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AN UPDATE FROM THE ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE
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Introducing the Village Thriftstore! Have old AV gear that you don't need anymore? Donate it to our Thriftstore (a suggestion from one of our alumni) and we'll sell it for a discounted price! To donate, just mail items to:
Antiochian Village Camp - attn Thriftstore
201 Saint Ignatius Trail
Bolivar, PA 15923
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So Many Programs this Month! | |
Although summer has passed, there have been many offseason Village programs and events! | |
Last month the Village hosted its annual Clergy Wives Retreat, organized by Khouria Janet, Kh. Laila Elias (an AV pioneer), and so many others! We had a great turnout this year and can't wait to see everyone again next year! | | |
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Thank you to everyone who came for the St. Raphael Pilgrimage from November 3rd-4th! We celebrated Great Vespers, Orthros, & Liturgy together, and processed to St. Raphael's grave.
We look forward to making the pilgrimage a yearly tradition.
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St. George Charleston Retreat | | |
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The Village was blessed to host Fr. Joseph Hazar and his parishioners from St. George Cathedral in Charleston, WV from October 27-29th for their annual retreat. They had a wonderful time with each other.
If your parish has any interest in holding an event at the camp, please reach out to office@avcamp.org. We would love to host more parishes!
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Our year-round staff spent a day visiting the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Elwood City, PA. We were able to take some time for quiet reflection and prayer, as well as to attend a service and share a meal with the nuns. | Thank you so much to Mother Cristophora and the nuns for their generous hospitality! If you would also like to visit the monastery, information can be found Here | |
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Fr. Chris, Cade, and our intern Nick hopped in the camp minivan and made a 2-day journey (47 hours to be exact) to Ohio and Michigan, visiting campers, staff, and alumni along the way. We look forward to embarking on more of these trips in the future. Let us know where we should visit next! | |
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Many thanks to our hosts along our route and for everyone that made time for us to visit!
Cleveland - Toledo - Grand Rapids - East Lansing - Ann Arbor - Macomb
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Register For Upcoming Events! | |
Winter Family Camp - Registration now open! | |
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Join us January 12-15, 2024 as we welcome guest speakers Paul & Cindy Karos!
Register your family from our homepage at avcamp.org
If you are interested in volunteering and helping us out with childcare and the kitchen, please reach out to our Director of Programs, Ella, at ella@avcamp.org!
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Winter Camp - Registration now open! | |
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Join us February 16-19, 2024 as we welcome guest speakers Fr. Anthony Baba, Adella Al-Dehneh, & Chris Al-Dehneh!
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please fill out our volunteer application online!
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Upcoming Programs
Stay tuned for registration opening for our programs!
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| Program | Dates | Registration Open | | Winter Family Camp | Jan 12-15, 2024
Speakers - Paul & Cindy Karos | NOW! | | Winter Camp | Feb 16-19, 2024
Speakers - Fr. Anthony Baba, Chris & Adella Al-Dehneh | NOW! | | AV Open | May 18, 2024 | TBD | | Summer Family Camp | May 24-27, 2024
Speaker - Bp JOHN | TBD | | Summer Camp | June 16 - Aug 9, 2024 | TBD | | Arch Week | June 30 - July 7, 2024 | TBD | | | |
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NAMIE HALL UPDATE!
Renovation on Namie Hall is well underway! The new siding, windows and roof are about halfway done. We can't wait to be able to use this space to hold events, host guest speakers, and more.
Thank you so much to those who have contributed to this project and made this transformation possible!
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SHRINES UPDATES
Work continues on replacing the shrines of St. Raphael, St. Thekla, and St. Artemius!
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Last year's annual fundraising appeal was a huge success, enabling us to renovate Namie Hall (formerly the Old Dining Hall). Once again, thank you to everyone who so generously supported this project. | | |
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This year, we are raising funds to continue facility upgrades with both a renovation of the Arts & Crafts building and to replace our Overnight tents and platforms.
All donations up to $100,000 will be matched by a generous anonymous donor!
Stay tuned for more info on this year's projects in the near future!
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Kitchen Manager - With so many programs and guest groups throughout the year, we are in need of someone to join our year-round team and run the AV Camp kitchen.
If you or someone you know are interested in either position please email frchris@avcamp.org.
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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! | |
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Shop online at Namie's Nook! | | |
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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!
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Hey AV Alumni! Do you love flipping through our photo albums when you come to visit? Well our intern 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. God willing, we'll have every session video going back to the 1990's online in the near future as well.
Check out our SmugMug photo-site below to re-live the AV memories!
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