AV CAMP

August 2025

AN UPDATE FROM AV CAMP

Last Call For Adult Camp!

Adults can still register for Adult Camp until tomorrow (Friday 8/22)!

Now is your last chance to join over 50 other people in this awesome weekend!

Adult camp is on August 29-September 1.

You won't want to miss this year!

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!

Session 3 and 4 Summer Recap!

Session 3 and 4 of Summer Camp 2025!

All summer sessions were completed by the start of this month. We had so much fun! Session 3 and 4 photo and video recaps can be found here!

Fort Ligonier Days Coming Up!

Each October, the town of Ligonier holds a 3-day festival called Fort Ligonier Days. We have a gyro booth in the main square and attract thousands of customers who are drawn to our staff's energy, enthusiasm, and dancing! All proceeds from the weekend are used to benefit our campers!

More info is coming out next week. Stay up to date by checking emails and our Fort Ligonier Days page on our website!

Fort Ligonier Days

Homecoming Weekend Recap

We had a wonderful time at Homecoming (Alumni) Weekend during the middle weekend of Session 4 this year! Over 30 alumni returned home to the Village to reconnect and take part in sessions with Fr. Chris in our newly renovated Alumni Room at the Gathering Place. (Pictured on the right)

Alumni also joined in church services, enjoyed sports, and experienced camp life together once again.

We are so grateful to everyone who came back, and we look forward to welcoming even more friends for Alumni Weekend in 2026!

Stay tuned for registration opening for our programs!

Program

Dates

Registration Opens

Fort Ligonier Days

October 10-October 12

Opening Soon!

St. Raphael Pilgrimage

Oct 31 - Nov 1

TBA

Winter Family Camp

(guest speaker -

Fr. Nicholas Belcher)

Jan 16-19, 2026

TBA

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 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 previous Director of Communications Constantine Kallaur has scanned 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 Director of Operations, 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!

Photos Here!

Videos Here!

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