Dodgeball,
Obstacle Course and Jesus
Weekend
Campout Kappe
BY: Mark LeGros, Texas Conquest Counselor
Weekend Campout Kappe: Lionheart,
held at Camp Kappe Retreat Center in Plantersville, Texas, was filled with
adventure, teamwork, dodgeball, and wrapped in prayer. Campers were able to experience the
exhilaration of firing off potato cannons and feel the satisfaction of seeing
them explode into smithereens on the ground, trees and whatever other target
that made it into their crosshairs. The
campers learned how to grow from boys to men, not physically, but spiritually,
as our counselors helped impart onto them what it means to embody Catholic
masculinity.
Once again camp started with dads
and their boys in Father-Son Night 2.0!
Dads were able to team up to help defend their son’s team from the
marauders (camp counselors) in a variation of the “Armor of God” game played at
previous camps. Campers and fathers vs.
counselors offered a different twist to the usual team vs. team games. After the
games, the dads had the opportunity to talk with the boys about their lives and
give witness to living the faith as a son, brother, husband and father. Father-Son night ended, with a discussion and
night prayer, led by Fr. Michael Sullivan, and splitting the campers up into their
teams for the weekend!
Our Saturday started with Morning
Prayer, Mass, and a fantastic breakfast courtesy of the dads that stayed to
help in the kitchen. The day continued
with sports, talks by the Legionaries, a Rosary walk and Lunch. After lunch we entered into our big events,
from potato cannons to our Olympiad of sports and obstacle course. The obstacle course ran up a pyramid of
concrete, crawled through the dirt and under tables and ropes, across a rope
bridge, through hoops, and other team activities marking the culmination of the
team’s unity and strength. Throughout
the day, several of the teams made it a point to take time before and after
meals to stop by our chapel to pray with Jesus in the tabernacle.
Sunday started with an early wakeup
call followed by sports and the Cleanup-O-Rama!
After some dodgeball, Morning Prayer, and breakfast, everyone got into
their best dressed for Mass with the parents.
The final award ceremony was filled with anticipation, as reigning team
captain champion (never been beaten) narrowly obtained victory from his new
team captain rival (friendly competition only, of course, securing victory with
only three points at an amazing 1240 to 1237 final point tally. Overall, this weekend camp provided each
individual with an opportunity to grow as men of God and leave with a renewed
Lionheart, on fire for Christ!
Texas Conquest would like to
recognize the fathers who stayed all weekend to help behind the scenes, the families who provided extra snacks, Mr. Howard Harrell (McDonald’s)
for providing lunch, Mrs. Julie Baumann for breakfast and desserts and Gabriel
Zanoff for the incredible photography.
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| Fathers and Sons vs. Counselors |
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| Dodgeball |
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| Rosary Walk |
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| Potato Cannons |
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| Obstacle Course |
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| Mass
More photos at www.facebook.com/texasconquest
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