By Gerald Montpetit

 Story Behind New Cat.Chat Song
"Ordinary"

Last September, I wrote a song called Ordinary for our new Great Journey With Jesus VBS program. Day 3 of the program focuses on the season of Ordinary Time in the church year. We are presently in the season of Ordinary Time and it's easy to overlook how special it truly is.

The goal of writing this song was to help remind kids that we can find opportunities to grow in holiness through the ordinary and mundane routines of our day. In this season, we’re invited to live out the everyday moments of our faith, not in grand gestures but in the small, routine actions that make up our lives. This certainly applies not only to kids, but to us adults as well.

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By Cat.Chat Productions

Decorating for “The Great Journey with Jesus Through the Church Year” VBS offers a creative opportunity to visually bring the church calendar to life! The decorations should reflect the different seasons of the church year while capturing the excitement of the journey with Jesus. 

By decorating in these creative ways, you help the kids understand the significance of each season and how each part of the year connects to the story of Jesus. Your decorations will help immerse them in the journey, making it both memorable and meaningful!

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By Cat.Chat Productions

Making the faith Alive for kids sometimes requires a little extra encouragement to make it their own. One practical way to instill a sense of ownership of the faith is to encourage kids to be familiar with their Bibles.

Athletes are training for the Olympics, one of their top priorities is to have a good relationship with the coach. JESUS is our Head Coach! We need to spend time with Him if we want to become Champions for Christ. One way we can do this is by reading our Bibles everyday! It is Jesus that gives us the confidence to be bold in our faith. Don’t be afraid to share the Good News about Jesus with others. 

These Bold Bible Covers can remind us to read the Word of God to become Champions for Christ. 

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By Reanne Montpetit

We recently got asked a question that many of you probably ask yourselves every summer, and if you aren’t, then maybe you should.

“How do we get families who don’t go to Church to come to our VBS?”

It’s not an easy question. Taking the first initial step of inviting people to parish activities and events can be overwhelming. Hopefully these tips can give you a little more confidence about what to do when the time comes, and why it’s important. These tips are by no means limited to VBS, and they can be applied when inviting people to any event.

Read more: How To Invite Them To VBS. (Even If They Don't Go To Church)