Weeks 10 & 11: Talent Show (7/26 - 8/6)

We have our tried and true games and activities scheduled for your children these last full weeks at Trinity Woods! Week 10 is our Wonderful, Marvelous Talent Show Week! Our campers continue to amaze, delight, and surprise us with their talents and we want them to have a chance to be "showcased". Most of the groups will "perform" something together that should be quite entertaining as well. If you can, please feel free to join us for the show at 1:30 on Friday, July 30. What a wonderful way to end July!!! The campers are making their final fort improvements so please feel free to hike with your camper any early morning or late afternoon to see their hard work! Even in this blazing heat, your children never lose their energy and enthusiasm for fun and games (and the beloved Trinity Creek!)

Thursday is our Bike, Skate, and Scooter Day with the same rules: helmets for all wheels, helmets and knee-pads for anything but bikes. On Friday the campers can bring their RC cars; please make sure the battery is well charged!

The folks here at Holy Trinity are honored to have served your family through their ministry this summer. Thank you for choosing us to share in the growth of your children! You are always invited to Sunday services; adult Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m. and church services begin at 11a.m.; Sunday school for children is during the sermon. Please join us anytime!

We expect about 60 to 70 campers for the first week in August (Week 11)! It's not too late to sign-up! We will enjoy our tried and true camper favorites and probably toss in a surprise or two......as for the week of August 9th we are still undecided as to whether or not we will have a "Week 12" but will let you know by Wednesday, July 28. Many thanks!!

Please Fill out our Evaluation Form

We would love a few minutes of your time for an evaluation of Trinity Woods. Just fill in the little form below and let us know what your campers loved, didn't love, suggestions from you for us to serve you better, etc... Thank-you in advance for taking the time with your comments and advice. Once again, we thank you for trusting us and sharing your children with us this summer. They have been a ton of fun, energy, blessings, and more....We pray that all of you have a very blessed and wonderful year!

Week 9: Sheath of Wisdom & World Cup (7/19 - 7/23)

Just to shake things up a bit, we're changing campers and Counselors around a little to have a week of fun celebrating the different countries who made the "Sweet Sixteen" teams during the FIFA Soccer World Cup! Therefore, we will have 16 groups of campers representing 16 countries! Although we have something special planned each day, your camper will still have plenty of time for our favorite, regular camp activities — possibly with a few different campers and maybe a different Counselor. On Thursday, please let your camper wear their country's FLAG COLORS to camp; their group will be preparing something special to present to the camp on Thursday about their country.

The "teams" will be enjoying an obstacle course of "skills", a scavenger hunt, making their country's flag, some soap soccer, tennis racket baseball and Pirate ball tournaments as well.

Our Bible time focus will be on adding the "Sheath of Wisdom" as our addition to God's Armor. The staff continues to entertain us with skits, singing, and new games to play. We have some camper shirts at the front desk if you are interested in one — they are only $10! We love the advertising! We will not have our bike day or RC car day this week due to the other special activities.

We need to know by the 23th — Friday, if you would like to send your child to camp for our week 11: August 2-6! The rates will remain the same UNLESS your child's school starts that week; the pro-rated rate is $25/day per camper. Please fill out the form below and mail it to us or leave it at the front desk! This commits you to week 11. Also, we hear some of you are needing help with your children the week of August 9 —13. Please use this same form to let us know if you are interested — we can then determine what we can do to help!

Thanks for sharing your children with us this summer! We have loved having them!!!

See below for your camper's assigned Counselor and Country!

• Skeebo: Spain   
• Cotton Candy: Netherlands
• CK: Japan
• D: Ghana
• Mud: England
• Lady Bug: Chile
• Taz: Mexico
• Rico: Paraguay
• Buttercup: South Korea
• Daisy: Portugal
• ST: Germany
• Panther: Slovakia
• Starfish: Argentina   
• Honey: USA
• Sport: Brazil
• Gnat: Uraguay

Week 8 - Helmet of Salvation (7/12 - 7/16)

Welcome to another wonderful week at Trinity Woods! Our Bible theme this summer is about putting on and wearing the Armor of God and this week we will hear more about the Helmet of Salvation! Pastor Karl joins us on Wednesdays for our singing and a homily for the campers after some of our very talented staff put on a skit about the topic. You are always invited to join the congregation here at Holy Trinity any Sunday; Pastor utilizes this message in his lessons for the adults and reinforces the same for the Children's sermon. We would love to have you!

We also love it when our campers bring a nice container of water from home; they can carry it on hikes, to play sports, to the forts, etc. It's easy to re-fill and helps us insure that they are drinking enough! Please label with their name! Also, take a moment and check the lost and found table; something might be yours.....all those clothes and towels belong to somebody! Last chance: they are going to Good Will on Wednesday!!!!!

Thursday is Bike, Skate and Scooter Day for all ages; don't forget the helmet for the bikes, helmet and knee pads for the other two. Friday is becoming more popular as our RC Car day! Please charge those batteries and/or send extras as we usually don't have the right size. Many thanks!

Our Trinity Woods shirts are available in every size, if you'd like one please check the front desk. They are $10 apiece! Camper photos are also at the front desk and some are on display they are available for $1 each and those proceeds go towards our JC fellowship gatherings. Our last week of camp is the first week of August; from what we are hearing from you, we should have about 50 campers; if your school system begins before the 10th, the Board will pro-rate the fees at $25/day/camper. We will be asking for a commitment from families by July 22 so we can be prepared! Please let the front desk know and we'll be sending home a "registration" form for week 11. Are we hearing that some of you need camper/child help until the 16th? Let us know that too and we'll see what we can do! Thanks!

Finally, please pay the camper fees on Monday morning unless you have made other arrangements; we have some volunteers who handle that accounting for us. The late fee is $10/day.

Many thanks for sharing your children with us this summer! We love them...........!!!

Week 7 - Shield of Faith and Beach Week (7/6 - 7/9)

Happy 4th of July! We are having our "Beach" week with lots of water games and sand play scheduled for this week's heat! We will have our usual activities with Archery and Laser Tag for the oldest groups and some special 4`h of July arts and crafts and surprises for our younger campers.

A "new" obstacle course and giant slip-n-slide were a huge hit last week and we're continuing to work on the forts; please feel free to have your camper take you on a little "tour" to see their fort. Bike, Skate & Scooter day will be on Thursday — once again, helmets with straps for the bikes, helmets, knee and elbow pads for all else. On Friday our campers can bring their RC cars; we cannot provide batteries so please make sure your camper has some!

We plan on getting wet most of Wednesday — if you'll let your camper wear their suit under their clothes, we'll just change their shoes and save the dry clothes for later in the afternoon — Many thanks!!!

Our Bible Time this week complementing our theme of Armor All the Way is the Shield of Faith. The folks here at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church welcome each of you to worship with them any Sunday plus Pastor Schmidt will use the same theme for the Children's lesson as well as the adult Bible class at 10a.m. Church services begin at l la.m. We'd love to see you!

Once again, many thanks for walking over the hill or down the drive to sign your campers in and out! This has helped so much with our traffic challenges! If you have any challenges at all (high heels, a baby in the car, running late, etc) please drive down! Please let us know today if your plans have changed for next week or any other week this summer; we have quite a waiting list and we appreciate the advance notice. We have camp shirts in youth sizes as well as adult sizes — they are only $10 and we love the advertising! And, finally, please look through the photos of your children — we are asking for a donation of $1 per photo (or 6 for $5) and that money goes to offer fellowship times for our Jr. Counselors (pizza, movie, bowling, etc). Some of them are just precious!
 

Week 6: Twelve Tribes of Israel - 6th Annual Olympics

It's Olympic Time again!!! We are all in for a very eventful week! Our campers will be competing in sporting events such as tug-of-war, slip-n-slide, and our original game Trinity Ball. They will be enjoying group projects such as their tribe's flags, a craft or two, and other surprises throughout the week. Please continue to walk your child down to sign-in; this has helped with the inadequate driveway and parking challenges!! If you have a baby or are in any way handicapped, please feel free to drive down! Thanks!!

The central theme of our 6th Annual Olympics will be the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The story of the Twelve sons of Jacob, whom the tribes were named, can be found in the later chapters of Genesis as well as other parts of the Old Testament. Since there were 12 tribes, we will have 12 full groups but some children and counselors will be switched around! All groups will be co-ed this week too. Tigger will play the role of the head of the Levites because the tribe of Joseph was split into Manasseh and Ephraim (see the beginning of the book of Numbers). If your child has been moved away from his/her normal counselor it is for the sole purpose of the safety and enjoyment of your child during this weeks Olympics. All of our children will have a much more exciting week with these blended groups and will enjoy the week under their new Tribal Leader. Remind your child that he/she will still be able to enjoy time with their friends from other tribes at designated times throughout the week. Please keep in mind that these groups will only be in this format for this week alone, so don't be distraught! Enjoy the week!

A couple of reminders for the week ... There will not be a bike, RC car time or laser tag this week, only because we will be enjoying the jam-packed Olympic events all throughout the week! The oldest four groups will still be able to continue with archery and BB gun target shooting.

We will be having a couple of special days this week as well. Tuesday will be our Water War Day all afternoon! Be sure to send your camper with a change of clothes. Everybody will be getting soaked to the bone. It will be an event filled day with everyone able to enjoy our Slip n' Slide as well as many water activities. Your children are also welcome to bring their water squirt guns on Tuesday. Please put their names on their guns and remind them to use it only during the time when their Tribal Leader instructs them. Wednesday and Friday will be our Color Days. We encourage you to send your children with clothes corresponding with their tribal color throughout the week but Wednesday and Friday will be the days when we desire the entire camp to be sporting their tribe colors.

To compliment this week's Olympics our Bible time we will be focusing on the Cape Of Love as our Armor; we will continue with our adorable skits and our singing and Bible Time on Wednesday morning. During the week we will have an amazing camp-wide Lost Tribes of Israel Bible Trivia Scavenger Hunt. We will wrap up the week with our Olympic Awards on Friday at 1:30. You are welcome to come and enjoy the Awards Ceremony with your child.

This is a list of the Counselors/Groups for this week with their corresponding Tribe Name and colors.

Youngest

• D)-------------Benjamin -------Dk Blue
• Lady Bug --------Reuben -------Orange
• Graham Cr-------Naphtali ------Lt. Green
• Starfish--------Issachar---------Teal

Middle

• ST--------Judah--------Dk Green
• Heart ---------Asher-------Maroon
• Sport--------Zebulon--------Yellow
• Taz--------Dan------Red

Oldest

• Gnat-----------Manasseh --------Grey
• Cotton Candy-------Ephraim------Lt. Blue
• Panther-----Simeon ------Purple
• Rico-----------Gad------------Pink

Remember your child may not be in the same group that he has been in previous weeks so please check with the front desk on Monday to double check which group your child is in this week!

Week 5: Sandals of Peace

We had an unbelievably HOT but wonderful time of fort building and water games last week and this week we're ready for a "Christmas is June" celebration. Our campers can look forward to several surprises throughout the week and our Bible Time will focus on "Sandals of Peace" complementing our theme this summer of Armor All the Way! The campers are still playing tons of games, water fun, hikes, forts, the giant slip-n-slide, and Archery practice! You are always welcome to hike with your camper to their fort — anytime between 3 and 6 p.m. — I'm sure they would love to show you their progress —just wear comfy shoes! All of our campers NEED a water bottle to carry with them please!!!! It sure is nice when you label them with their name — many thanks!

Now that we have a photographer with us, we will have photos for you to purchase (proceeds go to providing our wonderful volunteer JC's some pizza and fellowship every couple of weeks). The photos are only $1 each! Please check the front desk; Color Wars week and fort photos are here now!

Bike, Skate, and Scooter Day will be Thursday; as always, the campers have to have a strapping helmet for biking, helmet and kneepads for skates/roller blades and scooters. We cannot allow your child to ride without the proper equipment. Please do not allow them to ride up or down the drive! Many thanks for parking up by the church — it is SO much safer for the campers but do know that if you are running late, wearing heels, dressed up, have a baby, or are handicapped in ANY way, feel free to drive very slowly down the drive!

Our Lost and Found could dress a cute little family with children by now! We will take any unclaimed item to Goodwill next week, so please check through there as you wait for your camper! Camp fees are due upon signing your child in the first day of the week, otherwise, there will be a $10 late fee per day charged. Also, there is a $25 returned check fee and future fees will need to be paid in cash. Lastly, don't forget to let us know by Monday morning if your camper will not be with us next week and is signed up to be here. It sure helps us with our waiting list!

Pastor Karl Schmidt and the congregation here at Holy Trinity invite you to join them any Sunday for worship at 11 a.m.! The younger children have Sunday school during the sermon and refreshments and fellowship are enjoyed after the service. They would love to get to know you and serve your family in any way they can!

We love having your children and hope you have a wonderful week too. Next week is our "12 Tribes of Israel" Olympics so we will be switching things up a bit!!!! We will be sending a parent letter home later this week to prepare you! Please let us know if you have any suggestions or concerns@. Blessings!!!!!!!!

Week 4: Belt of Truth

Welcome to week 4 of Trinity Woods! Two weeks ago, we began our Great Fort Competition of the summer! Each of our counselors and their groups has staked claim to some territory in the woods and they are building amazing forts to use! Each group will make their own flag to fly at their fort as well. At the end of this week we will be judging on improvements and changes made to the forts. Also this week we plan on loads of fun with a little surprise on Monday!

Adding to our Armor of God theme for Bible time, we will be talking about the Belt of Truth — one of our greatest weapons is God's Truth!! Our Bible singing on Wednesday mornings is getting as good as the staff's skits and Pastor's stories! Please join us anytime you like!

Just a couple of staff notes: Honey is taking Graham Cracker's group for two weeks and Skeebo is covering for Mud. Their CA's and JC's will remain the same and most of the campers know their new counselor already. If your camper is placed in a different group this week, please know that we make adjustments based on your child's interest and friends - just check at the front desk for your camper's name! We sincerely want all campers to be happy!

Bike, Skate, and Scooter Day will be Thursday; please remember the helmets for the bikers, helmets and knee pads for all else. Parents, please DO NOT let your camper ride their "wheels" down to the camp; we have designated times for riding once the gate is closed!!! On Friday, your camper can bring their RC car; please make sure the batteries are charged and their car labeled with their name. Thanks!

We now have camper group photos and others available for $1 each. All proceeds go to activities and fellowships for our wonderful Jr. Counselors!!! Our 2010 Camper T-shirts are at the front desk for $10 each; we have ordered more youth sizes and we even have adult sizes! Please remember that camp fees are due on Monday morning or there is a $10/day late fee and let us know by Monday afternoon if your plans have changed for the following week. The No-Show fee is $55 (if you're registered to come and do not or if you cancel after Monday afternoon.) We're having a great time at Trinity Woods and we love your kids!!! Thanks for sharing them with us!!!!

Week 3: Color War Week!

Panther has made fantastic plans for us. Half the camp will wear Yellow and the other half will wear Blue. Yellow, as a color of light and warmth will represent God's Compassion while Blue, as a color of water and rebirth will represent God's Forgiveness. These colors represent two key elements we have under the Armor of God.

God's Compassion — Yellow

• Silkk/Rico
• Ladybug
• Heart
• Sport/Taz
• Mudd
• Graham Cracker

God's Forgiveness — Blue

• GNAT
• Cotton Candy
• Starfish
• Daisy
• ST
• D

We ask that the campers wear their team color all week but on Tuesday and Thursday the campers really need to wear their team's color! (Salvation Army, Goodwill, old clothes — anything goes!)Tuesday will be a huge Capture the Flag game and Thursday will be "Color the Field" day — your campers can bring just about anything they can carry, lay out, or wear in their team's color (sheets, towels, old stuff, anything!) We will have a fun competition with Yellow and Blue trying to out-color one another! And then on Friday we will play a Bible Trivia game and the teams will gain points for the finals.

Additionally, there will be spirit competitions, best original cheer competitions, search for the Color Wars Mascot, and a competition to dress up the other team's captain. I am sure that the campers will thoroughly enjoy this, and I hope that this becomes one of the most anticipated weeks for summers to come.

Unfortunately, due to the activities planned for this week we will cancel bike day on Thursday and RC Car day on Friday.

We are now taking pictures early in the week so that we can have them at the front desk by Thursday. The photos are only $1 and the donation goes to our JC fund, providing some fellowship time for our wonderful volunteers. Many Thanks! Also, camper shirts are located at the front desk for only $10.

Lastly, please let us know by Monday morning if your camper will NOT be with us next week, but is scheduled to be here. The No-Show fee is $55 per camper. A friendly reminder: weekly balances are due the morning of your camper's first day (usually Monday); otherwise there is a $10/day late fee.

Please let us know if you have any suggestions or concerns...... Thanks again for sharing your children with us!!!!!

Week 2: The Breastplate of Righteousness

We're in for a fantastic week and hopefully a few summer showers! This week's Bible Time will be focusing on the Breastplate of Righteousness! We will learn how God protects us with this gift for all believers! The campers are getting much better at singing our songs and they all look forward to our whole camp group game, Pastor Karl's stories and of course, the Bible Skit! This week begins our "Great Fort Competition" week and all the groups will be working diligently on their forts! Where is Big Sugar Dupree? Ask your camper!!!!

Some of our campers have been placed in a new group/counselor this week; we are doing are best to meet the needs of your children in the best place possible! This does not mean that your child has been in trouble or has done anything wrong; it is our highest goal for all of our campers to have the best time possible! If we feel it best to try a different group, please help us by being supportive and keeping us informed of your child's happiness!

This week our oldest campers will continue with Archery and BB gun target shooting/lessons and some for Laser Tag. Our middle aged groups love dodge ball, building forts, the creek, and water games! The youngest groups will enjoy some slip-n-slide, the famous mud-pit, arts and crafts and starting on their "secret spots".

Bike, Skate and Scooter Day will be Thursday; please remember the helmets for the bikers; helmets, elbow and knee pads for all else. The Campers are allowed to bring their RC cars on Friday — please charge those batteries and label their cars!

We have really great camper shirts this year — they are $10 each. We even have adult sizes and we just love the advertising!

Also, all of the groups will be making banners, group flags, and eventually, a Cape of Love. We would LOVE it if you wanted to donate any fabric paint — any amount, any color you aren't using or haven't used in a while! Many thanks!!!

Now, a little "housekeeping": please do not allow your children to bring their hand held games and toys with them to camp, we have PLENTY to do and we worry about them losing or destroying something they enjoy at home. We appreciate your support with this! If they forget and have them with them, we will simply keep them in the Staff Room until you pick them up that p.m. Also, camp fees are due the first day you sign-in your camper for that week; we have a wonderful volunteer who joins us on Monday to help process the registrations therefore, we will be assessing the $10/day late fee. Lastly, in order to avoid the $55 No Show fee, you must let us know today, Tuesday, if you need to cancel next week. We thank you for sharing your children with us!!!!

Week 1: Leggings of Prayer

Our Bible Time theme for the summer is Armor All the Way and we'll be discovering why we need to wear our "Leggings of Prayer" this week. Get ready to suit up each week and learn about the Armor God gave us and why!

2010 Dates: May 24 to July 30

Camp is open... choose from some or all of the 11 one-week sessions. Our Day Camp Program is from 9am - 3pm, but if needed campers may join us from 7:30 am - 6pm.

Trinity Woods Summer Day Camp, located in Macon Georgia, is a Christian setting where kids, ages five to thirteen, can have summer fun where they enjoy it most ~ outside! Trinity Woods Summer Day Camp is a Christian Camp and is a Christ Centered outdoor experience. Campers get to enjoy nature around our lovely 17 acre Trinity Woods and Trinity Creek.

We are the best alternative to day care! We are a Summer Day Camp! The day revolves around activities scheduled (9 am to 3 pm). Nature Hikes, Fort Building, Arts & Crafts, Camp Songs, Creek Play, Bike Trails, Archery, Sports, Mud Pit, Waterslide, RC Car Races, Bible Time, Team Building and More! Read more in the "About Camp" section...   Please read our frequently asked questions to answer common questions about camp.

Joining our staff of counselors or volunteer Jr. counselors (ages 14-17) is a great summer job in Macon Georgia. Please contact Jeanne Haslam, our camp director, for interest and more information about our summer jobs available. Read more about our staff...

• 2010 Camp Theme - Armor All the Way (about The Armor of God)
• 2009 Camp Theme - Holy Heroes
• 2008 Camp Theme - Son Ripened in God's Garden
• 2007 Camp Theme - Walking in the Light
• 2006 Camp Theme - Trees of the Field