We savored our last full day here at St. Vartan Camp! During chapel, Fr. Hagop Gevorkyan of Holy Trinity in Cheltenham, PA reminded us to embrace and promote the love that is at the core of our humanity. As tradition on Fridays, campers played a fierce round of dodgeball before splashing around in
It is unthinkable that we only have a couple of days left in Session B! This morning, Der Abraham Malkhasyan of Holy Martyrs in Bayside, NY encouraged us to develop our self-control in order to increase more brotherly love at camp. In addition to music and dance lessons during Heritage, campers painted their clay bowls
It seems that with each day, the camp session goes by faster and faster! During morning service, Der Krikor offered an enlightening sermon about approaching God in childlike trust. In the morning, the teens attended classes, during which they made treasure boxes out of popsicle sticks and enjoyed some lively, uplifting
We had such a full day today! Classes kept campers engaged with a discussion on the Church’s Sacraments, the creation of clay bowls, and a dance-infused lesson with our beloved Maestro Khoren Mekanejian. After playing and cheering each other on during line basketball, campers got to enjoy extra splashes during
We are off to a great start this week! We began our day with a pep talk from Fr. Vart, who encouraged us to embody the Nike slogan in every moment of our day — Just Do It! Campers jumped right into the day as they played a world cup
We refreshed our spirits this morning with a beautiful Badarak, where Fr. Vart encouraged us to love each other selflessly. Our choir was led by Anoush Givelekian, of St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church in White Plains, NY, who gave a presentation after brunch in order to promote joining the choir to
We had the hard task of saying goodbye to nineteen of our camp brothers and sisters today. Though we have to say goodbye for the summer, we know we will stay in touch and eagerly await seeing them in a year! During the closing program, our Camp Director Fr. Vart
We are finishing off our week with great energy and excitement! We packed in many camp favorites today. During Arts & Crafts, campers brilliantly tie-dyed their t-shirts with colorful designs. In Religion, they discussed the faithfulness of God through the storms of their lives. After a week of preparation, campers joyfully
We cannot believe that a week has almost come and gone! We packed in as much fun today as we possibly could. Campers played handball in the bright sun, stopping in intervals to hydrate and rest. In Arts & Crafts, everyone made decorated picture frames in which they can soon hold their
We opened our arms to a new camp family today. Session B is now in full swing, and we have the crowd of campers to prove it! After getting acquainted with their counselor groups, campers learned the ropes of the daily schedule as the staff acted out the do’s and don’t’s of
