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Oh my goodness. What a week we’ve had! 21 lovely children showing up for Vacation Bible School! As I write this, we still have one more day, but so far, all has gone really well, and I am so thankful for the Christian Education committee for re-instating VBS after a three-year hiatus, to Nancy Harper for coordinating the week, and to all the wonderful souls who have volunteered their time and energy to make it happen. We are so blessed with the many skills that are required to run a successful week of half-day educational and social activities!
What was our theme for the week? Love God. The first day, we wanted everyone to know that they were loved by God, so we looked at the story of Jesus’ baptism. The second day, we wanted to teach about love and families, so we told the story of Jacob and his brothers. The third day, we wanted these littles to ponder loving one’s neighbour, and so we introduced the story of the Good Samaritan, and on the final day, at the McFarlane farm, we want to explore loving Creation, so we’ll look at the first creation story in Genesis. But it hasn’t been all study. No, there’s been lots of crafts and games and singing and, of course, wonderful snacks.
So, this Sunday, we’ll celebrate the week that has just been. You too can sing some of the songs we learned and get to see the beautiful banner that has been created.
To prepare, ponder the following:
1. Where and how have you experienced God’s love this week?
2. If you had to teach a child about the love of God, how would you do it?
What account in the Bible would you choose to share?
A reminder that August 14, Mount Forest will, weather permitting, worship at Murphy Park at 11:00 a.m.
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