2026 VBS Information Page

We are so excited to have your camper(s) joining us for our Magnified Vacation Bible School program! For the next four days (June 29- July 2), your child(ren) will be learning the purpose of prayer and how to put prayer into action through the ups and downs of daily life. This will be accomplished through fun-filled games, thematic arts and crafts, a daily faith-based center, and songs of praise and worship.You will find everything you need to know in order to ensure a successful week by clicking the tabs provided. Should you have further questions, please feel free to contact VBS Core Team at [email protected]

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 23 6-8pm 
• Thursday June 25 6-8pm 

For both dates, we will have a table set up under the Breezeway in front of the Teen Center. If you cannot make either of these dates for some reason, please contact VBS Core Team at [email protected] so that other arrangements can be made.

Prior to the start of VBS, we must have the following forms on file for each camper. Please bring these forms already filled out to the one of the two available check-in days. Campers will not be able to attend unless these forms are on file prior to the start of VBS. Payment is due by May 29th. If payment is not completed by this date, your child will not be able to attend VBS. 

• Medical Release Form
• Communications Release Form

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.

For the final day of VBS (July 2) all campers must come attired in pants or a long skirt (knee length or longer) as we will be attending Mass.

Vacation Bible School Arrival will take place daily via carline (June 29 - July 2) from 8:15-8:30 AM. Please do not arrive earlier than 8:15 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 8:30 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 29- July 1), 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 Thursday, July 3 as campers will be checked out from the Cafeteria immediately following our closing Mass.

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

Carline Dismissal begins Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday 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:

• TBA

Prizes will be given throughout the week to the Crew which contributes the most items to our Food Drive. Thank you so much for your generosity!

This year to culminate our learning on the Mass, we will close our VBS program with a Mass at 11:30 AM. Children will sing the songs they have learned in the context of the liturgy and we invite all parents tot attend!

NOTE: There will be no carline for dismissal on Thursday, July 2. Instead, children will be checked out from their Crew Leaders in the Cafeteria immediately following the Mass (approximately 12:15 PM). If you will not be able to attend the Closing Mass, please come into the cafeteria to pick up your child a 12:15 PM.

Should you need to contact someone during VBS to ask a question, check your child out early, etc., you can contact VBS Directors Samantha Keller at 504-559-4568 or Jennifer Macias ‭(504) 875-7544‬. You can also call the parish office at 504-834-4980.

Teen helpers are not permitted to use their phone during VBS. If a teen helper's parent has a question or needs to get in touch with their son/daughter, they can contact Jennifer Macias at (504) 875-7544‬

Required Teen Forms:

• High School Medical Release Form
• High School Safe Environment Form
• Communications Release Form

Please bring all filled out forms to one of the the two offered Teen Orientation Meetings: June 23 OR June 25 at 7:00 PM in the Teen Center.

Completed service hours will be distributed via email on a document with the St. Benilde letterhead. If your school requires a specific form, please bring it on the first day or email it to the VBS Core team at [email protected]