{"id":483,"date":"2014-02-14T14:17:13","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T18:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=483"},"modified":"2015-08-08T13:36:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T17:36:36","slug":"summer-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=483","title":{"rendered":"2014 Summer Camp Schedule (2\/14\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are You Doing this Summer?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

As this post is being written we are surrounded by layers of snow and temperatures in the 20’s.\u00a0 Spring is on its way, but on a day like today it can’t come fast enough for many.\u00a0 But,\u00a0 the tradition of summer camping for youth is alive and well in the United Methodist church and it’s never too early to start planning for the 2014 season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pinelands Center<\/p><\/div>\n

The greater New Jersey Annual Conference organizes a summer long slate of programs for youth ages 7-17 at its two camps (Pinelands Camp in Browns Mills and Aldersgate Camp in Swartswood).\u00a0 The Pinelands Camp (officially known as “The Pinelands Center at Mt. Misery”) is about an hour away from Pitman off of Rt. 70 East.<\/span><\/p>\n

The camps have released their 2014 schedule which consists of weekly programs for youth in July and August.\u00a0 Click Here<\/a><\/span> to download the schedule & Brochure.\u00a0 Copies of the brochure are also available in the church Narthex.
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Why in the world do they call it “Mt. Misery”???<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Any Methodist who lives in South Jersey has probably asked themselves this question.\u00a0 A Retreat Center or Camp is supposed to be a fun place to go to!\u00a0 “Misery?”… really?<\/span><\/p>\n

Grace is an unmerited gift from God.\u00a0 We don’t do anything to earn our salvation or any other gift from God; He gives it to us generously out of the wealth of His immense love.\u00a0 Food, shelter, friends, and even a time away to reflect upon God, are all gifts from God’s Grace.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what’s that got to do with Mt. Misery?\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

As unfortunate as the name may seem, “Misery” is a shortened form of the word “Misericordia<\/strong><\/em>” which is the Latin word for “Grace”.\u00a0 Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 for the Wikipedia article.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

So the next time you hear of the name “Mt. Misery,” picture a journey to a “mountaintop experience” for a dose of\u00a0 God’s amazing Grace.<\/span>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n

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