ATTENTION CAMPERS AND FAMILIES:
It all starts right here, right now: online registration is now available for Summer Camp 2012 programs! Brochures are in the mail this week to past participants and campers, as well as all Upper NY Annual Conference churches, so you should be seeing them soon. Looking for wild action and pure fun, sun-soaked days, friends, great food, and all in a spectacular setting? Look no further than Aldersgate! What makes Aldersgate so special? We love kids, and we’re built from the ground up for kids to experience an unforgettable life-changing week. Step out of the everyday and soar into another world! Stop watching life… it’s time to star in it in 2012!
“We are excited about the high quality and excellent variety of programs being offered at all six of our facilities this summer,” said Mike Huber, Associate Director of Camp & Retreat Ministries. “The CRM team, in collaboration with hundreds of volunteers, has created programs specifically designed for spiritual growth, birth and renewal.” Each of our centers offers online registration for all programs, making it easy to register for a favorite program or find a new one to attend!
To view this years programs click HERE.
For more information, e-mail us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call us at 315-364-8756.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
The Upper NY Camp & Retreat Ministries consists of six centers throughout the Upper New York Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. Summer Camp programs will be held at Aldersgate, Casowasco, Findley, Sky Lake, and Skye Farm. Retreat programs and events will be held at Asbury and will include adult, clergy, family and youth retreats. To contact the main CRM Office, call 1-855-424-7878 x309.
Service, Faith and Fellowship will be the focus of the weekend.
Make plans now for this exciting weekend. Bring your handy-man tools and join us for a weekend of repairs and closing up Aldersgate’s summer only buildings. Friday evening we will spend time acquainting or reacquainting with one another and sharing stories around a camp fire. Saturday will be spent working around camp and completing some of those necessary pre-winter tasks. There is a task for everyone at all levels of compatibility!
Dates: September 9 & 10, 2011
Time: Friday 6pm – Saturday 6pm
Costs: $45.00 per person for meals & lodging
Call 315-348-8833 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to register
JOURNEYS OF FAITH
Ladies…set your compasses for a 72 hour adventure of a combination of events. Hike into Aldersgate’s deep Adirondack wilderness for a quaint campfire complete with pie-iron treats like you ate as a child. Experience the relaxation of a day-spa delivered right on site. Sleep in a heated cabin and enjoy the comfort of a community of faith. Travel by van to Blue Mountain Lake, visit the Adirondack Museum, and take in the colors of fall while sitting down for a scrumptious picnic. While back at camp; retreat with a circle of friends while knitting, spinning, crocheting, quilting, or simply relaxing, while sharing your journeys of faith.
Dates: September 26-29, 2011
Time: Monday 3pm – Thursday 3pm
Costs: $240.00 per person
Call 315-348-8833 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to register
THANK YOU for coming to camp this summer! We hope that you and your camper had a blast! We would love your feedback to know how we are doing, and how to make Summer Camp 2012 even better!
Click on the link HERE for the parent survey.
Click on the link HERE for the camper survey.
Thank you for sending your child to Aldersgate this summer. We look forward to seeing you back here soon.
Sign up for Aldersgate’s upcoming Family Life Weekend July 15 – 17, 2011. We still have spaces available for families!
Through the ages God has directed His people to share the truth of His love for each of His children with each successive generation. Accepting our calling to our children and helping them grow in faith can be a real challenge. Dr. Don Schuessler, Jr. will serve as the resource person for Family Life Weekend 2011, leading the adult sessions in considering how we can most faithfully answer God’s call to our hearts in this area. Don is a pediatrician in Gouverneur, NY and is an active member of the First United Methodist Church in that community.
Families of any shape or size … young or old … and singles, too! … are invited to come away for a time of spiritual renewal and relaxation in the Adirondacks. The weekend begins late Friday afternoon with an evening buffet supper, and concludes after a Sunday midday dinner with a closing prayer circle. Opportunities for swimming, boating, singing, archery, softball, and volleyball complement the times of teaching, allowing for enjoyable times of fellowship. Saturday morning Chapel in the Pines, Sunday Family Worship, devotions around the campfire, and special family communion provide encouragement and opportunities for faith growth and development. Teaching times during the weekend are provided by age group (children through adults), with a nursery provided for the wee ones.
A registration form can be downloaded by clicking HERE.
For more information please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)or by calling 315-348-8833.
Mark your calendars for an exciting opportunity to experience camp before summer. Join us for OPEN HOUSE on June 18, 2011 from 2-6pm. An adventurous camp tour will depart from the Walker Dining Hall at 2:30pm and will give you the opportunity to see all areas of Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center. Campers, parents and guests will visit the Nature-Nook, summer cabins, bath houses, beach, archery range, wilderness, the Doodle-Pad, barnyard & critters, and many of the other program areas. After our camp-wide tour, we will gather and roast hotdogs and hamburgers over a campfire and close our time together with a group devotion and S’mores! It will be a great day for you to check out the Aldersgate summer program and ask those important questions.
Make sure to call the office at Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center and let us know that you will be spending the day with us. The meal is $5.00 per person with a family max of $20.00 (includes parents/guardians and dependent children only). Campers 3 and under eat free. Can’t wait to see you on the 18th!
Please call (315) 348-8833 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to register for the meal.
The National Military Family Association announced that Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center in Greig, NY was chosen to host their popular Operation Purple summer camp in 2011. The Association developed this free summer camp program to support military children, ages 8-17, dealing with the stress of war.
“Our mission is to empower these military children – our youngest heroes – to develop and maintain healthy and connected relationships, in spite of the current military environment. Kids attending Operation Purple camp will have the opportunity to learn the skills to cope the stress of a deployment and make friends with other kids who are also missing their mom or dad,” said Mary Scott, the Association’s Chairman of the Board. “The National Military Family Association is excited to work with Aldersgate on this very worthwhile program.”
“This is a wonderful opportunity for us to say ‘thank you’ to our military families for the sacrifice they are making on behalf of our country,” said Deborah Townsend, Director of Aldersgate. “The staff of Aldersgate is excited and honored to have been chosen to host this program for a fourth year.”
Aldersgate will be transformed during the week of July 31st-August 5th to help kids ages 8-17 years old understand that “They, too, serve.” Campers will experience the key elements unique to the Operation Purple® program, and take part in many recreational activities.
Ages 8-12
Get ready, get set, go! Gear up for the highlight of your summer! Jump in and enjoy some of your favorite camp activities. You’ll spend the week getting to meet new friends and enjoy activities like archery, swimming, boating, crafts, challenge course, barnyard animals, wilderness hikes, and more.
Ages 13-17
Campers will experience a week of adventure at Aldersgate and throughout the Adirondack Park! We’ll spend a week learning how to build a team while having fun! Speed down the river as we go white water rafting, climb the tower at the High Ropes Course, horseback ride in the pristine mountains, and enjoy time getting to meet new friends. Plus you’ll eat lots of great delicious food and have an adventure of a lifetime. It will be the best week of your summer!
Applications will be accepted for Operation Purple camp from March 31, 2011 through April 29, 2011. Applications will only be accepted online here.
Each camp is “purple” and open to children of active duty, National Guard or Reserve service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service and NOAA.
Camps are free to all participants, thanks to support from Goldman Sachs Gives, the Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation.
Join us in celebrating Aldersgate’s 62nd year in ministry at our “Day at Camp” Open House. Whether your family is learning about Aldersgate for the first time or has not visited in a long time, this event is for you. Aldersgate lets out all the stops and welcomes one and all! Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 12th from 2-6pm. Experience camp activities and meet some of the summer staff.
Get ready for a great time!
A Chicken BBQ will be served at a cost of $9 Adults, $6 Children (4-12). Free for 3 years and under.
Please call (315) 348-8833 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to register for the meal.
FAMILY LIFE WEEKEND
JULY 16, 17, 18, 2010
ALDERSGATE CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER
7955 Brantingham Road
Greig, NY 13345
Dear friends,
We are preparing for a time of fun, learning and relaxation at Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center and hope that you will be able to join us. Rev. Alan Howe, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Rome, NY will be our resource person for the adult sessions this summer. LEAP into Missional Living, from James 3:17 and 18, will be our focus. How do we accomplish this? What does LEAP stand for? What is God speaking to your heart about missional living in your daily life? Alan will help us answer questions such as these and more. . . .
If you wish to do some background reading before the weekend check out one or more of the following books: Change the World by Michael Slaughter, The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns, and/or The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch.
Please click HERE to download a registration form. Please feel free to copy the registration form and share it with others you feel would enjoy and benefit from the weekend. For those who have not previously attended Family Life Weekend there is a $20.00 discount. Please fully complete the registration form (front and back); all of the information is helpful in our preparations for the weekend. Please submit your registration by Tuesday, June 1 to Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center, 7955 Brantingham Road, Greig, NY 13345 or by faxing the registration form (both sides) to 315-348-4279. Registrations postmarked after June 1 will be charged a $15.00 late fee per family; after that date please call me (315-287-0746) or the Aldersgate office (315-348-8833) to make certain there is room for you and your family.
Again this year there will be classes for all ages; nursery through adults. We’ll enjoy swimming, boating, volleyball, softball, archery, family square dancing, campfires, singing and much more. Making new friends and renewing old friendships will be a highlight of the weekend.
We look forward to sharing in a weekend of fun and fellowship with you this July!
In Christ’s service,
Glenda Schuessler (315-287-0746) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Family Life Weekend Planning Committee
Marianne Augenstein (Potsdam)
Christina Beiderbecke (Rome)
Dave & Debbie Daily (Black River)
Ben & Martani de Rooy (Syracuse)
Brian & Sue Ethington (Cherry Valley)
Ernie & Mary Hamer (Fulton)
Rich Hartz (Utica)
Bill & Shari Mudge (Boonville)
Ron & Ortha Sibbitts (Canton)
Walt & Sherry Theobald (Potsdam)
Don & Glenda Schuessler (Gouverneur)
Deb Townsend (Director, Aldersgate)
Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center Chosen to Host National Military Family Association’s Popular Operation Purple® Summer Camp
The National Military Family Association announced that Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center in Greig, NY, will host a popular Operation Purple® Summer Camp in 2010. This free summer camp program was developed in response to the need for increased support for military children, especially those whose parents are or will be deployed.
Aldersgate will be transformed during the week of August 1-6, 2010 to help kids ages 8 – 17 years old understand that “They, too, serve”. Campers will experience the key elements unique to the Operation Purple® program, and take part in many recreational activities. The campers will have an opportunity to experience an initial check-in line deployment style, team building experiences, eating MRE’s for lunch one day and taking part in a service project.
Registration for Operation Purple® Summer Camp begins March 15, 2010. Applications will only be accepted online. Sign up at http://www.operationpurple.org to receive email notices and camp updates. Each camp is “purple” and open to children of service members of any branch of Service, active duty, National Guard or Reserve, as well as children of members of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
Camps are free to all participants thanks to support from the Sierra Club and The Sierra Club Foundation.
About Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center
Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center, operated by the North Central NY Conference of The United Methodist Church, is comprised of over 200 acres just inside the western edge of the Adirondack Park, 50 miles north of Utica, NY, and 12 miles south of Lowville, NY. Within Aldersgate’s mission is a commitment to provide a place for kids to feel safe, accepted and loved.
About the National Military Family Association
Military families serve our country with pride, honor, and quiet dedication. The National Military Family Association is the leading nonprofit organization committed to strengthening and protecting the families of the men and women currently serving, retired, wounded or fallen. We provide families of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA with information, work to get them the benefits they deserve, and offer programs that improve their lives. Our 40 years of service and accomplishments have made us a trusted resource for military families and the Nation’s leaders. To learn more, visit www.MilitaryFamily.org.
Questions? Contact David Riddell at 315-364-8756 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Aldersgate is excited to announce that the 2010 Aldersgate Summer Camp Brochure and Registration is available online beginning TODAY! You can access the brochure by clicking here. Registering online is EASY! Check out all of our new and exciting programs – this summer is going to be the best yet!
CHECK THIS OUT! Our printed version of the Summer Camp brochure is being mailed THIS weekend to campers that have attended our programs for the past two years.
Please share this information with your congregations, Sunday Schools, Youth Groups, and more.
Want to know more info? Call us at 315-348-8833 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with any questions or for more information.
Sign up now for Camp Echo which is the most rockin’ New Year’s Eve celebration around! This is your chance to hang out with your camp friends and relax! Camp Echo offers all the great things you love about camp with SNOW! Summer staff returns to be with you at this cool event. Learn to play Jack Frost, rock out to your favorite songs, and see the combined Aldersgate and Casowasco slide show! Hosted this year at Casowasco. To register click here.
Attention Adults!!!! We have something just for YOU! Come enjoy the beautiful, historic Galilee Lodge on Owasco Lake for fireside fun, fellowship, and time of heart-warming worship. Ring in 2010 with joy while surrounded by old and new friends. Sign the kids up for Echo and have a stress-free ending to the holiday season. Relax and allow the beauty of Casowasco in the winter to rekindle your spirit!
Hurry! Space is limited for both of these events! To register click here.
For more information call 315-364-8756 or e-mail us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). See you soon!
Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center looks forward to hosting YOU at one (or both) of our fall events.
the smell of pine …
the crackle of leaves beneath your feet …
the quiet, crystal waters of a small Adirondack lake ….
Come experience fall at Aldersgate
Aldersgate Family Day
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Join in a day of fun for the entire family!
Activities will begin at 10:00 AM and will wrap up at 5:00 PM.
Hayrides, Pumpkin Carving, Boating, Hikes, Crafts
Lunch will be provided
Registration deadline is September 14th.
Fall Adirondack Getaway
(Adults 18 yrs & up)
September 25 – 27, 2009
A relaxing fall weekend in New York State’s beautiful Adirondack Mountains.
Hallie Bond from the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake will present an interactive talk on “Dog Days in the Adirondacks”
Singing and s’mores around a campfire will close out Friday evening.
There will be an option on Saturday afternoon to participate in boating, a wagon ride, hikes to the wilderness and bog, and crafts
Retreat Guests may also choose to play a round of golf at the Brantingham Golf Club*
*additional cost
Registration deadline is September 18th.
Click here to download a registration form OR call Shelley at 315-364-8756 for information
Dear Camper Families,
Access to the eCamp system (where you log into view photos and send e-mails) will be periodically unavailable from 11:00pm EST Wednesday 7/29 to 6:00am EST Thursday 7/30, because of performance on their hardware maintenance. Both eCamp Admin tools and eCamp Parent Site access will be affected during this time.
We will attempt to upload photos for the day prior to the website shutting down, however access will be limited. We ask that you be patient, and we will have everything up and running by morning. We are working with eCamp and their staff in making sure that this is as smooth as possible for all of our camper families.
Blessings,
Casowasco & Aldersgate Staff
Plan to attend our “Day at Camp” Open House this year, a perfect event for the whole family who want to learn about Aldersgate for the first time or you haven’t been there to visit in a while, this is the event for you. The staff lets out all the stops and welcomes all! Come for some swimming, boating, making a craft, tour the facilities or sit down by the quiet waters. Join us from 2 - 7pm or Sunday, June 21. Come for part or all of the time. The event is free! Hungry? Then sign up for our delicious homemade BBQ! Call 315-364-8756 to reserve your tickets (fees do apply for the BBQ).
