Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Spring 2012 Issue | Page 28

just realized how glad you are that they
are there. This kind of nourishment
and celebration is one of the many
reasons which make summer camp at
Shrine Mont a foundational part of our
shared ministry. On top of a mountain
in a dirty shirt under a hot summer
sky being fed by Christ’s love takes on
reality and immediacy that is too often
compartmentalized and commoditized
in our daily lives. As campers have been
told for years, the goal of camp is to
learn to worship in all that we do: not just
in the Shrine or while a blessing is being
said, but as part of our waking, sleeping,
playing, laughing and even cleaning, on
those rare occasions it is unavoidable.

Summer camp is a communal
undertaking in which even the youngest
campers are encouraged to look
beyond their wants and needs to those
of others. Different camps treat this
notion in sundry ways: sportsmanship,
stewardship of the natural world,
encouragement of [[