Camp ministry exists to support families and youth ministry initiatives in the Archdiocese of Edmonton by offering a week-long faith experience. At camp everyone can Encounter Christ, Encounter Community, and Encounter Creation. We are very excited to be reopening Our Lady of Victory Camp in 2023 to welcome young people from across the Archdiocese.

Read a detailed overview of our relaunch plan.

Summer 2023 Schedule

Here is our tentative schedule for the summer of 2023. We anticipate opening registrations for camp on February 5, 2023.

  • Saturday, July 8 – Grand Re-opening BBQ
  • July 9-13 – High School Camp (Grades 10-12. Youth who attend these weeks can volunteer as junior counselors at the elementary, jr high, and all ages weeks of camp.)
  • July 16-20 – Elementary Camp (Grades 4-6)
  • July 23-27 (Tentative) – Benedict XVI Institute “Great Books” Week
  • July 30-August 3  – Junior High Camp (Grades 7-9)
  • August 6-10  – All Ages Camp (Grades 4-9)
  •  Aug 13-17 (Tentative) – Discipleship & Adventure Camp (Grades 9-12)

How can you help?

Pray

Please support us in prayer by signing up to join our prayer support network. This will be a group of people of all generations who will pray daily for the work and the needs of the camp. Monthly updates will be sent out by email throughout the year, with weekly updates sent during the summer months. Email camps@caedm.ca if you would like to support us in this way.

Serve

There are many practical ways you can support the camp. Consider how you might dedicate your time and talents to the camp, then sign up to help where you are able:

  • Serve on the Camp Advisory Committee or offer your help with programming, kitchen, maintenance, and fundraising.
  • Give a week in the summer (team/counselors, kitchen help, lifeguard, nurse). As our 2023 program will again rely heavily on volunteers, we are going to need your help!
  • Offer your time and your talents at one of the work bees we will plan in the spring at Camp Encounter and Our Lady of Victory Camp

Email camps@caedm.ca if you would like to support us in this way.

Please note that camp will follow the requirements of the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton’s “Safe Environment and Abuse Prevention” Standards and Procedures.

Register

One of the simplest ways to support the camp is to send your kids for a week and invite others you know to do the same! We hope to open registrations in February.

Donate

Please donate to help continue the legacy of Catholic Youth Camp in the Edmonton Archdiocese. While we have some money to deal with the immediate needs to restoring OLVC and reopening in 2023, there will be lots more to do, including future repairs and building projects. We would be grateful to all who can make a one-time donation. We are also in search of 125 donors to support us with a monthly $50 donation. You can donate once or monthly by visiting www.caedm.ca/camps.

Beyond financial support, we plan to take inventory at the camps as soon as possible, and will at that time be able to identify other needs at that time. We expect to send out a wish list of specific items we need sometime in the spring.

We\’d ask you to please pray for us as we build towards a return to camp next summer. If you can\’t wait until January 4th to support the camps, click here to make a one-time or monthly donation to the camps. If you have any questions, please email camps@caedm.ca.

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