St. Gabriel's Camp
Over the past few months the campus of St. Gabriel’s has become a four season facility. Star Lodge, built in replacement of Red Hail Lodge, has been upgraded with two full bathrooms with showers and the kitchen is ready to prepare and serve meals for camp participants. A North Dakota Episcopal Foundation Grant has also made it possible to replace the mattresses in the five cabins throughout the camp. Fairfield Lodge has also been upgraded to a full bathroom with two showers. It also has a studio sized kitchen appliance. This lodge will be available for rent to hunters that come on Standing Rock in the fall.
This summer there are three camps scheduled:
June 11 – 13
July 9 – 11
July 30 – August 1
These camps are open to rising 6th grade through Senior High students throughout the Diocese of North Dakota. Registration forms are available by contacting jffloberg@gmail.com or on the Diocesan Website. Adults 18 and over are welcome to apply to volunteer as Camp Staff and can come in up to 2 days early to help prepare for the Camp Session. These adults will need to provide certification of Safe Church Training.
What do we do at St. Gabriel’s? What does the typical day look like?
On the first morning we are gathering in the teens for the Camp Session and starting at Lunch Time at the Camp. On the other two mornings we are getting up to have the coffee shop being open then off to chapel, breakfast, group activity and a thing that we call Club. That will include a talk that is given on the theme of that Camp Session. Then lunch.
After lunch there may be some organized activity, but much of the afternoon is given over to free time with lots to choose from: Water activities with tubing, kayaking, etc, swimming pool, arts and crafts, playing pool, shooting hoops, playing some form of volleyball or off on a hike. Then supper.
After supper we will gather again for Club which will include some group activities and another talk based on the theme of that Camp. There will be some less organized free time, campfire (weather permitting) and chapel. Sometimes there is a movie that is projected onto a big screen. No one goes to bed hungry. Peanut butter sandwiches are available near the end of the day so everyone can go to bed satisfied.
We cover the cost of the Camp Sessions through the Diocesan Budget, Donations and YoungLife funds. The Canteen is open during Camp for the purchase of an assortment of drinks and candy.
St. Gabriel’s Camp is prepared to host 60 teen campers and the staff. Beside the theme selected for the Camp, there is time and place for relationships to be grown with God, between teens and also among the adults. The Christian faith is fundamentally based in relationships. Relationships formed at St. Gabriel’s can be life-giving and healing.
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