The Gathering Place - Antiochian Village's Monthly Newsletter!

ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE CAMP

FEBRUARY 2022

AN UPDATE FROM THE ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE

SUMMER CAMP 2022

Registration is open and spots are filling up!

Summer 2022 is right around the corner and we can't wait to welcome our campers and families back for another incredible summer here at AV!

There is so much to be excited for this summer, including the return of 2-week sessions and our Sacred Arts Programs (Byzantine Chant and Iconography)!

Availability as of February 15

Session 1 (June 19-July 1)

Boys: 13
Girls: 32

Session 1 (1 week- June 19-June 26)

Boys: FULL (Waitlist: 7)
Girls: FULL (Waitlist: 5)

Session 2 (July 3-July 15)

Boys: FULL (Waitlist: 6)
Girls: FULL (Waitlist: 5)

Session 3 (July 17-July 29)

Boys: FULL (Waitlist: 10)
Girls: 17

Session 4 (July 31-August 12)

Boys: 45
Girls: 29

Byzantine Chant Camp (June 19-July 1)

Boys: 5
Girls: 5

Iconography Camp (July 17-July 25)

Boys: 2
Girls: 3

Arch Week (July 3-9)

Boys: 11
Girls: 8

ARCH WEEK - AV'S NEWEST PROGRAM

Introducing AV's newest program, Arch Week!

Arch Week is a 1-week program run by the Antiochian Village Camp, for students who have just graduated high school and are looking to deepen and strengthen their faith as they “bridge the gap” to life after high school.

July 3-9, 2022

Registration is NOW OPEN!

AV's Newest Program - Arch Week: Bridging the Gap

VOLUNTEER & COUNSELOR-IN-TRAINING APPLICATIONS - DUE FEBRUARY 28th!

The deadline to apply to be a CIT or volunteer this summer is February 28 at 11:59pm.

Please note that a completed application means all references are turned in; reference writers do not receive reference links until your application is complete, so please finish your application with plenty of time to allow your reference writers to finish their references by February 28.

APPLY TODAY!

NURSES WANTED

We are currently searching for nurses who are interested in working at AV for Summer 2022. If you or anyone that you know is interested in a seasonal nursing position, please email Fr. Chris Shadid at frchris@avcamp.org or call our camp office at 724-238-9565.

SUMMER 2022 COVID GUIDELINES

As you prepare for the summer, be sure to read our new COVID-19 guidelines*.

These guidelines were set forth with the guidance of the CDC, American Camp Association, local & state authorities, and the medical professionals advising the Archdiocese.

2022 COVID GUIDELINES

*All guidelines are subject to change based on the recommendations of our medical advisors.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Summer Family Camp

May 27-30, 2022

Registration is FULL! To be added to the waitlist, click here.

Adult Camp

September 16-19, 2022

Registration opens April 2!

Alumni Weekend: 2000s

November 4-6, 2022

Registration opens April 2!

ANNUAL YOUTH AND CAMP WORKERS CONFERENCE

Last week, our staff joined camp and youth workers from across the country at the annual Orthodox Youth and Camp Workers Conference (OYCC).

Hosted at the Antiochian Village Conference Center, the conference helps connect youth and camp workers, providing them with inspirational and challenging ideas to help them refine and improve their ministry in Orthodox youth formation.

INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER:

CATHERINE "CAT" BEASLEY

We are so excited to announce that beginning on September 1st, Catherine Beasley (Cat) will be joining our full-time staff as our Program Director! She has been living here at AV since last September and has been serving as an intern, planning and implementing our non-summer camp programs (Adult Camp, Fort Ligonier Days, New Year's Eve, Winter Camp, Winter Family Camp, and Family Camp), and she is also planning our newest program Arch Week. Cat has done an amazing job, helping our programs be more organized and helping us grow, and we are so excited that she will be here full-time! Check out a brief message from her below:

Hi everyone! I am extremely humbled and honored to be writing this and am so excited to be the Antiochian Village’s Program Director. I started out as a Kansas girl (My dog’s name is Sadie, not Toto), with my roots at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Kansas City and Camp Saint Raphael (Yaboy!). While deepening my faith at CSR, my family and I learned about AV and fell in love with it. I ended up attending as a camper and served on staff, which then escalated to serving as an intern in September 2021.

Outside of my years at camp, I graduated from Missouri State University, moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and worked at a mental health crisis line followed by working at the OU-TU School of Community Medicine as a Project Assistant.

I suppose this is the section I’m supposed to assure you I have other interests in my day to day. So here are some of my traits:

I have a healthy heart mainly due to eating waayy too many honey nut cheerios a month (record is 6 boxes)
Despite living in the flat lands most of my life, I love hiking and spent a month in Colorado hiking 500 miles with my best friend (shout out Paige Sideras)
Yes I work in an office, no my name is not Pam

I’m so excited to be working at AV and serving all you beautiful, wonderful humans. See you all soon!