This week on Connecting the Diocese, Father Martin talks with Chris Rogers (Director of Youth Ministry and Family Life) and Father Steven Weller (Vocation Director) about Adventure Camp, a longstanding summer program in Mason, Wisconsin. They describe four Sunday-to-Friday weeks featuring outdoor adventures (rock climbing, rappelling, kayaking, ropes courses) alongside daily Mass, catechesis, small groups, adoration, and frequent confession, emphasizing community, healing, and countercultural face-to-face connection away from phones. They share traditions like open-mic faith sharing, “Stump the Priest,” talent shows, and water wars, plus testimonies of lasting impact, vocations, and leadership paths like SOGs (Servants of God). The episode also includes a Pentecost discussion of Acts 2, 1 Corinthians, and John 20, focusing on the Holy Spirit’s role in renewal, sonship, and hearing God’s voice.

00:49 Adventure Camp Origins

02:42 Camp Details Schedule

03:54 Sacraments Faith Life

05:47 Why Camp Heals

08:10 Long Term Impact

13:46 Sharing Faith Open Mic

15:51 Stump the Priest

18:09 Bonding Games Talent

21:55 Camp Memories Culture

24:22 Countercultural Connection

28:26 How to Invite Skeptics

31:10 Parents Not Fixers

32:19 Relationships Over Sales

34:42 Unexpected Joy Stories

35:36 Creation And Grace

37:07 Sign Up And Scholarships

38:03 Canoe Fails And Growth

41:37 Wildlife And Farewell

43:12 Pentecost Readings

48:15 Spirit Like The Wind

54:23 Hearing God Personally

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