Galactic Blast VBS 2010 � Vacation Bible School Updates

Galactic Blast VBS 2010 Observation

Bishop Ernest Lyght visited one of our Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School test churches this summer. Click here to read his experience.

Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School Unveiled

In June, Cokesbury began teasing the Galactic Blast theme. Below are the videos that we revealed each week with clues about what the theme might be. We still have them on YouTube in case you want to show your church each week before you make your official VBS 2010 announcement!

Galactic Blast VBS 2010 Recruitment Video

The Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School recruitment video is now available! You can embed this video into your church website so that your community will get information on what their kids will be learning at Galactic Blast VBS!

Simply insert this HTML code into your website coding:
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Our Milky Way

Share with your Galactic Blast VBS 2010 cadets this cool video of our entire Milky Way as captured by an ordinary digital camera!

Learn how to get FREE Galactic Blast VBS 2010 Electronic Stationery

It's simple! Just follow these steps:

1. Put a link to www.cokesburyvbs.com on your church's website.

2. E-mail the link to cokesburyvbs@cokesbury.com.

3. We will e-mail you back FREE VBS 2010 Electronic Stationery that you can use to send out VBS information or print out for your cadets to send letters home from space!

Take a look at Cokesbury's VBS 2010 Theme Mailer

In case you didn't receive a Vacation Bible School 2010 Theme Mailer in your mailbox, you can now view the electronic version below (and help save some trees)!

A picture from 17.5 miles above the ground!

Here is another cool space-related video you could share with your cadets at Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School! MIT students use a helium balloon to take a picture 93,000 feet (or 17.5 miles) above the ground.

Galactic Blast VBS 2010 Music Available Now!

It's clear music is incredibly important to the Vacation Bible School selection process and now we are making it easier and faster to listen to the Galactic Blast VBS 2010 music in full! For the first time, we are making all of our music available for MP3 purchase - 99¢ a song or all 10 songs for $8.99!

To sample and purchase, just click the music icon in the top right corner of the website.

Cokesbury provides FREE Curriculum Help!

Need to know how a certain VBS resource fits into the overall program? Not sure how to adapt VBS to your church's unqiue needs?

Cokesbury's Curric-U-Phone offers FREE curriculum assistance from professional Christian educators who can answer all your questions.

Call 800-251-8591 or e-mail curricuphone@cokesbury.com or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CurricUTweet.

The Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School 2010 E- Catalog is ready!

Check out our Galactic Blast VBS 2010 PDF Catalog! We will be having an easy-to-use environmentally friendly e-catalog on the website shortly.

Start Planning to Attend a VBS 2010 Preview Event!

Make sure to get a VBS 2010 Preview Event on your calendar. At these events, you will be able to see and touch all of the pieces and parts of Galactic Blast and also ask questions of how it can be used in your unique church.

View preview event dates and locations!

Amazing Footage of Planet Earth from Space!

If your church has a projection system, you may want to show your VBS 2010 cadets this amazing video footage of Planet Earth as seen from space. It was made from computers putting together tons of NASA pictures...

Start Planning VBS 2010 with our new Online Registration Tools

The Online Registration Tools for Galactic Blast are up and ready to begin helping you with registration for your upcoming VBS!

Some of the NEW feature this year include:

- Save Prompts - to remind you to click the "save" button on pages where you have changed information
- Thank You Pages - you now have the ability to customize what your registrants see on the web page
   that confirms their registration.
- More Custom Fields to let you collect any information that is important to your VBS 2010.
- Ability to edit names of Groups or delete them all together.
- Fully functional E-Cards so you can maximize the amount of people you invite to help out or attend your
   VBS.
- A new easy way for registration for multiple family members.

View the VBS 2010 Online Registration Tools webinar for a step-by-step guide on how to get started!

Need to Know More About Galactic Blast VBS 2010?

Need more detailed information on Galactic Blast to make sure its the right fit for your church?

Then, join Senior Editor Linda Tozer on a free webinar as she helps you launch your VBS into orbit with detailed information about Galactic Blast, such as:

- Details of the five daily lessons - all designed to get kids praising God!
- Preview of music, video, crafts, science activities, and key products, like the 3-D Scripture Treasures!

Watch the webinar now!

Galactic Blast Review from Ministry to Children

Tony Kummer from the Ministry to Children website recently reviewed Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School 2010. Check out his video review below and then read his more detailed review.

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Join An Important Discussion on Children & Church

Kids and Christ is a series of articles/discussions about faith education in church. The series seeks to answer questions such as, "If you're not teaching your kids about God, who is?" and "Kids take part in church, but what are they learning?"

Join the discussion now on Facebook!

Bring Galactic Blast VBS 2010 to your iPhone!

Download free Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School wallpaper for your Apple iPhone. Simply click here and save the Galactic Blast image. Then e-mail to your iPhone, save the image on your iPhone, and then under Settings, go to Wallpaper, and choose the image.

Also, check out the free VBS 2010 wallpaper for your desktop PC!

Reflective Space Blanket - Don't Miss Out!

We are already in backorder status on the Galactic Blast VBS 2010 Reflective Space Blanket! We are expecting more in and plan to ship them to customers in late April 2010! Be sure to get your order in soon so you don't miss out!

Galactic Blast VBS 2010 Reaches The Philippines!

Check out this blog entry and video from Glenalyn Hunt who brought Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School to Cainta, Philippines as part of The World Race Christian Missions.

Become a Fan of Cokesbury VBS on Facebook!

Cokesbury Vacation Bible School has joined Facebook. Become a fan and be one of the first to learn about sales, preview events, news from other churches, and more - all in a place you are already using!

Cokesbury's Vacation Bible School (VBS) on Facebook

Save $50 on Galactic Blast orders of $250 or more!

Be sure to place your Galactic Blast VBS 2010 order soon and save $50 when ordering $250 or more of VBS supplies. Use promo code VN10 at checkout. Start shopping now!

Galactic Blast VBS 2010 wins a Telly Award!

The Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School 2010 Adventure Video for Assembly Time recently won a Telly Award!

Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web.

Check out a clip of one of the Adventure Video for VBS sessions!

A Small Church has a blast at VBS!

UM Reporter recently featured an article from Albert Simon, VBS leader for Bailey Memorial United Methodist Church in Rosemont, West Virginia. Albert's small church was a test church for Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School 2010. In the article, Albert shares how his church adapted the VBS curriculum to their needs and the life-changing fun they had. Check out the article here.

Star Clapper VBS 2010 Craft Sold Out!

Unfortunately, we have sold out of the Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School 2010 Star Clapper Craft.

If you are interested in doing a similar craft, we recommend checking out Oriental Trading's clapper.

Wondering How to Promote Your VBS 2010?

Check out this cool video Faith Presbyterian Church created to promote their Vacation Bible School 2010!

Can You Guess Cokesbury's Two VBS 2011 Themes?

It's the time of year to get your VBS 2010 participants and volunteers about what is coming next year for Vacation Bible School 2011.

Join the excitement and solve our first puzzle containing clues to both of our VBS 2011 themes!

Importance of Galactic Blast's Creation Teachings

Check out this very timely blog post about the Galactic Blast VBS 2010 curriculum from Chuck Summers' Seeing Creation blog.

Announcing Cokesbury's VBS 2011!

Announcing Cokesbury's Vacation Bible School 2011

Shake It Up Café: Where Kids Carry Out God's Recipe

Enjoy this fresh, one-of-a-kind VBS! With chef's hats and aprons, pots and pans, and checkered tablecloths, your kids will:
- Enjoy heaping helpings of God's word
- Create a lasting relationship with God through Jesus
- Celebrate the life-changing love of Jesus
- Take God's recipe into the world!

Visit the Shake It Up Café website to learn more, sample music, and save with a special pre-order offer!

Inside a Shake It Up Café VBS 2011 Test Church

Interested in learning more about Cokesbury's Vacation Bible School 2011 from an actual test church as they conduct the program this summer.

Check their daily blog for tips and behind the scenes information!