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At the "Good Shepherd" camp in Virginia, the Metropolitan of New Jerseytranslated

July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

The "Good Shepherd" camp in Virginia was visited by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of New Jersey, Mr. Apostolos. The welcome was warm as it is the first time a Metropolitan has visited the Virgina Camp. His Holiness was welcomed by the Director of the Camp, Fr. Thomas Manuel, and the Director of Youth of the Diocese, Fr. Symeon Williams.

His Holiness was given a tour of the camp, spoke to the children who chose a patron saint for their cabin and acted out his life story. He also watched a camp-wide relay known as the CGS 500, held for the first time.

The Metropolitan of New Jersey Mr. Apostolos explained to the children the origin of the word "Christians" and gave his fatherly blessing to all the campers and staff.

The children also began to learn about the Gospel of John, specifically starting with Creation.

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Grace Turner

Sounds like the kids really got into choosing their cabin saints and acting out their lives — that’s the kind of thing that sticks with them. The first-ever CGS 500 relay must have been a blast to watch too. Glad Metropolitan Apostolos could be there for all of it, especially since it was his first visit to the Virginia camp.

Cécile Girard

C’est bien que les enfants aient choisi eux-mêmes leur saint patron pour la cabane et qu’ils aient joué sa vie, ça marque plus que des leçons théoriques. J’ai souri en lisant qu’ils commencent l’Évangile de Jean par la Création, c’est un bon point de départ. Dommage que le commentaire de Grace soit coupé à la fin !

Alexandru Radu

Mă bucur că Mitropolitul Apostolos a ajuns prima oară la tabăra asta din Virginia și că a stat de vorbă cu copiii care și-au ales singuri sfântul protector pentru cabană. Mi-a plăcut mai ales că au jucat viața acelor sfinți – așa rămâne mai bine în minte decât orice predică. Și ideea cu Evanghelia lui Ioan începută chiar de la Facere mi se pare potrivită, să vadă de la început cum începe totul cu Dumnezeu.

Анна Мельник

Рада, що митрополит Апостолос вперше завітав до табору в Вірджинії і побачив, як діти самі обирають святого для своєї кабінки та розігрують його життя. Це справді запам’ятовується краще за будь-яку лекцію. А ще цікаво, що вони почали Євангеліє від Івана саме з Творіння – гарний початок.

Daniel Davis

The bit about the kids picking their own cabin saint and acting out their lives is spot on — that’s how things actually stick. Nice to see Metropolitan Apostolos there for the first CGS 500 relay too. Starting St John’s Gospel from Creation makes a lot of sense.

Юлія Марченко

Згодна, Анна, коли діти самі обирають святого і потім грають його життя — це западає в пам’ять надовго. У нашому одеському таборі теж пробували таке з молодшими, і вони потім ціле літо згадували. А от цікаво, чи розповідали їм про Іоанна саме з перших слів «На початку було Слово»?