Summer 2017- Here I Stand Every Thursday night after dinner children and staff play an evening

game called Romans and Christians. The point of the game is for campers to share Christ with the non-believing Romans, played by the counselors.

hat worked well. The most common message our staff shares with campers is that it is important to build a relationship of trust when sharing God’s love with others. And that is exactly what staff did this summer out at Camp Wartburg. Thousands of children visited camp, many a part of overnight programs, many through the ever growing Day Camp program, and others through outside retreat groups. All were welcomed to Camp by the staff and all were told of Christ’s love through the friendships made, with staff and

ng canoe trips, in the dining hall waiting for food, in the gaga ball pit, out at high ropes,

in between. This summer’s theme verse was 2 Thessalonians 2:15 which states “So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast

to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.” Through the friendships formed, the staff was

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Shepherding Sheep 2017This summer, nearly 50 young adults served as volunteers or Small Group Leaders during Camp Wartburg’s Shepherding

Sheep week, providing a fun, safe, Christ-centered experience for our 61 campers.

Over the course of the three-night stay, our campers and staff form a bond that cannot be found anywhere else. With nearly every waking minute spent together eating, walking, crafting, playing, and praying, our group becomes like one big family. Together, as a family, we challenge each other doing archery, encourage each other during the talent show, support each

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Board of DirectorsCindy Auld, Chairman

Dorothy Kaestner, Vice Chairman

Geraldine Eggerding, Secretary

Wayne Price, Treasurer

Matt Collmeyer, Committee Member-at-Large

Curtis BoehneKarla CarnaghiDarrin HoltAlan Koepke

Karen George-ScherrBen Schwartzkopf

Kim Shank

Wally StreuterKevin Williams

StaffBob Polansky, Executive Director

John “Sparky” Hemenway, Camp Manager

Theresa Thorburg, Development Coordinator

Cindy McNew, Nice Twice Manager

Ruth Hertlein, Administrative Assistant

Lauren Kreienkamp, Office Coordinator

Contact us at:5705 LRC Road Waterloo, IL 62298 Phone: 618-939-7715 Fax: 618-939-6288

Visit our website at:www.campwartburg.comwww.facebook.com/CampWartburg

Twitter @campwartburg

Mission Statement

To provide Christ-centered outdoor ministries where children, adults and families can experience God and His creation.

Camp Wartburg is a ministry of

Welcomes your donations during regular shop hours:Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sunday hours 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

618-939-0311518 Park St.

Waterloo, IL 62298

Letter received from Craig, one of our Shepherding Sheep campers who has attended for many Years.

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Camp Wartburg’s 17th Annual John Mohl Memorial Golf Classic

20th Annual “Let Your Love Shine” Dinner Auction

Wayne and Cathie Collmeyer, Auction Chairs

Our 20th annual dinner auction was another huge success. We had more guests than ever before with 281 in attendance and we raised $128,500 at the event! Thanks to all of you who joined us and to those friends who were unable to attend but continue to support us! Special thanks to this year’s auction chairpersons, Wayne and Cathie Collmeyer and our terrific auction council: Ron and Cindy Auld, Gary and Gloria Behm, Helen Bisaga, MaryLou Byrum, Barry Cervantes, Don Cochran, Geraldine Eggerding, Gary and Cheryl Hemmer, Dorothy Kaestner, Anne King, Andrea Kuergeleis, Brian and Cindy McNew, John and Karen Scherr, Jeff and Kim Shank, Ron and Cheryl Turley and Deanne Wells.

A special group of friends joined us this year for the 20th anniversary of our auction. Chairpersons from the past twenty years attended and were recognized at this year’s event (photo below).

Special thanks to all of you for joining us!

We raised over $30,800 in “matching funds” cash donations at the auction for new roofing on all three buildings at Lindenberg Village!

Our 21st annual “Let Your Love Shine” Dinner Auction will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Regency Center in O’Fallon, IL. Kim and Jeff Shank will be our 2018 Chairpersons.

618-939-0311518 Park St.

Waterloo, IL 62298

Gary Behm offers our prayer before dinner

David Koepke, Al Koepke, Barry Romine, Rev. James Kirk Winners of “A” Flight

Earl Lindenberg, Becky Hauk, Gary and Gloria Behm, Gary and Cheryl Hemmer, Ron and Cindy Auld, Barry Cervantes, John and Karen Scherr, Janis Kury Foertmeyer, Bob and Esther Negwer, Dorothy Mansholt, Tim and Theresa Thorburg, Mary Lou Byrum, Wayne and Cathie Collmeyer

112 golfers came out for a beautiful day at Acorns Golf Links on Monday, May 22nd. We raised $12,000 in support of our “Servant Event” week, when 61 campers with disabilities attended camp.

Camp Wartburg’s 18th Annual John Mohl Memorial Golf Classic will be held at Acorns Golf Links on Monday, May 21, 2018.

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other on the long walks to the pool, pray for each other in Bible study, and love each other through it all. Our Shepherding Sheep family is a safe and accepting place where we welcome campers of all abilities and provide them with a place to have fun and express themselves, all while surrounded with God’s love and the love and compassion of His children. And this year, we were fortunate enough to add 20 new members, campers and staff, to our growing family.

For those of you who have experienced our Shepherding Sheep week, you know these things to be true. Three short days is all it takes to learn about each other and love each other. And at the end of those three days, you will have new relationships that you will cherish forever and will eagerly await the reunion at next year’s camp. We look forward to reuniting with our family and welcoming even more new members starting May 27, 2018. Keep your eyes open for more information this winter!

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Thank you to the individual donors, Boeing Community Foundation, and Southern Illinois District of Lutheran

Women’s Missionary League (LWML), who provided financial support for our Shepherding Sheep Camp.

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8th Annual Trivia NightSaturday, February 3 7:00 P.M.

18th Annual John Mohl Memorial Golf ClassicMonday, May 21 Acorns Golf Links, Waterloo, IL

49th Annual Chicken DinnerSunday, April 29

Camp Clean Up Day April 28Volunteers needed to help with landscaping and cleaning.

21st Annual “Let Your Love Shine” AuctionSaturday, August 25 Regency CenterO’Fallon, IL Kim and Jeff Shank, Chairpersons

2018 Dates to Remember

Calling All Kids to All Camp Game Day!Break up your holiday and come to All Camp

Game Day at Camp Wartburg on Saturday Dec. 16, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Join your favorite summer camp counselors – play games, enjoy lunch and more. It will be a great day! Cost is $20 per person. Parents, take this opportunity to drop off the kids and head off to your last minute shopping. RSVP to Lauren_Thorburg@lcfs.org or 618-939-7715 extension 10.

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the non-intended moments. A new event was created this summer, called Bible Memory Time, where each overnight group was challenged to memorize a couple of Bible verses. It was set up as a competition between groups, and encouraged the groups to learn verses, which were either the daily

message. This became many kids’ “diamonds” for the day, and allowed children to retain the themes from the week.

Staff shared Christ with the youth at Camp this summer in many different ways, and encouraged them to bring Christ home with them. Every camper this summer created a multi colored popsicle stick cross to hang on their wall. Many campers wrote verse addresses on these crosses, giving them the physical reminder of the message of summer, to hold

the best memory we at Camp Wartburg could ever wish to give our campers.

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Camp Wartburg Honor Roll of Donors The following donations were received between March 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017. Our sincere appreciation to all donors and volunteers who help make Camp Wartburg a place where heaven and nature sing.

IndividualsBonnie & Adrian AlbertWillard & Ruth Ann ArbeiterRon & Cindy AuldTony & Nancy AvenaJustin & Jessica BallSusan BarkerGary & Gloria BehmJoseph & Sandra BenyoHelen BisagaLoren & Chris BodendieckCurtis & Ruth BoehneDale & Carol BrockmannMike & Carol BrownMatt & Sandra BurkemperJoe ByrumTim & Mary Lou ByrumChris & Darice CarlsonPeter & Karla CarnaghiBarry CervantesBrian & Tina CharronDonna ChittyStephen ClarkDon CochranAndrew & Mindy CollmeyerMatt & Lori CollmeyerWayne & Cathie CollmeyerStanley DarterRoger & Barbara DierbergSteve & Fran DietrichJohn & Ann DodgeEarl & Julie DownsSteve DravesRodney & Karen EckhardtAdam & Jill EggemeyerLee & Karen EggemeyerJerri EggerdingRonald & Maureen ElfrinkDennis & Cheryl FancherRoland & Dixie GanttBill & Sandy GeisFrank & Mary GrahamJerry & Gwen GrantJames GuentherRonald HarperWilmer & Peggy HarreKevin HartmanBill & Becky Hauk

Robert & Wilma HellerLynn HelmersJim & Marilyn HeltonJohn HemenwayGary & Cheryl HemmerDavid & Ruth HertleinDarren & Tammy HinesBob & Joan HoffmannBill & Kim HoltgrieveJay & Mary Ellen HuetschLarry & Lynette JostRaymond & Jeanette JungDorothy KaestnerPaul & Kelly KarlBill & Bonnie KeelAnne KingDavid KingRoy & Ruth KlingelhoeferAl & Joan KoepkeBob & Donna KrausKeith & Sherry KrausDale & Deb KreienkampArdell KruseSean & Melissa LattimoreSusan LewisPaul & Betsy LiberatoreKalin & Kathy LieferNorbert & Ruby LieferEarl & Sandy LindenbergRodney LinkerAmanda LittleSam & Nada LuttonShawn & Leah MacfarlaneDorothy MansholtTeresa McClureMolly MehaffeyRobert & Sheryl MetzgerElaine MooreAlan & Kathy MuellerCal & Carol NeemanBob & Esther NegwerScott & Jennifer NegwerTim & Rachelle NummelaArlin & Marian ObstMicheal & Rhonda PatrickJames & Dinah PflastererChuck & Lynn PittmanBob & Linda PolanskyBetty Poore

Marilyn & James PrestonWayne & Helen PriceJames & Cindy RandlMarlon & Sandra RhodesAndrea RoettgerDan & Mickey RothGlenn & Estelle SauerweinTim ScheibeJohn & Karen ScherrJames & Marcia SchollDarrell & Margarette SchraderShawn & Deann SchukarJeff & Kim ShankJonathan ShankHoward & Norma ShiveMary SieliMarge SimmonsSylvia SmithButch & Laurie SparwasserDaniel & Stacey SpickardIrene StammWally & Martha StreuterAlan & Norine StumpfRork & Sue SwisherVicki TaakeRuss & Laurie ThompsonArlene ThorburgCraig & Dawn ThorburgMelanie ThorburgTim & Theresa ThorburgLori TrostRon & Cheryl TurleyKenneth & Joan VogesTerry & Charlotte WaltherJason & Cindy WattersDeanne WellsChris & Rachel WildmanMargaret WilsonDorothea WirzSandra WirzDavid & Alice YoungMark & Patsy ZettlerGeorge & Noreen Ziebold’

Churches & Organizations Holy Cross Lutheran School,

Collinsville, IL

Hope Lutheran Church, Granite City, IL

Human Support Services, Monroe County, IL

Immanuel Lutheran Sunday School, Waterloo, IL

Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, SID

Monroe County Helping Hand, Inc.

Optimist Club of FreeburgSt. John Lutheran Church,

Ellisville, MOValmeyer Lions ClubZion Lutheran Ladies Aid,

Mascoutah, IL

Businesses First National Bank of WaterlooMissouri Floor CompanyNegwer MaterialsNummela WoodworkingReliable SanitationSt. Louis Antique LightingState Bank of WaterlooWeir Chevrolet-Buick-GMC, Inc.

Bequests, Foundations&TrustsWebb Foundation

Memorials In memory of:Mildred Jacobsen

Shirley BatesBob & Linda PolanskyGary & Chris SchmidtRon & Cheryl Turley

Charles Manning Curtis & Ruth BoehneLaVerna Schwarz Curtis & Ruth BoehneJohn Thorburg Bob & Linda PolanskyDewey Wilfong

Bob & Linda Polansky

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35% Off Winter Overnights

Church/Family/Business retreats are more affordable December through February.

Men’s groups, ladies’ groups, choir members, church councils, Sunday school staff, day school staff, family reunions, business retreats/meetings… this winter is the time to hold your retreat or meeting at Camp Wartburg!

Camp Wartburg wants to offer retreat groups a 35% discount off the nightly fee for overnight accommodations.

Whether you stay one night or four nights, you will receive 35% off each night’s housing. We offered this last winter, with good results and we know there are others who want to take advantage of this special opportunity. Reservations are subject to availability. Programs and meals will incur additional fees. Please share this information with a youth or adult group, a community group and your own extended family.

Get a group together and retreat to Camp Wartburg this winter!

Higher GroundGenerous individuals who give $500 or more to

Camp Wartburg over the course of the calendar year will become Higher Ground members. 2016 members who supported us at this important level were honored at a dinner held in March 2017. Our guest speaker was Rev. Kale Hanson.

Our 2017 Higher Ground members will be honored at our dinner to be held on Thursday, March 8, 2018.

Please consider joining this special group of donors/supporters of Camp Wartburg. You will receive regular correspondence from our Executive Director to keep you up-to-date on the latest in our outdoor ministry. You and your friends will also be invited to special Camp activities throughout the year. Call Theresa Thorburg at 618-939-7715 extension 11 for more information.

Loved Sent Servant EventChrist Memorial Lutheran Church, as part of their Loved Sent Servant Event

through Serve St. Louis, joined us on October 7, 2017. Their mission? To show God’s love through community outreach. Camp Wartburg was one of thirty sites served by Christ Memorial members and one of thirty-six Serve St. Louis sites. Volunteers were able to assist with landscaping needs on our ever expanding grounds. We are grateful for the positive impact these projects will have on those we serve.

If you, your church, and/or your school are interested in doing a Thrivent Action team to benefit Camp Wartburg, please contact us. Don’t have any ideas? No worries, we have projects in mind that will help us provide a positive, fun and lasting impression on youth and adults.

Save the Date:Men’s Retreat

January 19-20, 2018Speaker: Reverend Jeff Hemmer

Women’s RetreatFebruary 16-17, 2018

Speaker: Jane Wilke

Kelly and Gabe Stone.

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If you no longer wish to receive Camp Wartburg

mailings, please email Ruth at ruth_hertlein@lcfs.org.

Thank you.

Wish List for Camp WartburgIf you can share something on this list with Camp Wartburg, your gift will be a blessing to the children, church and community groups we serve. Please contact Theresa Thorburg at 618-939-7715 extension 11.

Volunteer Opportunities:• Contact us about a Thrivent Action Team• Sign up for April 28th Work Day• Put wood chips around the challenge course elements• Nurse of the Week during summer• Pastor of the Week during summer• Landscaping - help with planting, weeding, watering and leaf raking• Help at Nice Twice (Camp’s resale shop)• Office assistance• Handyman tasks around Camp such as minor repairs and painting• Woodcutting (cut, split, stack)• Build five foot-bridges along the hiking trails

Donation Opportunities:• Sponsor a camper or school group• Start a recycling program at Camp• Dining hall decorations• Donate items to Nice Twice• New or used golf cart• New or used Gator• Vacuum cleaners

• Heating and AC wall units for cabins• Bunk beds for our cabins – 6• Rolling white boards• Paved parking lot at Nice Twice• New or gently used digital cameras• Adult Retreat Center• New or used projector

• Recreational Center• Cleaning Supplies• Small fishing nets• Nature Center• Ice machine

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