So...a funny thing happened on the way to church yesterday.... 40 kids and counting and a host of fabu-riffic volunteers showed up! Here's what you need to know about my church! I am still an Episcopalian in a very conservative Diocese that has been hit hard with the split to "Go Anglican!" When that happened, approximately 90% of our membership left. (That new Anglican congregation has already split!!) Prior to that, there had been a membership flight to a neighboring Episcopal church. So, from our little Epiphany Church, there are former members in three separate congregations. Well, guess what, all three of those have been represented with "children of all ages" at our Vacation Bible School so how cool is that! Not to mention, there's been probably five random families that have joined us, most notably a pair of identical twin brothers whose father and stepmother are both serving in Iraq and they're hanging with Gma in Florida! and "second notably," is the group I've lovingly nicknamed "The Spanish Channel," a group of six cousins (three pairs of siblings) who hail from Puerto Rico and are having a fab time! There's also two good sized home daycares that are joining us, but the best part is both caregivers are volunteering with us all week!!! Then there's all my godchildren who are mostly local (see my picture!) except for the lovely Lauren (who is modelling one of our Sheep Seed Bead Safety Pin projects) who is 15 and lives somewhere called OHIO, who is having fun hanging out and helping! (I hate her because she got to see the new Harry Potter park at Universal in Orlando last week!) So, tomorrow will be HUMP DAY and we'll be celebrating by making Tie-Dye T's so that we'll have our own shirts-of-many-colors to mirror Joseph's coat-of-many-colors. Our "little VBS program that could" has not disappointed and it's been a true lesson in faith for me who has directed this week of "organized chaos." (Besides, it's OK to step out of my HIGH SCHOOL COMFORT ZONE and hang with the extra-small, small, and medium peeps and peepettes!!!!) OH...and it's all documented on my FACEBOOK page....Cindy Lee Grubbs...go ahead! I double-dog-dare you to Friend Me!!!
29 June 2010
If you Advertise.....they WILL come
So...a funny thing happened on the way to church yesterday.... 40 kids and counting and a host of fabu-riffic volunteers showed up! Here's what you need to know about my church! I am still an Episcopalian in a very conservative Diocese that has been hit hard with the split to "Go Anglican!" When that happened, approximately 90% of our membership left. (That new Anglican congregation has already split!!) Prior to that, there had been a membership flight to a neighboring Episcopal church. So, from our little Epiphany Church, there are former members in three separate congregations. Well, guess what, all three of those have been represented with "children of all ages" at our Vacation Bible School so how cool is that! Not to mention, there's been probably five random families that have joined us, most notably a pair of identical twin brothers whose father and stepmother are both serving in Iraq and they're hanging with Gma in Florida! and "second notably," is the group I've lovingly nicknamed "The Spanish Channel," a group of six cousins (three pairs of siblings) who hail from Puerto Rico and are having a fab time! There's also two good sized home daycares that are joining us, but the best part is both caregivers are volunteering with us all week!!! Then there's all my godchildren who are mostly local (see my picture!) except for the lovely Lauren (who is modelling one of our Sheep Seed Bead Safety Pin projects) who is 15 and lives somewhere called OHIO, who is having fun hanging out and helping! (I hate her because she got to see the new Harry Potter park at Universal in Orlando last week!) So, tomorrow will be HUMP DAY and we'll be celebrating by making Tie-Dye T's so that we'll have our own shirts-of-many-colors to mirror Joseph's coat-of-many-colors. Our "little VBS program that could" has not disappointed and it's been a true lesson in faith for me who has directed this week of "organized chaos." (Besides, it's OK to step out of my HIGH SCHOOL COMFORT ZONE and hang with the extra-small, small, and medium peeps and peepettes!!!!) OH...and it's all documented on my FACEBOOK page....Cindy Lee Grubbs...go ahead! I double-dog-dare you to Friend Me!!!
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And come they did!....Wow-What a program you've created...I love that members from all 3 congregations are coming together as one...LOVE the "Spanish Channel" comment....I start teaching summer school tomorrow and still have no idea what grade I'll be teaching...I'm teaching at a school other that my own, so I guess I'll find out when I get there...Talk about lack of organization by the powers that be....I'm with you though-It's nce to shake things up sometimes and work with a different age group....I am not on Facebook (yet?!) b/c I'm a little antiquated...I don't even have a digital camera for heaven's sake....Notice my lack of great pics on my page...I need to get with the program...Keep me laughing with the VBS (and life) updates xo A
ReplyDeleteI figured my Latinos deserved their own blog!! (Tomorrow, we are making Pharaoh collars...Today I introduced them to Elvis Presley cuz we watch mini clips of the Donny Osmond version of Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat and the Pharaoh IS Elvis!!!! check out Youtube Girlfriend!)....Now I do have a digital camera but I need to get Lyndsey down to Florida so that I can learn how to pop pix all over the place on my blog...However, I noticed your new pink hummingbird wallpaper action going on in your blog....have a great time teaching summer school...our FCAT-high-stakes-testing scores came out...Not Good for my school!!!
ReplyDeleteHow cool! Sounds like you're having a blast, glad to hear it :)
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