteers understand how precious children are to the Lord and gladly serve each year at VBS. Thank YOU for sharing your precious child(ren) with us this week!

How Travelers (students) Earn Store $

Travelers will earn store $ each day to spend during the week at our Safari Super Store.

Store $ is earned by attendance, participation, good behavior, verse memorization, and donations.

• Travelers are encouraged to memorize the Daily Memory Verse, but it is NOT required.

Travelers are encouraged to bring donations, as this is meant to be a meaningful way to teach everyone about generous giving to those in need, but Daily Donations are NOT required.

Daily Overview

Monday: Creation

• Daily Memory Verse for ages 4-5: Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
• Daily Memory Verse for ages 6-12: Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
• Daily Donation: baby items such as diapers, wipes, baby bottles, hooded towels, washcloths, maternity clothing, baby clothing, toys, etc. for New Life Pregnancy Center in Tucson, AZ.
• Travelers will also participate in a guessing game for a chance to win amazing prizes!!!

Tuesday: Corruption & Catastrophe

• Daily Memory Verse for ages 4-5: Psalm 14:3 There is none who does good, not even one.
• Daily Memory Verse for ages 6-12: Psalm 14:3 They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.
• Daily Donation: personal hygiene products such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss, deodorant, hand sanitizer, hand soap, bar soap, body wash, lotion, shampoo, or combs for Cuirim Outreach in Nogales, Sonora.

Wednesday: Confusion

• Daily Memory Verse for ages 4-5: Genesis 11:9 Babel…there the Lord confused the language of all the earth.
• Daily Memory Verse for ages 6-12: Genesis 11:9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.
• Daily Donation: pencils, colored pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, glue sticks or scissors for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes.

Thursday: Christ & the Cross

• Daily Memory Verse for ages 4-5: John 1:12 But to all who…believed…he gave the right to become children of God.
• Daily Memory Verse for ages 6-12: John 1:12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.    
• Daily Donation: scissors, glue, crayons, markers, colored pencils, pencils, erasers, or watercolor paints for Cuirim Outreach in Nogales, Sonora.

Friday: Consummation

• Daily Memory Verse for ages 4-5: Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
• Daily Memory Verse for ages 6-12: Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mouning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
• Daily Donation: lined paper, notebooks, or coloring books for Cuirim Outreach in Nogales, Sonora.

Terrific Trivia

Weather forecast today in the tropical rainforest? Warm and rainy.
Tomorrow’s forecast? Warm and rainy.
The next day’s forecast? Warm and rainy….and on, and on, and on.

Ferociously Fun Jokes

What plant can you hold in your hand?

A palm tree!