July 24-28, 5:30-7:30 PM

at Holy Cross

Register children and/or sign up to be a 2023 Vacation Bible Camp volunteer

See list of volunteer roles (Junior High to Adult) at the end of this post.

VBC 2023 Theme: Who is My Neighbor?

• Click here to download and complete a VBC registration form for each camp participant in your household. Printed copies of the form are also available at the table in the our church gathering space.
• Send completed registration form(s) for each child who is participating, as an email attachment to Carolyn Ross-Holmes, (faithformation@holycrossdurham.org), our director of faith formation, or place it in the bin on the Faith Formation Director's office door.
• See volunteer opportunities below and send an email message to faithformation@holycrossdurham.org if you would like to help.
  
  

Our theme this year – Who Is My Neighbor? – will take children on a journey of discovery, learning more about God’s great love and what it means to be a neighbor and to live out our faith. This theme responds to the Great Commandment and Pope Francis' powerful encyclical Fratelli Tutti, which literally meaning “all brothers”. It is a call from St. Francis of Assisi (ca. 1181–1226) to his Franciscan brothers and sisters to follow a way of life marked by the Gospel.

Children will learn that neighbors are more than people who live next door, more than the people in our families or communities. Through five carefully chosen Bible stories, Who Is My Neighbor? leads children on a journey to discover more about God’s great love. From looking at how to be a neighbor to diving into what it means to live out our faith, this interactive VBC series will lead children deeply into Bible stories focused on God’s care and compassion for neighbors close at hand and around the world.

The Bible passages begin with the Great Commandment and the story of the Good Samaritan. Each day starts with relationship-building, joint worship, music, prayer, and a dramatic presentation of a Bible story.

Children and volunteers will make new friends, sing fun songs, join in activities and games, do art projects, help with our Sharing Garden harvest, and dig into the Bible. And of course, they will also have a meal and snacks to sustain them.

Volunteer Opportunities for Teens and Adults 

Share your talents with our campers!

• Help with the check-in table
• Lead activities: art, music, dramatic presentation and more
• Prepare and serve the evening meal 
• Help with snacks
• Help clean up at the end of each day.
  
  

Ready to Volunteer? 

Send an email message to DRE Carolyn Ross-Holmes (Faithformation@holycrossdurham.org). Include what you would like to help with: arts & crafts, music, drama, meals/kitchen duty, check-in table, something else?

Thank you for sharing your time and talents, and helping to create a great experience for our children.