Picking up T-Shirts and Packets. You can pick up your children’s T-shirts and camp materials on Sunday, June 21 between 8:00 am and 12:30 pm in the school cafeteria. If you are coming to 12:30 Mass, pick up your packets before Mass. I will close at 12:30 because I have family obligations for Father’s Day. If you are unable to pick them up on Sunday, you can pick them up on Monday, June 23 between 5:30 — 6:30 pm. For those who still cannot pick up their packet, they will be left in a box with your family’s name on it on a table in the vestibule of the Cafeteria/Gym. Your child should wear his/her T-shirt each day of camp and to the Friday Movie Night so they can find their group. There is a restroom in the vestibule where your child can change shirts if you are picking up the first day of camp.
Sorry, no changes can be made to assignments at this point. For campers, if you requested a buddy in the same age/grade, we honored that request.
Please note that we will be closing with a Family Movie Night on Friday, June 26 (6:00-9:00 pm) all families are invited to join us. Movie is Angel Studio’s film DAVID, a cartoon account of King David released in 2025. We will provide pizza, drinks and ice cream. Families may bring other items to supplement. Your children will perform a song they learned with their Camp group – they should wear their t-shirts. Please RSVP by Thursday, June 25 so we have an estimate of how much pizza to order. You can RSVP and sign up to contribute food at St. Timothy VBS: St. Timothy VBS Pizza/Movie Family Night.
Messages to VBS staff or emergencies re: campers/counselors during Camp hours: VBS staff cannot access messages through email or text during VBS hours (6 am- 12:30 pm). If it is necessary to contact someone in VBS, please call the parish office at 703 378-7646 and someone will come over and deliver the message.
What your child should bring to camp (and what he/she shouldn’t): Your child will only need to wear his/her t-shirt and bring the cinch sack he receives on Tuesday. He should leave his nametag with the counselor each day. He/she should not bring anything else. No water bottles please. Volunteers cannot keep track of all the stuff. Your child will be given an 8 oz. water bottle during games out on the field and will be given water with snack.
Absences/Late Arrivals: You do not need to report absences or Late Arrivals for campers. If your child is arriving late, check with us in the kitchen area and we will direct you to the current location of your child’s group to join.
VBS Schedule:
VBS is Tuesday-Friday (June 23-26) from 9:00 a.m.- 12 noon. Please arrive between 8:45 and 8:55 so that we can begin our opening skit on time. Please do not arrive before 8:45 because group leader volunteers will not be there to greet your child. Doors will not be unlocked until 8:45 a.m. We have last minute preparations and cannot babysit. Noon is the Closing Prayer. Please wait until the Prayer is over to take your children.
Please pick up your child promptly after the close of VBS. Teen volunteers staying for lunch must be picked up by 1:00 p.m. We need to vacate the premises, and we cannot stay around to babysit.
Volunteer lunch is for all Teen Volunteer Camp Counselors and families of Adult Volunteers. Volunteers attending should RSVP by 2 pm the day prior to lunch so adequate amounts can be provided. We are sorry, but we cannot feed all the siblings of Teen Volunteer Camp Counselors. RSVP for lunches at St. Timothy Teen Volunteers: VBS 2026 Volunteer lunches.
Where to drop off and pick up your child: Your child’s t-shirt is the color of his/her group assignment. You will find out your child’s assignment when you pick up your t-shirts.
If your child is PreK or Kindergarten, you will drop off and pick up your child at the table in the cafeteria with the balloon the same color as the t-shirt.
If your child is 1st grade – 4th grade, you will drop off and pick up your child in the designated area along the wall of the Gym. There will be a banner on the wall with an image the same color as your child’s t-shirt.
5th-6th graders will meet in the Cafeteria along the back wall.
Teen volunteers not participating in the Opening Assembly will report to their designated stations. Room numbers and locations will be sent to volunteers in a separate email and provided at Camp Counselor Orientation.
Dropping off and picking up inhalers and Epipens: Please drop off your child’s medical equipment with an adult volunteer in the kitchen. Please be sure to have it clearly marked. You can drop it off and pick it up daily or leave it for the week. Please pick it up Friday or at Movie Night.
Snacks and Allergy Information: The ingredients for the snacks during the week are attached to this email. It is more of a “treat” than a “snack”. Please feed your children breakfast before coming. If your child cannot have the snack for the day, please let us know ahead of time and bring an alternative to the kitchen at the beginning of the day. Please do not send the snack with your child. If we have not heard back from you that you will be bringing a snack for your child, we will assume he/she can receive the original snack, and we will provide it. Make sure the snack is clearly marked with your child’s name and group color/grade level. Please pick up any lunch bags after camp. We ask that you do not send an alternative for non-health reasons such as dislikes. We have over 250 kids. We may be doing you a favor with your picky eater. Peer pressure and lack of alternatives work wonders on developing cooperation skills.
Medical Issues: We have made note of any health issues you have raised on your registration and shared it with your child’s group leader as appropriate. If you have any specific information you need to share for your child’s safety and care, please let us know.
Service: This year we are focused on the Franciscan Jubilee Year honoring the 800 Anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi. Our service focus this year is Feeding the Hungry with donations of non-perishable food items for the St. Vincent de Paul and donations for the cloistered Poor Clare Sisters in Alexandria. We will send another email with specific donation needs for the Poor Clares. The 5th-6th graders will be making rosaries to donate to the Poor Clares for distribution.
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