Why Morning Star Camp?
Fear is such big part of society today. Young people are taught to be cautious for their body and soul, not only among strangers and in public, but even at school and among their own peers. Gone are the happy days of childhood, when summer meant a few months of wholesome fun in the sun. Nowadays, summer vacation activities can be more dangerous than life in the city streets. Making friends indiscriminately can often change an individual for the worse and require facing consequences of serious mistakes.
To enhance your values, it is good to surround yourself with peers who have been raised by the same standards of Faith and Morals. By association and example this will have lasting effects on the young.
So in order to create such a wholesome summertime experience for Catholic girls across the country, the Sisters, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, offer Morning Star Camp which they have directed for over twenty-five years. And yes, safe surroundings and good example do have a lasting effect on the young: Each year there is an overwhelming response from campers looking to return.
Activities
Campers participate in the following activities…
Religious Instruction • Latin Tridentine Mass • Daily Rosary • Arts and Crafts • Swimming • Sailing • Canoeing • Archery • Recorder • Campfires • Performing Entertainment • Cabin Inspections • Achievement and Good Conduct Awards • Guest Speakers …and more!
When all the laughing and singing, swimming, canoeing, dancing, fun and games have been finished, parents will find their campers sunburnt and happy with new friends among the campers and Sisters. And what is more, they have a better knowledge and love of their Faith and the spirit to be able to stand up against the odds and say, “I am a Catholic…in everything I do.”
Mary the Morning Star
Mary the Dawn…Christ the Living Day! It is not by accident that the title of this camp bears one of the poetical references to Our Lady from the Litany of Loretto. Rather it is the whole point of the camp!
At the rustic campground situated on the shore of Lake Wampanoag, Mary becomes the center of activity of each day, like the Star that shines in the Morning dawn.Whether it is time to canoe or say the Rosary, line-dance to “Cotton-eyed Joe” or learn catechism, everything is done in a spirit of “To Jesus Through Mary.”
So come as you are, leave as you should be… Experience the radiance of the Morning Star, and walk in the Light! We'll be looking forward to seeing you at Morning Star Camp 2008!
Check out memories, pictures and slideshows from MSC 2006 and MSC 2007!