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Camp Gray has moved “Misplaced & Found”, the Camp Gray Blog to the blogger.com community. Please follow the link below to check it out. Also, feel free to give us feedback, as we’re excited to hear what you think of the changes.
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By: Sean Deignan
Hey everyone, this is Sean writing to you this week. A lot has been going on at Camp Gray in the last week or so. We have started our spring season of retreats, and are able to enjoy God’s beautiful creation and get outside a little! I could go on all day about how great camp is in the spring, but let’s move on to this week’s Gospel reading, which comes from Mark: Read the rest of this entry »
By: Sara Knutson
The weather is warming up here at Camp, and that means an exciting return to our outdoor ropes course! We ushered in the new season with a fantastic group of students from St. Ambrose Academy in Madison. They teamed up on our hgh-flying Nitro Crossing element (translation: getting all students from one platform to another using only a suspended rope) and had total success! We captured some of the fun on camera…
Happy April, everyone!
By: Amy Baker
Hello all! This is Amy coming to you from the wonderful and beautiful Camp Gray. These last few days have brought us incredibly gorgeous weather in the high 60’s. And because of this warm weather we’ve been hurrying up to finish projects that require cold weather – more specifically, ice. One such project was clearing the marsh of some of the young trees that are turning it into a forest. Doing this required cutting down the trees and dragging all that wood across the frozen marsh, down the red trail, and to the athletic field.
Now, you may be wondering, and rightfully so, what this has to do with the Gospel for this Sunday. Don’t worry, we’re getting there. So for this marsh clearing project my task was to drag the trees away. It wasn’t too bad for the first load, but by the 4th or 5th I was pretty tired. At one point these song lyrics ran through my head: “And every day I will pick up my cross and walk with you, Lord, by your side…” and I thought about Jesus carrying his cross two thousand years ago. On that note, here’s the Gospel for this Sunday coming to you from John 3:14-21. Read the rest of this entry »
By: Sara Knutson
You may have noticed by now that we’re all about the weather here at Camp Gray — it’s hard not to be when you’re constantly outside. The signs of spring are unmistakable, both in the warm air and in our retreat schedule. Our first environmental retreat of the spring is next week!
To prepare, the retreat team and I reviewed much of our environmental knowledge last week, culminating in a bushwalking hike off the yellow trail toward the stream (roughly behind the office, for those of you with especially good knowledge of camp’s geography). We identified trees and deer beds, scat and tracks, and even built a fire amid the snow!
Editor’s Note: I know, it’s past March 15. Due to a small snag, we weren’t able to get the devotion out this week, but I didn’t want to keep you from Pat’s great thoughts. Enjoy a bit of added reflection on this past week’s Gospel. -Sara
Hello to all from Pat at Camp Gray. Is anyone else ready for spring? As I shuffle from building to building here at camp on the ice, I am eagerly anticipating spring and the warm weather that comes with it. On to the Gospel for the week: Read the rest of this entry »
By: Jenna Keller
This is the story of newbie blog poster and how she came to a topic-of-choice decision. It runs through the timeline of many action packed moments during Jenna’s day leading up to her big decision.
8:45 Today I woke up knowing I needed to actually write my first blog entry and panic ramped up my adrenaline being as I had no clue what I would write about.
9:30 The panic subsided as I realized that Mother Nature seemed unsure as to what season she was in, here in the great state of Wisconsin, and that would make a fantastic topic. On my normal morning stroll to the office I busted out my camera and captured the beauty which surrounded me, and was finding its way, as a very wet and cold form of melting snow, to the top of my head and then down my neck…talk about shivers!
By: Sara Knutson
A note to all high school students:
Looking to make a difference this spring break? Camp Gray’s 2nd annual Spring Break Service Retreat could be your answer. Taking place April 3-5 (Palm Sunday weekend), the retreat is an awesome opportunity to serve our local community, meet great new people, hang out with Camp Gray’s staff, grow in faith, and have a blast. This retreat has limited openings, and we’d love to see you here!
Time: April 3 (6:00 pm) through April 5 (3:00 pm)
Cost: $75 (includes everything)
Service sites include Mirror Lake State Park and St. Joseph school.
For more information and to sign up, go to www.campgray.com/Retreats. Questions? Contact Sara at 608-356-8200.