23 February 2024 · 2024-02 newsletter
With all the bunks in the Home of Light filled and two girls coming just for the day – 26 girls from the ages 11-16 and 5 leaders enjoyed the Girls Summer Camp 2024. The girls were invited from Monday 15th till Wednesday 17th to Schoenstatt, Mulgoa to spend time together with new or old friends singing, praying, and learning more about Schoenstatt, the shrine, and our dear MTA.
Although the weather was rainy at times, we managed to get to the shrine every day as planned and were blessed that during those exact times it did not rain! The walking up and down the mountain to the shrine was actually a highlight for some of the girls at the camp. During the closing prayer the girls were invited to bring their thanks for what they enjoyed most, and some responses included:
- “I loved the sessions; they were so fun!
- “It was great to see my old friends again and to also make new friends. “
- “My favorite thing was going to mass in the morning with the sisters.”
- “I really liked that in the craft session that we could build our own shrine!”
- “I really enjoyed being in and singing in the Shrine.”
Fr Pawel celebrated Mass in the Shrine on the last day and reiterated that the joy that we experienced at this camp is the joy of being a Christian and of being a child of Mary and that we should continue to spread this joy to everyone that we meet.
Once again, this year all the parents pitched in to cater for lunch, dinner, and dessert. So, we had plenty of delicious food and also plenty of leftovers! What was also great to see is that the leaders also enjoyed the camp themselves and pleasantly interacted with the younger ones. This was a very blessed and enjoyable camp with many leaving with the words: “Bye, see you next time!”.
Sr. M. Rita
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