Last Friday, I was able to spend some time up at Camp Washington with our new Summer Camp Program Director, James Williams. Below is part of our conversation:  Sarah Woodford: “Tell me a little bit about your journey to camp ministry. What called you to this trail?” James Williams: “It started when I was a wee child and camp came in at a really interesting and important place in my life.

Dear Colleagues,

We have just been informed that a person who attended yesterday’s Clergy Retreat Day found a deer tick when they arrived home. If you were in attendance at yesterday’s Retreat Day, please be sure to check yourself for ticks and contact your doctor if you find one.

Additional information about “What to do if you find a tick,” including a guide to help you identify various kinds of ticks native to the northeast is available from Harvard Medical School’s Lyme Wellness Initiative.

Holding you all in prayer,

The Rev. Canon Rebekah Hatch
Canon for Lay & Ordained Vocations

Dear Colleagues,

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Camp Washington on Thursday, March 13 for our Clergy Retreat Day gathering. Our day will begin at 9:30 AM in Kenyon Hall with coffee, pastries, and worship.

The day has been designed for you to have opportunities to worship, relax and connect. Please bring with you whatever you need to lean into those spaces: a reusable water bottle or hot beverage holder, a journal, a Bible, access to The Book of Common Prayer, walking shoes, appropriate layers for whatever the weather will bring, a book you’re reading, a rosary or other prayer aids, a camping chair, a knitting/portable craft project, etc. 

Meditations from our bishops and myself will be interspersed throughout the day and we will send you on your way by 2:30 PM.

See you Thursday!

The Rev. Canon Rebekah Hatch
Canon for Lay & Ordained Vocations