Ohio Pathfinders

Ohio Pathfinder Leadership Weekend

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:01:31 +0000

The Ohio Pathfinders Leadership Weekend is scheduled for November 4 – 6 with the speaker being NAD youth director, James Black. This will provide a special opportunity for Pathfinders in Ohio to hear Pastor Black and receive some training from him. The training is open to all Pathfinder leaders in Ohio, including club staff and CITs, those working on Master Guide, etc. The training sessions will include tracks for Master Guide and PLA/PIA, as well as help for new club leaders and staff. Also, the Adventurers leaders will be invited, especially if working on Master Guide. Registration information will be coming soon.

Pastor James L. Black, Sr. is a native of Savannah, Georgia. He is a graduate of Oakwood College (now Oakwood University) with a Major in Theology and a Minor in Biblical Languages. He also attended the Andrews University Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, MI.

Pastor Black began his ministry in the Southwest Region Conference where he served as youth pastor and senior pastor. He served as conference youth ministries director from 1991-2000. His responsibilities included teens, young adults, pathfinders, adventurers, singles, camp ministries, and National Servicemen Organization. During this same period he served as a member of the North American Division Youth Executive Committee and Secretary for the North American Division Pathfinder Committee. He also served 4 years as president of the Black Adventist Youth Directors Association (BAYDA). This group is responsible for planning a United Youth Congress every four years. He is the author and publisher of two books Hey Youth! Preach the WORD!!! and God’s Got a Plan and I’m In It!

Currently, he is serving as Youth & Young Adult Ministries Director for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Many youth initiatives have been launched and training resources developed under his leadership.

Pastor Black lives to show young people that JESUS truly is the WAY. His favorite quote: “The quality of your preparation will determine the quality of your performance.”

Lake Union Camporee Updates

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:54:22 +0000

A quick update on several items for the Lake Union Camporee.
1. Camp Pitch. The camporee begins Thursday, September 18, 2011.
a. Registration begins at 2:00pm with evening meeting beginning at 8:00pm.
2. Activities. Each conference will be coordinating various activities slated for Friday morning and afternoon. A list of these activities and the corresponding details will be given once everything is finalized. (All activities will be something you do not have to necessarily prepare for. All equipment and supplies will be provided at each activity!)
3. Community Service. There will be community service activities available for Friday and Sabbath. These will be announced soon. This will be limited to a certain number of Pathfinders. Stay tuned for more details.
4. No open fires. We are not allowed to have any open fires at the Camporee.
5. Showers. There is a limited supply of showers on the grounds.
6. Schedule. (Big picture overview of Camporee Schedule – Times are pretty static, some of the details may change)
Thursday:
2:00 Registration and camp setup
6:00 Supper
8:00 Evening Program
9:15 Directors Meeting
Friday
7:30 Flag Raising and Morning Watch
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Community Service projects begin
10:00 Field Events and Community Service
12:30 Lunch
1:00 Community Service begins
1:30 Down time
2:15 Field Events
2:15 Other activities to be announced
5:45 Supper
7:00 Sabbath preparation
7:30 Evening program
9:15 Directors and TLT meeting
Sabbath
7:30 Flag Raising and Morning Watch
8:00 Breakfast
9:30 Club inspections by Conference Directors and Area Coordinators
10:45 Worship Service
12:15 Lunch
1:30 Club Rest or visitation time
3:00 Sabbath school
5:45 Flag lowering
6:00 Supper
7:45 Evening Program
After Sundown – Fancy March and Drill demonstrations – Ben Roy
9:30 Directors meeting
Sunday
7:30 Flag Raising and Morning Watch
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Parade Line up by conferences
9:30 Camporee Parade and Activities
11:00 Camporee Awards
12:00 Lunch and clean up
1:30 Leave for home
7. Baptism. If you have any Pathfinders that would like to be baptized at the
camporee we can make this happen if we have any candidates!
8. Registration Continues. You may register online at camporee.org/luc.

Lake Union Camporee Overview

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:57:50 +0000

The Lake Union Camporee will be held in Berrien Springs, Michigan on September 15-18, 2011. We have some initial details on the camporee. The Lake Union Camporee is located at camporeee.org/luc. To register for the camporee go to the website and click on the registration section.

Theme: Finish Strong
To encourage, inspire and train the young people in the Lake Union to stand strong for Christ in finishing the work God has called us to do.

Camporee Fee
The camporee fees are:

$25.00/person fee is charged to help in the expenses of the camporee.
$10.00/person fee for non-Pathfinder children of staff parents.

Check In Procedures
Club Directors should do the following

Pick up Camporee packet at entrance gate.

At Check-in, you will receive programs for each person registered online and maps of campground and camporee area

Take your club to the designated area and pitch camp according to your Conference Directors instructions.

Camp Entrances
As with all of our camporees, we encourage each club to prepare their campsite depicting the camporee theme. Try a unique entrance. Make it look nice. Entrances will be judged and awards given to those entrances with unique and quality designs.

Talent Participation
If you have Pathfinders or staff who are talented singers, soloists, or who play a guitar or other instrument, please indicate at the time of registration, so such talent can be used at opportune times.

Parade Information
We are requesting that each club provide the needed information about their club on the website registration. This will be used during the Sunday parade when you march by the reviewing stand. There will be a number of guests present who will be interested in you.

Camporee Field Events
The field events are being planned that will be fun and challenging. Participation is most important. All clubs (either by clubs or units with their counselors) are to participate in at least 6 of the events. You may enter any of the events at any time. The complete list of Camporee Field Events will be available on the website when all of the details from each conference’s events are completed.

Club Trophy
A club trophy will be awarded each club who meets the following:
1. Attends the LUC Camporee.
2. Displays the proper flags a) American, b) Pathfinder, c) Unit Guidons.
3. Complete club participates in at least 6 of the field events.
4. Takes part in the parade on Sunday.

Special Camporee Patch
Lake Union Conference Camporee patch will be awarded to each one who actively participates in the total camporee program

March and Drill Participation
A Drilling and Marching ribbon will be awarded to each club participating in the Drill Performance, and special recognition will be given as to the number of points received in this event.

Flag Raising and Morning Watch
Each conference will be assigned times to be in charge of the flag raising and morning watch at the flag area. The schedule is part of this document. Each conference will also be in charge of assigning a club to flag raising and flag lowering each day.

Camporee Rules
1. Clubs are responsible for all Pathfinders at all times. All Units are to have a designated counseler with their unit.
2. Camping is permitted in designated areas only.
3. No Open Fires are permitted. Do not dig up grass. Cooking must be done on commercial stoves.
4. Pets are not permitted at the camporee.
5. Pathfinders are not permitted to play with knives, axes or hatchets at the camporee. Unless it is part of one of the planned camporee activities.
6. All clubs will be expected to participate in all camporee activities. If no Pathfinders are entering events, clubs must still be in the area with all Pathfinders.
7. Quiet Time – Please respect other clubs and guard carefully the Quiet Time.
8. Programs – Club Directors are requested to have your club sit together with their counselors at the programs. There will be no Conference assigned areas.
9. Garbage and Trash – Campsites are to be kept clean and all garbage and trash is to be put into the proper receptacles.

Camporee Speakers
Thursday Night – Elder James Black
Friday Night – Pastor Michael Goetz
Sabbath Morning – Pastor Goetz
Sabbath Vespers – Pastor Goetz
Sunday Morning – Pastor Goetz

Daily Features:
Ben Roy – Science Fun
Dr. Gordon Atkins – Nature Nugget
Dr. Arnold and Dixie Plata- Museum
Elder Terry Dodge – Museum
Chuck Collatz – Model Sanctuary

2012 Union Camporee to be Held at Camp Mohaven

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:41:35 +0000

The 2012 Columbia Union Camporee will be held in the Ohio Conference at Camp Mohaven in Danville, Ohio. Camp Mohaven will welcome Pathfinders from all across the Columbia Union for the 2012 Camporee. The Ohio Conference Pathfinders and Camp Mohaven made a formal proposal highlighting the camp and surrounding areas to Columbia Union leaders. They highlighted the camp’s many offerings, including swimming, canoeing/kayaking, drama, crafts, horseback riding and a ropes course. Local attractions include close proximity to Amish country, lakes, amusement parks and metropolitan areas. As a result Camp Mohaven will be welcoming thousands of Pathfinders from through the Columbia Union in 2012.

2011 Ohio Pathfinder Fair

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:53:54 +0000

The 2011 Ohio Conference Pathfinder Fair will be held this year from April 29th to May the 1st at Mount Vernon Academy. The weekend speaker will be Pastor Steve Carlson and the weekend music leaders will be the Columbus Eastwood Pathfinder Club. More information is below and the 2011 Ohio Pathfinder Fair packet can be download at the end of this article.

THEME:
The theme for the 2011 Ohio Conference Pathfinder Fair is Keep the Morning Watch. The theme Keep the Morning Watch continues the understanding of the parts of the Pathfinder Law, which has the sole purpose of helping our Pathfinders grow closer to their fellow men and women and to their Creator. Abiding by I will ‘Keep the Morning Watch’, with the meaning ‘I will have prayer and personal bible study each day’, has a day-to-day affect on the lives of our Pathfinders. The focus of the Pathfinder Fair will be Bible Study.

WHEN:
The Fair will begin Friday evening, April 29, with registration starting at 4:00 PM, and will conclude on Sunday, May 1, at 3:30 PM. Friday and Saturday participation is optional with points given for Sunday only.

WHERE:
Mount Vernon Academy, 525 Wooster Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050.

ACTIVITIES:
Activities planned for the weekend include vespers, worship service, Sabbath afternoon activities, volleyball, basketball, and other miscellaneous fun games. Sunday activities will include both individual and club events. A small number of the events will require some preparation prior to the fair. The events requiring prior preparation and practice include drilling/marching, nail driving, Indian drag race and fire building & cookery. The latter two events are designed to help Pathfinders develop their lashing and fire building/cooking skills.

HONORS AND CRAFTS DISPLAY:
Clubs will be able to display work from honors or crafts taught and/or activities they participated in during the past year. Clubs will need to supply all equipment and tables for their display. Access to a power source, if needed, will be made available.

FAIR PACKET
You can download the 2011 Ohio Pathfinder Fair Packet here.

New Ohio Conference Pathfinder Leader

admin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:14:21 +0000

We have a new Ohio Conference Pathfinder leader. Pastor Carlson is the new Director of Youth Ministry for the Ohio Conference. Besides Pathfinders his reponsabilities include: conference director for Adventurers, leading the summer program at Camp Mohaven, and being a resource person for all youth ministry in the Ohio Conference.

He and his wife Daisy join us from California, where Steve was a pastor for teens and young adults at The Place, a church in the Southern California Conference. He was raised in Lodi, California and loves to golf, surf, travel, and be bald. He and Daisy have two boys – Ian and Gavin.

Steve is part of an Adventist ministry family: his father is Pastor Ron Carlson, now president of the Kansas-Nebraska conference. Steve grew up in North Dakota, Missouri, and California. He’s a graduate of Union College in Lincoln, NE. Daisy, also a Union College graduate, is from Kansas City. Prior to The Place Steve ministered at Campion Academy (home of the Campion Cougars!) in Loveland, Colorado.

2010 Pathfinder Camporee Information

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:53:57 +0000

THEME:

The theme for the 2010 Camporee is Keep the Morning Watch. The theme Keep the Morning Watch continues the understanding of the parts of the Pathfinder Law, which has the sole purpose of helping our Pathfinders grow closer to their fellow men and women and to their Creator. Abiding by I will ‘Keep the Morning Watch’ with the meaning ‘I will have prayer and personal bible study each day’ has a day-to-day affect on the lives of our Pathfinders.

We will also be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee, 60^th Anniversary of the worldwide Pathfinder organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church throughout the weekend.

WHEN:

The Camporee will begin on the evening of Friday, October 1, with registration starting at 4:00 PM and will conclude on Sunday, October 3 at 1:00 PM.

WHERE:

The camping area/airfield and camp buildings of Camp Mohaven, Danville, Ohio. A map with directions to Camp Mohaven and a layout of Camp Mohaven are provided in this packet.

FACILITIES:

Camping will be on the ballfield/airfield area at Camp Mohaven. Each club will be provided a camping area along a Central Mall Area. Clubs will be camping together by regions. Restroom facilities and water will be available at the camping area. Some electrical outlets will also be available.

COST:

$7.50 per Pathfinder and staff member for the Camporee. Fee includes admission and a Camporee patch & pin. Visitors are free unless they would like to purchase a patch & pin. Extra patches & pins can be purchased at registration depending on availability.

INSURANCE:

All vehicle and drivers’ insurance are to be current and in harmony with conference policy. Additional information is available through the conference office.

Ohio 2010 Camporee Information Sheet (Continued)

MEDICAL RELEASES:

For anyone under 18 years of age, every club must have medical treatment consent forms signed by parents or legal guardians. These medical releases must be current and in the possession of the club director.

REGISTRATION:

The pre-registration form needs to be filled out and mailed to the Ohio Conference by September 24.

GUEST SPEAKER:

Pastor Clive Wilson. Pastor Wilson is the Campus Chaplain of the Kettering College of Medical Arts. We would like to welcome Pastor Wilson to our Camporee.

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES:

Club directors need to proceed directly to registration upon their arrival at Camp Mohaven. They will receive their additional information packets and their camping area assignments. Clubs will camp on the camping/airfield area of Camp Mohaven by regions. They will also need to sign up for their cleanup assignments.

DEPARTURE PROCEDURES:

Departure will take place after the closing ceremony Sunday. Each club should make sure the area where they camped is clean of all litter and trash. All trash must be deposited in the proper trash containers. All areas used for fire pits must be cleaned up and the sod replaced. Each club will be asked at registration to assist in cleanup of part of the grounds, which will need to occur Sunday following the closing ceremony and prior to departure.

ACTIVITIES:

The weekend will begin Friday with a vespers and bonfire. Pathfinders will attend Sabbath School and a worship service Saturday morning. During the afternoon, Pathfinders can participate in one of three activities including an orienteering/gps course, a nature hunt, and an outreach program. The day will conclude with vespers, a drilling & marching demonstration, and a night of fun games and a hayride. The drilling & marching demonstration is optional. There will be Teen Time Friday and Saturday nights for Teen Pathfinders ages 13-16 only. Events Sunday, including an Indian Drag Race, Fire Building, and Capture the Flag, are open for all Pathfinders to participate in as long as each club bring enough supplies for their Pathfinders. These events are designed to let Pathfinders develop their lashing and fire building skills in preparation for the 2011 Ohio Pathfinder Fair. Clubs may practice these events before the Camporee.

Pathfinder Club News

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:48:12 +0000

Chillicothe Trailblazers had a camp-in and cooked breakfast for church members working on new church.

Cincinnati Stars went to Scarlet Oake as their monthly ministry. They had a Pathfinder/Adventurer Sabbath where the pathfinders collected the offering and had a postcard display.

Hamilton Gladiators had a camp-in with Wilmington Beacons and did community service with Wilmington Beacons for animal sheter and Clinton Co. MRDD.

Lima Lynx had a camp-in. Viewed evening program from Courage to Stand dvd, sang at nursing home, finished their fish honor, played table games, watched a movie and then had club meeting the next morning.

Portsmouth Kids Club hosted 2nd Annual Winter Camp-in at Shawnee State Park. They worked on their decoupage and swimming honors. Pathfinders conducted sundown vespers
to close Sabbath as part of their Christian Storytelling honor.

Y-City Buckeyes went to Franklin Park in Columbus, Ohio, to view the orchid exhibit for their honor.

Pathfinder Bible Achievement

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:43:49 +0000

Pathfinder Bible Achievement (PBA) is a program for Pathfinders in grades 5 through 10, where groups of up to six or seven work together as a team to answer specific questions from a designated book or portions of the Bible. It is a fun way to encourage Pathfinders to study the Bible, while they also learn team work and excellent study skills.

Please go to the website, pathfinderbibleachievement.org for more information. You can download the PBA Manual at this site also.

If you are interested please contact Mike Stevenson or Jean Craig at 740-397-4665 x122