Thursday, August 16, 2018
Photo Album updates
Here are links to the daily photo albums.
Saturday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/N5kAuXoz5QcHvrEA9
Sunday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/fVhoz3WJz2QeEr1p9
Monday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/MtNg35GfRTfusGTj6
Tuesday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/7dxArtnKHgRUCUUFA
Wednesday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/rr1yR632zFbkyXPW7
Thursday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/RH3xAS2vyZLjyAkx5
Friday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/jTBB4PQ8AFNRQ57AA
Saturday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/QWhJp8HxtbXdsitp9
Misc - https://photos.app.goo.gl/5DfCEnP6vaCKYM188
Friday, August 10, 2018
Good Morning from One Heartland
Good Morning!
It’s the last full day of camp, and it’s rehearsal day. The choir, band, and orchestra are preparing
for their final performances. Bells are
ringing, and chimes are chiming. The
drums beat, and the guitars strum. Feet
are tapping and shuffling on the stage, as the songs from Mary Poppins waft across camp.
As always, it’s a bittersweet day, as we start to say
goodbye, and prepare to perform for you.
This week has been transformational, as it is all
weeks. It is an amazing journey to understanding
the message of Jesus, and how we take that into our world.
One of things we talked about in morning worship was The
Beloved Community.
As Christians, we must lead with
Love. Presiding Bishop Curry talks about The Way of Love, that
every action is grounded in Love. It is more about being loving than being right.
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season
we will reap, if do not give up.” –Galatians 6:9
Thursday, August 9, 2018
The Next Chapter - Senior Camper and the Beyond
The last night of camp is a special night for seniors, and I will explain that at a later time. This year one of our seniors must to leave early to attend her sister's wedding. Congratulations and a life full of happiness to the couple.
Unfortunately, since she is leaving today, she will be unable to participate in the farewell to seniors on Friday night.
Instead, she wrote a prayer and said it during campfire:
Tonight, we pray for those who don't have the sense of community like the one here at EYMC that I've had the pleasure of experiencing for the last 8 years.
Tomorrow, I will leave EYMC, as all of you will do on Saturday. Some of you will return to this physical place in the upcoming years, and for other of you, it might be the last time here at Camp Heartland, at least for a while. But it is not the 6 days spent here that make up EYMC. It is the late night conversations in your cabin that end up giving you some of your best friends, the pure joy of Clark when he cries in front of the band, and so many other incredible memories and lessons that you will take with you for the rest of your lives.
I pray that we all go out into the world and use the tools EYMC has given us to become the people that create a new instrument called the floboe for a struggling flute player (friends who make things easier when your neighbor is struggling), run around taking pictures at the silliest moments, and creating a space where people can be truly, authentically themselves, maybe for the first time.
We pray for strength to do this, to make the world just a little bit better.
Amen
Kathleen Scoggin
Unfortunately, since she is leaving today, she will be unable to participate in the farewell to seniors on Friday night.
Instead, she wrote a prayer and said it during campfire:
Tonight, we pray for those who don't have the sense of community like the one here at EYMC that I've had the pleasure of experiencing for the last 8 years.
Tomorrow, I will leave EYMC, as all of you will do on Saturday. Some of you will return to this physical place in the upcoming years, and for other of you, it might be the last time here at Camp Heartland, at least for a while. But it is not the 6 days spent here that make up EYMC. It is the late night conversations in your cabin that end up giving you some of your best friends, the pure joy of Clark when he cries in front of the band, and so many other incredible memories and lessons that you will take with you for the rest of your lives.
I pray that we all go out into the world and use the tools EYMC has given us to become the people that create a new instrument called the floboe for a struggling flute player (friends who make things easier when your neighbor is struggling), run around taking pictures at the silliest moments, and creating a space where people can be truly, authentically themselves, maybe for the first time.
We pray for strength to do this, to make the world just a little bit better.
Amen
Kathleen Scoggin
Thursday's Activity
Tonight is the night.
The campers don't have to wait any longer.
It's the night they have waited for all year.
BOOF!
Mic drop.
The campers don't have to wait any longer.
It's the night they have waited for all year.
BOOF!
Mic drop.
Composer in the Making
One of our campers is the lone recorder student. And while she the "lone" recorder student, no one is lonely. She has begun composing recorder music. She has taken charge, and her teachers are learning from her.
Good Morning from One Heartland
Once again, the morning is glorious, if not a little humid.
Our wake-up song was both an "action" song, and a "repeat after me song." For being introduced to a new song, on the fourth day of camp (we are all very tired), they did a fantastic job.
At morning worship, we talked about Mark 12:31, "Love your neighbor as yourself."
Camper Chaplain Alison told us a story about a freshman in high school who wore a pink shirt on the first day of school. Another group ninth graders teased him, and mocked him for wearing pink.
The next day, all the seniors work pink shirts in support of that freshman who was bullied.
Alison asked the campers, how do you think the senior felt when they did this? Powerful. Supportive. Kind.
Jesus brought us this message to love others as we would want to be loved. He lived this message in the world, and calls us to do the same.
We have so much power to stand up for the powerless. We can step in. And as Christians, we must step in. We can't just watch bad things happen. We can use our power, like popularity and age, to help others to make our communities healthier.
Neutrality is not an option for Christians.
At morning worship, we talked about Mark 12:31, "Love your neighbor as yourself."
Camper Chaplain Alison told us a story about a freshman in high school who wore a pink shirt on the first day of school. Another group ninth graders teased him, and mocked him for wearing pink.
The next day, all the seniors work pink shirts in support of that freshman who was bullied.
Alison asked the campers, how do you think the senior felt when they did this? Powerful. Supportive. Kind.
Jesus brought us this message to love others as we would want to be loved. He lived this message in the world, and calls us to do the same.
We have so much power to stand up for the powerless. We can step in. And as Christians, we must step in. We can't just watch bad things happen. We can use our power, like popularity and age, to help others to make our communities healthier.
Neutrality is not an option for Christians.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Skit Night
Well, it came a day earlier than usual, but that didn't stop campers from performing great skits. For those of you unfamiliar, every year each cabin writes, and performs their own skit.
Highlights:
We had a superhero support group.
A mail carrier delivering mail to a camper through torrential rain (aka a bucket dumped on her head).
A demonstration of how a Jimmy John's delivery man delivers (so quickly) your sandwich.
The desire to be like your friends to fit in, but the ability to be yourself at camp.
Counselor imitations.
A common theme for many of the skits was the day's theme: walking together two by two, or put more simply, asking for help.
Highlights:
We had a superhero support group.
A mail carrier delivering mail to a camper through torrential rain (aka a bucket dumped on her head).
A demonstration of how a Jimmy John's delivery man delivers (so quickly) your sandwich.
The desire to be like your friends to fit in, but the ability to be yourself at camp.
Counselor imitations.
A common theme for many of the skits was the day's theme: walking together two by two, or put more simply, asking for help.
Reflections from a Member of our Leadership Team
Myra gave a talk about our theme of "walking two by two," "helping others" during campfire. She wanted to share some of her reflections on that talk.
Here's what she had to say:
Cabins had the chance to discuss our theme during Faith Formation. Some cabins talked about how the help and open their hearts to oppressed and others used arts and crafts to learn about doing good and defending the oppressed.
I felt called to speak about our theme because I had a heartwarming experience about opening my heart in a faith community like EYMC.
After sharing my story, I encouraged the campers and staff to pen their hears to God, and God's love. I hope that the people here at EYMC can go out into the world and do this. I hope that their hearts will be flooded with the love that is abundant at camp.
+Peace
Myra
Here's what she had to say:
Cabins had the chance to discuss our theme during Faith Formation. Some cabins talked about how the help and open their hearts to oppressed and others used arts and crafts to learn about doing good and defending the oppressed.
I felt called to speak about our theme because I had a heartwarming experience about opening my heart in a faith community like EYMC.
After sharing my story, I encouraged the campers and staff to pen their hears to God, and God's love. I hope that the people here at EYMC can go out into the world and do this. I hope that their hearts will be flooded with the love that is abundant at camp.
+Peace
Myra
EYMC: The Hits
Not to toot my own horn, but this year I thought board games might be a fun activity. What a hit! And the biggest hit of all: Bananagrams.
If you are not familiar with Bananagrams, let me give you a quick lesson. It's Scrabble with a twist. Each player gets 21 (that's right) 21 tiles. You make your own board. It ends up looking like a crossword (except the words can be as short as 2--YES 2--letters!) Once you have used all your tiles you yell peel, and everyone takes another tile from the pile. When one player has used all their tiles, and there aren't enough in the middle for each other player to take a tile, the player whose used all their tiles wins.
OPERATION! Yesterday we had eight people buzzing (pun intended) around the patient. I'm not sure how many were surgeons, and how many were med students observing. I am sure that the surgeons malpractice insurance skyrocketed.
+Peace
Sarah
Counselor, Cabin 5
If you are not familiar with Bananagrams, let me give you a quick lesson. It's Scrabble with a twist. Each player gets 21 (that's right) 21 tiles. You make your own board. It ends up looking like a crossword (except the words can be as short as 2--YES 2--letters!) Once you have used all your tiles you yell peel, and everyone takes another tile from the pile. When one player has used all their tiles, and there aren't enough in the middle for each other player to take a tile, the player whose used all their tiles wins.
OPERATION! Yesterday we had eight people buzzing (pun intended) around the patient. I'm not sure how many were surgeons, and how many were med students observing. I am sure that the surgeons malpractice insurance skyrocketed.
+Peace
Sarah
Counselor, Cabin 5
Another Cool Night, Another Cool Morning
The dew was heavy as we walked through the grass this morning, and the benches in front of the stage damp, but that didn't prevent us from getting off to a great start to the day. The sun is out. The sky is blue. The trees are rustling in the wind, throwing dappled sunlight on the ground.
Today's theme is compassion.
Today's theme is compassion.
- What's the difference between compassion and pity?
- What do we do when we are misunderstood?
- Why are some people not treated with compassion?
- How do we reach out to those who are isolated?
- How can those of us who have been given so much, give back?
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Mark 2:17
+Peace
2018 Photo Albums
Here are links to the daily photo albums.
Saturday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/N5kAuXoz5QcHvrEA9
Sunday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/fVhoz3WJz2QeEr1p9
Monday - https://photos.app.goo.gl/MtNg35GfRTfusGTj6
[They are a work in progress, so the pictures in them may be changing as time goes on...]
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Good Morning!
It was another cool night, perfect for sleeping. This morning there was heavy dew and sunshine. Counselor Charles squeegeed the benches in front of the stage and everything was clean and dry for morning worship.
Yesterday was the first full day at camp, and campers are in the rotation of things. In the morning, campers participated in a handful of musical activities: grums (guitar and drums), handbells, the musical, chimes, and the choir.
The afternoon was just as busy, as campers began preparing for the final performance.
There was no shortage of activities. Campers could swim, make cool stuff (there were a lot of flower crowns) in Arts & Crafts, Dance!, visit the goats (the goat squad), play basketball and other sports, and gaga (a perennial favorite), as well as BOARD GAMES (Operation! Bananagrams! Mancala! Candyland!).
We had a roaring fire tonight (the wood had dried out from the night before). All in all it was a successful first day.
Today, we started with our usual morning worship. Our theme? "We don't work alone." Our skit reminded us that it's OK to ask for help. And although we might not always know what we want, or to show that we can't do something, help is there if we listen and watch for God to work in our lives.
"Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure thoughts." Mark 6:7
Tonight is skit night. Look for tomorrow's recap.
+Peace
Yesterday was the first full day at camp, and campers are in the rotation of things. In the morning, campers participated in a handful of musical activities: grums (guitar and drums), handbells, the musical, chimes, and the choir.
The afternoon was just as busy, as campers began preparing for the final performance.
There was no shortage of activities. Campers could swim, make cool stuff (there were a lot of flower crowns) in Arts & Crafts, Dance!, visit the goats (the goat squad), play basketball and other sports, and gaga (a perennial favorite), as well as BOARD GAMES (Operation! Bananagrams! Mancala! Candyland!).
We had a roaring fire tonight (the wood had dried out from the night before). All in all it was a successful first day.
Today, we started with our usual morning worship. Our theme? "We don't work alone." Our skit reminded us that it's OK to ask for help. And although we might not always know what we want, or to show that we can't do something, help is there if we listen and watch for God to work in our lives.
"Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure thoughts." Mark 6:7
Tonight is skit night. Look for tomorrow's recap.
+Peace
Monday, August 6, 2018
EYMC Instagram!!!
Follow our 'camper' through their first days at EYMC on our Instagram Story.
@EpiscopalYouthMusic
Monday Morning
Good morning!
All is well here at camp and we have started the day strong. The weather is cooler than when we were dropped off, which is a welcome thing. Everyone was up for morning worship at 8am which started with a warm-up song with actions. Penguins drinking tea :)
Breakfast followed: Omelets with salsa, cereal, toast, oranges, bananas, berry cobbler, yogurt, etc.
Everyone is at their morning rotations now: drama, choir, grums...
On the technical side, we have to figure out a new way of publishing photos... after about 10 years, the old method was deprecated by Google. We will figure out something soon...
All is well here at camp and we have started the day strong. The weather is cooler than when we were dropped off, which is a welcome thing. Everyone was up for morning worship at 8am which started with a warm-up song with actions. Penguins drinking tea :)
Breakfast followed: Omelets with salsa, cereal, toast, oranges, bananas, berry cobbler, yogurt, etc.
Everyone is at their morning rotations now: drama, choir, grums...
On the technical side, we have to figure out a new way of publishing photos... after about 10 years, the old method was deprecated by Google. We will figure out something soon...
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