"The trip was not only a great opportunity to spread the word about Camp, but it was a great experience going to a different church aside from the Des Plaines church. Their service was a bit shorter than ours and their choir singing was really different. The songs were written and sung differently, but still had the same church meaning and beautiful sound. With the presentation, everyone who was there enjoyed hearing about the Camp and we had several people come up and ask questions about Camp. The whole experience for all of us who went was great." - Elias Anosov

"The trip to Holy Trinity Church in Milwaukee gave our campers the opportunity to showcase what they love about camp to a new audience.  It was a pleasure to witness the level of enthusiasm that our campers have for ORPR.  I believe that this is what made the most significant impression on anyone hearing the presentation." - Nikolai Lochmatow

On Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4, campers and counselors from the diocesan youth camp ORPR visited St. Vladimir's Church near Ann Arbor, MI.  The rector of St. Vladimir's, Fr. Gregory Joyce, together with the parishioners, warmly welcomed the representatives from ORPR.  

The campers and counselors participated in the services, which commemorated the Triumph of Orthodoxy, by singing and reading in the choir and by helping to serve in the altar.  During the fellowship meal which followed, they gave a presentation about ORPR, inviting families with children to consider attending our youth camp this July.  Afterward, the campers were treated to a tour of the University of Michigan campus by alumnus Karl Meyer, the church warden.  

ORPR sincerely thanks Fr. Gregory and the parishioners St. Vladimir's for their generous and gracious hospitality! 

My name Elias Anosov (илья). I've been going to camp for 5 years now.  I've loved it ever since I started and always look forward to going back.  My favorite things to do at camp include having “Beg's” (scavenger hunts) or trevogas (weather alert drills, usually accompanied by an activity).  Begs are sort of like scavenger hunts in the woods and trevogas are just night time fun. The Begs test your ability to find items that are out of the ordinary and to go through [activity] stations. These tend to be really fun with the right group of nachalstvo. But trevogas are even better. The nachalstvo wake you up at night and have these fun and exciting stations where you'll find fun for everybody. Next year,  I look foward to all the fun we'll have with all the campers, cabin leaders, and nachalstvo. Last year, being my first year as a cabin leader, I really enjoyed the relationships with all of the people at camp.

For any kids who plan on coming to camp, but who are not sure if they'll have fun, you'll really regret not coming. The fun activities that the camp has planned for everyday make it a lot of fun. Almost every year, they have some surprises planned and that is one of the reasons I come back, whether its a planned trip to a water park or some really fun themed day in the back 40.

This camp is great for kids of all ages. Great for sporty kids, enthusiastic kids, fun kids. Everyday is busy with awesome activities that will bring your kids positive sides out and helps them find a new side of them. They can be who they are without anyone caring because everyone is family at this camp. It brings out the fun, sporty, and Russian side to every kid.

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Elias Anosov

ST. TATIANA'S DAY MASQUERADE BALL 

Thank you to everyone for coming out to the 2012 St. Tatiana's Day Ball at the Versailles Chicago.  Close to 90 people were in attendance and had a great time.  Look for pictures on our Facebook page soon!

We look forward to seeing you at the 2013 St. Tatiana's Day Ball!