Reflections on a Fantastic Summer: I
A look ahead to the summer of 2023 camps and conferences By Trip McGill
Camps and Conferences. In order to think ahead, we give thanks for the summer of 2022. We enjoyed celebrating the are a few highlights of this past summer:
• Bonclarken Music Drama Camp worked on and performed the musical, “Esther-Ordinary Faith” which taught us that we have to set our focus on Christ and live by faith in our lives, trusting in and looking to Christ.
dedication of the Organ given to the Bonclarken Chapel and celebrating moving the chapel organ to permanently live in the Youth Activity Building.
• Camp Bonclarken experienced large numbers of campers who studied on the theme, “Seek Ye First: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” We learned that: We are relieved, rescued, redeemed, rooted and resting in Jesus.
• We are thankful for Chip Sherer and his leadership at Bonclarken along with the summer staff who served in recreation, guest services, nibble nook, food services, and all other areas.
keeping, food service, gift shop staff, and the many folks that make things happen every day, all year long at Bonclarken.
• Camp Bonclarken, once again delivered over 250 Operation Christmas Child boxes and over $1200 to help with the delivery of these boxes to countries all over the world!
What to anticipate for the coming summer! The Bonclarken Music Conference theme will be Sing to the Lord, A New Song. When campers come to Bonclarken Music Drama Camp, they will study and perform the musical, The Promise Cruise. At Camp Bonclarken, we will focus our theme on how important it is to not look down on the young and that each person, no matter age, can and should live a life that is pleasing to God and an example to others.
During the 2023 Bonclarken Music Conference, (July 9 -14, 2023) Our clinicians and staff are as follows: • Adult Choir – Dr. Andre J. Thomas - composer and the former Professor of Music at Florida State University and Yale University.
• Youth Choir – Mark Stover – University of Michigan • Junior Choir – Teresa Granger- Georgia and Furman University Graduate • • Organist – Andy Jacob – Minneapolis, MN • Voice Instruction - Kristen Wunderlich, Rock Hill, SC • Minister and Nibble Nook Speaker - Rev. Todd Matocha, Greenville ARP Church • Crafts, Heidi Shealy - Columbia, SC • Recreation, Rebecca Nesbit - Centennial ARP, Columbia, SC • Registrar – Norma Jean Huffstetler, First ARP Gastonia, NC • Co-Directors – Lynn Grimsley, Centennial ARP, Columbia SC and Trip McGill, First ARP Gastonia, NC
Bonclarken Camps: • Bonclarken Music Drama Camp (July 2 – 7, 2023) • Camp Bonclarken Session One (July 16 - 21, 2023) • Camp Bonclarken Session Two (July 23 – 28, 2023)
The applications for registration for campers will open on the Bonclarken Website on December 5, 2022 Suggestions for helping children come to camp: • Your church, circles, or Sunday School Classes help children from your church with scholarships. prior to December 20, 2022. If you are of age to be a counselor and an active member of an ARP Church (or a church with fraternal relations with the ARP Synod), you may begin applying on December 1, 2022.
www.bonclarken.org or contact Trip McGill (
tripmcgill@gmail.com) for details. If you wish to register as a conferee for the 2023 Bonclarken Music Conference, please consult the Bonclarken website (
www.bonclarken.
org). Information about registration will appear on the website around January 16, 2023 with all dates and deadlines to apply for both the conference and housing.
Thank you again for your support of these camps and conferences and we covet your prayers as we plan and prepare for what is expected to be another wonderful summer at Bonclarken!
Trip McGill is director of the Bonclarken Music Drama Camp, Co-Director of Camp Bonclarken and Co-Conference Director of the Bonclarken Music Conference. He is also Organist and Director of Music at First ARP Church, Gastonia, NC and is the former choral director at Ashbrook High School, Gastonia, NC
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