Friday Evening Vespers

On Friday evening we had a vespers service instead of the typical Small Compline since we are having divine liturgy tomorrow morning. Fr. James prayed over and anointed the campers who are seniors, and then proceeded to anoint everyone with myrrh from the weeping icon of St. Nicholas as they left vespers. It was pretty cool. Check out some video clips from vespers. Fr. David Wey & Jonathan Wey Troparia & Kontakia Vespers: Oh Gladsome Light Fr. James Anoints the Seniors Fr. James Vespers Anointing

Counseling Groups

This year we decided to take a snapshot of each counseling group so the campers could look back and remember who was in their group. Find yourself in the following photo gallery, and feel free to download your counseling group photo and print it out or save it to your computer.

Fun Times At Mitchell Manor

Wow. What an amazing time we had at Mitchell Manor. The residents and staff were absolutely thrilled by our presence, as we showed up for songs and bingo for the second year in a row. This year, we sang a few familiar hymns and a few contemporary praise songs, and then the campers dispersed amongst the residents and got ready for bingo. There wasn’t a resident in the room who didn’t have at least two campers by their side. It truly was uplifting, and we’re thankful for the ability to be able to provide some excitement in their lives. We hope to keep this tradition up for years to come.

Wednesday Evening Dancing

This year we continued the tradition of dancing to Irish music and teaching the campers the semi-complicated, but not impossible, Virginia Reel. Every camper that was physically able took part, and judging from the video posted below, it would appear that they all immensely enjoyed it. I have to be honest, I was a little jealous that I had to record the event and could not take part, but then we wouldn’t have this wonderful footage, would we? So in the end it’s a win-win-win situation. We’ll be heading to Mitchell Manor today and hopefully we’ll have some good video to past later. For now, enjoy these excellent videos: