Friday, May 4, 2012

Camp Calendars Page

Yes, plural. There are a number of different things relating to the camp that various people need to keep track of, hence the use of several calendars all combined for your viewing ease/pleasure.

Camp Sessions let you see how the sessions lay across the calendar, which is different than the Schedule page that arranges the sessions primarily by age/grade.

Kitchen Helpers should help churches remember when they're scheduled to send volunteers to assist in the kitchen. Miss Karla has asked that the volunteers be at the camp by 9am and be able to stay through 2pm. It's a fun and VALUABLE service to our camp!

Camp-related activities show the monthly Men's meetings, the Directors meetings, and any other gatherings/events associated with the camp.

These calendars are constantly updated with changes (as soon as I'm made aware of them!) so as to provide an accurate AND timely reminder of PSCSC stuff. Make use of the page and let me know of any improvements you'd like to see implemented.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Specialty Camps

I wanted to take a few minutes to let you know about our new Specialty Camps we will be offering this year at Prairie States in addition to our classic weeks of camp.  Thanks to a generous grant from the Arthur and Genesa Griffin Trust we were able build a new camp site to conduct archery camps.  This summer we are doing a high school boys archery camp, and a junior high boys archery camp.  You can find the schedule for these on this website or in the camp brochure.  The concept of these camps combines training in archery with a wilderness camp experience and the passage from boyhood to becoming a man of God.  Campers will stay in Teepees and food will be prepared on site.  Each session will have only 12 campers, so I'm encouraging you to register now.  The deadline for registration is June 1.

Our other specialty camp this year is Deeper Life.  This is for the 16-20 year old Christian who desires to have a deeper and more meaningful relationship with God.  This will be a serious and intense week, and enrollment is limited.  Every camp will need to have a letter of recommendation from an elder or minister of their home church.  This will be a great opportunity to grow in Christ.  Registration deadline is June 1.

We have scheduled our specialty camps in such a way that those who desire to, may participate in both specialty camps and our classic weeks of camp.  We will continue, in these classic weeks, to provide teaching about Jesus in a Christian environment with wholesome recreation and an opportunity to form lasting friendships.  Our big hope is that through these Specialty Camps we are able to do even more of that this summer!

For the cause of Christ,

Dustin

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Camp is...

...just around the corner; and things are starting to get frantic (at least in my head).  In less than three months hundreds of young people and adults will begin their annual convergence to our campground to make friends, have fun, and most importantly of all, worship and learn about the Lord Jesus Christ.  My name is Dustin, I'm the new camp manager this year.  I'd love to hear from you, through this platform or the camp's facebook page, but I hope most of all you'll consider joining us for another exciting year at Prairie States!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

While we're waiting...

...for that 'wascally' camp manager to post some motivating, uplifting, fire-in-my-bones, kick-off post for the upcoming Camping season, I've come in to possession of a few shots taken by our over-active groundsman, Bro. LeSage. So here's some tidbits of news and sneak peeks of some of the upgraded facilities to whet your appetite.

The New Sheriff in Town
There's been some changes and shufflings, what with Bros. Neil and Dustin (the 'wascally' one) switching places on the duty roster at the dawning of the new year. You'll notice that switch in the Contact Information section on the left. The manager's apartment is under renovation to comfortably (in a cozy sense) house sweet Mrs. Dustin and the two cute little Dustins (no pics now - maybe later).

A New Camp Starting
Archer Camp Storage Bldg
With a very generous grant from the Griffin Trust, Prairie States is starting an Archery Camp this season! It will not be merely bows and arrows during recreation, but an entirely separate camp experience. Gary Milton is spearheading the special curriculum and has accepted the responsibility of deaning these first two Archery camps. It's boys only this first year so that any problems experienced can be ironed out before we expand.

Deeper Life Plans
Dustin's cooking up a revamped "Deeper Life" camp session (slated for early August) that will be a week-long event rather than the weekend time slot it's been tried in. Things are still in the sketch phase last I heard, but pray for him as he works to craft an experience that promotes a more committed life to our Lord in these days where few commit to anything but ball teams and sodas.

Boys Dorm Improvements
The boys have some fresh, new showers installed. The old plastic curtains have been replace with tiled walls. They look great and will serve us well for years to come.