June 13th to June 17th 2026, our campus was full of activity. Each day we welcomed twenty-one youth to our campus to explore what it means to be grounded in goodness. Young people were reminded that they are a part of a good creation, loved by a good God and gifted to build a realm where everyone can thrive. As I look back on the week, there are some images that ground my gratitude for the week we spent together.
Wednesday afternoon at camp at St Tim’s, we explored using our gifts to do the work of church, especially in worship. Peter led the youth in making music by drumming. The young people practiced listening to each other and then echoing each other’s rhythms and ideas. Then they took their drum sticks all around campus and drummed all over the place. Thanks to Peter, it was a high light for many.
Friday of our week at camp at St. Tim’s we explored what it means to build the Realm of God- making a space where everyone can thrive. The campers put together and decorated bird houses for local bird species. If you see an oak tit-mouse or western blue bird around our campus this winter, it just might be living in a house our campers built. Thanks to Dave Wilde for making us such wonderful kits and for trusting our young people with real tools.
Monday morning of Camp at St. Tim’s, Adam Wood had the attention of all of our campers as he sprinkled stars across a flannel sky, telling our campers about God’s good creation. Adam created new materials that brought new interest to a familiar story. Thanks to Adam, children wondered together about the beauty of creation.
A parament is a colorful cloth that we set on the altar. It helps us to honor and set the table. The color helps remind us what season we are in. After hearing about the Good Shepherd leading sheep through green pastures, youth at camp did some stitching to help us create a new green parament for us to use during the green growing time of ordinary time. Thanks to Sandy Watkins for teaching us how to embroider, and for designing and constructing a new parament with our work from camp.
Thank you to the many hands that made camp at St. Tim’s possible! We had help teaching kids to read loudly and clearly in church, rising tie dye, trying new ways of making music together and moving furniture to get ready for camp. The participation of all those hearts and hands made it possible for us to build a community grounded in goodness.