In sports the campers played kickball. We welcomed Stepan Piligian back to the camp program as he led our culture and heritage classes, through his notorious “St. Vartan Camp Time Machine”, interviewing the staff dressed as famous Armenian figureheads. Very Reverend Fr. Simeon Odabashian, the Diocesan Vicar, joined us for
Today was the start of the final week of the camp season. Juniors spent Sports playing soccer while the Teens continued with classes taught by our visiting clergy, Fr. Shnork Souin and Fr. Stepanos Doudoukjian, as well as our other regular instructors. Nearby thunderstorms unfortunately kept our Teens out of
We celebrated one of the five major feast days of the Armenian Church, Baydzaragerbootiun, (the Transfiguration of Christ) during Divine Liturgy by doing an Antasdan (a blessing of the four corners of the world). After Divine Liturgy, the campers, CITs, and staff continued celebrating the day with a Vartavar water
In the morning, campers joined Greg Dalakian in a skype video chat session with adults and children from the FAR (Fund for Armenian Relief) Children’s Center in Armenia, where they had a chance to enjoy some poems read by the children at FAR and appreciated chatting with children their age.
Campers enjoyed playing dodgeball in sports, and though the forecast was calling for rain, the weather held up while the campers enjoyed swimming in the sun. We had our camp dance in the evening where campers danced to various genres of music including Armenian, Middle Eastern, and popular mainstream music.
In sports the campers enjoyed the notorious “Boot Camp” which was pushed back to Thursday to accommodate the visit from our Primate on Wednesday. In heritage, campers continued to learn the steps to the pampouri and tamzara. Religion classes were led by Fr. Kapriel Mouradjian and Fr. Martiros Hakobyan. In
In the morning campers played dodgeball in sports. Around lunchtime, we were visited by our primate Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, and he joined us in an outdoor barbecue. After lunch, he walked around and visited campers for some one on one discussion and then spoke to the camp as a group.
Campers welcomed Maestro Khoren Mekanejian to Session C. Maestro taught the campers various Armenian songs in Heritage. In “Crafts & Arts” class, campers made and colored their choice of crosses or the Jesus fish out of model magic. In sports, teens played line basketball while the juniors played kickball. In
Campers woke up excited to start their first full day of camp. In sports, with Vahe Hakobyan, the teens played kick ball and the juniors played line basketball, a game involving two teams and each team member has a number. When the team member’s number is called, they must shoot
In the morning Fr. Vasken Kouzouian celebrated Divine Liturgy with the staff, CITs, and early arrival campers to prepare them for their spiritual ministry of being a counselor of St. Vartan Camp to campers. In the afternoon we welcomed campers who arrived for registration. Afterwards, parents and campers had orientation
