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VBS 2026 – Adult Volunteer Form

Our Lady of Mercy Parish ~ Adult Volunteer Form

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Adult Volunteer Information

Our Lady of Mercy Parish ~ Adult Volunteer Form (All volunteers of age 18 years and up)
Volunteer Name*
Volunteer Informal Name
This is the name that will appear on your name tag.
Address*
What is the best way to contact you?*
OLM Parishioner?*

Adult Liability Waiver & Medical Form

This form must be filled out and turned in by every adult volunteer.
Please download and complete this document, and return it by July 1. You have three options for returning it: (1) Print it and return it to the Faith Formation Office, (2) Scan it and attach it to an email sent to karens@olmercy.com, or (3) Attach the fillable PDF to an email and send it as an attachment to karens@olmercy.com

Download – Adult Liability Waiver & Medical Form

Childcare Request for Young Children of Parent VBS Leaders

Children able to walk, through ages 3.5 years old are provided a nurturing environment with caring adults called to interact with our little ones so that their parents may take leadership roles throughout our VBS week.
Information about your children that you would like to place in VBS Childcare
First Name
Last Name
Age
Gender (M/F)
 
Note: To enter multiple children, click the plus sign (+) to obtain another row.
Please download and complete this document. Kindly return it to the Family Faith Formation office or send it as an attachment to karens@olmercy.com by Monday, July 1st.

Download – Minors Permission & Medical Release Form

Adult Volunteer Application

If you have never completed a VBS Volunteer Application Form, then please download and complete the PDF fillable form and return it to us. Once your application is approved, our safe environment coordinator, Karen Schwartz, will guide you through the process of completing the diocesan safe environment requirements. These requirements must be completed before volunteering.

Please download and complete this document. Kindly return it to the Family Faith Formation office or send as an attachment to karens@olmercy.com by July 1.

Download – Adult Volunteer Application Form

Adult Volunteers Needed!

In what way is the Spirit calling you to use your gifts and talents at VBS RAINFOREST FALLS? In what area of VBS are you being led to guide campers to Exploring the Nature of God? Many adult volunteers are needed to make VBS 2026 a success. User-friendly guidebooks are provided for each volunteer area. See the volunteer descriptions and select your first two volunteer preferences below.
  • Adult/Parent Guides – Equip your two crew leaders to serve their group of campers as you safely oversee and guide them from station-to-station.

  • 1:1 Aide for Students with DisABILITIES – Provide 1:1 Support for children with DisABILITIES so they are successful navigating, participating in and transitioning through the VBS stations.

  • Pre-K, Age 4 Station – In a safe and self-contained pre-school environment, lead our youngest campers to know Jesus.

  • Childcare Station – Children able to walk, through ages 3.5 years old are provided a nurturing environment with caring adults called to interact with our little ones so that their parents may take leadership roles throughout our VBS week.

  • Music and Skit Station – Lead or Co-Lead with your team facilitating super-fun skits and movement to VBS songs.

  • Bible Adventures Station – Lead or Co-Lead with your team to enact and discuss the Bible story that connects to the Bible point for each day.

  • Game Station – Lead or Co-Lead with your team by organizing and teaching them how to play a variety of outdoor cooperative games with an encouraging team spirit

  • Imagination Station – Lead or Co-Lead with your team by showing them the connection between each day’s science exploration to the Bible point of the day.

  • Sticky Scripture Station – Lead or Co-Lead with your team members helping campers discover and connect more meaning with each day’s Bible verse using their bodies, heads, and hearts.

  • Snack Station – Lead or Co-Lead with your team members in making and serving a different snack each day during the campers’ Sticky Scriptures Station experience.

  • Scripture Meditation & Service Station – Lead or Co-Lead with your team members by helping to connect a scripture meditation to a service project.

  • Floating Assistants – Help with administrative tasks (check in, attendance, camper pickup, etc.) and help fill in at various stations and/ or camper crews as needed.

  • VBS Photographer – We are in need of a good photographer to take action photos throughout the week.

  • First Aid Station – We are in need of certified medical professionals (nurses / doctors / EMTs / etc) to volunteer at the First Aid Station.

  • VBS Picnic – Help prepare and host a picnic for our VBS campers and their families on our last day of VBS.

Volunteer Preferences:

Please select your first and second preference for serving at VBS RAINFOREST FALLS! We’ll do our best to accommodate one of your top two preferences.

Decorating Team

Are you a crafty creative type? If you would like to assist the VBS Decorating Team with creating the environment for VBS RAINFOREST FALLS, please select the dates/times you would like to participate.
Dates/times would like to help the VBS Decorating Team:

Note: Important Training Dates

Adult / Parent GUIDE Training with Teen / Tween Crew Leaders

Saturday, July 25, 5-7pm — Meet the other Adult Guides, as you learn the essential skills of crew leadership. Then at 6pm, over pizza dinner, meet with your Teen / Tween Crew Leaders share crew leader tips, plan what to do at each station, and how to help campers with their crew jobs.

Adult / Parent STATION LEADER Training with Teen / Tween Team

Sunday, July 26, 5:15- 7:15 pm — Over pizza dinner, meet with your team and prepare supplies for the week.

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