Summer enrichment for the children of the Good Shepherd community has a long tradition. This summer our theme will be “Baobab Blast” from Augsburg curriculum. A baobab is a tree in Africa that holds many different lives within it’s environment. We will see all kinds of living creatures as we encounter the Scripture story each day. Our time will be July 26-30 from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. All children 4 through 4th grade are welcome!

Parents with younger children are welcome to help and enjoy nursery care provided when they are helping out.

Fifth graders through youth in high school age are our most important mentors for the children’s groups throughout the week. Adult help is also needed for one, two, three, or all the days. Simply let us know the area you are most comfortable serving.

All registrations for children, youth, and adults can be made on our one registration form. Adults and Youth must be trained before helping in leadership. Contact patricia.mckee@goodshepherdnorfolk.org with any questions.

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Challenges for body, mind, and spirit as we look at friends in the life of Jesus, and in our lives each day. All children ages 4-5th grade welcome. Nursery and Three year old group for Parents who are helping out. Older elementary (rising third-5th) will have a class of their own, with leadership in drama, music, recreation and art.

July 20-24, 9am to Noon—Register Now!
$35 per child. Cost limit per family: $65.

Contact Tricia McKee for Questions/registration: patricia@goodshepherdnorfolk.org. Youth and adult leadership is the strong basis of our great VBS tradition. Sign up for ministry now! Training provided.

Registration Form

Please consider your ministry in the church by dedicating a day to the children if you are an adult (you can help in story, recreation, art, or snacks, greetings-or just being here in an intentional way) or if you are a youth willing to serve in this way please contact Tricia McKee right away in the church office. Children’s registrations are still welcome through July 15th.

Come  to an Introduction to Acolyting meeting on Sunday, May 31st, immediately following the 10AM service in the Chapel.  All rising 6th graders and older (Adults too!) are invited.  Training for new and returning Acolytes will be held in September. See Gerry Smelt or Beth Brock for questions.

…has begun their new DVD, First Light—Jesus and the Kingdom of God, upstairs at the elevator, 9:15 on Sundays.

Adult Forum will be led this week by Tricia McKee—some music and art to go along with the lectionary. Next Sunday, May 10, Adult Forum has a special visitor, Sandy Bond, who has been working hard all year with the Youth Task Force in Norfolk, strategizing plans for youth at risk and all youth throughout the city to enrich their lives together.