VBS Prayer Warriors
These lucky individuals - Workers, Volunteers, Anyone (!) - have the great undertaking of praying for, over and about the happenings of Vacation Bible School on Saddle Ridge Ranch.
We would appreciate your prayers as we continue to do the planning, promotion and preparation involved with VBS. Below are a few helpful things you could use as guides for prayer:
- Prayer Calendar: day by day prayers for the preceding months to VBS
- Prayer Cards: simple reminders for how to pray for the kids during the week of VBS
VBS Workers
These lucky individuals - Cowboys, Cowgirls and Wranglers - have the great undertaking of leading about and teaching the young cowpokes (aka the kids) the ropes around Saddle Ridge Ranch.
The Lead Teacher of each room/rotation will be given the Lifeway Saddle Ridge Ranch-specific teaching and planning material packet; Assistant Teachers will be notified of which Lead they will be helping, in which room/rotation. Here are a few responsibilities and things to to keep in mind:
- Responsibility: Lead & Assistant(s) work together in planning and preparing for their rooms/rotations.
- Responsibility: Create a supply list of needed materials and give to VBS Director by Sunday, May 23rd.
- Responsibility: Set-up and decorate rotation site to reflect VBS theme, room name.
- Keep in Mind: Plan and prepare for 75-100 children (as projected from 2009's attendance)
- Keep in Mind: Pre-registration deadline is set for Friday, July 2nd to give you an extra week prior to VBS to prepare additional materials, in case more than 100 children are anticipated to attend.
- Keep in Mind: Although the Lead & Assistant(s) are responsible for the decoration of the rotation site, various decoration pieces will be created by the Construction Crew and/or Arts & Crafts Extraordinaires - just let the VBS Director know if you'll need any help!
VBS Volunteers
These lucky individuals - Construction Crew and Arts & Crafts Extraordinaires - have the great undertaking of building and creating the beautiful structures that will make up Saddle Ridge Ranch.
Ahhh, my people! You are the ones who have to deal more directly with the hullabaloo that comes with transforming Lake Country Baptist Church into Saddle Ridge Ranch...bless your hearts. Materials are being purchased, gathered and prepped - it will be announced via individual contact, through the church bulletin or during service announcements when and where they will be available. Specific project guidelines and specifications will be given to individuals case-by-case.
Are you handy with a jigsaw? Possess a finesse for crafts? Here are examples of things that will be used for VBS props and decorations:
- Split rail fencing sections (approximately 4'x3')
- Foam board cut-outs of stable doors
- Foam board cut-outs of stalagmites
- Foam board cut-outs of mountainscapes
- Plywood cut-outs of western gear
- Mini- to Jumbo-sized tumbleweed
- Staining maps and papers and the like
- Drawing ranch-related pictures
- Creating picture and poster frames out of branches