PICTURED: The Aspen trees and other foliage are turning from green to gold as part of the changing seasons here at Rocky Mountain.
Church Retreats Enjoy Time together in creation
It was great to have church retreat weekends join us in September with participation from Peace Mennonite Community Church, Glennon Heights Mennonite Church, Beth-El Mennonite Church and First Mennonite Church Denver. Fellowship, group activities, games, breaking bread together, singing and worships made for a fun and meaningful church weekend. Additionally, two baptisms were recognized and celebrated. One by the stream and one by (and in) the pond.
PICTURED: Church retreats enjoying the cool fall air.
Labor Day Work and play Retreat
This camp program over the holiday weekend offers the opportunity to “play” like you might on a holiday and also the “work” of a camp ministry which serves all who come and cares for the facilities everyone enjoys. All for the fee of FREE! This year, the group Work & Play participants and staff served was a little larger as it included those who came for the Peace Mennonite Community Church Retreat for the first 1/2 of the weekend (Fri. evening through Sun. morning) and those who came with Evangelical Baptist Church for the second 1/2 of the weekend (Sat. supper through Monday breakfast).
When you add the whole weekend together including the 28 Work & Play participants, camp ended up serving 530 meals throughout the weekend! So without surprise, the largest project of the weekend was easily fulfilling the foodservice and housekeeping needs (128 hours of volunteer work). A significant accomplishment! There was some time for additional projects which included a tree survey, chapel window washing, using-moving-storing scaffolding, remove painting and window cleaning platform from Solitude Center, clip thistles and clearing the Baldy trail from fallen trees. This work represented 64 hours of volunteer work.
So a hearty THANK YOU to the Labor Day Work and Play participants (guests too) who made for a fun and successful holiday weekend.
PICTURED: A variety of projects were accomplished in caring for foodservice, housekeeping and facility care needs of camp
Rocky Mountain Welcomes Yoder Family
Camp is delighted to welcome Tyler, Amanda, Wyatt (3), and Ellie (2) Yoder arrived at RMMC on August 31 to begin a year of volunteering with the SOOP program. They come to us all the way from Lancaster, PA and enjoy the outdoors, hiking, cabin time with family, and cookouts with friends. Their goal this year is to serve with the staff of RMMC in reaching the goals of retreat and spiritual growth for the guests of this camp.
They are a wonderful addition in sharing the hospitality of the Rocky Mountain ministry to all who come. Their timing in their lives to come is Spirit timing for camp as we evaluate what a sustainable hired staffing and volunteer staffing model looks like in the near and distant future.
Please be sure to meet the Yoder family when you’re here!
PICTURED: Ellie, Tyler, Amanda, and Wyatt will stay and serve through the summer 2022 camping season.
Paying the Legacy Forward Campaign Update
It is with a deep sense of gratitude that we THANK the over 450 donors who supported Camp financially as part of the 2021 Paying the Legacy Forward Campaign! Your contributions have been invaluable in sustaining Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp through the coronavirus pandemic thus far. Your help brought about the blessing of being able to once again offer our resident and wilderness camp programs to our youth in the 2021 summer camping season.
However, while camp enjoys being IN the woods of God’s creation, we’re not OUT of the “woods” operationally yet! As we prepare for next year, we are looking to raise an additional $180,000 in 2022 to ensure our ability to offer camp programs for youth and adults with the uncertainty that remains in meeting camp needs. A more formal 2022 campaign than has been undertaken in the past will kick off from January 10 through April 1st when camp volunteers will be reaching out for gifts and pledges. Gifts may be received any time during the calendar year.
The Camp Board is also working on exciting long range capital improvement projects as part of the VISION 2030 Capital Campaign. While the Coronavirus pandemic has understandably delayed these efforts, the desire and need to accomplish them is undiminished.
PICTURED: After no summer youth camp programs in 2020, we were filled with gratitude for the opportunity to have campers join us again in this summer for resident and wilderness camp programs. Photos listed are from the Grade 6&7 resident camp week.
The “Paying the Legacy Forward” campaign As mentioned, we’re not out of the coronavirus pandemic “woods” yet. Your prayers and gifts are needed to help ensure campers and summer staff for the 2022 summer camping can enjoy fellowship, games, hiking and worship together next summer.
Who’s been helping
Thank you to all of our volunteers this month:
- Denise Diller
- Kyle Diller
- Mark Diller
- Ryan Diller
- Brooks Fredrickson
- Dale Fredrickson
- Irayna Fredrickson
- Stacy Fredrickson
- Trey Fredrickson
- Gwen Grasse
- Ivanna Johnson
- Anne Lamman
- John Lamman
- Kenneth McDowell
- Matthew McDowell
- Rachel McDowell
- Sarah McDowell
- Cash McMurry
- Julian McMurry
- Dorothy Neff
- Jacob Neff
- Rachel Stutzman
- Natalie Stutzman
- Bill Swartley
- Anna Unruh
- Elleanna Voran
- Steve Voran
- Aaron Voth
- John Voth
- Marie Voth
- Nadine Voth
- Ronald Weaver
- Jill White
Come volunteer
RMMC relies on the help of volunteers to keep the ministry going. Your help with any camp tasks is greatly appreciated! If you have interest in volunteering, call (719-687-9506) or email ([email protected]) RMMC.
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- Long-term volunteers: help in Food Service, Maintenance, and Housekeeping. Service term can be for up to a year if so desired.
you’ve been spotted
Riley Sprunger was spotted in Colorado with his church men’s mountain trip which comes every fall and camps out at a campground in Dillon CO.
PICTURED: Riley Sprunger (summer staff alumni and volunteer) realized only after the photo was taken that he had 5 items of gear from the Rocky Mountain Trading Post.
what you said
“We think this is our favorite cabin in the camp. It’s certainly our favorite deck! Thanks for being such great stewards of this magnificent portion of God’s garden.” – Sky-Hi-View guests
Did you know
The word is “shabby”. That’s the description the RMMC staff use to describe when it’s time to replace something that needs replacing (i.e towels, carpet, furniture, etc.). Evaluations or personal conversations from campers and guests are a tremendous help in identifying what items could use some help in all the facilities that camp cares for. Maintenance and housekeeping staff are another set of eyes that sees where an improvement can be made. Most recently, the couches in Eagle’s Nest have been replaced as have the couches in the Langnau Room in the lounge next to the camp office spaces. So next time you visit RMMC, have a look and a sit in these new additions!
PICTURED: Scroll through the Eagles Nest couch photos for full view
Mark your calendars
- UFO Quilters Retreat I – October 3-6
- MDS Spruce Beetle and Fire Mitigation – October 4-9
- UFO Quilters Retreat II – October 6-10
- UFO Quilters Retreat III – October 19-24
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