Covenant Hills Camp News

Fun. Faith. Friends. It's all Here!

enewsletter vol 14 May 2012

Highlights In This Issue

The State of Covenant HIlls

Weekly Camp Schedule

Quick Links

Check out the Camps and Retreats of the NEUMC below:

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/104

click below for the UCC Vermont District

UCC Outdoor Ministry

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Camp Web Site:

www.covenanthillsvt.com

Click below to Register!

klofach@yahoo.com

Our Mission Statement

The mission of Covenant Hills Christian Camp is to provide experiences which enable people of all ages to grow in their awareness of and response to God as they live in Christian community and in harmony with God's creation.

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VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS NEEDED

There is always work to be done at camp. While many of the staff are hired for the entire season, volunteers fill unique and special needs. Consider spending a day or a week at camp this summer sharing your talents. Being a counselor, helping in the kitchen, working with the maintenance staff, answering phones, helping the nurse and so much more can be done by those who volunteer. Offer your special qualifications to enhance the life of the camp.

Volunteers must adhere to the same qualifications as a paid employee and accept the same responsibility. If you have ever been a camper or if you know someone who was a camper, you know first hand how a life is embellished through the experience found here.

Volunteering not only lifts up the lives to whom you minister, but your life is lifted as well.

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Wanna See & Feel It?

Check out the Covenant Hills Video! It will make you want to be there right now!

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Covenant Hills Christian Camp is an accredited member of the American Camp Association (ACA). The ACA prescribes nearly 300 standards that a camp must maintain in order to be accredited.

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CAMP IS ABOUT TO BEGIN !!!

The beginning of camp is almost here!!! By the time you're reading this newsletter, camp will be less than 30 days away! As of this writing, there are 145 total campers registered for the regular camping season. This represents in increase of almost 25% from where the registrations were at this time last year. What GREAT news this is for Covenant Hills.

If you or anyone you know would like a brochure, please email either: chccdirector@gmail.com or this newsletter at: johnhschuyler@aol.com. Be sure to pass on the web site address camp website to your friends.

CHURCH VISITS

The Promotions Committee under the very capable leadership of Chair Bill Backhaus has been conducting church visits to spread the work of Covenant Hills.

Many UMC and UCC churches have accepted visits from members of this committee. This is a great way to present information, answer questions and pass along information about camp.

If you are interested in helping with the process of spreading the good news of camp, drop Bill an email to Bill Backhaus and he will be happy have you as part of his team. OR if your church would like to have someone present an overview of our camping program, email Bill and he can make it happen.

This is a very important time in the life of our camp so everyone is encouraged to share their talents and energy.

The Vermont District of the United Methodist Church held their pre- Annual Conference meeting at Covenant Hills recently. About 100 clergy and laity from Vermont churches spent the day at camp on May 19th. Many had never been to the camp before and the day was glorious. There were folks from all over Vermont and after a meeting in Faith Lodge, worship in Taylor's Barn and lunch on the lawn, everyone spent some time helping out by cleaning cabins, raking up debris, planting flowers and helping with some of the chores needed as camp opens for the season. Having actually seen the camp, many went home with more of an idea about the camping program that is offered.

Churches big and small are encouraged to think about using the space available at Covenant Hills for a retreat or day away and get a chance to see the beautiful setting that is the site of our outdoor ministry.

Thanks to Brigod Farrell, UMC District Superintendent for bringing this information to us.

"ALL ARE WELCOME"

Covenant Hills Christian Camp
2012

Here is another view of the camp before we all arrived. What a beautiful place we have in God's Kingdom to call our home. This awesome place is even more beautiful today because it is filled with wonderful buildings, loving care and the love we have for each other. Campfires, singing and laughter along with all of the imaginable joys fill a short time together that will remain for a lifetime.

"All Are Welcome" is a song written in 1989 by Marty Haugen of Eagan, Minnesota, a composer of Protestant and Catholic liturgical music. "Jesus ate with the Pharisees, tax collectors and sinners," said Haugen. "I don't remember him refusing anyone, and that was the spirit in which I wrote this song." Some of the verses and chorus sound like it was written about Covenant Hills Christian Camp:

Let us build a house

where love can dwell

And all can safely live,

A place where

saints and children tell

How hearts learn to forgive.

Built of tears and cries and laughter,

Prayers of faith and songs of grace.

Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:

All are welcome! All are welcome!

All are welcome in this place.

Be sure to keep in mind that the camp site is available for Saturday events during the regular camping season resulting from the weekly schedule change (most camps will operate from Sunday to Friday). If you know of a church or group that would benefit from this new availability, have them contact the Executive Director, Kelley Alderman at:

chccdirector@gmail.com

Thanks to everyone one who has provided information and help in making our newsletter available. Be sure to forward it to a friend and spread the good news of camp far and wide!!!

2012 Season Weekly Camp Schedule

Date Camp Grades/Ages Cost

6/22-24 C021 CIT Training ages 16-17 $125

6/25-27 C022 CIT Training ages 16-17 $125

July 1-July 6 Week 1

C120 Leadership Camp ages 14-15 $340

C121 Curious About Camp ~S 1 grades 2-3 $160

C122 Curious About Camp ~S 2 grades 2-3 $160

C123 Art-n-Fun grades 3-5 $340

C124 Adult Special Needs Adult 18+ $450

C131 Coastal Camp grades 6-9 $450

July 8-July 13 Week 2

C220 Day Camp grades k-2 $100

C221 Green/Garden grades 5-7 $340

C231 Mission grades 6-10 $450

**** C2XX Camp Agape ~Session 1

July 15-July 20 Week 3

C320 Lego Camp grades 3-5 $340

C321 Elementary Soccer grades 4-6 $340

C322 Jr/Sr Soccer grades 7-12 $340

C323 Golf Camp grades 7-12 $450

C331 Maine Camp grades 6-9 $450

July 22-July 27 Week 4

C420 Creating a Masterpiece grades 2-5 $340

C421 Elem Music, Arts, Drama grades 4-6 $340

C422 Jr/Sr Music, Arts, Drama grades 7-12 $340

C423 Rock Band Camp grades 7-12 $340

C431 Boots, Boats, & Beyond grades 8-12 $495

July 29-Aug 03 Week 5

C520 Explorer Camp grades 5-7 $340

C521 Pillows, Pj's & Popcorn grades 6-9 $340

C522 Kids in the Kitchen grades 8-10 $375

C531 Soulfest grades 9-12 $475

Aug 5-Aug 10 Week 6

**** C6XX Camp Agape ~ Session 2

Aug 12-Aug 17 Week 7

C720 A Day at the Beach grades 3-5 $340

C721 Great Outdoors grades 4-6 $340

C722 Amazing Race grades 7-9 $340

C731 Outdoor Adventure grades 7-12 $450

Aug 17-Aug19

C020 Family Camp all $100

Storytelling is as ancient as human communication. From writing on the walls of caves to oral tradition to written words to campfires and dinner tables ~ stories are how we pass on the meaning and beauty of our history. Stories make us laugh or cry. They make us more aware. They help us understand. They illuminate any shadowy spots in our lives. Jesus used stories to teach his disciples ~ and us ~ about what it means to live in his kingdom. The stories are called parables. This summer, by use of our curriculum, Secrets of the Kingdom, campers will look to the Master Storyteller, Jesus himself, to discover six different parables and their meanings for our lives today.

a future event ~ check it out