Spring Gathering

Spring Gathering 2025

Trading post hours this weekend: 

• Saturday 10:00am-12:30pm
• Saturday 2:30pm-6:30pm
• Saturday 8:00pm-10:00pm

Friday, March 8
6:00 – 9:00: Registration and Car Check-in – Love Dining Hall
6:00 – 9:00: Cardboard Car “Costumes” – Love Dining Hall
8:00 – 9:00: AIA Drumming – Love Dining Hall Porch
9:00 – Cars – Love Dining Hall
10:15: Cracker Barrel – Love Dining Hall

Saturday, March 9

7:30 1 Mile Walk/Run
8:00: Breakfast – Love Dining Hall
8:30 – 12:15: Activitiees

• Open Rc Car Racing at Stem
• Obstacle Course at Gorman Feild
• Race Cars and I Racing simulators at Gorman Parking Lot

12:30: Lunch – Love Dining Hall
1:15-2:15: Campwide Service Project – youth and adult (required, location TBA)
2:15 – 4:00: Activities 

• Pinewood Derby at Dining Hall
• Hot Wheels at Dining Hall Porch
• Open Rc Car Racing at Stem

2:30 Pinewood Derby Begins with Chatper Time Slots
2:30-2:40 Achewon Woapalanne
2:40-2:50 Echota
2:50-3:00 Etowah
3:00-3:10 Kennesaw
3:10-3:20 Lowanne Nimat
3:20-3:30 Nagatamen
3:30-3:40 Osten Nokose
3:40-3:50 Silepl Ilaonëtu
3:50-4:00 Tella Qualla Boundary (TQB)
4:00-4:10 Thennethlofkee
4:10-4:20 Wesadicha
4:20-4:30 Wvhvlv En Hvresse
4:45 1st place winners return to race each other    

4:15: RC Tournament
6:00: Brotherhood Trail begins
6:30: Dinner – Love Dining Hall
7:00: Campfire Program, Cardboard Car Costume Contest, and Awards– Amphitheater
8:00: Tailypo – Games and Crafts, Love Dining Hall
8:30: Brotherhood Ceremony – Osceola Campsite
10:15: Cracker Barrel – Love Dining Hall
11:00: LIGHTS OUT

Sunday, March 10
7:40: Interfaith Service – Love Dining Hall
8:15: Breakfast – Love Dining Hall
9:00: Camp clean-up by Chapter – assignments posted on bulletin board in Love Dining Hall and mobile event site
Once camp is clean: LEC – Bill Loeble Room

Spring Gathering 2025

AC10	AC & EC
AC9	OS, SI, TQB, TN, WS
AC8	ET & KN
AC7	LN & NG

Interfaith Service

Spring Gathering 2025

Bert Adams Scout Camp

 

Opening Welcome

Welcome, friends, family, and community members. Today, we come together in a spirit of service, brotherhood, and fellowship—values that remind us of our connection to one another. No matter our faith, background, or tradition, we are bound together in a shared purpose: to uplift, support, and serve one another with love.

Service is an act of compassion, brotherhood calls us to unity, and fellowship strengthens our journey. May this time together inspire us to live out these values in our daily lives, bringing light and kindness to those around us.

 

Responsive Reading: The Call to Serve and Connect

Leader:

We are called to serve not only ourselves, but our neighbors, our communities, and the world.

All Scouts:

With open hands and willing hearts, we seek to serve.

Leader:

Brotherhood reminds us that we do not walk this path alone.

All Scouts:

We lift up one another in strength, love, and kindness.

Leader:

Fellowship is a gift that nurtures our souls.

All Scouts:

Together, we find joy, support, and belonging.

Leader:

Let us go forward with hearts devoted to service, brotherhood, and fellowship.

All:

May we be a light to others, sharing love, compassion, and peace.

 

Reading from the Bible

From the Christian tradition, in 1 Peter 4:10, we read:

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”

This verse teaches us that service is not just an obligation, but a privilege—an opportunity to use our unique talents and gifts to better the lives of others. May we be faithful in answering this call.

 

Reading from the Torah

From the Torah, Deuteronomy 10:19:

“You shall love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

This passage reminds us that service extends beyond those we know. Brotherhood is not only for those familiar to us, but also for those who may feel outcast or alone. In serving others, we create a more just and loving world.

 

Prayer for Service and Community

A Scout is Reverent. Let us pray.

O Divine Light, we come before You in gratitude for the gifts of life, community, and love.

Teach us to serve with joyful hearts, seeking no reward but the fulfillment of helping others. Help us to recognize our brothers and sisters in all people, setting aside barriers and divisions. May our fellowship be a source of strength, encouragement, and peace.

Renew our spirits, that we may go forth as instruments of kindness, justice, and unity.

Amen.

 

Responsive Reading: The Strength of Fellowship

Leader:

No one is meant to walk this life alone.

All Scouts:

Together, we share in each other’s joys and burdens.

Leader:

Fellowship gives us the courage to face life’s challenges.

All Scouts:

With love and support, we walk side by side.

Leader:

As we serve, we find a deeper connection to one another.

All Scouts:

In brotherhood, we are never alone.

All:

May we be a light of unity, bound by service and love.

 

Message on Service, Brotherhood, and Fellowship

Service, brotherhood, and fellowship are the cornerstones of a compassionate world.

Service teaches us humility. It reminds us that the greatest impact we can make is not in what we gain, but in what we give. When we serve, we step outside of ourselves and recognize the needs of others.

Brotherhood challenges us to see each other not as strangers, but as family. Across different faiths and cultures, we are reminded that love for one another is at the heart of our shared humanity. Islam teaches, “The most beloved of people to God is the one who brings the most benefit to others.”

Fellowship nurtures us. It gives us a place to belong, a circle of support that lifts us in times of hardship and rejoices with us in times of celebration. In Hinduism, the idea of satsang—gathering with others in pursuit of truth—reminds us of the power of community.

When we serve, when we embrace brotherhood, when we engage in fellowship, we build a world that reflects love, justice, and peace.

Let us go forward today, committed to lifting one another up, embracing our shared humanity, and serving with open hearts.

 

Closing Prayer

A Scout is Reverent. Let us pray.

O Creator of all, we ask for Your guidance as we go forth from this place.

Fill us with the spirit of service, that we may give without hesitation.

Strengthen the bonds of brotherhood, that we may see no strangers, only family.

Bless our fellowship, that we may always find community in one another.

Renew our spirits with hope, kindness, and love.

Amen.

 

Closing Benediction

May we go forth in peace, serving with joy.

May brotherhood fill our hearts and guide our actions.

May our fellowship be strong, and our love be deep.

And may we always seek to bring kindness, unity, and compassion to the world.

Amen.

Chapter	Clean Up
Achewon Woapalanne	Dining Hall
Echota	Dining Hall
Etowah	Pool House Bathrooms
Kennesaw	AC 4/10 Shower House
Lowanne Nimat	Pool House Bathrooms
Nagatamen	Gorman Field & RC Car Track
Osten Nokose	Gorman Male
Silepl Ilaonëtu	Gorman Female
Tella Qualla Boundary	Parade Field/Osceola/Dining Hall
Thennethlofkee	Dining Hall
Wesadicha	Dining Hall
Wvhvlv en Hvresse	Dining Hall