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A challenge of living in a rural diocese where only three percent of the population is Catholic and where most parishes are small and distant from each other is developing an understanding that as Catholics we belong to a Church much greater than our local parish. \u00a0It is easy to keep a very local or parochial view of the Church, losing sight of the extent of the Catholic Church not only in the world, but also in history.<\/p>\n

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Every year the Vocations Office organizes summer camps for boys and girls from throughout the diocese, creating a Catholic context for the youth to pray and to play. \u00a0It\u2019s an opportunity for the campers, especially those from smaller parishes, to be together with fellow Catholics learning more about Christ and developing new friendships. \u00a0The Call to Holiness camp for girls and Vocatio Dei camp for boys began many years ago and were first held at Camp Villa Marie in Savannah until 2002. \u00a0Five years ago, two campers now turned into young ladies, approached the Vocation Director and expressed their desire to restart these camps. \u00a0Camp had played such an important role in their faith development that they wanted to offer that same experience to the next generation. \u00a0Men and women who are now priests, seminarians and religious participated in these camps in the 90s as children and still have many happy memories from those experiences.<\/p>\n

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This year, ninety-three girls and seventy-seven boys participated in the camps which were held at the Georgia Primitive Baptist Camp near Collins from June 21st to the 27th. \u00a0The campers came from various parishes and three came from outside the diocese. \u00a0Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, confession and prayer time played an important part of camp, along with exciting games of earthball, tug-of-war, water balloon launch and an enormous slip-n-slide. \u00a0Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother from Jacksonville gave the girls talks about waking up to God\u2019s presence in their lives, and invited them to ask God what it is He asks of them. \u00a0The diocesan seminarians gave talks to the boys and also served as counselors. \u00a0Bishop Hartmayer celebrated the closing Mass of the boy\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n

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The camps were a success thanks to the many people from different parts of the diocese who gave of their time and effort to coordinate, cook, and serve as counselors. \u00a0They have made a difference in the lives of these children. \u00a0The Augusta and Savannah Vocation Ministries and the Knights of Columbus provided much appreciated financial support. \u00a0Coming to the Vocation Camps allowed the campers to experience the Catholic Church in South Georgia in a new way, where they prayed and had fun with fellow Catholics, met religious sisters and the seminarians. \u00a0They left camp very tired, but with smiling faces since they deepened their relationship with Christ, had fun, and made new friends.<\/p>\n

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