Misplaced and Found

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.

By: Sara Knutson

Yesterday was a crazy mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and (finally) snow! I snapped some photos of camp — it was especially gorgeous this morning, before any plowing or tracking in had been done.

Probably not time to start filling up the pool yet…

In just three months, we’ll be having campfires again! But for now, the snow-draped cross is beautiful as is.

Do you recognize the way from the chapel to the pond?

Have a great week, everyone, and remember to live each day well (but look forward to summer camp, too!).

By: Rachel Maxwell

Hello! Greetings from Rachel at a soggy but spring-like Camp Gray.  I might get in trouble with my ski-loving co-workers for saying this, but I’m pretty pumped for the next season to arrive.  I think the fact that snow is melting all over camp with the sunny 50 degree weather today really helps get me excited for spring.  I’m also slightly dreading another freeze or snowfall that will most likely happen in our lovely, unpredictable state.   Anyhow, I know how much we love talking about the weather here at Camp, but I’ll change the subject into our Gospel for this week.  Mark tells us the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus, which is one of the more important and famous events of Jesus’ life found in the Bible.  It is also the fourth of the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary, which are the newest set of mysteries for the Rosary.  Fun fact.  So, here we go. Read carefully….. 

Mark 9: 2-10 Jesus took Peter, James, and John 
and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.
And he was transfigured before them, 
and his clothes became dazzling white, 
such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.
Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, 
and they were conversing with Jesus.
Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, 
“Rabbi, it is good that we are here!
Let us make three tents: 
one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.
Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; 
from the cloud came a voice, 
“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone
but Jesus alone with them. As they were coming down from the mountain,
he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone,
except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
So they kept the matter to themselves, 
questioning what rising from the dead meant. (more…)