Church of the Brethren Family Camp
Family Camp 2010
Camp hosts a great variety of groups, from home-schooled kids to weavers to youth work camps, to church groups, to men’s and women’s retreats to family reunions. Among these is a tradition that has grown from Camp Myrtlewood's birth:
Brethren Family Camp is a regular feature, usually held Tuesday through Sunday worship around the third week in July. Favorite activities have included intergenerational campfires with music-making and story-telling, hiking, swimming, folk dances, sports, art, and a salmon bake. It often includes a Beach Day on the Oregon Coast or other trips to nearby attractions.
Family Camp 2010 — Save the Date
Tuesday, July 20, to Sunday, July 25
Our theme this year is Ancient Wisdom: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind. We will focus on the ancient elements as a framework for our time together, and will have opportunities to learn about, share in, reflect upon, create, and celebrate the wisdom of various cultures, practices, theologies ... and in creation itself.
Mornings will begin with "quiet wisdom" opportunities. Some optional sessions include It's Amazing (activities for children) with Esther Gregory and Ivan Bowman; Pocket Parables (Ben Green), Contemplative Photography (Ivan Bowman and Ben), A cake baked on a hot stone with Carol Bowman, ( Bruce Follensbee), Families & Aging: Dilemmas and Decision, an interactive game (Sally Bowman), The Spirit that was here before the spirit we know (Steve Gregory), art and varied self-guided discovery experiences. Be sure to be part of the elemental games and the Critter Parade on Saturday! Campfires and worship will be coordinated by Carol Bowman and will include time for kids' sharing, music, storytelling and reflection. Mike Titus (Sunnyslope Church pastor) will share at campfires and on Sunday morning.
Family Camp 2010 is being planned by the Bowman clan, their in-laws, and many friends. There's much more info to come, so check the website again at a later date for more complete details.
Click here for the full schedule in its current form, in PDF format.
For camp program questions, please call Carol Bowman or use the Brethren Family Camp program questions category on the Contact Form to contact Carol. For registration questions, please contact Dale Seese via the Brethren Family Camp Registration category on the Contact Form
Fees will be the same as last year:
- Adults and youth — $24 per day, $120 for the full camp.
- Children age 3 to 8 — half price
- Age 2 and under — Free
Scholarships are available.
No advance payment is requested.
Camp starts with dinner Tuesday evening, 7/20, and ends after lunch on Sunday, 7/25.
Click here for programs from previous years.
Use the link below to download the 2010 Family Camp Registration Form (in .doc format).
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Camp Myrtlewood Managers:
Margaret &
John Jones
(541) 572-5307
Our address:
49658 Myrtle Creek Road,
Myrtle Point, Oregon 97458
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Comments
Advance event registration
On-line registration for Family Camp is probably not feasible given the complex rate structure. But it does seem possible to do this for the Women's Retreat and the Men's Retreat. We could just do a simple registration for the event so that we know who is coming, how many to house and feed, etc. Or we might actually be able to calculate the fees and take payment on-line. Wouldn't this simplify things somewhat for the organizers and hosts?
Online registration, payment at camp
I agree that online registration with payment for Family Camp is very problematic because of the rate structure. But it does seem doable that we could have an online form to collect the information but not calculate the actual dollar amount (maybe an estimate with major caveats?). The registrar would receive this info and would have the option of emailing a dollar quote or just waiting until the registration can be settled up face-to-face at Family Camp. My impression from Dale is that just getting the information early would be quite helpful, and to my mind an online form could be rather more user-friendly that the paper form. For anyone who is going to be on the website in the first place, that is.
David, your friendly local webmaster
Registration for Family Camp
I completed the registration provided on this site for myself, Eve Watson, and 3 of my grandchildren: Serena, Dylan, and Remy. I am not sure that it have been sent to you. Please let me know. If necessary, I will print a copy--I have saved it to my documents--and snail mail it to you with my check. Please let me know what I should do as we want to attend the family camp.
Thank you, Eve Watson, evening_7up@yahoo.com
Sending in your registration form
After you download the registration form (in either .doc, .rtf, or .pdf format, whichever you prefer), if you fill it out and save it on your computer, you can then just attach it to an email and send it to our registrar at registration@campmyrtlewood.org.
If you need to print it out and fill it in by hand, you can snail mail it to the registrar at the address provided on the form. If you have a scanner, you could scan it (just the first page), and email the scanned file to the registrar. There is no need to pay in advance; we actually prefer that you pay by cash or check when you get to camp (sorry, we can't process credit or debit cards yet).
David, your friendly local webmaster
Camp Registration
On line registration is convenient for anyone with a computer. I think we still need to be sensitive to the reality that not everyone in the world has a computer. Snail mail will always need to be an option for those who don't have access to online registration.
Sylvia Eagan
Snail mail registration isn't going away!
David, your friendly local webmaster