tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53913447491446154942024-02-18T22:46:20.448-06:00EYMC2015Episcopal Youth Music Camp - August 2-8, 2015 - at One Heartland Camp & Retreat Center, Willow River, MNUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-32486527969616006822015-08-20T19:44:00.003-05:002015-08-20T19:44:21.086-05:00Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-58098206065194690852015-08-07T15:53:00.000-05:002015-08-07T16:09:52.522-05:00SaturdayAs I sit composing this blog message, I hear the all the campers doing their rehearsal in the cafe. They sound great!<br />
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The <u>performance starts at 1:00 but please do not arrive before noon</u> as we will still be getting ready and would like to avoid any distractions.<br />
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Also, keep an eye on road construction and closures. There are a few notable ones around the Twin Cities. Full details can be found here: <a href="http://www.511mn.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.511mn.org/</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-65906216122565875492015-08-06T23:04:00.000-05:002015-08-06T23:04:03.847-05:00Pictures continue...Pictures continue to be processed and uploaded as time and the Internet connection allow. Keep checking back; pictures are added to the galleries as they come in so the existing galleries will change over time as well as new ones being created. <br />
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If you are using a mobile device (like an iPhone, tablet, android, etc) You may not see the Photo Album link. Tap the "View web version" at the bottom of the page. The photo album link is on the right side. Or, you can go to <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/EpiscopalYouthMusic/" target="_blank">https://picasaweb.google.com/EpiscopalYouthMusic/</a> directly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-64645851560360739662015-08-06T22:57:00.002-05:002015-08-06T22:57:24.340-05:00Rain? No problems!We had a little rain this afternoon into the evening. When it rains, we improvise! Indoor campfire with wood and Christmas lights!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-56065652015142903022015-08-06T15:50:00.002-05:002015-08-06T15:50:44.308-05:00BOOF 2015Last night was an AMAZING experience for me! My first time attending a Boof tournament. Not only was I in attendance, I was a co-commentator with Kate Kidwell.<br />
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Well folks, I'm a baseball fan; I'm a football fan; I'm a basketball fan; but Boof takes the cake. I can see why some of the campers want to take it professional. We could replace Molitor Field with The Paul Molitor Boof Stadium!<br />
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The game started fast. Camper strategies were abundant. There were the peripheral runners-- although they were sometimes tag-teamed by Boofers. Campers enclosed themselves in clumps of other running campers. This method had its downside, as the circle of campers diminished, those in the middle lost their advantage and soon the Boofing began.<br />
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As round two began, it appeared that many of our Boofers were losing steam. While they continued to double-team it and fake left-turn right, there were a lot more misses than hits. As the game came to a close, faces were smudged with flour, arms marked with Xes, and black socks misaimed and on the ground. It was a good game with a solid effort on both sides.<br />
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One exciting addition to this year's game included a drone recording the the field of play. Boof officials are discussing the possibility of introducing instant replay on close Boof calls. But we'll have to wait till next year when the final word comes from the Boof Commisioner's Office. <br />
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Until then, signing off. It was a great 2015 season. See you next year!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12321203432667957714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-24503070759807207502015-08-06T15:37:00.000-05:002015-08-06T15:37:22.679-05:00You've goat to be kidding me!Helping with the goats has been a highlight of my week. We go to the pens and spend time with the 4 goats: Emma, Eva, Selena, and Georgie. Selena is a spunky little goat who always challenges one of the leaders, Emma. She'll charge and give a playful head-butt, all while sticking her tongue out. Emma retaliates by rearing back on her hind legs and landing with another head-butt. Meanwhile, Eva is climbing all over me to get to the bucket of treats. Literally climbing into my lap! This whole time Georgie is usually watching everything, but steering clear of the conflict. The campers love feeding and playing with the goats, and some even got to walk them on leashes! The goats definitely have interesting personalities which makes for an enjoyable activity time.<br />
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Katy S.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12321203432667957714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-91515727270323479422015-08-06T14:59:00.001-05:002015-08-06T14:59:57.010-05:00An invitation from a camperVisit EYMC music camp for one week. Your child will have fun and a good time at this overnight camp. You will get to go swimming, pet goats, sit around a camp fire and if it is your birthday, they will bake you a cake! And who knows your child may want to come back next year! by Helen<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-13442234169347167872015-08-06T11:17:00.001-05:002015-08-06T11:17:14.945-05:00A camp perspective from Bill Van OssI enjoy serving and helping at EYMC because this camp is an experience of the kingdom of God. Camp is a beautiful, safe place where everyone is accepted for who they are. We laugh and sing and make beautiful music. If someone has a problem or is feeling sad, there are people to talk to. There is worship and prayer, and most of all there is LOVE. Unconditional love.<br />
For a week we hear, taste, and feel the kingdom of God so that it will take root and grow within us. Once it's inside us, we bring it to everyone we meet.<br />
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We woke to another sunny day today. Gathered in a circle, linked hand in hand, we forgave those who have sinned against us. What a lovely way to begin the day... anger, resentment, sadness falling off our backs replaced by the warm rays of the sun. Let a new day begin.<br />
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Tuesday night was skit night. This is my favorite night here at EYMC and this was by far the best skit night ever!!! It was a wonderful combination of comedy (we had two funny emcees), music (a lip sync battle), many jokes and awesome creativity. It was a blast and I cannot wait for next year! :) Every single camper had a part and they each made it a fun night.<br />
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Kate KidwellAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12321203432667957714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-64552886345349920892015-08-05T15:39:00.000-05:002015-08-05T15:39:03.720-05:00Greetings from Cabin 1! <br />
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<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12321203432667957714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-2039356721402572582015-08-05T15:28:00.000-05:002015-08-05T15:28:10.366-05:00Exploring Instruments with cabin 4One of our afternoon rotations includes Exploring Instruments. Included in this time is discussion of all types of things. Below is a sample:<br />
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Question: "Who would we want to work at camp?"<br />
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Ernie: Cyborg or Garfield<br />
Keelan: All the Presidents (We hope Obama can make room in his schedule)<br />
Kellen: Meteorologist<br />
Kusi: Michael Jackson<br />
Lance: Elvis Presley<br />
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Question:"If we had a billion dollars we would?"<br />
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Ernie: Fix anything broken and make a second gaga* pit<br />
Keelan: 2 professional gaga pits<br />
Kellen: More cabins and professional Boof **Stadium<br />
Kusi: Kusi is still considering the options, but leading towards some gaga additions<br />
Lance: Buy waterskis for all of camp (let's hope that includes insurance to use the lake)<br />
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*Gaga is a game much like dodgeball, but played in a fenced in court<br />
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**Boof is a tag-like game, but people are tagged with socks full of flour. To get un-frozen after being tagged, a medic will come and ask you questions (often faith-based). Once answered correctly a person is unfrozen and can continue playing. You get three frozen tries until you are out.Rachel Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16795084586387505806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-15334308845647258772015-08-05T15:18:00.000-05:002015-08-05T15:18:56.130-05:00Yup, We Over-PackedMy two daughters and I have been headed north to EYMC for six years now. My husband is the lucky one who has car loading and unloading duty every year. There is never a year that goes by without a fair amount of dad griping about the over-packing and the ridiculous amounts of "stuff" requires by his three lovely ladies roughing it at EYMC. When he picks us up though, he is always so excited to see us, he doesn't complain. That's a good thing because we all come back with a LOT more that we packed.<br />
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What we bring home each year is a well-spring of faith and love we rely on all year. We dip into that well often. I, as mom, find myself saying things like, "remember what we learned at camp..." or "I'm sorry that happened, close your eyes. Take a deep breath, and think of camp. Remember, you are loved." <br />
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I am overwhelmingly grateful for this little campfire village all these children find themselves gathering in once a year. As a parent, I know that this village is helping me raise my daughters knowing that they are setting foot in the big scary world, with not only arms of 12 campers and staff surrounding them, but, of course, God himself.<br />
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-Annie Schilling, Counselor for Cabin 6Rachel Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16795084586387505806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-52584277256188599642015-08-05T09:00:00.000-05:002015-08-05T09:00:02.491-05:00Sunrise PostIt is so wonderful to wake up after a good sleep up North. The night air is cool and sleeping is comfortable and quiet. At dawn. the song of the loons wafts up from the lake, a long lazy call to wake. As we walked out of our cabins, the sun warmed our backs. The moon, now white, stuck out like a pillow in the blue sky. Good Morning, EYMC. - SarahUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-74499584831403663002015-08-03T22:46:00.000-05:002015-08-03T22:46:17.381-05:00Creative Writing<div class="MsoNormal">
The Creative Writing Activity also focused on what they were
blessed with. They read a poem called
“little tree” by e.e. cummings. The
speaker writes about his beautiful Christmas tree that he is so thankful
for. He can decorate it, put in the
window and share it with everyone who passes by. The creative writers were asked to think of
something that they were thankful for. A talent.
A person. An Object. Anna Duong-Topp is blessed with her cat
Lacey. She was generous enough to share
her ode to Lacey with the EYMC blog:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You always amaze me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Black cat with green eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Relentless nine lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All morning long?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Or nothing at all?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You’ve surely got talents, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There’s no question there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The way that you stretch <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sweet kitten, you do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for everything cat, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For all that you bring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was awesome! We won the white sock
award. And it was so exciting getting
mail at dinner. We also got to be
superheroes: Yoda, Nacho Cheese Man (who can turn anything into cheese), </span>Bandanna<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Man, Iron Man, War Machine. We even can keep our costumes on for the LT
hunt. [Notes from an interview conducted by roving reporter Sarah]</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-85648080157807506242015-08-03T10:17:00.000-05:002015-08-03T22:52:48.781-05:00Sunday<div class="MsoNormal">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-30148158950640886982015-08-02T23:22:00.001-05:002015-08-02T23:23:09.778-05:00WelcomeKeelan and Kellin, campers in cabin 4, made welcome notes for their cabin mates and put them on the bunks.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV_cSRvQ1Kl-7BjFojnChObWRW1CNx2pHzc5fqkBYR5BC328EZXNbAtH8oUeBvqM559qLLzfb9PmI4FAoTliWiMqxU8RbkuqYhU4mkcy4sxBF5hCQ2DIlvaMwfRilrLf45iuL6yU5b13y/s640/blogger-image-421194548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV_cSRvQ1Kl-7BjFojnChObWRW1CNx2pHzc5fqkBYR5BC328EZXNbAtH8oUeBvqM559qLLzfb9PmI4FAoTliWiMqxU8RbkuqYhU4mkcy4sxBF5hCQ2DIlvaMwfRilrLf45iuL6yU5b13y/s640/blogger-image-421194548.jpg"></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-90963253053941059322015-08-02T23:02:00.001-05:002015-08-02T23:17:00.180-05:00Sunday update and notes from cabin 4Hello from camp Heartland. What a beautiful day it was. The staff that came up early to set up were able to sleep in a bit before continuing the work. All of the areas have been set up. Some areas are a lot more work than others. Bells for example; tables, pads, tablecloths, bells in the right order and location for the music, mallets, music stands, music, gloves etc (I know I probably forgot something) Band had chairs, music stands, and music. The choir room had to move the heavy furnature out to make room for all the chairs and keyboard. A complete store was set up for canteen. And there were many other areas to be set up and things to be done. <div><br></div><div>Only a few little problems, but most not without a solution. We were not able to get the badges ready in time, lanyards and all but clever thinking found a temperary solution until the badges were finished and distributed.... We are still having Internet connectivity issues. Moving to plan C tomorrow. There are a few more options to explore. When things are working well more stories and pictures will be posted here and in the photo gallery. Gallery link should be at the top of the link list to the right.</div><div><br></div><div>The campers arrived, unpacked, and met their other cabin-mates. Introductions and some 'points of information' followed by a special message of welcome from Bishop Brian in person! Tours by cabin group, some cabin bonding time, campfire, and finally bed. Members of the leadership team read the first chapter of Joseph campers as they were falling to sleep. good night and sleep well as we have a fun week ahead.</div><div><br></div><div>(this message typed on my little phone)</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg0zFr0VXg03xgOCOhcZOtrWht5i3b9_ViSVdH3jhx4GopXIsEJxBMBKQHIxb8ict5G8pGKMJOdYCQyZL63Rre_1mtwUmNp01dNmbRCGugQxWy7hmpalhYbbvJqyYQbLiYdbHnDb6Y6Gd/s640/blogger-image-832615745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg0zFr0VXg03xgOCOhcZOtrWht5i3b9_ViSVdH3jhx4GopXIsEJxBMBKQHIxb8ict5G8pGKMJOdYCQyZL63Rre_1mtwUmNp01dNmbRCGugQxWy7hmpalhYbbvJqyYQbLiYdbHnDb6Y6Gd/s640/blogger-image-832615745.jpg"></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391344749144615494.post-5562142307720715592015-08-01T23:26:00.001-05:002015-08-02T01:12:26.253-05:00Saturday updateHello from Camp Heartland. Staff and the Leadership Team are here. After we unpacked, we had the traditional color war consisting of trivia and other challenges as a part of team building and getting to know everyone, and the first set of briefings. Pictures will be put on the gallery. <div><br></div><div>Tomorrow brings a busy morning getting things in order for the arrival of the campers. </div><div><br></div><div>[I am typing this on my phone as we don't have the internet connection going ]</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0