A fundraising concert will take place at the Metochos Ministries Lutheran Bible Camp early next month in an effort to create awareness of its building and raise funds for operations and programming.
A Kelly Family Christmas will happen on Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. The Kelly family hails from the Rocanville area, and event organizer Heidi Fleck said the group will provide a couple of hours of nice Christmas music.
Fleck said she has heard members of the family play before, but she has not heard all or most of them play together, so she is looking forward to hearing them.
“Anthony Kelly instructs at a music camp that we have attended before,” said Fleck. “We have heard him and some of his kids play together.”
The Kelly family has released two Christmas albums with its country, bluegrass, folk and gospel music.
Funds raised will be directed towards the building at the Bible camp, and to some of the day programs offered by Metochos. The building opened several years ago, and not only was it used when Metochos had overnight camps, but it is available for the community to rent.
“There is still a lot of local people who don’t know about the building out there, and that it’s available for rent for different occasions,” said Fleck.
Metochos Ministries is located southwest of Estevan, along the shore of Rafferty Dam.
The Bible camp hasn’t offered overnight camps the last two summers, but it did have day camps in 2017. A music and arts camp was offered, in addition to a Bible study over a few days. The music and day camps was well attended, Fleck said.
“I know the music and arts camp was very successful,” she said.
It appears the day camps will be offered again next year. The people who run the camps are volunteers, Fleck said.
Tickets are $40 each, and a table of eight is $300. Tickets include a dessert bar and refreshments. About 100 tickets are available for the concert.
The Bible camp will also host Christmas at Metochos on Nov. 25, starting at 9 a.m. People can view more than 50 different nativity scenes, listen to Christmas music throughout the day, bid on items through a silent auction, visit the children’s shopping corner, and bring Christmas cookies for an exchange.
