‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength, and you
shall your love your neighbour as yourself’
Mark 12:30
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength, and you
shall your love your neighbour as yourself’
Mark 12:30
What is St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Summer Camp?
St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Summer Camp is a week long Orthodox summer camp run annually in August. A part of the Orthodox Church in America, St. Peter Camp primarily serves youth grades 2-9 from the parishes of the Alberta Deanery. The average attendance at camp has typically been 75 (55 campers and 20 volunteer staff), most of which come from St. Herman Sobor in Edmonton or St. Peter the Aleut Parish in Calgary, as well as from other parishes across Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
The camp’s goal is to have Jesus Christ central to everything we do. Camp typically runs for six days culminating with the Divine Liturgy and dinner on the last day. Daily prayer, thematic teaching and crafts, sports and games and crazy meals make up our day.
Another area of focus has been to train young staff for the future. While some of the “old guard” is still on the volunteer camp board, key positions both on the board and at camp are being increasingly turned over to the same people who had once been campers. The board, with members from both Edmonton and Calgary, meets regularly throughout the year to plan for the summer. The members of the board who attend the camp personally are joined by other volunteer staff.
We thank God for the opportunity that has been given to us to help educate our youth in the Orthodox faith and life. May God grant St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Summer Camp many, many years!
The camp’s goal is to have Jesus Christ central to everything we do. Camp typically runs for six days culminating with the Divine Liturgy and dinner on the last day. Daily prayer, thematic teaching and crafts, sports and games and crazy meals make up our day.
Another area of focus has been to train young staff for the future. While some of the “old guard” is still on the volunteer camp board, key positions both on the board and at camp are being increasingly turned over to the same people who had once been campers. The board, with members from both Edmonton and Calgary, meets regularly throughout the year to plan for the summer. The members of the board who attend the camp personally are joined by other volunteer staff.
We thank God for the opportunity that has been given to us to help educate our youth in the Orthodox faith and life. May God grant St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Summer Camp many, many years!