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United Church Camping

“Why it is a good thing?” No, no, no…..

“What can we do to make it a better thing?

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What we know about…where our youth are gathering now

Where they are gathering How much time they spend there

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What we know about…where our youth are gathering now Sunday Schools

Where? # Members Average

Truro 35 606 17.3

Pictou 15 297 19.8

Halifax 34 1488 43.7

Mar.Con 265 7136 26.9

UC 2020 55552 27.5

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What we know about…where our youth are gathering now Camps

Where? Camps Campers Average

Maritime 5 1108 221.6

UC 58 19789 341.1

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What we know about…where our youth are gathering now Maritime Conference

Youth Forum

100

I at C 107

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What we know about…where our youth are gathering now

How much time do they spend there?

Where Assumptions Hours

Sunday Schools

38 weeks

I hour program

10 extra hours

48

Camps 5 day camps

14 hour program

56

Maritime

Conf.

Once a year

1 8 day, 2 14 hr days, 1 4 hr day

40

What campers say about camp…

Camp staff said…

Camp staff said…

Church leaders say…

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Why Our Camps Matter: to youth Friends and fellowship Fun Faith Formation Community and memory making Respite Safety Music

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Why Our Camps Matter: to us Faith Formation Citizen Development Youth Engagement Leadership Development Community living & building skills Environmental practices and

stewardship

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Another way to look at things

HIGH FIVE:  a quality assurance program for play, built on 5 principles of healthy child development

A Caring Adult, The opportunity to make Friends, The opportunity to Play, The opportunity to Participate, and The opportunity to Master Skills

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What we are doing now to support camps Lenten coin collection Collection of supplies Canadian Tire $ Attending Work Days Celebrating Camp Sunday Hearing from our campers and staff Sponsoring campers Sitting on Camp and other Committees Camp updates in the Bulletin

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What else can we do? Look for ways link campers to our

churches

Work with the registrar to know where campers come from

Invite them to your own youth group Invite their families to church Ask campers to lead services, camp

style Take your SS to a camp as an outing

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What else can we do?

Refer campers to TC programs, SS, YF IatC and visa versa

Keep camps in our minds, hearts and budgets as important ministries

Invite First Voice on camp issues Be a Camp Champ

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And so….

Think about what you have heard Share your thoughts Consider what you may be able to

do for this ministry

Thank you!

Questions?