This evening Magali Altunian and Arthur Sabounjian presented a movie and PowerPoint regarding their recent pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The campers were extremely engaged and continued to ask questions through the night and into the morning the next day. Attached to this post is the Eastern Diocese’s short montage depicting the
Today after morning worship, the campers began their daily routine. In sports, the campers enjoyed a basketball competition with activities such as a 3-point shootout and dunk contest. In class, the campers sang songs with Maestro Khoren, attended religious classes, and had a heritage class led by Stepan Piligian in
What a busy day we’ve had! We were blessed with a visit from our Primate, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, who met with us and urged campers and staff to start thinking about different ways that they can contribute to the life of the Armenian Church, whether it be within their parishes
We were blessed with another beautiful day to start off our last week here at SVC. We were excited to welcome two clergymen who will be staying with us all week: Fr. Daniel Karadjian, from Syracuse, NY who is teaching religion classes and Fr. Shnork Souin, of Livingston, NJ, who
Weekends at SVC are a time to relax and enjoy a more laid back schedule. This weekend was no different. On Saturday we slept in, played sports, went swimming, and shared smores and stories at the campfire. On Sunday morning we celebrated Badarak together before enjoying a delicious brunch and
We ended our first week of Session C with an SVC tradition: the Friday night dance. We were worried that the dance would get rained out but the stormy weather gave way to a clear summer night Guys and girls dressed in their finest and danced away to Armenian and
Thursdays are Talent Show night at SVC so after a full day of swimming, sports and classes the whole camp got together to share our talents and gifts of song, dance, and comedy. Counselors Connor, Chris, and the always funny John Oundjian hosted the evening. Another highlight today was a
A bit of rain didn’t stop the fun today as we continued on with Session C1. In sports, it was “boot camp Wednesday,” and we got in a great workout doing exercises like push ups and sit ups to strengthen our bodies and minds. In religion class, we talked about
It was another hot and sunny day here in Greenville, so we really enjoyed swimming in the pool, playing kickball in the field, and having burgers and hotdogs out on the picnic tables for dinner. We also welcomed new visitors: Der Vasken, Yn. Arpi, and Alina Kouzouian, of Holy Trinity
