Check out these random videos of camp from Friday, including some very exuberant morning praise time, and Luke, Tim, and Fr. Joel goofing around while preparing to create the path for the prayer walk and light the candles.
Check out these random videos of camp from Friday, including some very exuberant morning praise time, and Luke, Tim, and Fr. Joel goofing around while preparing to create the path for the prayer walk and light the candles.
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.
Here are a few random videos from Thursday, including some engineering feats from a few particular Senior High Boys, and a no talent night skit that had everyone in the audience on their feet dancing.
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.
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:
Here is the audio from the first four teachings of camp, including Fr. Joel Weir, Fr. David Wey, Fr. Justin Patterson, and Fr. James Ellison. We will be video recording the two teachings today.
Here is the audio from the first four teachings of camp, including Fr. Joel Weir, Fr. David Wey, Fr. Justin Patterson, and Fr. James Ellison. We will be video recording the two teachings today.
Got lots of photos and video from the 5th (maybe?) annual Camp Olympics, and the 7th or 8th (dunno?) Hawaiian Luau, which will be archived and distributed when we send out the larger media packet. For now, here are some short clips from Tuesday night’s games.
Campers are starting to get comfortable in their new camp setting and taking part in a lot of wonderful activities. Spending time with other Orthodox kids all day and taking part in prayers & praise time has a very good effect on spiritual life, and playing group sports, creating arts & crafts, and dining together nurtures social interaction and definitely boosts moral (which is already high). It’s a very well-rounded schedule with plenty of time for competitive sports and just plain hanging out. Here are some videos from Tuesday, starting with morning prayers, continuing to the senior high guys serving breakfast, and finally the very talented Farisons on strings: