Vacation Bible School 2025: Celebrating God’s Greatest Gift – Yeehaw!
What a joyful, high-energy, boot-scootin’ week we had at St. Matthew’s for this year’s Vacation Bible School! With the theme “Celebrating God’s Greatest Gift – Yeehaw!”, our church was transformed into a country-style celebration of God’s love, filled with laughter, music, and more cowboys and cowgirls than we could count.
Each day focused on the greatest gift of all—Jesus—and how we can live our lives rooted in His love. From Bible storytelling and crafts to music, games, and snacks, the kids stayed busy while learning what it means to be part of God’s family.
Adding extra fun and faith were our unforgettable guests: Rawhide the Rancher and his “twin brother” (also named Rawhide). Their skits were full of Western wisdom, good-natured humor, and reminders of how God’s love never runs dry—even in the wildest of frontiers!
We ended the week with Family Day on Saturday, where parents were invited for a cookout and entertainment from our ranchers. The children sang their hearts out, danced with confidence, and reminded us all of the joy found in faith. The celebration continued with food, fellowship, a bouncy house, a water balloon game and plenty of time to connect and share stories from the week.
It’s been years since we’ve had this many children in VBS—and what a blessing it was! The joy was contagious, and we’re already dreaming up ideas for next year.
To every volunteer, parent, child, and behind-the-scenes helper: YEEHAW and THANK YOU for helping us celebrate God’s greatest gift with such heart and spirit!
With saddle-up joy,
The VBS Team
Enjoy the photo gallery below, pictures by Mary Beth, Audrey, and Janet
2025 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, sponsored by the Men’s Ministry
Stations of the Cross, April 18, 2025
Stations of the Cross Station walk thru for meditation (please pause video at each location)
Easter 2025 at St. Matthew’s Church
Trinity Church Homecoming
On the last Sunday in April, Trinity Episcopal Church in Society Hill has a homecoming service. This year St. Matthews Church, St. David’s Church (Anglican), and St. Bartholomew’s Church (Anglican) officiated an Holy Eucharist Service. Here are a few pictures. The service was recorded by the The News and Press and can be found here on Facebook.
Low Country Boil Fundraiser for the Purple Fish Coffee Company 5/17/2025
We extend our deepest thanks to George Stoddard and friends for volunteering their time and talent to cook a delicious Low Country Boil in support of our outreach ministry, The Purple Fish Coffee Company.
Special thanks to Carolina Crossroads for providing uplifting music that brought joy to the evening, and to our generous church members who donated a wonderful array of desserts.
It truly took a village of helping hands to make this event such a success—we are grateful for each and every one of you who contributed!
