The days are becoming chilly at the Village and the nights are downright cold. That can only mean one thing - Winter Camp must be around the corner. We have two sessions of Winter Camp planned for young people in grades 7 through 12 on the observances of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend (Jan. 15-18) and Presidents weekend (Feb. 12-15). There are two ways to register: online or mail-in paper forms. If you register online, you will need to download and mail the Medical and Snow-tubing forms. We are also accepting Winter Camp Staff applications. Our tentative theme for both sessions of Winter Camp is "The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make." Don't wait another day, register today! Check back soon for more details and visit our Winter Camp page for additional information.
Camping
The mission of the Department of Camping is to present to young people a living experience of the Holy Orthodox Faith, in their relationship with God and other campers in an uncluttered, natural environment. To accomplish this we will seek to bring young people to:
- Awareness of self and fellow man
- A broadening of their Orthodox life
- A greater awareness of their religion
- Good sportsmanship
- Growth in personal relationships and personal responsibility
- An appreciation of nature and a concern for the environment.
If you have any general questions about camping programs or starting potential camping programs, please contact the Director of the Department of Camping for the Antiochian Archdiocese.
The following listing is of all the current camping programs in the Antiochian Archdiocese. For more information, please follow the link to the individual camp's web site or contact the individual camp for more specific information.
- Location: near Ligonier, Pennsylvania
- Dates:
- Winter Camp Session 1: January 15-18, 2010
- Winter Camp Session 2: February 12-15, 2010
- Service Weekend: May 21-23, 2010
- Family Camp: May 28-31, 2010
- Summer Camp Session 1 (1 wk): June 20-27, 2010
- Summer Camp Session 1 (2 wks): June 20-July 2, 2010
- Chanting Camp: June 20-July 2, 2010
- Summer Camp Session 2 (2 wks): July 4-16, 2010
- Summer Camp Session 3 (2 wks): July 18-30, 2010
- Iconography Camp: July 18-26, 2010
- Summer Camp Session 4 (2 wks): August 1-13, 2010
- Special Olympics Camp: August 13-22, 2010
- Family Camp Homeschool Edition: August 27-30, 2010
- Camp Director: Fr. Anthony Yazge
- Assistant Director: Marek Simon
- E-mail the Camp Office
- Website: http://www.antiochianvillage.org/camp
- Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Dates: August 15-21, 2010
- Camp Director: Fr. Patrick Kinder
- Website: http://www.campstgeorge.org
- Location: Frazier Park, California
- Dates:
- Winter Camp – January 8-10, 2010
- Camp Director: Katrina Bitar
- Website: http://www.campstnicholas.com/
- Location: YMCA Camp Takatoka near Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Dates:
- Session 1: June 27-July 3, 2010
- Session 2: July 4-10, 2010
- Camp Director: Fr. James Shadid
- Executive Director: Gayle Malone
- Website: http://www.campstraphael.org/
- Location: Diakonia Center in Salem, SC
- Dates:
- Session 1: June 27-July 3, 2010
- Session 2: July 4-July 10, 2010
- Camp Director: Fr. Philip Rogers
- Website: http://www.campstthekla.org
- Location: Camp Kennebec in Arden near Brockville, ON
- Dates:
- Session 1: August 15-21, 2010
- Session 2: August 22-28, 2010
- Camp Director: Alex Younes
- Website: http://www.camptransfiguration.org
- Location: near Eagle River, Alaska
- Dates: TBA
- Camp Director: Kevin Dougherty
- Website: http://www.stjohnalaska.org/summercamp.html
- Location: Zephyr Conference Center on Liberty Lake, Spokane, Washington
- Dates: TBA
- Interim Camp Director: Fr. Gregory Horton
- Website: http://www.campstmary.org/
Links to other Camping Programs not in the Antiochian Archdiocese
Orthodox Christian Camp Association
Camping programs in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
For a complete listing of summer camp programs in the Greek Archdiocese, please contact their Office of Camping Ministries at camp@goarch.org or at 646-519-6190.
Camping programs in the Orthodox Church in America
Register for Winter Camp at Antiochian Village
Orthodox Christian Camp & Youth Worker Conference + January 28-30, 2010
January 28-30, 2010 + Silver Spring, MD
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Download event flyer (PDF)
Camp directors, youth workers, administrators, cabin staff and youth advisors from all SCOBA jurisdictions are welcome! Featured keynote speaker will be His Grace Bishop DANIEL of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA.
The 2010 Orthodox Christian Camp and Youth Worker Conference will be held January 28-30, 2010 in Silver Springs, MD (30 minutes from Washington, DC) and hosted by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. This year's theme is "Communicating the Gospel in the 21st Century." We invite all youth workers, church school teachers, camp directors, camp staff, and anyone interested in working with youth to attend this annual conference.