Boys don helmets for outdoor activities during the Dec. 29, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024 Christmas/New Year’s Camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green. COURTESY OF GASPER RIVER
Welcoming 2024, Gasper River style
BY WKC STAFF
Every Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, current eighth grader and high school students are invited to attend Christmas/New Year’s Camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green.
This lowkey, holiday-themed camp is an opportunity for eighth-graders to meet other youth they’ll attend Camp LIFE with the following summer – and for high schoolers to reconnect with friends from previous camps. Campers participate in Gasper’s regular activities, celebrate the sacraments including Mass and Adoration, but do so in a more relaxed atmosphere in the spirit of Christmas break.
To learn more or register for this year’s camps at Gasper River, visit www.gasperriverretreatcenter.org/camp-information.
Several campers recreate a nativity scene during the Dec. 29, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024 Christmas/New Year’s Camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green. COURTESY OF GASPER RIVER
Youth climb Tower #68 during Christmas/New Year’s Camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center, which takes place annually from Dec. 29-Jan. 1. COURTESY OF GASPER RIVER
Teens assist each other on the Jacob’s Ladder during the Dec. 29, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024 Christmas/New Year’s Camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green. COURTESY OF GASPER RIVER
Originally printed in the February 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
