By Tiffany Dean – Loveland, Colorado…What do you get when you combine doughnuts, eggs, and hay? The Campion Academy and church fall gathering.
On the last evening of October, the Campion community came together to enjoy an evening of fellowship and games between students and church members following COVID precautions.
“We are unwilling to do nothing and act like life is on pause. So, we took an idea that brought everyone together as safely as possible and had spiritual and social focus,” Michael Goetz, Campion church pastor said.
The evening began with vespers which featured music and a skit in which students commemorated the actions of Martin Luther who sparked the Protestant Reformation on October 31, 1517.
Following vespers, Campion Academy students and community enjoyed a barbecue dinner followed by hayrides, doughnut eating, and egg-tossing contests.
“My favorite part of the night was riding on the hayride to the field of games and competing for the top prize of doughnut-eating champion or egg-tossing queen,” Campion church member, Suzie Sendros commented.
Students enjoyed all the food choices, including ones that were meant for games.
“I really enjoyed hanging out by the fire with everyone. It was warm and we had so much fun talking. We went to the baseball field to eat some doughnuts and it was good,” said Blet Htoo, sophomore.
By the end of the evening, relationship had been formed between the community and the students.
“What stands out most to our family was the camaraderie between the staff, students and community members, the laughing and singing and having some light-hearted moments together.” Sendros reflected.
–Tiffany Dien is a senior at Campion Academy; photo by Jill Harlow