February 2025

Hello dear families,

January is finally over and here we are in February! We have so many fun and exciting things coming up, please make sure your ChurchTrac account is up to date with your family's preferred contact information so you don't miss any announcements or communications. Please also make sure your family has an emergency contact set in case we need to contact you while your students are in the Children's Department. Our new Emergency Procedures are posted in the hallway and in each classroom, and the entire Policies and Procedures document is available for review upon request. Volunteers, please pick up your copy to sign and return ASAP if you were not at our meeting.

Our Sunday School is rocking along through Genesis. This month we will be studying the life of Jacob. The older classes are moving quickly through memory verses and catechism questions, and the younger classes are doing well also.

I am so excited about the fun events we have coming up this summer! VBS is a big outreach event for Oak Crest Baptist Church. This year's theme from Answers in Genesis is "Wonder Junction" where we will marvel at Jesus and live for His glory. Students will learn about Christ's birth, life, death, and resurrection in an old west train junction town. Please be praying for this event even now! We hope to have a large group of children here to share the Gospel with, and that means we need lots of adults here to teach and love on them. VBS is scheduled for June 9-12, 6-8 pm with a mini meal beginning at 5:30 pm and will be open to students who have completed Kindergarten through 5th Grade. There will be a PreK group and nursery available for volunteer families only. I still need a Publicity Coordinator to help get the word out in our community, a Photographer to document our fun-filled week, a Technical Coordinator to run sound and video during our assemblies, High Point Bible Teachers, Kitchen Staff, Team Leaders, and Assistants in every area. Sign up and choose your area to serve today!

VBS Volunteer Registration

Instead of going away to Preteen Camp this year, I am planning a Summer Day Camp. My hope is for this to be a fun and more intimate discipleship time for our regular families. We will be studying Pilgrim's Journey from the book Dangerous Journey, which is a children's adaptation of John Bunyan's classic Pilgrim's Progress. Dates are currently scheduled for July 28 - August 1, 10 am - 2 pm with lunch served. I am still in the very early stages of planning this event from scratch. I would like this event to be open for PreK through 5th Grade, but I need to have enough volunteers available for that many classes. We will also have a nursery available for volunteer's children.​ Please mark your calendars and sign up to help today!

Day Camp Volunteer Registration