Bring your entire family to ancient Egypt for St. Martin's Vacation Bible School each evening from Sunday, June 13, to Thursday, June 17. You'll travel back into Bible times -- without setting foot outside of Austin. Join us for these activities:

• 5 to 5:45 pm: MEALS! Sunday is potluck, Monday through Thursday meals are $3 per person or $10 for a four-night pass.

• 5:45 to 8:30 pm: ACTIVITIES! We have lots of activities for preschoolers and Kindergartners through Fifth Graders. St. Martin's Youth are our helpers. Remember that VBS at St. Martin's is for adults, too. Join us for "Discovering Your Spiritual Journey" with long-time Spiritual Director Barbara Schutz. She will guide participants through recognizing milestones throughout their lives and rejoicing in God's presence throughout their journey.

Each evening, your family can become part of history as they see, hear, touch, and even taste what it was like to live in Pharaoh's empire. You'll explore authentic Marketplace shops, visit Joseph (who's in Pharaoh's Palace!), take part in games, dance to lively Bible songs, and sample tasty tidbits. These experiences help make God's Word come alive with new meaning for all who participate.

Volunteers and supplies are still needed. We especially need members to donate fleece and loan these items for VBS week: Mexican blankets, large pots and palm plants. Please contact Sharolyn Browning, Child & Family Minister, if you can help.

Click here to register as a participant, volunteer, buy meal tickets and see the supply list at St. Martin's very own VBS website! 

Remember to save these dates for Volunteer Trainings and Set-Building Days:

• Volunteer Training Options (Attend One): June 3 (7 to 8 pm) or June 12 (9 to 10 am)
• Set-Building Days: June 5 and June 12 from 9 am to 4 pm. Come one and come all!

Starting this month and going through the summer, we're going to one worship service on Sunday at St. Martin's. It should be exciting: the worship service will be blended with contemporary and traditional elements, we will have many special musical guests and there will be events on the Mall after worship. Our worship will be at 10 am, so you will be able to come to worship and still take advantage of most of the day on Sunday. Those are all great things about having one worship service during the summer -- but the best thing about it is that you will get to worship with all of those people who you don't always see.

As pastor here, I meet most people at St. Martin's and I don't always remember who goes to which worship service. Often I will mention one active, participating member to another active, participating member,  and I am surprised to find that they don't know each other. This is a reality of our world today. There are people in our midst all the time that we never get to know.Well, one summer worship will help people at St. Martin's work against that cultural norm.

Please take full advantage of being in worship with everyone this summer. Introduce yourself to people you know you don't know. And how about this? Change the seat you usually worship in. I know, it's a shocking idea -- but there will probably be someone else from the other worship who is used to sitting there!

Summer is short and it will go by quickly. Don't let this opportunity slide by without getting the most out of it. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone worshiping together this Sunday, June 6, at 10 am!