Dear Cornerstone family,
I asked Meredith Suits, our Children’s Coordinator, to share with us about the soon-in-coming Cornerstone Vacation Bible School for this week’s Pastoral Note.
Summer is quickly approaching, and I hope you are relishing these 70-degree days before it gets much warmer here. The children’s ministry at Cornerstone will be kicking off our summer fun with Vacation Bible School, and I have lots of information for you today—including how you can sign up your children, be a volunteer, and help even if you can’t volunteer during VBS week.
This is Cornerstone’s third VBS! We’ve had such fun the last couple of years hosting our Cornerstone kids and their friends at Jim Warren Park. The theme this year is The Wind and the Waves, and we will look together at Jesus calming the storm from Mark 4:35-41. We will be learning what happens when we look at the big waves instead of looking to Jesus, and we will be thinking about how our fears often prevent us from trusting in the only One big enough to overcome any storm that might head our way.
Hopefully, you’ve seen the save-the-dates in our newsletter, but if you haven’t, VBS will be May 30-June 2 at the Jim Warren Park enclosed pavilion and surrounding grounds. May 30 is our family kick-off night— we will have pizza for all, a craft for the kids, and a great time fellowshipping. VBS formally begins Wednesday, May 31, from 5:30-7:30 and will continue at the same time and place on Thursday and Friday nights. All children, ages 5 to rising 6th graders, are invited to join us. Parents, please sign up as soon as possible with the QR code below. We want to have plenty of materials for your kiddos and enough volunteers to make it all possible. Knowing who’s coming is pivotal in our planning right now.
Our next request is for volunteers! I am currently looking for three more group leaders—these are the adult volunteers who lead a group of kids from station to station each evening and get to know and encourage their group through all the events. This is an easy and fun way to serve our kids during VBS and be a part of all the action.
Lastly, please pray for VBS. Pray for the safety of all our children, for their hearts to hear and receive the good news about Jesus, and for God to use these early experiences with scripture and with the church to form them into adults who walk faithfully with Christ all of their lives. Thanks, everyone, for your support and your prayers as we prepare for such a large, multi-day event.
Sincerely, Meredith Suits