Chapel Upgrades

Beginning Monday, March 19, 2012 Symmes Pretty Place Chapel will be closed to the public while several upgrades are completed. Included in the list of improvements are: a repainting of the entire chapel; several small structural and cosmetic repairs; the rebuilding of a border wall; lighting improvements and door replacements. The work will cease for Easter weekend and conclude in time for spring weddings and our Family Fun on the Mountain centennial celebration.

He Is Risen Indeed!

"...behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: and as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living amoung the dead? He is not here, but is risen....." Luke 24: 4-6

You are welcome to join the Camp Greenville staff and guests in celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, April 8th, at Fred W. Symmes "Pretty Place" Chapel. Plan to arrive by 5:15 am and be a part of our tradition of listening to an encouraging message from the camp director and an uplifting cantata by the Rocky Hill Baptist Church choir. The service ends just in time to see the sun rise above the Blue Ridge Mountains. A delicious breakfast will be served in the Camp dining hall for a $7.00 fee following the service. Please register at www.campgreenville.org/eastersunrise.php.

Easter Family Camp - April 6 - 8

Spring is in the air! Come join us for a weekend of fun and fellowship. You might want to try out the zip line, decorate eggs for the Easter egg hunt, and hike to Rainbow Falls. Join us for smores by the camp fire and end the weekend with Easter Sunrise service and breakfast in the camp dining hall. Truly a great weekend for the whole family! You can register on line at www.campgreenville.org/easter-sunrise-service-registration.php. or call Ryan James at 864.836.3291, ext. 108.

Check This Out!

I love reading comments about "Pretty Place". This picture and the comments below it make my day!
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Bridal Fair

Come check out our "Pretty Place" display at the Carolina Mountain Wedding and Events Bridal Fair in Brevard, NC, this Saturday, February 18th. It will be at the famous Silvermont Mansion from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm.............Hope to see you there!

The "Pretty Place"

I stand uplifted on the "PRETTY PLACE"
Where granite towers kiss the sweep of skies.
How surely God's hand, shaping earth and space,
Dropped here a corner small of Paradise.

From upland meadows soar cathedral spires,
And down rush fountains, healing thirsty lands.
The sun at vespers kindles altar fires.
Here truly God and I are touching hands.

From distant hamlets curl the smokes of man,
And friendly homeward roads wind through the glens.
Here wisps of clouds drift by in caravan,
And sweet wind-harps through pines sing soft Amens.

Oh God Creator, when You deem it wise
To free us from our foolish wiles and arts,
Pray tarry here among us. May Your eyes
Soon find Your "Pretty Place" within our hearts.

Hubert M. Turner
Mebane, N.C.
June 1957

Another Sunrise

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