Vacation Bible School

Ok.  First, I'll take responsibility for my failure.  I should have started looking into it weeks ago rather than waiting last minute.  And there's no reason I waited.  Lazy I guess.  (I did the same thing with swim lessons and we missed them this summer.)

But ya know what?  So what if I'm late?  Shouldn't every child get a chance to participate?  They have a waiting list, but said it was unlikely the waitlist kids would be called.  Isn't it a church's responsibility to give every child a chance?  Isn't vacation Bible school teaching Jesus's lessons?  Did Jesus turn people away?  Ever?  Maybe I misread or misremember the Bible, but I thought Jesus always said to let them come.  He never turned people away.  And especially not children.

The Church's reasons?  They've already purchased and prepared the crafts.  If I'd called 10 days ago they would have made sure she got in.  What?  Seriously?  They're going to charge me $50 to participate and can't take my $50 and go buy the necessary crafts tomorrow?  Heck... I'll go buy them.  And I offered to volunteer.  My one child for help with 5 others?  Isn't that a win-win?

And if VBS is too full, why not open it up for another week?  Let the kids that didn't get a chance to sign up- sign up.  Does it really take that much more resources?  Especially when you're working with $50 per child and your expenses are...?  There's no paid employees (and if there are- that's a problem there.  What happened to stewardship?).  Ok, you have to pay utilities for a building you already keep running whether you have something going on or not.  And there are all of those supplies that I'm sure costs... how much per child?

I think angry isn't really the word.  Disappointed.  I'm disappointed in my church that (if you've read my past posts) doesn't offer me any accountability for attendance, hasn't really given me any real reason to participate (or reasonable way), doesn't make me feel any more connected to God.  I'm disappointed that my church would ever turn away my child, or any child for that matter.  "Don't worry Sophia.  You can learn about God... next year... if Mommy gets signed up in time."  Yeah.  There's a good Bible lesson.