Retreats & Events
Camp Omega is full of activity with our annual year-round sponsored Camp Omega Retreat Programs. Retreats offer a great way to grow together with your friends, family, youth groups, and congregations. Information about our upcoming retreats are listed below. To register for any of these events, download the retreat flyer. If you have questions or would like to schedule your own retreat at Camp Omega, contact the Camp Office at (507) 685-4266 .
Jump to Specific Events:
- Winter Daze (for Jr High)
- Winter Kindercamp (parent & 4-6 year olds)
- Challenge Course Facilitator Training
- Confirmation Retreat
- Annual Work Weekend (all ages)
- Camp Omega Day Open House (all ages)
- Camp Omega Sunday
- Summer Camps for All Ages
- Confirmation Summer Camp
- Annual Golf Tournament
- Cross Country Race Invitational (4th-8th grades)
- Jr High Recharge
- Annual Appreciation Dinner
- Sr High Retreat
Winter Kindercamp
A weekend of winter fun for children ages 4-6 and their parents. Winter Kindercamp offers parents, grandparents, or other adults the chance to be a camper and spend time with their child at camp. Lots of winter fun—both inside and out. Event runs from Friday 7:00 pm to Sunday 1:00 pm. Download the Registration and Information flier.
Dates: February 24-26, 2012
Cost: $75 per participant
Winter Daze! - Junior High Youth Groups
Bring your youth group out for a fun-filled day. Activities include snow tubing with tow rope, broomball, Christian growth, outdoor games, singing and devotions. Download the Registration and Information flyer. Event runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Dates: March 3, 2012
Cost: $20 per participant
Challenge Course Facilitator Training
Are you a leader of people or interested in group building leadership skills? Then this event is for you. John Busch of Camp Lutherhoma OK is going to be with us for a intensive Challenge Course Facilitator Training event. Fee includes lodging, meal, and all program materials and training manual. Event runs from Monday 3:00pm to Wednesday 2:00 pm. Contact us for other details and registration information.
Dates: April TBA, 2012
Cost: $195 per participant ($95 for college students)
Confirmation Retreat
Join other confirmation groups for a fun-filled weekend of Christian growth, songs, group building and games. Camp Omega will lead two Bible Studies, evening and closing service, and morning devotions. Outside activities include fun games and service projects. Come for fellowship, fun, and time to praise God. Event runs from Friday 6:30pm to 4:00 pm on Saturday. Download the Registration and Information flyer coming soon.
Dates: April 20-21, 2012
Cost: $55 per participant
Annual Work Weekend
Join others in Christ's fellowship while preparing Camp Omega for the arrival of over 1600 children and adults for our summer camp programming. Entire families are welcome to join in the service, fun, and recreation of a fulfilling service weekend. Camp Omega staff will lead the youth and children in age-appropriate service projects and recreational activities. The weekend kicks off Friday evening and lasts through lunch on Sunday, but join us for any part of the weekend as your schedule allows. Download the Flyer and Registration form.
Dates: May 25-27, 2012
Cost: This is a FREE event!
Camp Omega Day
Affordable family fun? How about free family fun? Come for the day or just for a few hours and enjoy a free day of family fun in God's creation at Camp Omega. Activities include a picnic-style lunch, swimming, hayrides, pontoon rides, archery, canoeing, and a variety of other staff-led camp activities for the whole family. Put in your name for raffle drawings throughout the day for 50% off a stay at the recipient's choice of summer camp sessions or family retreat opportunities and for free Camp Omega apparel, Download the Camp Omega Day flyer and Schedule. RSVP is preferred, but not required. To RSVP, contact the camp office by email or call (507) 685-4266 .
Dates: June 2, 2012
Cost: This is a FREE event!
Camp Omega Sunday
The first Sunday of June every year, congregations in the MN South District are encouraged to recognize this day as the day Camp Omega begins serving 2000 people through it's summer ministry program.
Please pray for the guests, campers, and the camp staff that lives will be changed because of the Holy Spirit’s work though the Gospel message as shared with campers through the summer ministry program. Your congregation can also support camp by taking a door offering or designate all or part of that Sunday's offering to the Camp's "For the Children Fund". This fund provides much needed scholarship money to families in need so they may attend camp.
Contact the camp office by email or call (507) 685-4266 for more suggestions or ideas on how you might make this day significant.
Date: June 3, 2012
Children and Youth Summer Camps
The most valuable gift you can give a child is the opportunity to develop independence, self-worth, leadership, responsibility, and most of all, life-long faith in Jesus. At Camp Omega, children develop a stronger sense of self, others, and God; they learn how to navigate the world successfully; they learn resiliency; and, they learn the value of healthy, Christ-centered relationships. Worried about finances? Visit information about Camperships.
Dates: June, July and August. Check out the Camp Omega summer camp programs!
Family Summer Camps
Programs for entire families, Mother/Grandmother & Daughters/Granddaughters, Father/Grandfather & Son/Grandson, and Parent & Child. No matter what your place in the family, there is an adventure for you. .
Dates: June, July, and August 2012
Confirmation Summer Camp
Kick off confirmation in a camp setting. Camp Omega staff leads confirmation students in typical camp activities, confirmation instructors discuss topics. Counselors will provide supervision during all activity times as well as overnight in cabins. Instructors stay in Retreat Center.
Two hours per day are set aside for instructors to meet with their students and discuss confirmation topics. Confirmation instruction/study times for each congregation provided by their own confirmation instructor. Download the Information Flyer and Registration Form.
Dates: August 12-15, 2012
Cost: $140 per participant. This includes programming, supervision, nights lodging and meals. One instructor per class comes free.
Martin Luther/Johann Sebastian Bach tour of Germany
Camp Omega, together with Jerry and Diana Kokoschke of More for Le$$ Tours, invite you to join them on a Martin Luther/Johann Sebastian Bach tour of Germany in 2012. Jerry and Diana are members of Trinity Lutheran Church of Waltham, Minnesota, where Jerry serves as elder and Diana is an organist. They have frequently led tours to Europe, including a Luther/Bach tour in 2004. Their experience in this part of Germany makes this one of the most authentic Luther/Bach tours available. Significant stops include Wittenberg, Leipzig, Schmalkalden, Coburg, and Dresden, plus a few sightseeing surprises. Join us for the celebration of the 495th year anniversary of the 95 theses.
All profits from this tour will go directly to benefit Camp Omega.
For more information, visit www.moreforlesstours.com or call 507-438-4207 or 507-456-6611 .
Dates: July 2012
Cost: $TBA
MN State Fair Camp Omega Restaurant
That's right... Camp Omega has a restaurant at the "Great Minnesota Get-Together". How about an egg roll, teriyaki ostrich on-a-stick, or seafood wontons? Plan to stop by and have a meal with us at the China Town MN food booth. All proceeds go to help offset camper fees so as many as possible may hear of Christ's deep love for them.
Restaurant Volunteer Teams needed! All volunteers get a free ticket to enjoy a day at the fair for free. Contact us for more information.
Visit www.mnstatefair.org for more information about the MN State Fair. We look forward to seeing you there!
Dates: Aug 23- Sept 3, 2012
Annual Golf Tournament
Get a foursome together and join our annual golf tournament at Rich Valley Golf Club near Rosemount. The proceeds from the tournament support the camp’s campership endowment fund. These funds support the camp’s commitment to providing camp experiences for all including those with financial need. To register, email the camp office or call 507.685.4266 and ask for Curt. 11:00am Registration and 12:00 noon shotgun start.
Date: August 2012
Annual Cross Country Invitational
Lutheran Schools in Minnesota South District are invited to attend Camp Omega's annual Cross-Country meet. Overlooking Horseshoe Lake, this course winds through Camp Omega, offering spectacular views of the beautiful fall colors. Family and friends are welcome to attend as spectators! There are events for students in grades 4th-8th. Race distances are 1500 meters for grades 4th-6th and 3000 meters for grades 7th-8th. Fun and effort are the emphasis.
180 runners and 100 spectators participated in the 2011 race. Congratulations to the girls from King of Kings Lutheran School in Roseville and the boys of Redeemer Lutheran School in Wayzata for taking first place in the 2011 invitational.
Download the Registration Flyer (coming next summer) to get your team signed up race.
Dates: October 5, 2012
Cost: $9 per runner (includes a meal)/$5 per non-runner for the meal/Free for spectators
Junior High Recharge
This Junior High Recharge for grades 6-8 offers spiritual growth, community building, and fun activities geared toward providing a Christ-centered retreat where participants can grow together in their personal relationship with Jesus. Event runs from Friday 6:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Saturday.
Dates: October 12-13, 2012
Cost: $60 per participant
Annual Appreciation Dinner
Join us for a FREE turkey supper at the Faribault American Legion.This event is an opportunity for supporters of Camp Omega to come together for a time of fellowship, a meal and special guest presentation. All are invited.
Contact Curt at camp by phone 507-685-4266 or email the camp office to make your reservations.
Date: November ??, 2012
Cost: Free
Senior High Retreat
This two-day event will allow high school students to grow in the Christian faith while having a blast with other youth from around Minnesota. Activities include snow tubing with tow rope, broomball, Christian growth, games, singing and devotions. Download the Registration and Information flyer (coming this fall). Event runs from 6:30pm to 4:00.
Dates: December 29-30, 2012
Cost: $45 per participant
Annual Summer Staff Reunion
Has it been a while since your last visit to Camp Omega? Do you long to see friends from years past? Then bring your old camp photos, stories, and winter clothes to play in the snow, and reunite with other past summer staff members. If you know someone who is a former summer camp staff member at Camp Omega, please inform them of this memorable event!
Dates: December 30, 2012 - Jan 1, 2013
Cost: Free for past staff and immediate family members