Kinasao Newsletter

Spring 2017

“And I will make youfishers of men”

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

Partners in MinistryConsider a

Planned Gift to Kinasao

All Things NewLook what God is doing!!

“From the very beginning, we have expe-rienced God the Creator. God createsorder out of chaos. God creates beautywith colors and contrasts of light anddark. God creates humans in God’s imageand likeness as part of that creative order.Ever since that first creative effort, Godcontinues to create. With each new day,dark subsides and light shines forth,seeds sprout and produce new beauty,and we all find new potential within our-selves as we face a shared future.”

This is the introduction to the summercamp curriculum for Kinasao this comingsummer and we are so excited about themessage and lessons to be taught as wediscover more about our God the Cre-ator! And to be reminded that Godbrings order out of chaos and renewsbeauty in our world and in ourselves ispowerful. Change is inevitable andthrough some changes and challenges atKinasao, we know new strength andgrowth and beauty will come. And weare excited to see where God is leading!

The Kinasao ministry was blessed with a very successful financial year in 2016.Two reasons for this were two unexpected gifts received by the camp. One wasa gift of stock market shares and another was an estate gift to Kinasao. Thesegifts have allowed the camp to both realize some of our wish list dreams aswell as put the camp in a positive financial position.

Planned giving is a method of supporting nonprofit organizations such asKinasao that allows donors to make larger gifts than they could often makefrom their income. A planned gift is any major gift made in lifetime or at deathas part of a donor’s overall financial and/or estate planning.

Planned gifts aren’t usually complicated. Everyone should have a will that isprepared with the help of a trained professional. Planned gifts often greatlyreduce tax burdens on an estate. By remembering Kinasao in our estates weallow the camp to ensure its continuing legacy as a place set apart in God’screation, inviting all to experience God’s love.

There are several common types of planned gifts:

• Bequests in wills

• Gifts of shares in public or private companies

• Transferring or donating life insurance to a charity

• Designating an RRSP or TFSA to a charity

• Buying charitable gift annuities

• Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs)

If the camp is already in your estate plan, we offer our deepest and mostgracious thanks. If making a planned gift to the camp is something that soundsinteresting and you would like more informationabout the process, talk to your estate planner or contact Dave Bragg at Kinasao either at dave@kinasao.ca or (306)982-3327.

and your familymembers and yourfriends and your neighbors and your churchmembers and your babysitter and your friendlyneighborhood car salesman!!

There is power in numbers and we would liketo increase the number of participants in theTour-de-Kinasao. Just like many hands makelight work, many participants makes for greatresults and great support for our camp!

Last year in the Tour-de-Kinasao we had:

62 participants who each raised an average of

$575 in pledges bringing our total to

$35,600! Nice!

But what if we increased our number ofparticipants by just 10% or 6 new people?

68 participants at an average of

$575 each = $39,000What if we increase attendance by 20%?75 participants at an average of

$575 each = $43,000!!

July 28-31

Kinasao’s family camp is a perfect

preplanned summer holiday!

Spend the weekend atthe lake, with family

activities for all ages,parent’s nights out, talent

show, Olympics and muchmore! Bishop Sid Haugen

will be leading Bible Studyfor the adults as well as

family chapel time.Accommodations are

available in cabins or thecampground.

MEMORIAL GIFTS Those being remembered are listed in bold, followed by the donor(s) whomade the gift. (Gifts received from September 2016 - March 2017)

Marion NjaaGarry & Holly DavisTrygve NjaaArnold NjaaGarry & Holly DavisTrygve NjaaDale & Audrey NjaaAlbert EspenantBruce & June AnonsonJoel JohnsonBruce & Ruth SestakHarley & Ami JohnsonRev. Curtis SatreBruce & Ruth SestakPhyllis GuebertPhil GuebertEldon & Honora LetkemanDale & Brenda CochetErvin Bauer - Myrtle BauerCraig Bauer - Myrtle BauerDr. George EvensonSteve & Jeannette TomteneLes Stafford - Ann StaffordLandon DerbowkaAnn StaffordErvine & Wendy DerbowkaDoris AntillJim & Karen Hopkins

Norma ArnestadDerwin ArnestadCliff & Myrtle SwensonSelmer & Agnes NjaaGaylene CookeShirley GraupeAlexander SpademanAlice PaddockDaniel SollidVerner ArnestadJohn & Lorraine DiesenVerna DeasonHarvey & Sylvia HaugenRoger & Laura TastadDianne FortierWalter & Murial TastadLyle PoleyGladys KlonteigJohn & Lorraine DiesenFern AndersonSylvan SkarsgardAdolph & Ione PetersEdwin Poley - Esther PoleyArt Moen - Ione TysselandEmil & Hanna EricksonCarmen EricksonAxel & Betty GoplenJennie Gjesdal

Earl & Josie DallmanWayne & Lois ManchurKathryn GrantDon & Thelma GrantGeorge & Kerna HaugenCliff & Myrtle SwensonVi BornBauer & Hyde FamiliesAshlynd KristiansenKeith & Janet WaltersDan SkaretArt & Connie HundebyKris & Lori GraupeObert & Connie FriggstadMorris & Betty AndersonWellen Boring Ltd. Garth & D’Lee JohnsonDale & Audrey NjaaKolbjorn FriggstadObert & Connie FriggstadBruce BrandellJeannette BrandellHarry & Hilda NjaaDaryl & Patricia NjaaVaughn & MarleneBergstresserEdmund & Elfriede GustMartha Lessing

Gunnar Person Stan & Vera SatherBrian & Denise McFarlaneSylvia KellingtonDianne and Ryan AndersonOwen and Louise LarsonCharlie & Lillian HopkinsPat FromCorey & Autumn ClasenLorne & Norma McConaghyLeola BradleyCarroll AndersonRaymond & Geraldine McAuleyVi CannDennis & Lana McFarlaneRon & Jean SiebMelissa McFarlane

IN HONOR OFBruce & June Anonson’s40th AnniversaryBruce & June AnonsonEd & Shirley KasdorfAdolph & Ione PetersAdolph & Ione Peter’s Volunteering at KinasaoBruce & June AnonsonOur GrandchildrenDon & Elaine Greve

We are blessed to have a group ofyoung adults ready to serve God atcamp this summer. Learn more aboutthe summer staff in their videointroductions on our website orFacebook page.

PROGRAM COORDINATORS:Jenya Rust – Camrose, ABHillary Kemp – Airdrie, ABJesse Lentz – Olds, ABCOUNSELLORS:Nathan Hind – Saskatoon, SKBryce MacEwen – Saskatoon, SKJesse Alford – Christopher Lake, SKJacob Lentz – Olds, ABReagan Munro – Calgary, ABShanleigh McKeown – Saskatoon, SKNicole Leslie – Sherwood Park, ABCaitlin Glasgow – Saskatoon, SKFola Adelugba – Saskatoon, SKKITCHEN STAFF:Karen Haubrich – Christopher Lake, SKTara Chapple – Grandora, SKLauren Ryan – Saskatoon, SKAdam Eichorst – Humboldt, SKMAINTENANCE STAFF:Melinda Ardagh – Shell Lake, SKBraeden Kelly – St. Albert, ABHOUSEKEEPER:Madalina Luedtke – Outlook, SKPROGRAM ACTIVITY ASSISTANT:Madeline Codling – Outlook, SKFIRST AID ATTENDANT:Bryanne Barlow – Calgary, ABOFFICE ASSISTANT:Sarah Haugen – Esterhazy, SK

2017Summer StaffSummer Staff2017Tour-de-Kinasao. . . We Want You

Let’s do this!

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Now what if we could encourageeveryone to increasetheir pledges by only 5%? Could you do that? 5%?

Tour-de-Kinasao2017: 75 participants raising an average of

$600 = $45,000!!We can do this!! Invite 2 newpeople to join you and worktoward a goal of $600 or morein pledges and we willknock this out of the park!!

Sojourner’s Way Campground– Long Term Campsites Still Available!

We have expanded our beautiful campgroundhere at Kinasao and look forward to increasingthe size of our community of long termoccupants. Secure your own space at thisbeautiful camp through leasing a campsite forthe summer or on an ongoing annual basis.For more information about seasonal andannual campsite leases, visit our website atwww.kinasao.ca/campground/long-term-bookings.

Register today at: www.tourdekinasao.myevent.com.

CelebrationWeekend!

June 23-25

Whether it’s your first time at camp, oryour thousandth, Celebration Weekendis a wonderful opportunity to connectwith friends while kicking off thesummer! Highlights of the weekendinclude Keith Kitchen in concert Friday,The Trudel Family in concert Saturday,and the annual arts & crafts silent andlive auctions on Saturday.

A free weekend for everyone! Tobook accommodations contactkristi@kinasao.ca

For a full weekend schedule visitKinasao.ca!

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Family Camp Kinasao has been richly blessed over

the years by the young adults who serve over the summer. These post-secondary agedyoung adults share their faith, gifts and talents withthe Kinasao ministry to help the camp meet itsmission of helping our guests experience God’s love.

This year we invite you to join our Prayer Partnersprogram, created to be a source of support for thesummer staff during the rewarding but very intenseand exhausting summer program. Volunteer prayer

partners will be paired up with Kinasao summer staffmembers. In addition to praying regularly for your summerstaff team member, we ask that you send at least threecommunications (email, postcards, etc.) to your summerstaff member. More information will be sent to you whenyou sign up. Our summer staff will be so much betterequipped to share the Gospel knowing that they are beingprayed for on a regular basis by our Kinasao family.

To sign up, contact Dave Bragg either at dave@kinasao.ca orat the camp (306)982-3327. Thank you for your support ofthe camp and for considering this opportunity to supportour summer program!

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Prayer Partners!

Upcoming EventsMay Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 20 First Sunday Worship Service. . . . . . . May 21Tour – de – Kinasao. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 3Celebration Weekend. . . . . . . . . June 23 - 25Prime Time Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . June 25 - 28Grey Owl’s Cabin

Canoe Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 30 - July 3Family Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 28-31Missinippe Canoe Trip. . . . . . . . . August 4 - 9Season Finale Banquet. . . . . . . . . . August 26Final Sunday Worship Service. . . . . . . Sept. 3

For a full listing of summer camp programs,and details on all events, visit Kinasao.ca

Sunday WorshipLeadersMay 21 Rev. Peter Walker

May 28 Rev. Chris Dean

June 4 Rev. Dan Haugen

June 11 Rev. Patricia Martin

June 18 Rev. Iris Kristjansdottir

June 25 Rev. Scott Kopperud

July 2 Kinasao Summer Staff

July 9 Rev. Norm Bonk

July 16 Rev. Fran Schmidt

July 23 Rev. Harold Rust

July 30 Bishop Sid Haugen

Aug 6 Rev. Dr. Cam Harder

Aug 13 Rev. Melissa Brooks

Aug 20 Rev. George Hind

Aug 27 TBA on website

Sept 4 Rev. Rick Johnson

Resource PastorsJune 25-28 Prime Time Camp

TBAJuly 2-7 Youth 1

Rev. Bart ErikssonJuly 9-14 Jr. Youth 1

Rev. Jason AndersonJuly 16-21 Teen CampRev. Fran Schmidt & Hugh WilliamsJuly 24-27 Day Camp

Rev. Chris DeanJuly 28-31 Family Camp

Bishop Sid HaugenAug. 1-4 Mini Camp

Rev. Cody CooperAug. 6-11 Skills Camp

Rev. Ryan DittmannAug. 13-18 Youth 2

Rev. Lisa SkogsrudAug. 20-25 Jr. Youth 2

Rev. George Hind

Contact UsKari Alford, Executive Director (kari@kinasao.ca)Kristi Stolee, Assistant Director (kristi@kinasao.ca)Dave Bragg, Development Director (dave@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

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

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Kids camps, family camps, seniors camps,

canoe trips, wilderness, sports, and music

camps.....there's something for

every person at every age!

Visit kinasao.ca to learn about our

summer programs and get

signed up today!

We'd love to see

you this summer!