Worship every Sunday
morning was held at the campfire area overlooking the lake at Calvin Crest and
at the campfire area at The Woods.
Usually, the staff planned and participated in the services. We had a Staff Choir that practiced during
the week as well which also was preparation for the end of summer Concert and
BBQ. Usually Ted gave the sermons at
Calvin Crest and visiting pastors gave the sermons at Westminster Woods. So many of our staff were gifted in music and
we were blessed with wonderful vocal and instrumental music. The volunteer counselors would join the staff
for worship as they came to camp before the campers each week.
At Calvin Crest there
was a small island about a quarter of the way into the lake. One of the
popular choruses sung at camp was, “Here comes Jesus, see him walking on the
water.” One Sunday as we began to sing this song, all of a sudden one of
the staffer’s comes off the island in a white robe and begins to seemingly walk
on the water. After a short distance he
falls in. Of course, the place went wild. He and his friends had built a platform so it
would look like he was walking on the water. It didn’t hold too long. Oops.!
Another
time during worship, one of our coordinators dressed himself in a wilderness man
get up and broke into the service to share—not sure what? These kinds of instances were funny AFTER the
fact. You had to be ready for
anything at camp. Was this creative
worship?
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