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As we gather on Monday morning for the first day of Vacation Bible School, there is always a sense of anticipation, excitement, and, most of all, hope. We hope everyone has fun, that the stations run smoothly, that everyone gets along, and of course, that the Good News flows freely into young minds and hearts. And each year, we are reminded of why we love this church and these people so much, because those hopes were fulfilled this week, thanks to the incredible group of volunteers that made it all possible.

Phyllis Hiers and Mimi Allen (with extra help this year from Helen Tucker) always do an incredible job of showing the children the wonders of God's creation through fascinating science experiments. Karen Bell helped the children make physical manifestations of the scriptures each day with beautiful crafts such as prayer pots, sun catchers and sand art crosses. Grace Diamond and Kate Hanson had the challenging, but fun, job of teaching the children to make a joyful noise (and dance) to the Lord, and then leading the kids in their performance for the parents at the closing service on Thursday. Emily Johnson and Loyce Turner (with Thursday help from Jim Chamberlain) got to play with the kids in Games. The Snack crew - Steph Johnson, Sallie Honeycutt, Leigh Long, Susan Chamberlain, and Cheryl Hatcher - made yummy snacks to help the kids digest their lessons (feel free to groan at that pun) and keep them energized for the after-snack session.

Shepherding the kids through the stations was a fantastic group of leaders and helpers: Millie Johnson, Keri Wilkin, Julie Daughtrey, Shayla Bajalia, Julia Ariail, Rena Nelson, Hadley Kirkland, Cecilia Carroll, Caroline Prine, Brooklyn Prine, Kate Tunison, John David Greneker, Savannah Allen, and Cassidy Honeycutt. Running varied errands and doing odd jobs for Stefani Carroll were Hayden Coggins and John Nelson.

Our resident decorating diva, Rena Nelson, created the vision for a space of movement, color and fun. As usual, Julius Ariail did an incredible job of taking and posting pictures, tirelessly making the rounds each day to capture the magic and wonder that is VBS at Christ Church!

13 Bradford Hanson

17 Caty Carter

18 Louis Levy

19 Tim Fry      

Katherine Berkman, Pat Bradley, Carrie Brooks, Willie Bunch, Lesa Cannon, Dave Clark, Lydia Coddington, Beverly Cowart, Cheryl Critchfield, Robert Church, Jeff Crawford, Deborah Davis, Jerry DeMott, Jackie Dennis, Leroy Dorminy, Blake Ellis, Ann Embry, Weston Flail, Cindy Foster, Gene and Pam Garner, Gil Gjertsen, Beau Gray, Travis Grove, Karen Gunter, Helen Hartz, Cheryl Hatcher, Laney Hays, Karen Hipsher, Rena Holmes, Charles Hunt, Julie Jackson, Renee Jackson, Vernell Jackson, Linda Justice, Linda Kerr, Barney Knighton, Jerrianne Levy, Brady Lloyd, Bob Matarazzo, Rick McClosky, Mary Louise McRae, Mike, Bobbie Ann Mitchell, Gladys Murphy, Laura Paine, Patel Family, Ivey Plair, Ella Mae Rawlings, Ellene Reddick, Bernice Roberts, Reva Rollins, David Sandbach, Sr., Pat Sims, Daphne Stacks, Danelle Starling, Kathie Stevenson, Barry Story, Suzanne Sullivan, Maria Taylor, Al Turner, Sylvia Warrick, Emory Warrick, Sr., Carolyn Watson, Mandy White.