Camp Lajas is a 5-night adventure camp for young men and women entering 10th grade through graduated seniors. You must have completed 9th grade by the start of camp to participate. At Camp Lajas, you will sleep in a teepee, learn to shoot a bow and arrow, kayak, rock-climb, hike, whitewater raft, and encounter God in adventure, worship, and the Sacraments.
HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN'S WEEKSDates:
Women's Week 1: July 5-10 Women's Week 2: July 19-24 Price: $425 |
HIGH SCHOOL MEN'S WEEKSDates:
Men's Week 1: July 12-17 Men's Week 2: July 26-31 Price: $425 |
New in 2021, Camp Lajas has a permanent home at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Camp and Retreat Center in Volant, Pennsylvania, which will be the home base for all four weeks of camp. Camp Lajas goes off-site for several professionally-led excursions including whitewater rafting in the Laurel Highlands with White Water Adventurers and rock-climbing with Win's Wild Adventures.
Sample Day in the Life
6:30 Wake Up and Morning Prayer (optional)
7:00 Breakfast with teepees/Quick teepee competition to say grace
7:20 Morning Skit
7:45 All Clean Up Breakfast
8:00 Mass & after Mass, quiet prayer
9:00 Pack lunches and day packs
9:30 Leave for state park
10:00 Rock Climbing at state park
12:00 Lunch and processing with teepee
1:00 Hike
3:00 Meet back at crags and debrief as teepees
4:00 Depart McConnell’s Mill
4:30 Swimming back at camp
5:00 Authentic Femininity or Authentic Masculinity Session
5:30 Intro to building fire
6:00 Teepee groups practice building fires
6:30 Dinner
7:15 Clean up and free time
7:45 Evening prayer (optional)
8:00 Games
9:00 Identity as Sons or Daughters of God Session
9:30 Sing Salve Regina, get ready for bed
10:00 Teepee Time
11:00 Lights Out
7:00 Breakfast with teepees/Quick teepee competition to say grace
7:20 Morning Skit
7:45 All Clean Up Breakfast
8:00 Mass & after Mass, quiet prayer
9:00 Pack lunches and day packs
9:30 Leave for state park
10:00 Rock Climbing at state park
12:00 Lunch and processing with teepee
1:00 Hike
3:00 Meet back at crags and debrief as teepees
4:00 Depart McConnell’s Mill
4:30 Swimming back at camp
5:00 Authentic Femininity or Authentic Masculinity Session
5:30 Intro to building fire
6:00 Teepee groups practice building fires
6:30 Dinner
7:15 Clean up and free time
7:45 Evening prayer (optional)
8:00 Games
9:00 Identity as Sons or Daughters of God Session
9:30 Sing Salve Regina, get ready for bed
10:00 Teepee Time
11:00 Lights Out
COVID-19 GUIDELINES: We are so hopeful that by July, enough of our local population will have been vaccinated that the CDC, the state of Pennsylvania, and the Diocese of Pittsburgh feel comfortable lifting some of the current requirements! Until then, we are required to comply with them. Almost all of Camp Lajas takes place outside. The CDC currently says that if outside and properly distanced, masks are not required (though of course campers who would prefer to wear a mask may do so). Sometimes due to inclement weather, we will need to be inside a building. In those cases, if masks are still required indoors by the state and the diocese, we will have campers put on their masks. We will honor any exemptions listed in the emergency order.
Of course wearing masks at camp is less than ideal, but we are confident that, no matter the requirements of local authorities, we will give Camp Lajas campers a fantastic experience throughout their time at OLMC. Questions? Email lajas@drybonespgh.org
Of course wearing masks at camp is less than ideal, but we are confident that, no matter the requirements of local authorities, we will give Camp Lajas campers a fantastic experience throughout their time at OLMC. Questions? Email lajas@drybonespgh.org