Faith Presbyterian Church

Thank you to everyone who took so much time out of their busy schedules to volunteer and help with VBS 2008! It was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without all of you! The kids had a blast and it’s really gotten people excited to be a part of our church!

Some of you may have noticed that during Rainforest Adventure last week we had a visitor from The Advocate taking pictures and talking to many of the kids and volunteers. This last Saturday our church and some members of the congregation were showcased in a great article in the People & Faith section of The Advocate about VBS and how far it’s come over the years! Below is a thumbnail of the article, and if you click on it it will bring you to a large version that you can read!

How exciting that the Word is spreading! God works in so many ways, and it shows in the lives of all who took part in Rainforest Adventure! Keep the Word and excitement alive until next years VBS!

If you have any problems clicking this thumbnail to view the large version, you can also right click and choose “open link in new window” or “save link” to save the file to your computer to read!

If you have any of the following items and would be willing to donate them, purchase them or make them for the skits for next week’s VBS, please call the office and talk to Kelly at 225-275-7393. Thank you!

Day One:

• Plastic or paper sack
• Pineapple (real or canned)
• Clipboard
• Table with Fruit
• Garbage can with a lid
• Sign reading “For Party on Friday, DO NOT TOUCH!”
• Large crate or box labeled “Seeds”
• Pots, gardening tools, and other potting materials
• Large sign reading “Party for the King in _____ days”

Day Two:

• Can or Container filled with seeds

Day Three:

• Coconut
• Seeds, Various Sizes
• Magnifying Glass
• Potting Soil
• Sprouting Seeds

Day Four:

• Something that looks like pruning sheers
• Something that looks like a saw
• Fruit Basket
• Gardening Gloves

Day Five:

• Large sign that reads “PARTY TODAY”

Many members of the church have already stepped forward to give of their time and talent in this venture. However, there is room for everyone to be involved! Not only is there a need for more volunteers to help in the planning and during the week of VBS, but supplies are needed as well!

If you have any of the following or would be willing to purchase them for this years VBS, please call the church office to find out which items are still needed. You may bring your donations to the church office during the week or drop them off after church on Sunday. Any donation, however small, will be greatly appreciated!

Needed for Rainforest Rhythm:

• Maracas
• Rainforest Stickers
• Drum Sticks
• About 4 Drums (received 1 drum)

Needed for Snacks at the Coconut Cafe:

• Animal Crackers
• Raisins (small boxes)
• Candy Corn
• Fruit Juices (small multi flavors)
• Trail Mix (with dried fruit)
• Donations (Monetary)
• Goldfish (individual bags)

Needed for Pre-school class:

• Crayons (preferably washable, fat crayons)
• Markers (preferably washable, fat markers)
• masking tape
• Scotch Tape
• Washable white school glue
• Tissues
• Band-aids
• Sanitizing Hand Gel
• Alcohol Swabs
• Posterboard (white)
• Cardstock
• 3/4″ (2cm) black pompoms
• 3/8″ (1cm) black pompoms
• multiple colors of craft tissue paper
• twine
• non-latex balloons
• rubberbands
• children’s washable paint
• paper plates (white, plain)
• construction paper
• cotton swabs
• double-sided tape
• rainforest stickers
• 12″ paper towel or wrapping paper tubing
• colored masking tape
• wax paper
• aluminum foil
• heart stickers
• pipe cleaners/chenille craft stems
• variety of seeds
• felt (green, red)
• wiggle eyes (large)
• tacky or fabric glue
• mustard seeds
• crepe paper (green)
• brightly colored feathers
• magnets for science exploration
• small red paper plates (20)
• glue sticks
• plants (real & pretend)
• 10 square been bags ( ~ 3″ x 3″)
• Magnifying glasses (preferably plastic)
• Magnets for science exploration

Needed for decorations:

• plants (real & fake)
• brown paper bags and paper
• green crepe paper
• half gallon paper containers
• volunteers to help with decorations
• monetary donations to help cover costs of supplies purchased

VBS Group Leaders — If you receive a donation that is on this list, please let the church office know so that we can keep track of the current needs for this years VBS! We will mark through items on this list when they are received and no longer needed.

Thank you to everyone involved and all those who give of their time, talent, and donations!