May 2023

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!

The first ever AV Golf Open has a full course! While registration is closed to play, we encourage those still interested in this program to consider being a sponsor, and to keep an eye out next year for a larger tournament that can accommodate the abundance of interest you've all shown in this event.

Adult Camp is a wonderful opportunity for newcomers to camp who have never had the chance to experience it as a youngster, or for those of us who have grown up at camp to come back and experience it again.

Winter Camp speaker Karen Hanna will be returning to The Village to speak to us about "Overcoming Struggles Through Faith", and we'll also be joined by our Adult Camp Session Priest Father Nick Belcher.

It's never too late to become a Villager! Join us this September 15-18! Registration is open to anyone from ages 21to infinity.

Register by May 31st for an early bird discount!

The updates around the camp are almost complete! God willing we'll be able to show you completed pictures of the shrines, old infirmary, chapel, and more pretty soon!

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 4; we have a list for our various Summer Programs (afternoon, morning, evening, etc.), a list for Office Supplies, a list for our Health Center needs, and a list for Arch Week.

This is especially helpful now that Amazon has shut down its Amazon Smile Donation program.

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

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already sent us items from our wishlists! Every package we receive makes us that much more grateful to our AV family.

We'll be having a "Meet the Camp Director" zoom for parents of campers this Summer on May 31st, from 7PM-9PM EST. If you have questions about anything regarding your camper's experience this Summer, join us at the end of the month! The link below will go live and bring you into the meeting when the zoom begins.

A new year means a new office staff! Read on to find out who you might be on the phone with when you call this Summer.

Hi AV! Nurse Deena (or Aunt Dee) here! So looking forward to being back at camp for the entire summer! It’s been 20 years since my husband Dean & I were on staff and now we are coming with our mini crew – Simeon (11), Adrian (9), Ephrem (8), Photini (4), and Maggie (our 3 year old lab mix). We’ll be so excited to meet & greet you all throughout the summer!

I graduated from JMU (Go Dukes!) with a nursing degree in 2006 and have worked in a variety of health care settings, NICU, women’s health, PACU, college health, and most recently as a substitute nurse at my boys’ school. I love to run, swim, bake, eat!, bike, sing in church, and be my kids’ mom. We live in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and attend St Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church. We can’t wait to see you all this summer! It will be my joy this summer to have your campers in our care.

We only have a couple of spots open now in our Summer Camp Sessions, but we still have room in Chanting Camp and Arch Week! Make sure to nab a spot in one of our open programs now and finalize your Summer plans!

If you’re a graduating high school senior, Arch Week is just for you! Arch Week is a one-week program that seeks to provide resources for graduating high school seniors who are preparing to face spiritual, mental, and vocational growth. Arch Week helps students “bridge the gap” between life after high school and their beginning of young adulthood by helping “Archers” grow in their faith together through worship, fellowship, service, reflection, and education. All this takes place within the fun environment of camp, with classic camp activities like evening program, sports events, and cabin times.

The program is guided by clergy who lead the various church services throughout the week, teach lessons, and promote discussion. Arch Week also provides guest speakers who offer help with topics like mental health, serving Christ in the secular world, and transitioning to new environments. In terms of hands-on experience, Archers will get the chance to go off-camp to explore Pittsburgh and work with Neighborhood Resilience Project and Orthodox Volunteer Corps as their capstone. And, of course, it wouldn’t be camp without a fun group of counselors who take a week out of their Summer to help prepare this engaging and fulfilling program.

Arch Week has 11 spots left, so register now! All 2023 High School Graduates are welcome

to join us July 2^nd-9^th, 2023, at the Antiochian Village Camp. If you have questions, learn more at the lick below, or contact us by phone or email at office@avcamp.org, (724) 238-9565

Volunteer Staff applications are still open for this Summer. If you're interested in spending a week or two at The Village, contact volunteer@avcamp.org.

We're currently searching for Nurses who are available to help Nurse Deena take care of our campers and staff for some or all of the Summer. If you're a medical professional seeking to perform this essential and ever under-appreciated ministry (because no matter our appreciation we will never truly be able to thank you for all our nurses have done), please get in touch with Fr. Chris at frchris@avcamp.org.

Just a reminder that we have begun issuing refunds on medical fees for those who turned in correct and complete medical information by the due date. We have a large quantity of information to sort through, so we ask for your patience as we work on issuing refunds.

We are still looking for interns for all or part of the 2023-2024 year. If you or someone you know has ever wanted to spend a year at camp, spread the word that we're looking for someone interested in any of the following:

• Program Intern
• Development Intern
• Operations Intern
• Communications Intern
• Professional Best Friend to Belle and Louie... but really that's everyone's responsibility
• Your big idea! Maybe there's a position here for you that we don't know needs to be filled yet!

Family Camp

May 27-May 29, 2023

Guest Speaker: Fr. James and Kh. Gigi Shadid

Registration Full - Waitlist Spots Available

Summer Camp

June 18-August 11, 2023

Registration Now Open! CAMP IS ALMOST FULL!

Adult Camp

September 15-18, 2023

Guest Speaker: Karen Hanna

Registration Now Open!

Early Bird Rate Ends May 31st