SUMMER CAMP 2022
Registration Is Open
Summer Camp
Splash into summer with the
Joy of the Lord!
“I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.” –John 15:11
Jesus is the source of all of our joy. Join us as we gather as a community that will experience the Joy of the Lord through our daily experiences at LOMC. We explore the joys in nature, hiking, canoeing, team building, splashing, worshiping, singing, and praying.
Fees and Grants
Full Week Camps: $475*
Partial Week Camps: $325*
A non-refundable deposit per camper is required to hold your space.
Full week and partial week camp deposit: $75 per camper
*The first 125 overnight campers get a $50 grant to attend LOMC this summer!
Schedule
In 2022, LOMC will offer six different weeks of summer programming. Please look at the descriptions and schedule below.
NEW – Each week of camp starts on Sunday afternoon (or Wed. for partial weeks) and finishes in 2022 with a
Friday Afternoon Festival.
(Previous years’ ended after the Friday dinner/program. 2022 will we be ending mid-afternoon.)
Registration and pick-up times coming soon.
Staff Needed
Begin and continue your leadership journey with us this summer!
The skills acquired during a summer at LOMC equips a person to become a leader who is honest, selfless, trustworthy, full of integrity, decisive in decision making, and more willing to listen to others all the while persevering during a challenging eight weeks of camp. As a ministry leader for youth, you will accompany campers along their faith journey while experiencing growth of your own. Your journey starts here- apply today!
Click here to learn more…
COVID
A COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all campers and staff.
Mask wearing will be optional.
All campers, staff, summer staff and overnight volunteers/leaders will be required to provide proof of vaccination.
Our board and staff have determined vaccinations to be the safest way to ensure a safer and more expansive summer experience.
COVID precautions may change as we move closer to summer.
At any time our requirements and procedures may change due to national, state or local protocols.
Team Camp
Bring your church group
to LOMC this summer!
Gather your church’s elementary, middle school or high school youth for a week of joyful adventure at LOMC.
Please see more details
on our Team Camp page…
*Each Team Camper gets a $50 grant to attend LOMC this summer!
ARRIVAL / REGISTRATION:
(Sunday or Wednesday)
2:00pm-3:30pm
Register/Check-In at the LOMC Office
DEPARTURE:
(Friday or Tuesday)
1:30pm-2:00pm: Dessert Social
2:00pm-2:30pm: Friday Afternoon Festival
Campers Leave After Festival
There is no cost for family to attend the dessert and Festival.
CAMP DESCRIPTIONS
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Due to low registrations and difficulties with staffing, we have decided to focus on overnight camps only this summer.
For day camp options in the area, check out Stronghold Retreat Center, Taft Campus, Oregon Park District or Byron Forest Preserve.
FLUTTER: Entering 1st and 2nd grades (early elementary).
Flutter camps are partial week camps from Sunday-Tuesday OR Wednesday-Friday.
FLOCK: Entering 3rd through 5th grades (elementary).
SCURRY: Entering 6th through 8th grades (middle school).
PACK: Entering 9th through 12th grades (high school).
Enjoy an amazing experience at LOMC full of opportunities like canoeing, archery, hiking in prairie and forest, gaga ball, human foosball, cookouts, picnics and more. A faith-filled time of playing and praying in God’s creation.
FRIENDLY BEASTS and where to find them at LOMC
A special Harry Potter-inspired week!
If you were a Hogwartz IL fan (from previous LOMC summers) or just love the idea of learning about animals and using your imagination to create NEW Friendly Beasts at LOMC, this is the camp for you. Experience the joy, inspiration and magic of God’s creation!
Our adventure for the week includes:
- Creating a Friendly Beasts Encyclopedia to add to our Hogwartz IL library.
- Creating your very own camp creature.
- Participating in fun science experiments.
- Learning about animals that live at LOMC.
All Camps -Week 4- July 17-22
Day Camp | Flutter | Flock | Night Owl | Pack
The week of July 17-22 comes alive this summer…
Here are just some of the “friendly beasts” you may meet at LOMC this summer.
Night Owls is for youth entering 6th through 8th grades.
Stay up all night at LOMC! Not a morning person? This camp is for you!!!
After you arrive on Sunday, we head to sleep a little later each night to adjust to nighttime activities. Experience camp at night: night games, night hikes, night swims and breakfast in the evening! Campers will enjoy tons of fun experiences in the dark. As we approach the end of the week, we shift back to more daylight fun. A truly unique opportunity to see faith and creation at night!
Join us at Night Owls!
Entering 9th through 12th grades.
One Week Leadership Camp – Redesigned for 2022!
For our non-leadership high school camp, please consider our “Pack” camp for high school campers.
THEKA challenges high school students to stretch and go deeper in faith, prayer, leadership and study.
Vocation (Noun):
A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation. Vocation also refers to a person’s occupation that is specifically regarded as worthy and requiring dedication.
Our identity comes from Christ and we are all called to a specific vocation in our life. Our job is to discern what God is calling us to do and how we will serve our neighbors.
During THEKA we will focus on:
Discernment: the act of figuring out, learning, noticing, and listening to what God may be calling us to do in our lives.
The Fruits of the Spirit: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. We will uncover ways that we can build these virtues in ourselves and use them in leadership roles and everyday life.
Leadership: We will put our leadership skills into action for a day as we co-lead activities for some of our younger campers.
**THEKA is now a one-week program to better accommodate schedules. For high school students looking for a less intensive experience, consider attending the new High School Pack Camp for a more “classic” summer camp experience.
Churches can bring their group to LOMC to participate together in all the LOMC has to offer!
Bring your elementary, middle or high school group to LOMC for a week of joy!
For a complete description of Team Camp, please visit this web page.
SUMMER SCHEDULE 2022
Note: We have made changes to the schedule to reflect staffing circumstances.
JUNE 19-24
JUNE 26-July 1
JULY 10-15
July 17-22
July 24-29
July 31-August 5
WEEK ONE
- Flock (Elem.)
- Scurry (Middle Sch.)
- Team Camp (Churches)
WEEK TWO
- Scurry (Middle Sch.)
- Team Camp (Churches)
WEEK THREE
- Scurry (Middle Sch.)
- THEKA (High Sch.)
- Team Camp (Churches)
WEEK FOUR
Friendly Beasts Week
- Flutter (Early Elem.)*
- Flock (Elem.)
- Night Owl (Middle Sch.)
- Pack (High Sch.)
*Sun.-Tues. (or) Wed.-Fri.
WEEK FIVE
- Flock (Elem.)
- Scurry (Middle Sch.)
- Team Camp (Churches)
WEEK SIX
- Flutter (Early Elem.)*
- Flock (Elem.)
- Scurry (Middle Sch.)
- Team Camp (Churches)
*Sun.-Tues. (or) Wed.-Fri.
Additional Information
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A core value of LOMC is providing a sanctuary space for everyone that experiences LOMC!
- COVID Requirements
- All campers and staff (including many volunteers working around others) must be fully-vaccinated and have appropriate boosters by the time they arrive at LOMC.
- As we approach late spring, households will be updated on how to send a copy of their camper’s vaccination status to LOMC.
- Masking-wearing will be optional.
- No one should visit LOMC or attend camp if they are feeling ill.
- As summer approaches, LOMC may review our COVID policy for summer camp. Additional measures will depend on local, state and national directives.
- All campers and staff (including many volunteers working around others) must be fully-vaccinated and have appropriate boosters by the time they arrive at LOMC.
- Safety
- Summer staff will have first-aid, CPR and AED training. In addition, an adequate number of staff will have lifeguard certification.
- Summer staff will have two weeks of training that covers everything from Bible study to emotional care of campers.
- We maintain safe ratios of campers to counselors and follow strict guidelines and protocols for camper safety.
- Registration is online for 2022. See button at the top of this page to register.
- Full week camps are $475, partial weeks camps are $325.
- A $75 non-refundable deposit is due to hold your camper’s spot.
- The $75 is not refundable if you cancel.
- If LOMC cancels your camper’s week of camp, we will refund 100% of the amount you have paid.
- Cancellations: Full payment will be due unless you cancel more than 7 days before your camp start date.
- For 2022, a $50 discount/grant is being given to the first 125 campers.
- During registration you will be asked to provide:
- Medical info, waiver and participation agreements and medication information.
To register your congregation, please visit the Team Camp page…
Due to COVID and the financial issues that LOMC faced, the pool and zip line have not been used since summer/fall 2019.
For summer 2022, we hope to open the pool but suspend use of the zip line.
Our intentions at this time are to operate LOMC’s inground pool for the summer 2022 season.
Budget, staffing and other realities can affect our ability to open the pool and operate it safely however.
After careful review of what it would take to operate the zip line, the board and staff have decided that the zip line will not be running in summer 2022. With new equipment needed, complete retraining of staff and regular certification expenses, we have decided the pool is a more efficient and better option for this summer given our limited financial resources both this summer and into the future.
We apologize for any disappointment and look forward to an exciting summer at LOMC with so many great things to see and experience!
More information will be coming in late winter regarding:
- What-to-bring list
- Arrival and departure details
- And much more!