2012 Camps - Camp Penn
CAMP PENN 1, MUSIC CAMP, GRADES 7-12
JUNE 17-23, RICHARD BOWEN AND MARIE CARTWRIGHT
Calling all music lovers: If you enjoy music – whether playing an instrument or singing, Music Camp is the place for you! Regardless of your skill level – even if you don’t read music! - you will have a great time at Music Camp. Campers get to participate in Singing Choir and Handbell Choir and have the opportunity to join the Concert Band, String Ensemble, Jazz Band, Praise Team and Dance Choir. And we’re not just about music! We still play plenty of fun and silly games, have campfires, bible study, swim, and do crafts. Our staff includes experienced music teachers, church leaders, and school teachers. We will present a concert on Thursday night at the Quincy Manor House. (We travel by bus.) Our closing concert for parents and friends is Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
CAMP PENN 2, MUSIC CAMP, POST HIGH
JUNE 17-23, RICHARD BOWEN AND MARIE CARTWRIGHT
This camp is for persons who have attended the regular music camp at Camp Penn and wish to take advantage of the opportunity to practice leading and directing music groups and youth activities. You will be discerning and exploring your skill sets to see where God may be calling you to serve young people in music or in a local church setting. You will be involved in regular camp activities as you experience it through older eyes and consider ways you can lead and serve the younger generation. Post-high camp includes the first four years after high school graduation. Come join us!
CAMP PENN 3, ELEMENTARY, GRADES 3-7
JUNE 24-29, MIKE & NADINE OGDEN, SCOT & DESIREE BOWER
Fun, Faith and Friends! Come and enjoy a week where life-long friendships are built while campers hike, swim, play sports, sing, dance, fish and create. All this and more while learning from faith-filled, experienced role models about the love of Jesus and who God has created us to be. Activities and "family groups" are age appropriate over the span of camp ages. This unique week has mini camps and an elementary camp running parallel to give some campers the option of choosing to stay a week or a partial week. Campers leave this camp saying, "Camp's Great!" Registration begins at 3 p.m. Sunday; camper pick up time is 5:00 PM Friday.
CAMP PENN 4, ELEMENTARY MINI, GRADES 1-3
JUNE 24-26, SCOT & DESIREE BOWER, MIKE & NADINE OGDEN
Got Spirit?! This camp can be a first camp experience and much more for kids who have completed first, second, or third grade. A mini-camp, the campers will arrive on Sunday afternoon and become part of a small cabin group, which have low camper to counselor ratios. Together they will have so much fun as they discover the wonders of nature, the joy of new friendships, and have an opportunity to worship God and know God more fully. Faith-filled, experienced role models will help them learn about the love of Jesus and how they can "Get Spirit." Swimming, group games, crafts, hiking, small group learning experiences, outdoor worship, and much more will be enjoyed by the campers. There will be much to do and learn before returning home on Tuesday evening. Campers leave this camp saying, "Camp's Great!" Registration begins at 3 PM Sunday; mini-camp ends 6 PM Tuesday.
CAMP PENN 5, ELEMENTARY MINI, GRADES 1-3
JUNE 27-29, SCOT & DESIREE BOWER, MIKE & NADINE OGDEN
Got Spirit?! This camp can be a first camp experience and much more for kids who have completed first, second, or third grade. A mini-camp, the campers will arrive on Wednesday evening after dinner, and become part of a small cabin group, which have low camper to counselor ratios. Together they will have so much fun as they discover the wonders of nature, the joy of new friendships, and have an opportunity to worship God and know God more fully. Faith-filled, experienced role models will help them learn about the love of Jesus and how they can "Get Spirit." Swimming, group games, crafts, hiking, small group learning experiences, outdoor worship, and much more will be enjoyed by the campers. There will be much to do and learn before returning home on Friday afternoon. Campers leave this camp saying, "Camp's Great!" Registration begins at 6 PM Wednesday; mini-camp ends 5 PM Friday.
CAMP PENN 6, SENIOR HIGH, GRADES 9-12
JULY 1-6, MIKE FITZPATRICK
Experience the thrill of coming to a new Sr. High Camp. Celebrate the fourth of July at Camp Penn with us, as we study the theme ‘Got Spirit’. We will be learning how God’s Sprit works in and through our lives as we face the challenges of High School and adulthood. We welcome those who have grown up at Camp Penn in our Jr. High camps and those who have never been to camp before. We will have hiking, swimming, crafts, campfires, balloon volleyball, and time to relax, kick back, play pool or ping pong in our Sr. High Lounge. This is a camp designed especially for you with input from campers and counselors alike. You will meet Jesus on your level and will be led by a staff dedicated to serving Christ and you. Bring your friends and join us as we kick off our new camp, where you will see and experience things that will change your life, where you will renew old friendships, and make new ones, and where you can feel safe talking about the real issues in your life and know you are loved.
CAMP PENN 7, JUNIOR HIGH, GRADES 6-8
JULY 8-13, JODIE POTTER AND CHRIS KLOPP
What’s up with this Holy Spirit stuff? God the Father? Check. God the Son? Easy, that’s Jesus. God, the Holy Spirit? Um…yeah...I’ll get back to you on that one. Nope, we’re gonna figure it out! And don’t think that you have to wait and pull the Holy Spirit out only on special occasions. The Spirit is real and is with us every day. We’ll dig into topics including gratitude, generosity, worship, and more, to find out what this Spirit is all about. We hope you’ll join us to find out how to have Real Encounters with God the Spirit, every day! Come and spend a week at Camp Penn with old friends and new. Prepare to have a spirit-filled week with the help of a great counseling staff. An exciting week awaits you, filled with crafts, sports, large group activities, music, quiet time in the chapel, creek walks, and much, much more. Your day will start out in your family groups with other middle school friends, and the evenings will be filled with large group activities, including camp fires, games, singing, stunt night, and more! (PARENTS: we're paired with a senior high camp, so it's convenient for you to send siblings, but they'll each be a part of their own group.) Let’s work together to learn more about living a Spirit-filled life, and having Real Encounters with God, every day!
CAMP PENN 8, SENIOR HIGH, GRADES 9-12
JULY 8-13, JODIE POTTER AND CHRIS KLOPP
What’s up with this Holy Spirit stuff? God the Father? Check. God the Son? Easy, that’s Jesus. God, the Holy Spirit? Um…yeah...I’ll get back to you on that one. Nope, we’re gonna figure it out! And don’t think that you have to wait and pull the Holy Spirit out only on special occasions. The Spirit is real and is with us every day. We’ll dig into topics including gratitude, generosity, worship, and more, to find out what this Spirit is all about. We hope you’ll join us to find out how to have Real Encounters with God the Spirit, every day! Come and spend a week at Camp Penn with old friends and new. Prepare to have a spirit-filled week with the help of a great counseling staff. An exciting week awaits you, filled with crafts, sports, large group activities, music, quiet time in the chapel, creek walks, and much, much more. Your day will start out in your family groups with other senior high friends, and the evenings will be filled with large group activities, including camp fires, games, singing, stunt night, and more! (PARENTS: we're paired with a middle school camp, so it's convenient for you to send siblings, but they'll each be a part of their own group.) Let’s work together to learn more about living a Spirit-filled life, and having Real Encounters with God, every day!
CAMP PENN 9, ELEMENTARY, GRADES 3-7
JULY 15-20, MARK COMPTON AND ROB BOTTENFIELD
Majoring in Christ with interest minors in Sports, Outdoor Survival Skills, Crafts, Drama and a whole lot more. By working together, we will explore and understand what it means to “Got Spirit”!! Each day will come with interactive discovery group, daily worship service and devotions. Each camper will also be afforded the opportunity to minor in the above mentioned activities. Each minor will consist of daily group activities. The beds may be hard, the pool water may be cold, but we promise a lot of fun, a lot of new friends, and a life changing experience. We may also need to take on a secret mission known as "Trojan Onion"!!! Please join us as prayerful planning is well underway!
CAMP PENN 10, ELEMENTARY MINI CAMP, GRADES 1-3
JULY 15-17, TRACEY BIXLER AND KIM GARRIS-LEGORE
"Got spirit.... then we've got your camp." Come to CP10 for swimming, crafts, songs and game fun. While you are playing, discover the miracles of God in the woods surrounded by the friends you'll make with the other first, second and third graders.
CAMP PENN 11, PHOTOGRAPHY, GRADES 7-9
JULY 18-20
Check back soon for a description of this particular camp.
CAMP PENN 12, ELEMENTARY, GRADES 4-6
JULY 22-27, DUANE SWARTZ
Double cheeseburger at McDonalds - .99; a gallon of gasoline - ever changing; memories and friends made at Camp Penn - priceless. These and much more await campers this week at Camp Penn. Study God's word along with singing, crafts, and swimming; build friendships with other campers and counselors that will last a lifetime.
CAMP PENN 13, JUNIOR HIGH, GRADES 7-9
JULY 22-27, LINDA FEESER
Some of the tough choices our youth face every day are connected to sex, substance abuse, hate, violence and suicide. Through discovery groups, evening vespers and devotional time they can discover how to SURVIVE as a Christian in this diseased world. Add lots of music, singing, laughter, friendships, survival challenge and you have a recipe for a great week of fellowship in a Christian environment.
CAMP PENN 14, SENIOR HIGH, GRADES 10-12
JULY 22-27, STEVEN LIVERMORE
Come join our Senior High Camp as we will be looking at ways God’s Spirit works in our daily walk called life. We will discover ways that Jesus is present with you at all times and how to lean on Him for all of your decisions, difficult times and exciting times. We will experience God’s beautiful creation and learn ways God’s Spirit touches and impacts our lives through thoughtful, relevant Bible study. Of course camp would not be the same without the swimming, crafts, games, new activities and fun times. So, join our camp to feel God’s Spirit in a whole new way.
CAMP PENN 15, ELEMENTARY, GRADES 1-6
JULY 29- AUGUST 3, CHRISTY SALIARIS
Do you love being surrounded by lots of people? Want to experience all the activities Camp Penn has to offer? Want to rock out to awesome music during worship and hear the Word of God? Then this is the camp for you! Days are spent swimming, creek hiking, crafting at the craft lodge, hiking the Appalachian trail, and much more together with counselors who Got Spirit! Sound like your idea of a great week of summer? You bet it is! Come and Catch the Spirit with us!
CAMP PENN 16, ELEMENTARY, GRADES 4-7
AUGUST 5-10, JUDY SHOWERS AND KATHY SMYERS
“We’ve got Spirit how about you; we’ve got Spirit and you can too!” This is our cheer for the week of August 5 at Camp Penn. We have the Spirit of God in our hearts and daily lives. If you want the Spirit in your life, come join us for a fun-filled week at camp. You can learn about God and how to make him a wonderful part of your life. There is no better place than being surrounded by His beautiful green forest, star-filled sky, sparkling streams, and amazing wildlife. God has created all these wonderful things for us to enjoy while learning about Him. We will explore all His great creations along with Bible study, crafts, games, hiking the Appalachian Trail, swimming, and of course, an old favorite- creek stomping! Our last night at camp will be spent under the stars by the campfire making smores and singing songs well into the night. If this sounds like fun, please come and join our camping family for a week and get the Spirit of God in YOUR life. “We’ve got Spirit; how about you!”
CAMP PENN 17, ELEMENTARY MINI, GRADES 1-3
AUGUST 5- 7, JUDY SHOWERS, KATHY SMYERS
“We’ve got Spirit how about you; we’ve got Spirit and you can too!” This is our cheer for the week of August 5 at Camp Penn. We have the Spirit of God in our hearts and daily lives. If you want the Spirit in your life, come join us for a fun-filled week at camp. You can learn about God and how to make him a wonderful part of your life. There is no better place than being surrounded by His beautiful green forest, star-filled sky, sparkling streams, and amazing wildlife. God has created all these wonderful things for us to enjoy while learning about Him. We will explore all His great creations along with Bible study, crafts, games, hiking the Appalachian Trail, swimming, and of course, an old favorite- creek stomping! Our last night at camp will be spent under the stars by the campfire making smores and singing songs well into the night. If this sounds like fun, please come and join our camping family for a week and get the Spirit of God in YOUR life. “We’ve got Spirit; how about you!”
CAMP PENN 18, PREP FOR S.A.T., GRADES 9-11
AUGUST 5-8, CHARLES SALISBURY
Are you taking the S.A.T. in the near future? For the price of many S.A.T. prep courses, you can come to S.A.T. camp and receive great preparation for the upcoming test. Our staff consists of five certified public school teachers who represent the areas of English, Math, General Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and History. Camp will consist of daily morning preparation sessions, afternoon swimming and recreation sessions, and every evening we will take a timed S.A.T. preparatory test. In addition, Biblical foundations for success will be shared in morning and evening devotional worship. Space is limited so please register early.
CAMP PENN 19, ELEMENTARY, GRADES 3-5
AUGUST 12-17, ALAN STROCK AND DEB KORETSKY
"We got SPIRIT! How 'bout YOU?" Come join our staff team for a fantastic week of Christian camping in a beautiful setting where you get to do fun things: swimming, making crafts, playing sports, hiking, creek stomping, and studying the Bible in creative, fun ways. Our fun-loving staff team is there to share with you their personal experiences of walking with Jesus. Experience the presence of the Holy Spirit as we go to morning chapel, share prayers in discovery group or sing by the camp fire. Be challenged to open your mind to learn more about the Bible. Be challenged to open your heart to feel the presence of the Spirit calling you to seek a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. End your summer vacation with a great time of fun, fellowship, friendship and finding the 'SPIRIT'!
CAMP PENN 20, JUNIOR HIGH, GRADES 6-9
AUGUST 12-17, MIKE FITZPATRICK
What a way to close out your summer vacation! Join us for an amazing week at Camp Penn and share the joy and love of Christ. This summer our theme is ‘Got Spirit’....we will be looking at ways God’s Spirit works in our lives through praise, worship, living, celebrating, changing, and many other ways. Our dedicated Christian staff will share with you in studying the word of God as well as hiking, special crafts, swimming, balloon volleyball, chillin' in the teen center, special services, campfires, and just having a lot of wholesome fun. This is a high energy small camp where you will get to know everyone and where we do our activities as one big family. We are also sharing the site with an elementary camp, which allows younger siblings to be in camp the same week. So come, bring a friend, and join us for this great week of fun, fellowship, and lifelong friendships.
