Vacation Bible school was held on all Wednesday nights in June and the first Wednesday night in July at Notre Dame Church in Greeneville.
The theme of the annual event was “Camping in God’s Creation.” Through the VBS activities, the children learned to appreciate the wonder of God’s creation and their place in it.
The campers attended Mass at 6 p.m. followed by reveille in the church narthex. They gathered into cabin crews, which were named after saints that they selected: St. Gertrude, St. Roch, St. Isidore, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Martin de Porres, and St. Anthony the Abbot. They prayed together, then entered “Camp Catholic” and enjoyed dinner in the “mess hall.” After the meal, they went to their assigned tables for arts and crafts to create backpacks, lanterns, telescopes, fisher’s nets, and a keepsake photo frame.
Following arts and crafts, the campers gathered around the campfire for discussion and Bible storytelling. The evening concluded with a participation song by the campfire accompanied by guitar.
The last day included a family potluck dinner followed by water fun, with a water-balloon toss, a couple of wading pools with beach balls, water squirters, and a water sprinkler that also served for a limbo contest.
