Our traditional Vacation Bible School will not be held this summer, but in it’s place, we are excited to host Totus Tuus, a full-day program for students Grades 1 – 6, and an evening program for middle school and high school students. Totus Tuus is a fun and faith-filled week of catechesis, prayer, and activities led by college missionaries. We will also offer a morning program for children in Preschool and Kindergarten (4 years and above) during the same week. More details and registration information will be available soon. Teens and adults volunteers are needed to make this week a success. Reach out to Tim Horst, timhorst@stthomasgr.org for details.

• Level I is for children 4 years old (by July 31) through entering 1st grade for the 2026 – 2027 school year
• Level II is for children entering 2nd through 7th grade for the 2026 – 2027 school year.
• A Nursery will be provided for children under 4 (through July 31) for parents/grandparents/caregiver who volunteer.
• The Middle School and High School program runs in the evening from 6:30 to 8:45 pm.

Adult Volunteer Information:

Any adult volunteer must complete the diocese Safe Environment Youth Protection (VIRTUS) program. If you have not completed VIRTUS training before, please register at www.virtusonline.org and select the Grand Rapids, MI (diocese) option and Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Grand Rapids as the site where you will be volunteering. If you have a student who may have just turned 18, please make sure that they attend. If you have completed VIRTUS training but at a different parish, please login to your account and add Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish, Grand Rapids, as one of your locations to volunteer. Please contact Pam Strobel (at the Parish office or at pamstrobel@stthomasgr.org) if you have any questions.

If you have children under the age of 4, we do have a great childcare program available for the children (including babies) of volunteers. We offer as much as possible a one-to-one child/caregiver ratio, the air-conditioned comfort of the Preschool Center, outdoor play time, and snack.

Please email timhorst@stthomasgr.org if you have any questions.