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We`re just about a month away from when registration will open for 2025 summer camps (on January 7), and we`re getting excited! One thing we`re especially excited about is the brand-new camp we are introducing, Navigators Camp for ages 15-18. This camp is not only an opportunity for older teens to enjoy a fun Highland Summer Camps experience, it will also have an additional emphasis on faith formation and leadership skills. What a wonderful opportunity for discipleship!

Learn more about this new camp, and all our other camps, online: highlandretreat.org/summer-camp/youth-camps

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It`s time for our wood-splitting work day to fill up the woodsheds here at Highland! If you are able to join us on Saturday, December 14, we would be delighted to have your help! Come alone or bring your family and friends. There will be two 3-hour work sessions (9am-noon and 1-4pm) with a break for a warm and tasty lunch in between; you can choose to work one or both of those sessions, and the lunch is our way of saying thank-you! The forecast is currently showing next week will be 15-20 degrees warmer than this week, so we`re hoping it will be a great day to work outside. 🙏☀️

Please let us know if you plan to attend, so we can make sure we have enough lunch and the correct amount of equipment. Learn more and sign up online (if you go via the link in our bio, you`ll find the work day info under Highland Events).

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Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest . . . great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Our Banquet last week had us reflecting back on the past year, and thanking God for his great faithfulness in every season. We are so blessed, and so thankful.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

[Pictured: Ben running the zipline in October; campers enjoying the view at Tab Ridge in July; guests on a hike in April; snow in the woods in January]

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What a joy it was to gather with friends for our annual Banquet last evening! It was a time for good conversation and good food, followed by informative presentations from several Highland board members and staff. In addition to some updates about the past year, including projects and finances, the presentations highlighted the importance of supporting discipleship and spiritual formation in youth and young adults, and the ways we are making space for this significant aspect of Highland`s ministry. That includes the internship program (now in its second year), and a newly reformatted summer camp schedule that will allow space each week for staff to grow and reflect together.

Our thanks to each person who attended last night, and special thanks to the staff and volunteers who put such care and effort into setting up the space and serving the meal! We are so grateful for the Highland community.

If you weren`t able to attend the Banquet, some of the things that were mentioned last night are also included on our website: the Upper Highland Campground bathhouse renovation, the internship program, the new schedule for week-long summer camps, and of course, the opportunity to support Highland`s ministry financially. If you need help locating any of those things, just ask!

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We are now accepting applications for 2025 summer jobs! That includes counselors, lifeguards, guest services support, programming staff, and more. Join us in praying for each person who will answer the call to serve as part of next summer`s staff team.

If you`re interested in a summer job, or you know someone who would be an asset on our staff team, more information (including job descriptions and the online application) can be found on the Summer Employment page of our website (link in bio).