EVENING Vacation Bible School at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church 7/14-7/18

July 14, 2025 — July 18, 2025

Campers: ages 4 (PreK) - entering 6th grade in September of 2025
Volunteers: finished 6th grade in June 2025 - age 110!

We will guide kids on the ultimate Alaskan adventure where northern lights glow over majestic mountains, racing rivers, and glistening glaciers. As kids trek the tundra, they’ll explore how easy it is to lose sight of what’s true in our wild world today. Pointing them toward Jesus, "Totally Catholic True North VBS" shows them that he is a faithful friend we can always trust. He’s our True North!

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Why are you hosting in the evening this summer?

Because we want YOU to join us!

So many of our SIJ parishioner families (other faith traditions are welcome to join as well!) are limited by the morning camp model because of daycare and work schedules. We also NEED adult volunteers (tweens, teens, adults - like moms & dads!) who can spare ONE WEEK of evenings to be a part of this truly transforming tradition.

But it's past their bedtimes!

We on the SIJ VBS team have wrestled with this for months and we hope that in the middle of the hot summer, with long daylight hours (sunset will be 8:30PM that week!) you will give us a chance to win you over with the merits of the VBS program and community. There is so much GOOD that comes from a week with your church family. Trust us.

But what about dinner?

The details are in the works, but we will certainly up the ante and shift snack time to an easy dinner meal provided by us as kids and volunteers arrive.

But I don't LIKE change!

I know. My family has been a part of daytime VBS at SIJ since 2012. But after lots of prayer, studying other options, and trying to reconcile how we can get our Faith Formation families involved along with neighborhood kids and parishioners (as well as trying to solve the dilemma of finding adults AVAILABLE to donate the time to staff the camp), this is the solution we will try this summer.

Can you trust me that this will be a week to remember? Can you prayerfully consider joining our team of volunteers, too? (I promise we will give you clear training and directions!) We are motivated by serving YOU, our St. Isaac Jogues community. Please register and invite your children's friends, your nieces and nephews, and your neighbors to be a part of something you won't regret.

I promise.

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