AV CAMP

March 2025

AN UPDATE FROM AV CAMP

New Staff Members

Please give a warm welcome to the newest members of our Full Time Staff!

AV Open

May 17!

The AV Open Golf Tournament is right around the corner. There's still time to participate and/or sponsor!

More information at avcamp.org/golf/

Atlantic City Camping Conference

Tri-State Camping Conference

Last week, we had the opportunity to attend the largest camping conference in the world in Atlantic City, with representatives from our sister camps in our Archdiocese as well. We had the opportunity to learn new and efficient ways to improve our ministry that we can't wait to share with you all this summer!

Summer Camp Reminders!

Health Information, Travel Information, and Payments are ALL DUE ON APRIL 30.

Financial Assistance Information will be sent out in the next week or two. Be on the lookout for that

The Encounter App

Help jumpstart a Lenten prayer rule with The Encounter Orthodox Prayer App by Faithtree. Simply download the app for a daily routine of prayers and scripture readings, both in audio format to listen along while you pray. Join us as we pray for the world as a Village family!

Adult Camp Registration May 5!

We're Moving!

Big news! Adult camp 2025 has been moved to Labor Day weekend, August 29-September 1.

Registration opens MAY 5!

Our guest speaker: Charles Ajalat

Charles has been active in growing Orthodoxy in North America in so many ways, as he helped start well-known ministries such as IOCC, OCMC, and FOCUS-North America. We are excited for him to be with us and share his wisdom of how to serve in the Orthodox Church here in America!

Ongoing Projects

New Bunks!

We have recently purchased all new bed-bug resistant metal bunks for all of our cabins fully replacing the original wooden bunks.

If you are interested in purchasing one of our old bunks, please email cade@avcamp.org.

New Office!

We are adding a new office to our lodge for our growing team of full time staff. The office will be located where the kitchen was in the lodge!

Volunteer Applications are OPEN!

Volunteer TODAY!

Want to be a part of our ministry? We always need volunteers to help Summer Camp run. Spots are filling up fast. Fill out your application today!

Volunteer TODAY!

Stay tuned for registration opening for our programs!

Program	Dates	Registration Opens
Family Camp	May 23-26	NOW! (Full) Freel free to join the waitlist!
AV Open	May 17	NOW!
Summer Camp 2025!	Summer 2025	NOW! (Full) Feel free to join the waitlist!
Arch Week	June 29-July 6	NOW! (Full) Feel free to join the waitlist!
Adult Camp	August 29-September 1	May 5

Shop online at Namie's Nook!

Our Nookstore is online - check out all the merchandise from sweatshirts to Christmas ornaments. AV swag makes great Christmas gifts! Don't forget our new thrift store as well!

Check out the Nookstore!

AV's UPDATED DREAM BOARD!!!

Check out our hopes and dreams for the future!

We're always dreaming about the future here at AV...from projects, to programs, to staffing...and we want to share those dreams with you! Click the link below to check out our Updated Dream Board, which now includes program and staffing dreams, as well as completed dreams over the past 3 years...and feel free to send us your ideas of what you'd love to see here in the future!

Check Out Our Dream Board!

AV Thrift Shop!

Have old AV gear that you don't need anymore? Donate it to our Thrift store and we'll sell it for a discounted price! If you are a camper parent, feel free to bring items on arrival day.

A thank you to our alumn Amanda Regnier for this idea!

To donate, just mail items to:

AV Camp - attn Thriftstore

201 Saint Ignatius Trail

Bolivar, PA 15923

We've already received many donations!

RELIVE AV MEMORIES!

Hey AV Alumni! Do you love flipping through our photo albums when you come to visit? Well our Director of Communications Constantine Kallaur has spent the last year scanning all of our photos from our photo collection going all the way back to 1981! In an effort to preserve the history of The Antiochian Village, we are in the process of digitizing as much content as we have. Our intern Nick Dujmovic has collected camp videos going all the way back to the 1990s as well.

Check out our SmugMug photo-site and our Vimeo page below to re-live the AV memories!

AV Camp SmugMug

Videos Here!

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