Subject: Camps & Camping

Vacation Bible Day Camp

By: r.a. paterson | April 27, 2011


Date: Monday August 22 to 26, 2011
Time(s): daily from 9:30 to 12:30.
Location: First†Metropolitan United Church
Cost: $25

We’ll be meeting to do what we do best: laugh, eat, play, worship, share, build and create our own amazing adventure. Led by Hanna Lyle. Bring yourself, your energy, and a platypus of enthusiasm and be prepared for an awesome time..

The theme is “Ultimate Building” which means we will literally be building (in an ultimate fashion) but also getting down to the nitty gritty of building in broader contexts – from music to drama to games, snack too, well who knows where it may lead us. .

All youth going into Grades 4 to 8 are invited to partake, so tell a friend. Register with the church office at (250) 388-5188, ext. 221. Youth helpers Grade 7 and up needed. Please contact Megumi Matsuo Saunders.

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Retirement Party for Penny and Richard Pope

By: joan mason | October 14, 2011

Date: Nov 10, 2011
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Camp Pringle

Camp Pringle will be hosting a well-deserved retirement party for Penny and Richard Pope. This wonderful couple will be retiring at the end of October 2011 after 9 years with us as our Property Managers.

The party will be held at Camp Pringle on Thursday November 10th , 2011 with dinner starting at about 5:30pm in our beautiful new dining hall. Tickets are $10 to cover the cost of food for a wonderful dinner. Chef Bob and everyone working at the event will be donating their time in tribute to the Popes. Tickets will be available through the Victoria Office and cheques can be made out to Camp Pringle. Between 5 and 8 people (due to time) will be given an opportunity to speak about the Pope’s; please send a written request to director@camppringle.com if you would like to be one of the speakers. We need to know who is coming so that Chef Bob can order the right amount of food. We also need to know if you have any food allergies or are vegetarian. Call us at 250-472-6877  or come by the office at First+Metropolitan United Church in Victoria.

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George Pringle Memorial Camp

By: r.a. paterson | July 10, 2009

Other Opportunities for Children and Youth

Camp Pringle, in Shawnigan Lake, provides opportunities for children, youth, adults and families to experience a closer relationship to God, themselves, other people and the natural world in a Christian setting.

There were two George Pringles, father and son, and both United Church ministers. George Sr. was a much-loved preacher in the Yukon, on the coastal mission boats and ministered in various churches including Centennial United here in Victoria. George Jr. was a champion athlete while at UBC and served as a minister in the Okanagan for a time but was tragically killed in 1943 while serving as a navigator with the RCAF.

George Pringle Memorial Camp Photo

When Victoria Presbytery established a church camp in 1950, they named it in honour of these men. The property is 18 acres (7.3 ha) of woodland and sheltered waterfront on Shawnigan Lake, 45 minutes north of Victoria. Facilities include winterized accommodation, a meeting space, kitchen and dining hall, a nature trail, an outdoor chapel plus a boathouse and wharf. The camp relies on the support of its volunteers for semi-annual spring clean-ups, for undertaking specific projects and for financial contributions.

Now entering a new era as the Regional Camp For Vancouver Island, the new facilities are ideal for United Church summer programs and year-round rental retreats.  With leadership programs, CIT and Crew, for ages 15+ and family oriented camps for all ages in addition to youth programming for ages 8-14, there is something for everyone.  There is also an excellent March Break Camp each year.  For more information see the Camp Pringle website .

Below is our NEW Branter Lodge – one of two recent additions to our revitalized camping program funded by BC Conference United Church.

 

Branter Lodge March 2011

 

 

 

 

For more information, call (250) 472-6877.

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