SKY Camp
SKY (Summer 'Katholic' Youth) Camp is a collaboration of the Buescher, Kane, Miller, and Crotty families beginning in 1987. Junior high campers came to St. Stephen Parish, Lawrence, each summer through 1989. Presently, camp for youth entering grades 6 and 7 the following fall is held at Manna Resort near Fairfield, NE. Camp for youth entering grades 8 and 9 in the fall is held at Camp Kateri near McCool Junction, NE. A Board of Directors now directs Catholic SKY as one of the youth programs of the Family Life Office.
Lay Directors, Priest Spiritual Directors, Sisters, Seminarians, adult and teen counselors staff the camps each summer. Additional volunteer staff include cooks, musicians, lifeguards, and camp nurses.
Over 350 youth entering grades 6 to 9 attended camps in the summer of 2003 with approximately 125 high school and/or college students volunteering as camp counselors and assistants to the Camp Directors and cooks.
Camp activities include Mass, swimming, catechesis, skits, Reconciliation, campfires, basketball, crafts, music, archery, and a multitude of outdoor games. Each camper receives an "official SKY t-shirt" displaying the current year's theme.
2006 SKY CAMP DATES
| Camp 1 May 30-June 1, 2006 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) | Entering Grades 6 & 7 |
| Camp 2 June 1-3, 2006 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) | Entering Grades 6 & 7 |
| Camp 3 June 3-5, 2006 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) | Entering Grades 6 & 7 |
| Camp 4 June 8-10,, 2006 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) | Entering Grades 6 & 7 |
| Camp 5 June 10-12, 2006 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) | Entering Grades 6 & 7 |
| Camp 6 June 15-17, 2006 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) | Entering Grades 6 & 7 |
| Camp 7 June 17-19, 2006 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) | Entering Grades 8 & 9 |
| Camp 8 June 22-24, 2006 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) | Entering Grades 8 & 9 |
| Camp 9 June 24-26, 2006 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday) | Entering Grades 8 & 9 |
Applications must be received by May 3rd, 2006. Please contact Vicky Dankleff at the Family Life Office at 402-488-2040 Ext. 304 with questions.
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Camper Applications will be accepted at the Family Life Office after the March publication date. Please mail completed applications to the Family Life Office, P. O. Box 80328, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508. SKY Camps are filled on a "first come, first served basis." Don't wait to register; camps fill quickly!
For more information about SKY Camp as a camper or as a staff volunteer, please call the Family Life Office at 402-488-2040 or P. O. Box 80328, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508.
