Leaving the Mountain

Tuesdays with Topher

By: Chris “Topher’ Aderhold

Many moons ago, a tall, quiet feller from Oklahoma was hired to serve as a camp counselor at a summer camp in Wisconsin. The feller was me, the camp was named Gray, and the year was 2006. I had just graduated from college, and I thought it would be fun to work at a summer camp for one summer before I found more permanent employment.

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Camp Gray: You Can Thrive There

Tuesdays with Topher

By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure Summer Camp 2017 lasted a mere 34 seconds.

The first day of Summer Camp 2017, June 4th, in reality arrived not 34 seconds ago, but 67 days ago. With the arrival of Camp came loads of excitement, joy, and certainly some nervousness. We don’t take lightly the responsibility we have in giving our campers the best, most fun, and profoundly impactful experience of their year.

Then, I blinked, and Summer Camp is over.

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Welcome Home!

Guest Blogger

By: Zoe Bernard

Welcome home signs are posted as campers and staff members arrive to start their Camp Gray adventure. Some are coming for the first time, and some for the 100th time. Some stay for a couple of days, while some stay for three (or more) months. An old adage around these parts is: Come to Camp Gray for a day; leave a part of the family.

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Blogging with Bernie, Part 4

SaLT Updates

By: Bernadette Diodati

One of the greatest joys of working as a missionary here at Camp Gray is the ability to have fun no matter what we are doing. It is all about having a positive and joyful attitude – whether it be helping prep for meals, leading a team building activity, playing large group games, roasting s’mores and singing camp songs, or vacuuming after a retreat is over – even the most mundane tasks become enjoyable when you wear a smile on your face or whistle while you work.

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The 2016 Luke 22:26 Award

Tuesdays with Topher

The energy, the goofiness, the shenanigans, the outpouring of support by you – the Camp Gray family – I look forward to the Camp Gray Benefit Dinner each year. My favorite part of the evening is this part – it is a true honor each year to recognize the recipient of the annual Luke 22:26 Servant Leadership Award.

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Blogging with Bernie, Part 3

SaLT Updates

By: Bernadette Diodati

Everyone is attracted to the joyous atmosphere at Camp Gray, but what keeps people coming back summer after summer, year after year, is the encounter they have with Jesus while they are here. It is powerful to witness and a testament to the mission of Camp, which invites people of all ages to encounter Jesus Christ in creation, experience a fun and vibrant Catholic community, and be challenged to ever more deeply know, love, and serve God and neighbor.

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Tuesdays with Topher Mailbag #5

Tuesdays with Topher

By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold It’s been 22 long months since our last Mailbag! From all of us here at Tuesdays with Topher, we’d like to apologize for our agonizingly lengthy absence. Many of you have sent in questions, and I’m thrilled to finally put pen to paper to give the people what they want – answers. … Continued

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Blogging with Bernie, Part 2

SaLT Updates

By: Bernadette Diodati

Community is everything to me. It is the reason I chose to attend the University of Dallas for college. When you are surrounded by individuals who lift you up and who make you feel at home, you have the support you need to flourish and grow, even in difficult times. Being a part of the staff here at Camp Gray has shown me that I can find that sense of family in a new place in a short amount of time.

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Spring Madness, episode SIX!

Tuesdays with Topher

By: Chris “Topher” Aderhold Things are about to get crazy! March Madness is upon us! Basketball is a favorite pastime at Camp Gray. One might even say that basketball is to Camp Gray as Walter is to Lake Jake. With that in mind, we’re excited to invite you to be a part of Camp’s 6th Annual Spring … Continued

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Blogging with Bernie, Part 1

SaLT Updates

Editors Note: Over the next few months, Bernadette – one of our amazing Servant Leadership Missionaries – will be blogging about her experience so far serving at Camp Gray. We hope you enjoy!  By: Bernadette “B” Diodati God works in mysterious and wonderful ways. You think you have a plan for your life, and then … Continued

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