Day 5 Recap

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Today was the last day of the longest birthday party ever with got Cat.Chat's BIRTHDAY BLAST: A Celebration of Life! Vacation Bible School.  We hope you joined us and enjoyed the songs the children performed. It was beautiful!

Prayer: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Jesus, thank you for this great blast we had at our Cat Chat Birthday Blast VBS. Help us to celebrate this beautiful gift of life and encourage others to always Choose Life! We pray for all families to live out their call to love. Saints Louis & Zelie, pray for us. Amen.  

Theme

The Theme was “CELEBRATE LIFE!” At each of our stations, we had fun learning about how our lives are a gift and worth celebrating each and every day. God has a plan for each one of us!

Virtue of the Day

The Virtue of the Day was Cheerfulness. To be cheerful means to show happiness and look on the bright side. We did a demonstration asking the children to show us how cheerfulness and grumpiness look like. We used the sounds of whistling and nails on a chalkboard to show how some sounds make people smile while other sounds make people cringe. When we are cheerful, we can give life to the people around us and give them the chance to smile. Grumpy actions and sounds take away life and can make people cringe and feel irritated or sad.

Saint of the Day

The Saint of the Day was Saints of the Day were St. Louis & St. Zelie. We presented each child with a saint card today, so please read the story on the back of the card with your child.

Faith Station

The Bible verse of the day is John 10:10. “I came so that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.” Today, we learned about two saints. The first married couple canonized in the Catholic Church. And they are parents of St. Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower).

Music Station

The new Cat.Chat songs of the day were “Smile” and “Rejoice."  Ask your child to sing and do some of the actions to these songs. You can also download all the songs with this link. We hope you continue to listen to the songs hey learn this week so VBS will remain in their heart all year long. 

Craft Station

Today we made Birthday Blast Party Bags. Ask your child to show you the party favors they picked out to fill their bags . We also had a Saint of the Day Coloring Page. 

Snack Station

Today the kids made Celebration of Life Cup Cakes and had a special treat generously donated by Rosemaries in Quakertown..ask them what it was. 

Games Station

We played some fun games in the games station today.  Ask your child what they did in games today.

Take Home Items

Saint Louis and Zelle prayer card and coloring page. 

Questions to ask your child:

• What was the best thing that happened to you today at VBS?

• How can you celebrate life?

• Who was your favorite saint you learned about this week? And why?

• What station was your favorite station? Games, Snack, Craft, Music or Faith Station? And why?

The Cat.Chat Challenge today is:

We encourage you to celebrate life as a family by participating in any of the following activities:  

1) Create a family JOY LIST of things to do.

2) Tell stories of your favorite family vacations or look at a family album together.

3) Have a family games night or movie night.

Thank you for participating at our Cat.Chat VBS at St. Isidore Church. We hope you enjoyed this week and that it helped you discover ways you can discover, respect, protect, serve and celebrate life! 

Celebrate Life Opportunity to help moms and babies in our area:

THANK YOU! For your incredible generosity! Our St Isidore's Vacation Bible School was able to donate ALL of the items on the list below plus a $225 monetary donation. Walt, the executive director at Crossroads, was so grateful for our support. When we dropped of the items, we were able to have a tour and closer look at how these donations will truly bless moms and babies - thanks so much to everyone who contributed! If you,d like to learrn more - reach out or feel free to reach out to Crossroads, they are happy to share the work they are doing.

Crossroads Pregnancy Center Donations (if interested/able, drop off an item anytime during the week of VBS):

• Boys' and Girls' Summer Clothing, all sizes (up to 6X)

• Parents Choice Diapers (from Walmart): size 4, 5 and 6

• Baby Wipes. These are in high demand by our clients and disappear off our shelves quickly.

• NEW car seats, both infant and "3-in-1" styles.

• Similac Alimentum Baby Formula and Enfamil Gentlease. (These formulations are especially designed for babies with sensitive stomachs.)

• Diapers (size 4 and up), pull-ups (Girls: sizes 3-4; Boys: sizes 4-5), New girls' underwear (up to size 6), baby shampoo/body wash, eating items (cups, plates, bowls, food storage, etc.), teethers, and crunchy type snacks for toddlers. We could also use a few new highchairs (the type that would go on top of another chair) and baby bath tubs. 

More information at: https://www.friendsofcrossroadsqtn.care/donate

Our 100% Catholic Vacation Bible School Program is hosted by the St. Isidore's Mom's Group. 

The program is provided by Cat Chat. Learn more about them and their programs at https://catchat.ca/

Want to join the Mom's Group? Email stisidorevbs@gmail.com and we will connect you!