ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE CAMP

April 2024

AN UPDATE FROM THE ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE

Family Camp Volunteers Needed!

Join us on May 24-27

Do you want to be involved in our programs this summer? Join us and volunteer for Family Camp. Take the opportunity to volunteer, grow closer to Christ, and reconnect as a Village family.

Volunteer Today!

Monthly Giving

Why I Give Monthly

I give monthly to Antiochian Village camp because its ministry gives daily to me! Having been involved in several of the programs at Antiochian Village and served on staff in various capacities, the Village has impacted me in many ways. It has helped me grow my relationship with Christ and with other Orthodox Christians, and helped me understand who I am in a real, authentic way.

But, it's not all about me! I believe my experience at the Village is the standard! This ministry impacts ALL who come in contact with it and is, in my opinion, one of the lifelines of a young Orthodox Christian’s faith in our country.

The Village provides sanctuary and truth in a world that is filled with challenges. Giving monthly does my small part to help sustain this essential resource for generations to come.

-Joseph Karos

For more information on monthly giving, check out this video!

Monthly Giving

Adult Camp 2024

Join us September 20-23

Adult Camp is for anyone ages 21+ who wants to spend a weekend in the beautiful natural setting of AV Camp and grow in our Orthodox Christian Faith. Whether you are 21, 51, or 101 years old, you’re never too old for camp! Come and enjoy fellowship with each other, daily services, Christian Education, afternoon program, arts & crafts, evening program, our ropes course, and much more!

Our 2024 speaker: Fr. Raphael Daly

Amazon Wishlists

Are you looking for a way to make an immediate impact on the Antiochian Village Summer Camp program? Check out our Amazon Wishlists and see if there's anything you'd like to donate to The Village! Make sure to check all four!

Don't forget to include a gift receipt so we can thank you for your support!

Programs wishlists - (for all programs) - https://a.co/9sV5nPn

Office wishlist - https://a.co/a9IK2uF

Arch Week wishlist - https://a.co/4NNxA78

Sensory wishlist - https://a.co/fUZ31Tv

Health Center wishlist - https://a.co/1xmji5K

AV Open Golf Outing

Hosted at Champion Lakes Golf Club

Enjoy a day of golf on the scenic Champion Lakes Golf Course during the AV Open Golf Outing!

Registration includes day of golf, green fee, cart, special competitions, lunch on the course and dinner at the camp.

Coffee

Weeeee're getting coffee!

Hey coffee lovers...we now have a perfect gift for anyone who loves coffee and AV.

Partnering with Dark Side Coffee Roasters, a popular local company, AV will be selling its own product in Namie's Nook...with AV-themed names of course!

Cabin TIme - Medium Roast

Stargazing - Dark Roast

Can it get more campy than that?!

New AV Thrift Shop!

Introducing the Village Thriftstore! Have old AV gear that you don't need anymore? Donate it to our Thriftstore and we'll sell it for a discounted price!

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

To donate, just mail items to:

Antiochian Village Camp - attn Thriftstore

201 Saint Ignatius Trail

Bolivar, PA 15923

We've already received our first donations!

Sign up for Upcoming Programs!

Upcoming Programs

Stay tuned for registration opening for our programs!

Program	Dates	Registration Opens
AV Open	May 18, 2024	NOW! It's almost full!
Summer Family Camp	May 24-27, 2024 Speaker - Bp JOHN	NOW! (FULL)
Summer Camp	June 16 - Aug 9, 2024	NOW! (FULL) Waitlist spots available
Arch Week	June 30 - July 7, 2024	NOW! (FULL)
Adult Camp	September 20-23, 2024	May 8 12:00 pm EST

Village Updates

Ongoing Projects

Namie Hall

Renovation on Namie Hall is well underway! The new siding, windows and roof are done and they are installing HVAC as you read this. 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!

Dining Hall Floor

The Dining Hall got a new floor! The work is being done by Asia Carpets, owned by "Uncle Eddie" Lesoon from St. George Cathedral in Pittsburgh, PA. Fun fact - his children all attended AV as campers, and he has daughters who attended the camp before we bought it while it was still a Presbyterian camp!

Sports Shed

The Sports Shed (old office) got a facelift last month. New siding, doors, roof, and windows make this place look like it did back in the 1940's - new! Don't worry alumni - we have a few old pieces of it left for you to take home.

Should we put a payphone on the front of it?!

Volunteer Cabins

After over 20 years of housing our volunteers, the Volunteer Cabins are getting some much needed TLC. Camp wouldn't be what it is without these selfless servants, so we want to make their stay a little more comfortable. Stay tuned for the finished product!

Kitchen Manager Needed!

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.

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!

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!

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. 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!

AV Camp SmugMug