By KENDRA LEIGH MILLER - TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE
Added: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:01:19 UTC

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DIGHTON — Phone calls from God still had some children in awe Thursday morning at St. Nicholas of Myra vacation bible school.

“He told me to fish for people,” 8-year-old Noelle Nunes said, “and tell everyone about him.”

“He told me to follow in his footsteps,” 7-year-old Jack Dubois said. “The phone call really surprised me. He didn’t say an awful lot, he just told me to follow him.”

Every child participating in this program received a call from God Wednesday as they took part in games, music and crafts all this week at the church’s vacation bible school.

This was the first year for the program organized by Greg Bettencourt, faith format director and the religious education teachers at the church. The one-week camp ran from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday.

Bettencourt wanted a program to keep kids involved in their faith outside of school during the summer months while at the same time bringing the parish community together.

The theme for the week was “Baobab Blast.” Bettencourt said the baobab is type of tree found in Africa that has very long branches, under which animals gather for shade.

“As Christians, we’re asked to gather to be thankful for His gifts,” he said.

The five-day camp hosted 21 children from ages 6 to 9 years old. Along with a main theme, there was a theme word and animal that centered around the morning’s activities of crafts, science, music, games and snacks. Topics for the week were trust, love, caring, following and sharing.
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