Session A

Saturday A2

The time has come to say farewell! This morning, we woke up an hour later and went to chapel feeling refreshed. Der Krikor left us with the call to be the salt and light of the earth. After breakfast, we gathered in the rec hall to take a group photo

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Friday A2

Today was a bitter sweet day. All of the campers soaked up their time with each other and made the best of all their mealtimes, classes, and free times. We combined the juniors and the teens during sports and swim and had one last great game of dodgeball. It was

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Thursday A2

We started the day with a beautiful message from Yegishe Surpazan. He reminded the campers that they are the future of the Church and that they must be lights in the darkness, just as Jesus was a light. He left us all inspired. It has been a pleasure having Der

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Wednesday A2

We can’t believe we are already halfway through our second week! Everyone in the camp family is having so much fun. The campers loved having heritage twice again today. They are learning so much from Maestro and Stepan. Once again, Yegishe Surpazan and Der Tateos led the religion class and

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Tuesday A2

We had such a full day! Campers enjoyed a little break from routine with a revised class schedule. Instead of having Armenian class, the campers went to two heritage classes, one class in which they perfected their singing with Maestro Khoren and a second class led by Stepan Piligian. Stepan

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Monday A2

Today was an unprecedented day in St. Vartan Camp history. We had our first snow day! We woke the campers up with Christmas music and left newsletters under their doors with the announcement that classes were cancelled, pajamas were encouraged, and creative activities were awaiting them. Instead of class rotations,

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Sunday A2

We started this morning by celebrating Badarak with our whole camp family. Before starting the service, Der Krikor showed us the importance of his vestments and what each piece symbolizes. The campers were very intrigued! After having a big brunch to keep us full for the day, we started our

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Saturday A1

It was a bittersweet day here at St. Vartan Camp. This morning, we said goodbye to six of our one-week campers. We will miss them very much, but we are excited to receive four new campers into our family tomorrow. At closing ceremony, four campers were awarded Camper of the

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Friday A1

We have arrived at the end of our first week! Our campers were enthusiastic throughout the day as they went to classes, played dodgeball (the safe kind!), and swam with their friends. We got a visit from Der Khachatur Kesablyan from Sts. Vartanantz in Chelmsford, MA. He was one of

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Thursday A1

We can’t believe it’s already Thursday! The campers had a great day of classes, sports and swim. Karen Omartian, who is the Sunday School superintendent of St. Mark Armenian Church in Springfield, MA, arrived this morning and taught the campers about the sacrament of Chrismation in religion class. She cleverly

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