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
Session B has come to a close and we hope that everyone had as much fun as we did. In the morning, Fr. Krikor gave a sermon about how everyone (campers, CITs, and staff) are all ambassadors of the camp. He also gave everyone a challenge to come back and
Today was our final full day. In sports, the campers played one of their favorites, dodgeball. In the evening, the oldest teens requested to set up the cafeteria as the last supper, with a sign hung up saying “We came together, We leave together!” Afterwards, the campers enjoyed the dance
As many of you may know, the Ararat Center pool is over 80 years old and needs constant maintenance. Unfortunately, on one of the hottest days of the season… Our pool is closed this morning, due to a repair that must be made to help maintain the pool. Our facilities
In sports campers enjoyed “Boot Camp Wednesdays”(Part 2) with Vahe. Afterwards the campers enjoyed a nice dip in the pool and another afternoon class with Stepan’s “Time Machine”. Before dinner we had our bi-weekly “CIT Hunt” where campers followed clues and hunted their CITs in order to bring them to
In class campers had the privelage of going back in time with Stepan Piligian (Holy Translators, Framingham)as campers had a chance to interview famous Armenian figureheads. In sports, campers played soccer with Vahe. In Arts & Crafts, campers made tye-dye with Kat. Campers in the evening played a real life
We were visited by our primate, Abp. Khajag Barsamian, where he spoke to the campers about the St. Vartan Camp family and how it is apart of a bigger family, the Armenian Church. The primate also spoke in regards to his recent trip to Jerusalem with the youth leaders of
In the morning we celebrated Divine Liturgy with Fr. Krikor, then reported to brunch. Afterwards, six new campers arrived and were welcomed into the camp program. Soon after, day-two of the Olympics began with the notorious “Apache Relay” followed by a final game of capture the flag. When all was
We said our goodbyes to 7 campers at closing ceremonies. Campers of the week were presented during the ceremony as well as a weekly multimedia recap. After closing ceremonies, the campers competed against each other in an Olympic showdown between red and blue teams. The blue team won for the
We had our dance this evening with music by DJ Impossible. Campers danced to Armenian, Middle Eastern, techno, and mainstream music. The theme for the evening was “A Night At The Red Carpet” where CITs lined the walkway to the recreation hall with red table cloth and stars with the
