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Summer Church Camp

June 26-30, 2017 Parent Letter about Camp


Upcoming Dates

• Wed. June 14: 7 pm – Choir practice, church

• Tues. June 20: 6:30-8 pm – Volunteer Orientation, McCauley Hall

• Friday, June 23: 9 am-3 pm (Discovery Zone / Youth Center camp set-up and camp prep set up for other areas)

• Sunday, June 25: 4-8 pm (classrooms, church, snack area, and marketplace set up)

Fr. Joe's Retirement Party is Sunday, June 25 from noon-3 pm.

For our set up times, come for as long as you can, even an hour or two helps a tremendous amount! Children are welcome.

• CAMP – M-F June 26-30, 8:30 – noon (Volunteers 8-12:30 pm)

• Thursday, June 29, 6 pm - Family Potluck Picnic, Dining Hall

• Friday, June 30, 1:00 pm - Volunteer Pizza Party - After we have everything cleaned up from our week volunteers and their families are invited to stay for lunch.

• The weekend after camp, July 1 & 2, wear your camp shirt to the Sunday 9 am or 10:45 am Mass. You will be invited forward to help sing some of the camp music.

 

Service

Various service opportunities arise throughout the year. Typically we collect supplies for Birthright in Advent and money for the Catholic Charities rice bowl campaign in Lent.

Stations of the Cross

During Lent we host one of the Stations of the Cross. The children draw pictures and write prayers and reflections which are projected in church.

Family Bingo Nights

All parishioners are welcome to join us for bingo, typically held on the fourth Saturday of the month during the school year (after the Knights of Columbus spaghetti dinner.) Admission is a $1 prize for the table.

Nativity Program

Every Advent, the elementary children will present a the story of the birth of Jesus in the church. This simple program, with no lines to memorize and minimal rehearsals, helps us to reflect on the coming of our Savior at an incredibly busy time of the year. We also need pianists of every ability level, from beginner to expert.

To participate, please contact Amelia.Smith@PaxChristiChurch.org

Wooden Nativity Sets

Every year a parishioner generously donates her time, talent, and treasure so each of our elementary youth may have a wooden Nativity set to paint. New pieces are added every year.

• First grade - shepherd and sheep
• second grade - Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and the manger
• third grade - donkey and camel
• fourth grade - star and angel
• fifth grade - kings

Painting takes place during our weekly  faith formation session, but all elementary parish youth are invited.