{"id":35646,"date":"2025-05-31T21:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T01:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=35646"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:33:10","slug":"2025-vacation-bible-school-heads-north-6-23-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=35646","title":{"rendered":"2025 Vacation Bible School Heads North! (6\/23\/25)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The 2025 Vacation Bible School is upon us!\u00a0 Last year, we took a trip to the ocean and dove into God&#8217;s Friendship.\u00a0 This year, we&#8217;re going to take a trip to Alaska and learn how we can keep trusting God even when the world around us gets wild.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>All are invited to become part of this experience.\u00a0 Here are the details:<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHAT<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHEN<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 Monday June 23 thru Friday June 27<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TIME<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Starts at 6:00 PM.\u00a0 Ends around 8:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHERE<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 Pitman United Methodist Church (<a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">directions<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WHO<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 All kids!\u00a0 Nursery through 6th grade<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">COST<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0 No way!!!! Absolutely free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">REGISTRATION<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0 Pre-registration is now open, either online or in person.\u00a0 Click the below button to register:<\/span><\/p>\n<a href='https:\/\/vbspro.events\/p\/events\/f1c053' class='small-button smallpurple' target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PUMC VBS Registration<\/span><\/a>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>Online registration will continue through Sunday June 22 at 12:00 p.m. After that just come a little earlier on Monday June 23 and we will register you there!!<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>How&#8217;s this Gonna Work???<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Each evening will last about 2 hours and follow a 4-part format:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sing and Play Peak<\/li>\n<li>Each &#8220;crew&#8221; will then rotate through a set of four stations:\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">Wild Bible Adventures<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">Imagination Station<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">Glacier Games<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">Sticky Scripture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tundra Treats (snacks)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\">Compass Closing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here are a few glimpses from previous VBS&#8217;s:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-35646 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=28054'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/VBS21-Theme2-_vbs511-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/VBS21-Theme2-_vbs511-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/VBS21-Theme2-_vbs511-178x178.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/VBS21-Theme2-_vbs511-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=21491'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VBS19-Relay-2-_400x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VBS19-Relay-2-_400x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VBS19-Relay-2-_400x300-178x178.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VBS19-Relay-2-_400x300-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?attachment_id=21479'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VBS19-MrSoftie-01-_400x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VBS19-MrSoftie-01-_400x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VBS19-MrSoftie-01-_400x300-178x178.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VBS19-MrSoftie-01-_400x300-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">What will We Learn???<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Each night will focus on a specific need that we all run into.\u00a0 And the answer to that need is to &#8220;Trust Jesus&#8221;&#8230; always:<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-setdir=\"false\">Mon: \u00a0When we wonder, we can trust Jesus<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-setdir=\"false\">Tues: \u00a0When we feel alone, we can trust Jesus<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-setdir=\"false\">Wed: \u00a0When we feel powerless, we can trust Jesus<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-setdir=\"false\">Thu: \u00a0When we need hope, we can trust Jesus<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-setdir=\"false\">Fri:\u00a0 \u00a0 When we need help, we can trust Jesus<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Things Go South&#8230;.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes we&#8217;re cruising along, checking off our &#8220;to-do list&#8221; when all of a sudden we run into a road block.\u00a0 Have you ever:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class='tabs-left et_sliderfx_slide et_sliderauto_true et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_left_tabs clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et_left_tabs_bg'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class='et-tabs-control'>\n\t\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tclick-click\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tpuddle\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tNo Bars\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tGate\n\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> \n\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-main-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tJumped into your car, turned the key&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">only to hear &#8220;click-click-click&#8221; instead of &#8220;Varoooom&#8221;?<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tGone to the utility room expecting to retrieve clothes out of the washing machine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">only to be greeted by a big puddle of water on the floor?<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tTurned on your cell phone needing to make an important call&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">only to discover you&#8217;ve got &#8220;0%&#8221; left on your battery?<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tArrived in the airport gate at 9:50 AM&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">only to discover that the plane departed at 8:50 AM?<\/span><\/em>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .tabs-left -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For adults (and kids) life can get wild.\u00a0 We think we know what we&#8217;re going to do and how we&#8217;re going to get to where we want to go, but life throws us a curve.\u00a0 Things don&#8217;t work out the way we planned and expected.\u00a0 When that happens, frustration sets in.\u00a0 We feel angry.\u00a0 We don&#8217;t know what to do next, we&#8217;re lost and we&#8217;re afraid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we even begin to doubt ourselves and wonder why we even try.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where do we turn???\u00a0 Call AAA, Call 911?\u00a0 Turn into yourself and sulk?\u00a0 Open the hood and stare at the engine hoping it will fix itself?\u00a0 Sometimes life can be like a frozen tundra.\u00a0 We think we&#8217;re ok and headed in the right direction, but then all of a sudden we realize we&#8217;re lost.\u00a0 We take matters into our own hands and get even more lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How can we get grounded, find the answer, find purpose, and then move on in the right direction?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Trusting Your True North&#8230;.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A leaky washing machine, a dead battery, or a missed flight isn&#8217;t the end of the world.\u00a0 In fact, those things can&#8217;t be avoided:\u00a0 it&#8217;s life.\u00a0 And when these difficulties jump into our paths, we need to get back on track and return to the priorities.\u00a0 We need help to get through the problem and then we need help to find our way back to the path we need to be traveling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But before we can do that, we need to identify our priorities, and we have to know which path we need to be traveling.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing toward Jesus, True North VBS shows us that Jesus is a faithful friend who we can always trust.\u00a0 Knowing Jesus is our priority, and He reveals the path we need to follow. He\u2019s our True North!\u00a0 Here are a few promises that Jesus made:<\/p>\n<p>(<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">click on the &#8220;Prev&#8221; and &#8220;Next&#8221; buttons to consider each promise.<\/span><\/em><\/span>)<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class='et-simple-slider et_sliderfx_slide et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_simple'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-simple-slides'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tJesus answered,\u00a0<span class=\"woj\">\u201c<span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">I am the way and the truth and the life<\/span>. No one comes to the Father except through me.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.14.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 14<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.14.6.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c&#8230; I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever\u2014 the Spirit of truth&#8230;\u00a0 The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him, but you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">I will not leave you as orphans<\/span>; I will come to you.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.14.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 14<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.14.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15-18<\/a>)\u00a0 \u00a0\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tThen Jesus declared, \u201cI am the <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">bread<\/span> of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.\u00a0 \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.6.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 6<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.6.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tWhen Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, \u201cI am the <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">light<\/span> of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.8.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 8<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.8.12.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tI am the <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">gate<\/span>; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.\u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cI am the <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">good shepherd<\/span>. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.10.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 10<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.10.9-11.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9,11<\/a>) \u00a0\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t\u201cI am the <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">vine<\/span>; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.15.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 15<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.15.5.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tJesus said to her, \u201cI am the <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">resurrection and the life<\/span>. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.11.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John 11<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/JHN.11.25.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t\u00a0\u00a0Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,\u00a0 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/MAT.28.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathew 28<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/bible\/111\/MAT.28.19-20.NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19-20<\/a>)\u00a0 \u00a0\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et-simple-slider -->\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Connecting with Our True North&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jesus spoke to a community of farmers and shepherds living in vineyards without the benefit of electric lights.\u00a0 If was a different age and an unfamiliar culture.\u00a0 But the thrust of His promises are things we need today, just as much as His contemporaries.\u00a0 Like those first century people, we too need a source of Truth, of direction, of Life.\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35656 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Compass-_400x300-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Compass-_400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Compass-_400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t just pull out a compass or check our phone&#8217;s GPS.\u00a0 We don&#8217;t see Jesus physically.\u00a0 We can&#8217;t text Him, visit His website, or set up an appointment to meet with Him in his office.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But God has given us other tools.\u00a0 He&#8217;s told us about Himself in scripture.\u00a0 He directs people to act on our behalf and uses them to express His will and love.\u00a0 God has given us the power of prayer and backs it up with His continual presence.\u00a0 The Holy Spirit is something inside of us, given by God.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a nudge, an inspiration, or a burst of wisdom.\u00a0 God is with us.\u00a0 His presence gives us hope.<\/p>\n<p>When we&#8217;re lost, it can be scary.\u00a0 We need someone who knows the way home; someone who can be our friend and calm our fears.\u00a0 We need someone who will always be there; someone we can trust.<\/p>\n<p>We all need a guide in this world that&#8217;s so wide open; Jesus is that Guide!\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s trust in Jesus wherever He leads us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">True North:\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Trusting Jesus in a Wild World<\/span><\/em><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a sneak preview, check out the below video:<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/953606440?h=efb05c3c88\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 24pt;\">+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more info on our Vacation Bible School ministry (or to see posts about previous years&#8217; VBS), click this button:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=1802' class='big-button biggreen'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vacation Bible School<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The  2025 version of Vacation Bible School will be held during the  week of June 23, 2025.  During this week, we&#8217;ll discover our &#8220;True North&#8221;- where do  we turn when we&#8217;re lost?  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