CelebratesKinasao NewsletterKinasao Newsletter

Fall 2015

“And I will make you fishers of men”

Kinasao - A place set apart in God’s creation inviting all to experience God’s love.

Many things have changed, yet manyremain the same. Knowing God’s neverending love, making lifelong friends,spending family time together andbasking in God’s beautiful creation havealways been, and continue to be centralto life at Kinasao Lutheran Bible Camp! InJune over 200 people joined us forCelebration Weekend to reminisce

together, worship together and enjoy lifeat Kinasao as so many have over the past75 years. Memories and stories wereshared, beautiful craft items wereauctioned off, and 75 candles were litduring worship, representing the yearsand the generations that have beenblessed by the ministry of Kinasao.

The 2015 camp season ended with awonderful 75th Anniversary Banquet asmany came together to enjoy a beautifulevening of sharing the meaning of campin our lives and to enjoy God’s gifts offine food, beautiful music and fellowshipwith amazing people.

Christopher Lake Lutheran Bible Camp, 1940

Celebration Weekend at Kinasao 2015

Lighting of 75 candles

Fellowship and fine food!

Amazing talent!A successful

auction

It was a beautiful evening celebration!

75CelebratesKINASAO Years!Years!

Kinasao - A place set apart in God’s creation inviting all to experience God’s love.

Thank you for the memories and being a part of the celebrations!Thank you for the memories and being a part of the celebrations!

Great program!

CamperQuotes

Here is what some of our Campers and Staff have to say about Kinasao:

Whatdid YOU learn

about GODthis summer?

Whatwas YOUR FAVOURITE

part about CAMP?

That He has everlasting love andalways forgives.

That God’s strength never fails, however yourstrength does and it is better to put yourstrength in God than to rely on yourself.

I learned that we should always trust God ineverything that we do. God will always bethere for you. God has never ending love.

Love the Lord your God with all your heartand all your soul and all your strength.Deuteronomy 6:5

Playing volleyball, eating yummy food, going tothe canteen, kayaking, swimming, and singing thecampfire and chapel songs!

Getting to know the people [in week in the wild]and camping with them every summer isawesome! And the canoe trips are super fun!

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Taking the canoes out onto the lake to stargaze and worship God. Thelake was like glass, there were bright green dancing northern lights, andI’ve never seen such a clear sky. Praising God with the rest of the staff thatnight is a moment I won’t ever forget.

Seeing the renewal of the children’s minds as they learned more aboutGod’s never ending love for them!

The staff canoe trip! It was great to be able to take a break and spendtime with some of my favourite people in God’s amazing creation.

Playing late night games with the teen campers and being able to see thestars and northern lights while playing.

Week in the Wild Thursday night. We had the kids make their ownshelters out of ropes and tarps. It was great until quarter to five thatmorning, when it rained so hard all of their shelters failed. So at that pointCory and I grabbed a tarp and two of the taller campers and ran everyoneup to the retreat centre and then to the cabins for shelter and sleep.More adventure in one hour than I had the rest of the year.

Whydo you WORK at

KINASAO?Kinasao is a place that makes you

the person you are truly made to be.

I had such great memories as acamper and I wanted to be a part of

this ministry as staff.

I work at camp because I get to be apart of something bigger thanmyself. God is so present in this

place. He is always changing lives,healing hearts, and renewing spirits

of all who pass through here.Getting to be on the front lines forthe summer portion of this ministry

has been such an enormousblessing and learning opportunity.I’ve grown so much from being

thrown headfirst into the ministrythat Kinasao facilitates, and havebeen really encouraged by whatGod has done in my life and the

lives of those around me.

There is no place that I would ratherspend my summers than at Kinasao.This place and its community havebecome like a home and a family forme and for many others over the

years. It is truly a blessing to be ableto be a part of the ministry of Ki-nasao that has touched so manylives over the past 75 years andmany more for years to come.

It’s such a positive and affirmingcommunity where we all build eachother up. I feel so encouraged andsupported when I’m here. It’s morethan just a summer job, it’s a home!

of this summer camp? What

was YOUR FAVOURITEMEMORY

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youth retreat Oct 16 - 18 $85/person Ages 11-14

Xtreme Teen Night! Oct 30 - 31 $20/person Ages 14 - 18

All baking and craft supplies Included!

The Christmas season can be a busy one! Spend 2days at Kinasao in fellowship with friends gettingready for Christmas! Prepare handmade Christmasgifts, cards and baking to take home with you.

Join the Kinasao staff and Pastor Ryan Dittmannat Kinasao for a weekend full of fun, laughter,learning, and brand new adventures! Bring yourfriends and make it a time you’ll never forget!The weekend starts at 7:30 pm on Friday andfinishes at 12:30 pm on Sunday.

Location: Redeemer Lutheran Church in Saskatoon

We’re packing all of your Teen Camp favourites into one night! There will be games,movies, costumes, food, candy, worship, discussion, and a dance party along with allof your friends from camp! Plus, Pastor Jay Dyrland is back to share a message!Don’t expect to get much sleep, but feel free to bring a blanket and pillow alongjust in case. The night starts Friday at 8 pm and runs until 9 am on Saturday.

Nov 20 - 21 $100/person

Christmas Craft &Baking Retreat

register now at www.kinasao.caregister now at www.kinasao.ca

The Freedom Singers are a remarkable trio from Romania with an incredible story to share. Dec 8 – Regina – Celebration Church

Dec 9 – Saskatoon – Rock of Ages Church

Dec 10 – Prince Albert – Messiah Lutheran Church

Tickets are $25 for each concert and available online at www.freedomsingers.myevent.com.

Tickets are also available at the following locations:Regina – Pass the Word – 715 Victoria AveSaskatoon – Kennedy’s Parable – 810 Circle DrivePrince Albert – Messiah Lutheran Church – 1796 15 Ave E

Limited tickets are available at each location. Don’t miss out and get yours today! Visit www.freedomsingers.com to hear a sample of their music.

Kinasao presents

in concert

in a city near you!

Start off the Christmas seasonand support Kinasao by taking in one

of these amazing concerts!

We have been blessed with strong program attendance, busy campground andcabin communities and successful fundraising events so far this year. But as wenear the end of our fiscal year, our donation revenue is the area still “in the red”.

We ask that individuals and congregations remember Kinasao in their yearendgiving and that you consider sending a memorial gift to Kinasao in memory or inhonor of loved ones this fall. Please continue to support Kinasao by attendingour winter concerts and returning any remaining Loonie Boxes.

2015 Financial Update2015 Financial Update

Thankyou for

blessingKinasao with yourfinancial gifts, andwith your help wewill end the year ina positive financialposition.

For years we have set the goal to make the current Tour-de-Kinasao the “best one yet”, meaning having a great event and meeting our financial goals of the highest number of pledges ever raised. Thisyear we not only exceeded our goal of bringing in $35,000 but setour record for the most money raised at this event ever! Thank youto the amazing participants and volunteers as well as the hundredsof people who sponsored our walkers, runners and bikers!

THE BEST “Tour”

YET!!

An event for all ages! Good job everybody!

Kay AlmAlice OlsonGene GrantArdis MelsnessNeil & Corinne ShantzHarold & Debbie PuttickWalter & Muriel TastadRaymond FieldJoanne & Larry NelsonRodney & Kathy AlmPhillip Seymour

John KleinerHeather Kleiner

Sherry HoefleckerArt & Tracy Feher

Don RobertsonVerna DeasonEsther PoleyMyrtle Bauer

Joyce AbrookJoe & Connie Abrook

Arild BorchAlice Olson

W JessArdis Melsness

Emil WackerVorgeen Wacker

Arnold SolstenJudith Solsten

Joshua Van OsJudith Solsten

Lulla NodelandJudith Solsten

Gannav ChristiansonJudith Solsten

Idell StellerKris & Lori GraupeInga GraupeHans & Sylvia Graupe

Selmer GjesdalGeorge & Alice Tastad

Harvey GjesdalGeorge & Alice Tastad

Solveig BakkeDarrel & Lynn KerrBerk & Carolyn SeymourAlice OlsonLorne & Kimberley FiddlerGary & Lois AndersonRaymond Field

Ted & Linda StobbsHarley & Bernice SundboDavid & Audrey JestinBrian & Chandra Fredin

Edward JanzenAaron & Edith Froese

Harry & Hilda NjaaVaughn & MarleneBergstresserJohn & Karen Lentz

Arnold NjaaVaughn & MarleneBergstresser

Sylvan SkarsgardLeroy & Violet LarsenLietta AdrianGrace BartzenAndy LarsenWilliam & Beverley BleieIrene RudeAdolph & Ione Peters

Jerry EbbingaVictor Johnson

Ada UrtonJennie Gjesdal

In Honor OfInga Graupe’s 95th BirthdayHarold & Elaine Hesje

Merv Bender’s RetirementDennis & Elaine Serfas

Adelia AckermanOur Redeemer ELW – Watrous

Anniversary of the Arnestad Reunion John & Joan Ondrusek

Adolph Peter’s 80th BirthdayAlbert & Connie EspenantGarry & Marilyn KaldorBrad & Dawn Stinson

Andrew & Angie Weibe’s10th AnniversaryAdolph & Ione Peters

Richard MonselerViktor & Margaret Fast

Memorial gifts Those being remembered are listed in bold, followed by the donor(s)who made the gift. (Gifts received from May - September 2015).

Women's RetreatKinasao

Speaker: Connie Cavanaugh www.conniecavanaugh.com

Join us at Kinasao for a weekend of fun, laughter,encouragement and much needed time away with friends.

Guest speaker Connie Cavanaugh will be sharing on the theme of

Simply Better - Uncluttering Your Soul

Call up your friends and plan to join usfor this wonderful time away in creation!

Registration will open in January 2016.

April 29 - May 1, 2016

Contact UsKari Alford, Executive Director (kari@kinasao.ca)Kristi Stolee, Assistant Director (kristi@kinasao.ca)Katee Pederson, Program Intern (katee@kinasao.ca)Richard Monseler, Site Manager (richard@kinasao.ca)Hali Monseler, Assistant Site Manager (hali@kinasao.ca)

Kinasao Lutheran Bible CampBox 327, Christopher Lake, SK S0J 0N0Office: 306-982-3327 Fax: 306-982-2095Email: info@kinasao.ca Website: www.kinasao.ca

GET IT HERE!th

AnniversaryMerchandise

Kinasao has put together compilationsof photos and videos of the last75 years for you to share!

75th Anniversary Photo Book - $30

Memory DVD – Videos of Kinasao staff, campersand supporters sharing their memories of Kinasao aswell as a slideshow of Kinasao history photos - $20

Celebration WeekendPhoto – A full colorphoto of all the 2015Celebration Weekendattendees - $30

Contact the camp office (306)-982-3327 to place yourorder of these 75th Anniversary Mementos!

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Upcoming EventsMark Your Calendars!

Youth Retreat October 16-18

Xtreme Teen Nightin Saskatoon Oct 30-31

Christmas Craft /Baking Retreat Nov 20-21

Community Christmas Supper at Kinasao Nov 29

Freedom Singers ConcertRegina Dec 8

Freedom Singers ConcertSaskatoon Dec 9

Freedom Singers ConcertPrince Albert Dec 10

New Years Eve Retreat Dec 31

Young Adult’s Retreat Jan 22-24

Confirmation Retreat March 11-13

Men’s Retreat April 15-17

Women’s Retreat April 29-May 1

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Book early to ensure your spot! Need a great Christmas gift?. . . get Kinasao sweatpants - $30!