Parents may formally check in their children and collect carline placards, shirts, and name tags on one of the following dates and times:

• Tuesday, June 13 from 5-8:00 PM
• Tuesday, June 20 from 5-8:00 PM

Required Forms:

Prior to the start of VBS, we must have the following forms on file for each camper:

• Medical Release Document
• Media Consent Document

Camper Attire:

Campers wear their Vacation Bible School shirts daily with the shorts/bottoms of their choice. We ask that all children come in close-toed shoes as they will be running during games. For the first day, campers should arrive on campus with their name tag (given out during the parent check-in) clipped to their shirt. This will assist us in directing your child to the correct group. All future days we will keep the name tags and give out during morning check-in.

Daily Arrival

Vacation Bible School Arrival will take place daily via carline (June 26-30) from 8:45-9:00 AM. Please do not arrive earlier than 8:45 as we need time for our volunteers to arrive to ensure adequate supervision of your child(ren). For VBS Arrival, cars enter the Church parking lot and drive in in a straight line past the Church, toward the Parish Office (see diagram below).  Cars will stop, and be unloaded by VBS adult volunteers.  Our counselors will greet your child(ren) and open their doors for them.  Children will enter through the rolling gate located behind the Church and report directly to the Cafeteria where they will be met by their crew leader. Carline will end promptly at 9:00 AM so that our day can remain on schedule. If you arrive late, you will need to park and walk your child(ren) to the school office.

For VBS Dismissal (June 26-June 29), cars will line up on Division Street heading toward W. Napoleon (see photo below).  If you arrive early/are stopped along Division Street, please be sure to keep the all driveways, including the Loreto Horseshoe and the Main Building Horseshoe, CLEAR. There will be no carline dismissal on Friday, June 30 as campers will be checked out from the Cafeteria immediately following our closing Praise Rally.

WALKER DISMISSAL - If your child will be a walker, please contact Audrey Huck at [email protected] prior to the start of VBS. Walkers will be dismissed promptly at 11:55 BEFORE carline begins.

Carline Dismissal begins Monday-Thursday at 11:55 AM when an adult VBS volunteer guides cars (six at a time) into the horseshoe in front of the school. Students are loaded into cars on the passenger’s side by VBS volunteers.

If your child uses a car seat or booster seat, please pull into the parking lot next to the horse shoe to buckle them in once they are safely in the car. This allows the carline to continue moving efficiently.

NOTE: Parents/Guardians must have the VBS issued carpool placard clearly displayed in the windshield. We recommend using a child size hanger. If a car does not have the required placard, the adult will have to park and provide proof of identity to an adult volunteer before picking up their children.

As in year's past, we will be partnering with the St. Vincent de Paul Society for a Service Project. VBS campers are asked to contribute ANY of the below items throughout the week:
 

• Dry Cereal
• Canned Fruit
• Canned Chili
• Canned Soup - Large
• Jelly/Jam
• Peanut Butter - 16 oz
• Canned Ham
• Canned Chicken - 12.5 oz
• Ramen Noodles

Each year, we close out our VBS program with a Praise Rally. All parents are invited to attend. This year's Praise Rally will take place in the Cafeteria on Friday, June 30 beginning at 11:25 AM. Space is limited--only 1-2 guests per child. Parents will be able to enter through the rolling gate (located behind the Church) beginning at approximately 11:15 AM.

NOTE: There will be no carline for dismissal on Friday, June 30. Instead, children will be checked out from their Crew Leaders in the Cafeteria immediately following the Praise Rally. If you will not be able to attend the Praise Rally, please come into the cafeteria to pick up your child a 12:00 PM.

Should you need to contact someone during VBS to ask a question, check your child out early, etc., you can contact Brittany Combes at 601-985-7800. You can also call the parish office at 504-834-4980.
 

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