“Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.”
That quote from St. John Paul II was this summer’s theme at Camp Gray, near Reedsburg.
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Help Camp Gray continue its mission at Benefit Dinner
REEDSBURG — “The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness!” said Pope Benedict XVI.
These words are words that we should all live by as we go about our daily lives. And that is just what the staff at Camp Gray does each and every day.
Camp Gray’s Explorer Village: A mysterious place where faith grows
Every summer, hundreds of kids get their fill of faith and fun in the Camp Gray experience at the Diocese of Madison camp near Reedsburg.
Love Begins Here ministry is alive and growing in the diocese
MADISON — Have you ever dreamed of going on a mission trip where you could help other people in need, but thought it would be too expensive or too scary to be far away from home in an unfamiliar place?
Well, maybe you can dream again.
One dreamer with that deep desire to serve others in need made her wish come true right here in the Diocese of Madison.
Stories and treasures of Camp Gray
REEDSBURG — For the 62nd summer, campers of all ages from all over the Diocese of Madison and beyond will be heading to camp.
They’re heading to Camp Gray — the Catholic summer camp and year-round retreat center of the diocese.
Camp Gray benefit dinner April 18
REEDSBURG — Camp Gray’s annual benefit dinner is said to be the most exciting fundraising event this side of the Mississippi, and on Saturday, April 18, the sixth annual dinner will be held with the theme “Love It While You Can.”
Raising over $25,000 for the camper scholarship fund, this event helps make summer camp possible for families who could not otherwise afford to send their kids.
Camp Gray’s Leaders in Training are never too old for camp
Earlier this year, Camp Gray posted a video on its Facebook page showing last year’s staffers singing the “Camp Gray Song,” also known as “Where I Wanna Be” (also found on Bless Us for The Journey, a CD of Camp Gray music available at www.campgray.com/music).
Camp Gray benefit dinner
BARABOO — As I rock my newborn baby boy to sleep, gazing at his delightfully squishy face, I can’t help but reflect on all the incredible ways God has brought me to this point in my life.
In so many ways, it all goes back to Camp Gray.
Thanks to all those who have helped at Camp Gray
To the editor:
Reading the articles on Camp Gray’s history brought memories of the time when Msgr. Francis Gray, the founder of the camp, met out at the Baraboo fairgrounds with the men as they dismantled the crates used to build cabins. (The first cabins for Camp Gray were built using surplus ammunition crates from the Badger Ordnance Works. The cabins were constructed near the county fairgrounds, then moved to the camp.)
One of those men was Stewart Schirmer, my husband. Monsignor Gray supported the men with his presence, plus prayers, blessings, and a few “cool ones” on occasion.
Camp Gray 60 years ago was built on faith, fun, and dynamite
BARABOO — Parishioners at St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo helped Fr. Francis Xavier Gray — later Monsignor Gray — buy the land for a Reedsburg youth camp on Shady Lane in the early 1950s.
Not long after, they used dynamite to clear stumps from the athletic field and built cabins from wood they salvaged from crates of ordnance produced at the nearby Badger Army Ammunition Plant just outside of Baraboo.