Thank you for spreading the word about the life-changing ministry of Silver Lake! Below are some resources you may download to use in your work.
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*Please do not alter the logo in any way. The logo is a leaf rippling on water over the name of the camp with a white box around it.
Press Release:
SHARON — Silver Lake Conference Center will hold an open house Sunday, May 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. In addition to tours of the camp and conference center, the newly built high ropes course will be staffed and open to those who would like to climb, and the new disc golf course will be available for those who want to test their skill with a flying disc.
“We are so excited to officially open the new high ropes course,” said Rev. Ryan Gackenheimer, Executive Director. “The new design more fully supports the teambuilding aspect of our program. Many of the new elements can only be completed with the help of friends on the ground.”
Silver Lake Conference Center holds summer camp June through August for youth entering grades four through 12. Registration is now open for the summer program online at www.silverlakect.org. The conference center hosts retreat groups September through May, overnight or day groups, offering food services and challenge course programming.
The open house on May 20 will feature walking tours of the facilities, including the newly renovated passive house Lodge, a hayride to the waterfront on Mudge Pond, a campfire with marshmallows to roast, opportunities to climb the high ropes or play a hole or two of disc golf, cookies and juice, and giveaways of camp merchandise. There will be a ceremony to open the new high ropes and disc golf courses at 2 p.m. This free event is open to the public. RSVPs requested to slcc@ctucc.org.
Silver Lake Conference Center, 223 Low Road, Sharon, CT, is the outdoor ministry program of the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ. For more information, call 860-364-5526 or visit www.silverlakect.org.
Open House Bulletin Insert - Color
Open House Bulletin Insert - B&W
We invite and encourage you to designate a Sunday early this year as Silver Lake Sunday to celebrate your church's participation in our Outdoor Ministry Program. Use the resources below for ideas to include in your service.
Silver Lake Sunday Celebration Ideas
Silver Lake Certificate of Participation
Share our video, What Brings You Back?
Please download and print our new color flyer and hang it in your community! This piece is designed to appeal to those outside of the UCC church setting, so we appreciate you hanging it in grocery stores, community centers, schools, your car window -- anywhere people will see it!
If you would like us to mail you a few flyers to hang up, please email jennc@ctucc.org.
2018 Counselor-in-Training Weekend
2018 Women's Yoga and Music Spirit Retreat
Click here to download the Silver Lake bulletin inserts.
May 2018
Text for May 2018: Silver Lake Conference Center will hold an open house Sunday, May 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. In addition to tours of the camp and conference center, the newly built high ropes course will be staffed and open to those who would like to climb, and the new disc golf course will be available for those who want to test their skill with a flying disc. There will be a ceremony to open the new high ropes and disc golf courses at 2 p.m. This free event is open to the public. RSVPs requested to slcc@ctucc.org.
Text for April 2018: Come to Silver Lake this summer to experience the new High Ropes course! Challenge yourself, with the help of your team on the ground, to meet your goals! Register for a summer program online at www.silverlakect.org.
Text for February 2018: Why choose Silver Lake? Our campers will tell you: "I felt loved this week!" "I made two cabins of friends!" "I felt accepted right when I walked in!" "This is the best camp ever!" Come find out for yourself! Join us for a week of exploring God's love in creation. Register online at www.silverlakect.org.
Text for January 2018: Registration for the 2018 summer program at Silver Lake Conference Center is now open! Children and youth in grades 4 through 12 are encouraged to sign up for a week of fun, friendship, and faith. See full program descriptions online at www.silverlakect.org. Register by Jan. 31 to save $50 with coupon code EARLY18.
Text for December 2017: Merry Christmas from Silver Lake! As we celebrate God coming into the world through the birth of Jesus, we invite you to keep God’s light in your life all year long by participating in Silver Lake’s programs. Look for brochures for our 2018 summer camp sessions in early January. Registration opens Jan. 15 online at www.silverlakect.org. Save $50 if you register by Jan. 31; use coupon code EARLY18 at checkout.
November 2017 (Includes a color graphic, but is intended to be printed in black & white. Email jennc@ctucc.org if you would prefer a color version.)
Text for November 2017: Celebrate Christmas Silver Lake-style! Join us Dec. 1-3, 2017, for Christmas at the Lake, weekend conferences for 4th-6th graders (deans: Keri Haertel & Dori Gavitt) and 7th-8th graders (deans: Stephanie Bernier & Kaitlyn Williams). Register online at www.silverlakect.org.
Text for October 2017: We did it! Silver Lake Conference Center welcomed 108 more young people to camp in 2017 than in 2016! Thank you for helping to spread the word about this incredible outdoor ministry! Know someone who might be right for camp? Invite them to Christmas at the Lake, Dec. 1-3, 2017, a weekend conference for 4th through 8th graders. Register online at www.silverlakect.org.
Text for June 2017: Silver Lake Scholarships are funded entirely by donation. Each year, about 10% of our campers attend on partial or full scholarships, and each year, we give away all of the money in our Scholarship Fund. If you don't have a young person in your life who can attend Silver Lake, we ask you to consider helping others experience a week of exploring God's love in creation. Go online to www.silverlakect.org/donate to make your gift today.
2017 Silver Lake Christmas Eve Bulletin Insert
Are you not able to include an insert with your bulletin? Please consider adding the following text with our logo (download below) in your announcements section.
Merry Christmas from Silver Lake! As we celebrate God coming into the world through the birth of Jesus, we invite you to keep God’s light in your life all year long by participating in Silver Lake’s programs. Look for brochures for our 2018 summer camp sessions in early January. Registration opens Jan. 15 online at www.silverlakect.org. Save $50 if you register by Jan. 31; use coupon code EARLY18 at checkout.
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Silver Lake Conference Center is the home of the Outdoor Ministries of the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ.
Click here to read our Mission Statement.
223 Low Road | Sharon, CT 06069 | 860.364.5526 | Fax: 860.364.1000 | slcc@ctucc.org