Friday marked the last day of John's summer catechesis camp. On the fourth and fifth mornings, John asked if he could "take a day off from camp" because he had "other things to do." He wasn't tearful and all I had to explain was that it is only a one-week event, then it's done, so he went and had fun. It was interesting to see that John preferred a bit more of a home life, even though camp was grand fun.
I thought the program did a great job exposing children to the sacraments and not just fluffy stuff. I think on the first couple of days, the children were taken into the church to hear stories of saints. On Wednesday, Fr. Reid made the Sacrament of Confession available for children old enough. On Thursday, the children were taken for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and apparently the preschoolers did a fantastic job, sitting quietly for the entire 25 minutes! Then on Friday the day began with the families and kids attending Mass.
Then I took the girls home and cooked a giant batch of macaroni and cheese for the family potluck luncheon that concluded the camp. We got back to church early, so I took the girls to play on the playground while we waited for John to get out.
No baby was harmed in the posing of this photograph!
This is the highest spot in the playground and, therefore, Mary's favorite.
The luncheon had a great turnout. As each child said goodbye to the visiting Dominican nuns who taught them, they were given a rosary and holy card each. All in all, a success! I'm so grateful to the team of mothers who put in a tremendous amount of work to organize this camp and to the group of more than 50 teen helpers.
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