Anyone know the words to "Allouette"? "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean?" "The Happy Wanderer"?

If you do, there is a very good chance you learned them, not from your parents and not in school, but at a children’s or youth camp.

It might have been a day camp. It might have been an overnight camp. It could have been through the Scouting or Guiding Movement. But it was a camp. And what you learned, you didn’t learn from your parents.

Here's the situation...

My Yobo, her 21 year old niece, her 19 year old son, and I are going camping this weekend near Kingston, Ontario.

Four people going camping together.

We have two tents.

Each tent sleeps a maximum of two people.

4 people / 2 tents = 2 people / tent.

The question is: Who should sleep together?

As a small congregation church member, I was saddened when I found out that “conferences” are now responsible for church camps. The national church has put “camping” as a top priority but takes the local involvement away from the local congregations. Case in point – our local church camp was maintained by our local congregation for many users. Once Presbytery got involved – it added more complexity and local involvement dwindled. Due to the fact that many other congregations were now involved, things that needed to get done never did,

How are the United Church Camps holding out in your area. Many seem to be closing but here, Lumsden Beach Camp is gearing up for a busy season.

Do you volunteer?In what capacity?