Vacation Bible schools have been scheduled at several churches around Maine:

Three churches in the Bangor area are combining their talents and efforts for “Marketplace 30 A.D.,” to be held 9 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday, June 22-26, at First United Methodist Church on Essex Street, Bangor. Working with First UMC will be All Souls Congregational Church and First Baptist Church.

Children and adults will be dressed appropriately, and food and events will be realistic for the time period. The marketplace will include shops for carpentry, sandal making, musical instruments, brickmaking, construction and other crafts.

After kneading bread and listening to Jewish prayers and ceremonies, the children will be “apprenticed” in the marketplace. Time will be allotted for storytelling and learning Hebrew songs and Israeli dances.

The five-day event will conclude with a celebration festival 7-8:30 p.m. Friday evening at the church. The registration fee is $3 per child. For information, contact Rhonda Hess at 942-2289.

Columbia Street Baptist Church will offer vacation Bible school, “Around the World with Jesus,” 8:45-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, June 22-26, at the church at 63 Columbia St., Bangor. It will be an international missions experience for children ages 4 through those who have completed fifth grade. For registration or information, call 945-6616.

“Adventures on Son Mountain” will be the theme of vacation Bible school 9-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, June 22-26, at the United Baptist Church, 74 High St., Caribou. Children ages 3 through eighth grade are invited to learn about the book of Proverbs and the life of Christ. Transportation is available. For information, call the church office at 496-7881.

All children and youth, pre-school to high school, are welcome to join in the songs, games, crafts, and lots of fun at “Son Mountain” vacation Bible school, to be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday, July 6-10, at South Levant Baptist Church, on the Horseback Road. For transportation or information, call Stan Griffin at 884-7008, or Sheila Griffin at 884-8284.

Trinity Baptist Church in Moscow will hold a neighborhood Bible time for children ages 4 through grade eight 9 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday, June 29-July 3. Senior high teens will meet at 6:30 p.m. daily. The kick-off for the senior high program will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27. For information, call 672-4149 or 672-4870.