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 Pioneer
is repositioning our resources to offer expanded
family camping and retreat opportunities. Family
camping will include: Intergenerational families,
Single parent families, Alumni families, Pastor’s
and their families, Christian and pre-Christian
families. Summer programs include week and weekend
programs as well as special interests such as
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May
23rd-25th
June 29-July 4
July 4-6th
July 20th-25th
July 21st-25th
July 25th-27th
July 27th-Aug 3th
July 28th-Aug 1st
August 1st-3rd
August 10-15th
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Family
Service Weekend
Family Camp
Family Weekend Camp
Family Camp
Grandparent Camp
Family Weekend Camp
MUSIC WEEK/Family Camp
Grandparent Camp
Family Weekend Camp
Family Week
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JULY 27th - AUGUST 3rd
The
tradition of excellence continues. Join us for music week
where you will have the opportunity to take instrumental
lessons, sing in a choir, join the hand bells, play in
an orchestra, and much more. We will indeed make a joyful
noise to the Lord! Music Week is fun for all ages and
musical/vocal abilities.
This week is an extended camp program that culminates
in the Music Week Community
Concert, on Sunday, August 3rd.
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Servant
Events offer opportunities for participants to serve and
be served in the way Christ served us! The experience
of working with others, learning in an unfamiliar environment,
and adapting to new surroundings forces us to examine
ourselves spiritually, articulate our faith, and strengthen
our trust in the Lord!
Servant Events provide people with an opportunity to live
what they believe, "leaving fingerprints on faith.”
Servant Events also provide unique opportunities for spiritual,
emotional, physical, and intellectual growth thought service
and through interpersonal relationships with other young
people and adults as brothers and sisters in Christ. Through
their participation individuals learn to serve with the
support of a Christian community. Volunteers provide programs
to meet needs that may not otherwise be met because of
limited resources. Servant Event participants gain experience
in a new place, with new people and possibly a new culture.
After the Servant Event experience participants model
servant hood for us to use at home.
Why Serve?
Scripture tells us that Christians are the body of Christ,
His continuing presence in the world. Through us, Christ
continues to extend love, comfort, care, and forgiveness
to those in need. Because Christ lives in us, we are able
to make a difference. We are His eyes, His ears, His hands,
and His feet here on earth.
God wants us to meet the needs of hurting people, but
He also knows service has the power to change us at our
core! Service gets our eyes off ourselves and into the
world. "For even
the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,
and to give His life as a ransom for many"
(Mark 10:45).
Living out your life in response to God’s love is
the way of life called Christianity. Christians serve
because they are thankful to God, who has redeemed and
loved them. There is nothing to earn or gain. Serving
others is simply giving thanks for what Jesus has done.
Our joyful service can be a witness to those we serve.
They may ask, "Why are you doing this?” and
the servants can tell others about God’s love and
sacrifice for them and all people.
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ALOA Lutherhostel
October 12-17th
Older adults join us for a week of rest and renewal
in a mature Christian community (Lutherhostel
guests are typically 60+ years young!). Enjoy programming at a more leisurely pace and learn
from local speakers who share their expertise in
art, nature, music, history, and health.
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