Sign-up for 2024 Camps is now open
Camp One June 24 - 29
Camp Two July 1 - 6
In 2024 there will be two camps — Camp 1 (June 24 - 29) and Camp 2 (July 1 - 6). Spaces are limited at both camps, and campers & adult leaders will be registered on a first-come, first-served basis. We are not able to accommodate every camper's choice of camp because of the space available.
Please complete the REGISTRATION FORM BELOW, and submit. You will be emailed with our full camp application and deposit information. Both the completed application and non-refundable deposit of $150 are due 30 days following that email to solidify your spot.
You can download and read this Information Sheet for your reference. Thank you!
We are now full for Camp One male adult leader positions.
Pray
St. Peter’s Monastery Youth Camp is scheduled annually during the Fast of Sts. Peter and Paul. Services are led by Hieromonk Innocent (St. John Monastery) who is assisted by other monastics and local clergy. Camp days begin at 7AM with an Akathist (a prayer service celebrating the lives and work of Sts. Peter and Paul), and they end each day with Vespers, often at the cross overlooking beautiful Madison Valley. On the feast day, whenever possible, local clergy celebrate Divine Liturgy with us. Parents and the faithful throughout Montana are invited to join.
Work
Campers form construction teams and work daily from 9:00 until 1:00. Professionals are on hand to instruct and assist in gathering stones, mixing and pouring concrete, installing slip forms, and laying the stones and concrete into the forms. Campers also help with pruning trees, mending fences, and doing other ranch work.
Learn
One of the goals of the camp is to give young people the tools to become more supportive and engaged in the work of their parishes. To this end, each day there is time set aside for classes in iconography, candle-making, hymnography, and liturgics. Each day there are also Father Innocent’s and Mother Melania’s talks and opportunities for sharing our spiritual journeys with one another.
Play
St. Peter’s Monastery borders a mountain stream-fed lake where campers can swim, fish, and boat. (Canoes and kayaks are available.) There’s also a Montana-style softball field where campers enjoy staging their end-of-day contests before Vespers at the Cross at the top of the property.
Join us next summer!
