VBS - Vacation Bible School

VBS 2022!

Information

What You Need to Know

Pender Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a week-long program from June 20-24, 2022 from 9:00am-12 noon, where children explore, celebrate, and care for God's good creation! Through worship and drama, Bible study, nature-themed art projects and snacks, active games, songs, arts and crafts, skits, puppet shows and science explorations, children 3.5-12 will discover God's love for all of creation. They were challenged to care for God's world in tangible ways - both during VBS and at home.

Minister Howard Findley

Slideshow

A few photos from Pender UMC VBS (Vacation Bible School) used as a "teaser" during worship on June 26, 2022.

The longer slideshow.

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Thank You!

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. (Deuteronomy 6:7)

Staff/Pastor-Parish Relations Committee would like to extend a big note of thanks and appreciation to the entire Vacation Bible School (VBS) Ministry team that included our Pender United Methodist Church staff, volunteers, and members from the broader Pender community. We were blessed with 53 children from our community who participated in VBS from June 20-24th. Families expressed notes of thanks and appreciation that they loved every part of VBS; each day was a day of fun; they learned so much about God's creation; and our children were loved and accepted fully and completely -- thank you!

Pender UMC Staff

Minister Howard Fickling-Finley, Minister of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries

Jane McKee, Grow in God Cluster Leader

Brian Stevenson, Director of Music Ministries

Mary O'Connor, Director of Communications

Tom O'Connor, Facilities Manager

Joyce Munt, Office Manager

Activity Center Leaders

Maya Berry, Storytelling Center Lead

Bruce McCall, Recreation Center Co-Lead

Jim Pont, Recreation Co-Center Lead

Teresa Rothschild, Music Center Co-Lead

Keith Saddler, Arts & Crafts Lead

Shepherds (Teachers)

Johanna Berry, Grades 3 & 4

Cathleen Dockweiler, Grades 1 & 2

Ash Dougherty, Kindergarten

Cherie Kronimus, Kindergarten

Carole-Anne Kay, Grades 1 & 2

Sue Pierce, Grades 1 & 2

Sara Woods, Grades 3 & 4

Roberta Pont, Grades 3 & 4

Eva Caldrone, Grades 5 & 6

Sam Caldrone, Grades 5 & 6

After VBS

Children's Sunday School

Three Movie Nights

To accommodate all weather, we will meet in the church Gathering Place from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.

Bring a blanket and your favorite stuffed animal! We'll have snacks and drinks!

Note: Our July movie will feature our friends Sulley and Mike in "Monsters Inc"!

August 27: 6 - 7:30pm Movie Night #2
Wear your jammies, bring a blanket and curl up to watch everyone's favorite ogre in "Shrek"!

September 10: 6 - 7:30pm Movie Night #3

Bring your blanket and comfy jammies to watch the cutest chef in town as we join Remy and his friends in "Ratatouille"!

It has been wonderful having your child in our VBS program this summer! In our music class, they learned how to read some basic music, and play handbells and handchimes! If your child would be interested in playing bells in a group this next school year, please let me know and if we have enough students sign up, we will start a music club just for them! Looking forward to hearing from you!

Please contact Brian for more information.

October 29 at 4:30

Sunday School Videos and Crafts

Children's Message

We will begin face-to-face Sunday School again on August 21st. Until that time, Miss Jane will be running videos that walk children through the Bible with a brief lesson about the Bible, a Bible story.

Pender Sunday School Lesson #7, August 14, 2022

This is Pender’s final video "Walking Through the Bible"!

This is the last video in our Summer Sunday School series! Together we review all the lessons we have learned, take a quick look in the Bible, read our story about the Lost Sheep, and make a fun craft!

This video goes live on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 10 am.

Pender Sunday School Lesson #6, August 7, 2022

This is Pender’s sixth video "Walking Through the Bible"!

Watch this video to learn about the parable of the sower and the seed. You will have a short lesson about the Bible, read the story, and make a quick craft!