bsjkki Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) The church is not opening any of their camps this summer. My Stake had planned on overnight girls camp this July and just cancelled because all church run camps will be closed this summer. Sad. Edited April 25, 2021 by bsjkki 2
JustAnAustralian Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 If it's just an overnighter can't the stake just hold it somewhere else? Surely all you need is tents and a field.
bsjkki Posted April 25, 2021 Author Posted April 25, 2021 17 minutes ago, JustAnAustralian said: If it's just an overnighter can't the stake just hold it somewhere else? Surely all you need is tents and a field. My thoughts exactly but my Stake cancelled.
JustAnAustralian Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, bsjkki said: My thoughts exactly but my Stake cancelled. Did they give a particular reason, or was it more of a "it's too much effort to do it safely" type thing?
Calm Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 4 hours ago, bsjkki said: The church is not opening any of their camps this summer. My Stake had planned on overnight girls camp this July and just cancelled because all church run camps will be closed this summer. Sad. Just as well my granddaughter is heading to Alaska then. Feeling just a bit conflicted. 1
Calm Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) I think it is kind not to pressure leaders who prefer not to spend extensive time in close quarters with non family members. Edited April 25, 2021 by Calm 4
bsjkki Posted April 25, 2021 Author Posted April 25, 2021 24 minutes ago, Calm said: I think it is kind not to pressure leaders who prefer not to spend extensive time in close quarters with non family members. I can see that. It’s sad for these kids. My Stake was excited to have an overnight camp.
JustAnAustralian Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 Depending on the group size you could always make it a non-church overnight camp.
gopher Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 Our stake cancelled girls camp too. It really stinks because I had already made the camp t-shirts with this years' theme. 2
Chum Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Calm said: Just as well my granddaughter is heading to Alaska then. Feeling just a bit conflicted. That's awesome. Go her. (no risks, no memories) 1
bluebell Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 Our stake cancelled some things after the church put out the "requirements for overnight activities during COVID" email, which made having an overnighter practically impossible and not really worth the effort. And I agree, it's really sad. It also means that for some girls, they will age out of YW's and miss the last two summers of YW activities, which are usually some of the funnest years. The stakes and wards really need to put some effort into finding some activities to do that don't require overnight stays this summer. In places where the risks are low and the numbers are falling, it's a little ridiculous to continue to put everything on hold while these youth age out of these programs and lose these chances forever. 3
bsjkki Posted April 25, 2021 Author Posted April 25, 2021 I would have volunteered to go. I’ve been a ward camp director many times in the past. I’m vaccinated, I’ve got a Junior who could have used the camp experience. She will never be a YCL or have those memories. I’m happy I sent her to EFY when she was younger. Our cases are super low here. 4
rongo Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) Our stake is still full-speed ahead for camp, at a Church-owned camp (Camp LoMIA). Is this just a Utah thing? We're also going to be mask-optional at girls camp. We're having a stake young men's camp the week after my son gets home from his mission, and they've asked him to go (he's excited --- it will be with his two younger brothers). Edited April 25, 2021 by rongo 1
The Nehor Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 We just did Youth Conference though we cut the overnight bit. The Young Women have a stake camp next month. I expect attendance to be lower (and I think it is unwise to hold it right now) but it is going forward. We just got specific metrics from the Area Presidency on when we can go back to the two hour block. I am guessing it is at least three months out to meet it. The big confusion we have is Primary and the worry about if some families are going to come back at all. 1
bluebell Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, rongo said: Our stake is still full-speed ahead for camp, at a Church-owned camp (Camp LoMIA). Is this just a Utah thing? bsj doesn't live in Utah.
bluebell Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Nehor said: We just did Youth Conference though we cut the overnight bit. The Young Women have a stake camp next month. I expect attendance to be lower (and I think it is unwise to hold it right now) but it is going forward. We just got specific metrics from the Area Presidency on when we can go back to the two hour block. I am guessing it is at least three months out to meet it. The big confusion we have is Primary and the worry about if some families are going to come back at all. My ward just started doing primary singing time at Wednesday nights in the chapel from 6-6:40. I think we are still a few weeks out from getting back to two hour church too.
rongo Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 1 minute ago, bluebell said: bsj doesn't live in Utah. Oh, yeah, isn't she in Arizona, too? I forgot that. If so, they were probably LoMIA bound. We just had out camp kickoff last week. This might be Area Seventy or stake president roulette.
bluebell Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, rongo said: Oh, yeah, isn't she in Arizona, too? I forgot that. If so, they were probably LoMIA bound. We just had out camp kickoff last week. This might be Area Seventy or stake president roulette. I let her answer that as I'm not sure she wants to put her state out there. But it's not Arizona. 1
Rain Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 Our stake announced the fireside for trek today so I know we are still having that. 1
Amulek Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 14 hours ago, bsjkki said: The church is not opening any of their camps this summer. My Stake had planned on overnight girls camp this July and just cancelled because all church run camps will be closed this summer. Sad. Sorry to hear it. Our stake is moving ahead with girls camp, but it's going to be a lot more segmented than usual. It will be broken up into two or three groups over different days, and the girls will largely be staying with their own units. I'm hopeful that it will turn out well and that the girls will enjoy it. 3
bluebell Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 30 minutes ago, Rain said: Our stake announced the fireside for trek today so I know we are still having that. Our stake cancelled Trek a few weeks ago. It was also canceled last year so I'm not sure if we'll get to have next year or they'll finally give up and move on. 1
bluebell Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, Amulek said: Sorry to hear it. Our stake is moving ahead with girls camp, but it's going to be a lot more segmented than usual. It will be broken up into two or three groups over different days, and the girls will largely be staying with their own units. I'm hopeful that it will turn out well and that the girls will enjoy it. I was just talking to the bishop and our ward is still going overnight girls camp in August. 2
Rain Posted April 25, 2021 Posted April 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, bluebell said: Our stake cancelled Trek a few weeks ago. It was also canceled last year so I'm not sure if we'll get to have next year or they'll finally give up and move on. I would be shocked if our stake canceled it. It is huge in our stake. 1
BlueDreams Posted April 26, 2021 Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, bsjkki said: The church is not opening any of their camps this summer. My Stake had planned on overnight girls camp this July and just cancelled because all church run camps will be closed this summer. Sad. Is there an official announcement yet? I’m looking but can’t find anything....just that some camps have restrictions. for the record: our stake is having ward camps overnight as far as I know Edited April 26, 2021 by BlueDreams
bsjkki Posted April 26, 2021 Author Posted April 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, BlueDreams said: Is there an official announcement yet? I’m looking but can’t find anything.... It is what I heard from my Stake in an email.
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