Click here for all the info! VBS “Magnified!”

We are ready for VBS 2025!

We are so excited to invite you all to VBS 2025 “Magnified!” where we will discover how Jesus is with us in the smallest and biggest ways.

We are ready for a week full of fun, encounters with friends, and learning about Jesus.

Join us June 16-20, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. for incoming Kinder-5th graders.

Online registration is closed. However, we look forward to seeing you for in-person registration on Monday, June 16 at 8:30 a.m. Look for the “NEW REGISTRATION ONLY” sign in the plaza.

 

FAQ

We are here to help answer any of your questions! Email our team with questions or during VBS, look for a friendly volunteer or staff member for assistance.

Drop Off:

Drop-off will begin at 8:30 a.m. on MONDAY ONLY to accommodate first-day check-in, 8:45 a.m. Tuesday-Friday. Each morning, parents will need to park and drop off their VBS kids  in the Sanctuary with their Group Leader.  Groups are identified by a color and number.  Greeters will be available to guide you.  

Please note: unlike prior years, there will not be a drive-thru drop-off option. Drop-off parking is available in the main church lot, across the street at Newport Harbor High School, or on nearby streets. While school parking restrictions may not be enforced during summer, please check all signs before parking. Help us be good neighbors by parking only in legal spaces and avoiding driveways, alleyways, and mailboxes.

Pick Up:

For your child’s security, we’re implementing a ticket system for pickup. When you drop off your child each Monday morning, you’ll receive a pickup slip that matches your child’s name tag. Please keep this slip with you for the entire week.  throughout the day. The only way to pick up your child is with this ticket or a clear photo of it on your phone. This system helps us ensure every child goes home with an authorized person. If you lose your slip, please bring a photo ID to the Magnified Headquarters area (the Connect Center) pickup area and our staff will assist you. As we promised, safety first! 

After closing worship, parents (or their designee) can pick up children from their group leaders in the Sanctuary, where you’ll sign them out on their sign-out sheet at 12:00 p.m. Remember: you (or your designated pick-up person) will need to present your child’s Planning Center pickup slip (or a digital copy) in order to pick up your child. 

Early Pick Up:

If you need to pick your child up early, please come to our Magnified Headquarters (near the Administration building). There will be a staff member there throughout the week, and they can help facilitate pick up.  

Participants will be provided with a light snack mid-morning.  

Food allergies? Please make sure you indicate that in your registration and connect with your child’s group leader with questions.

Accommodations will be available for children who listed allergies in their registration forms. Please see below for the expected snack menu for the week:

Monday: Pretzels and Grapes (Gluten Free/Vegan option)

Tuesday: Veggie sticks and Apple Sauce

Wednesday: Popcorners and Watermelon

Thursday: Cheese, Crackers, and Fruit (Gluten Free/Vegan option)

Friday: Granola Bars and Applesauce

Want to see what your kids are up to each day? Follow along with daily updates, photos, and highlights from our VBS adventures! Check our website at sapres.org/vbs and follow us on Instagram @standrewskids for behind-the-scenes moments, craft creations, recreation, and all the goodness happening throughout the week. We’ll post regularly so you don’t miss a moment of the excitement!

8:30 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. Drop off in the Sanctuary/Plaza (drop-off Tuesday-Friday will begin at 8:45 a.m.) 

9:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Each day includes a large group main teaching, skits, songs and games. We then move to station rotations which include crafts, snacks/outdoor recreation, and a deeper dive time we are calling “ZOOM IN!!” It will be epic!  

11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Each day ends with our large group high-energy worship. Parents are welcome! Please join us in the Sanctuary balcony to watch your kids have a blast as they sing, dance, and announce the daily team winners for the shoe drive (our mission focus this year, please see below) + the NEXT DAY’S THEME! You won’t want to miss this!

Each summer, St. Andrew’s puts on a week-long summer camp called Royal Family KIDS Camp for kids in the foster care system ages 6-12. Most of the kids arrive at camp with wornout shoes that are too small. Please help us support these kids by bringing in a new pair of children’s athletic shoes (sizes 11-14 for little kids or 1-10 for bigger kids) to help set these vulnerable children up for camp and the school year ahead.  We hope selecting your shoe donation with your child will be a great opportunity to talk about God’s call to care for orphans and vulnerable children.   

Please note that the teams will be highly encouraged to bring a box – as we will count them daily and announce which team has brought in the most!!!  

Please have your child wear their VBS shirt (which they will get on Monday) to wear each day and one extra shirt that can get dirty.

Children must wear close-toed shoes.

Applied sunscreen, ready for the day when you drop them off! Please note: our staff and volunteers cannot apply sunscreen to kids.  If they need to reapply, it will need to be done by your child.

Please bring a water bottle (labeled with the participant’s name) to help keep everyone hydrated! 

Friday is water day! On Friday, participants should wear their swimsuits under their VBS t-shirt. You may choose to bring a backpack for their belongings, a change of clothes, and a towel. For swimsuits, we recommend board shorts/swim trunks (boys) and one-piece suits (girls). Make sure they have applied sunscreen before they arrive!  

We are FIRED-UP!!! We love seeing you and your family at VBS, and we want to invite you to our weekly services!

 Sundays at 9:00 a.m. + 10:30 a.m.  

Tribe (For Mothers of Young Children): Wednesdays at 9:15 a.m. resumes this fall  

Thrive (For Mothers of all Ages): Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. resumes this fall  

Details at sapres.org/events.

Need to reach us during VBS? Please call our receptionist, who will have a radio to get in touch with our leadership team, or reach out to our team members directly below:  

Dawn Small, Reception: 949.574.2200  

Jan Harvey, Interim Director of Children’s Ministries and Staff Co-Director of VBS: 949.698.3230, janh@sapres.org 

Jennifer Tanaka, Volunteer Co-Director of VBS: 919.414.2030, jennifert@sapres.org 

Josh Linden, Administrative Assistant to Children’s Ministries, 949.574.2297, joshl@sapres.org  

Aline Toler, Family Ministries Assistant, 949.574.2883, alinet@sapres.org 

 

Join our Mission this VBS!

St. Andrew’s is committed to walking alongside vulnerable youth through our ministry partners Royal Family KIDS Camp  and Olive Crest.

Through our VBS families, we hope to provide new athletic shoes to kids in foster care.

What is Needed:

Little Kid Shoe Sizes:  11, 12, 13, 14

Bigger Kid Shoe Sizes:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

How to Help:

Bring box of new athletic shoes to St. Andrew’s during VBS, place in the donation bin with your kid’s team color!

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