Summer Storm!

The area was hit with a severe storm on Friday evening. The monastic community was preparing for Evening Prayer and the Camp Saint John staff was set to finish a week with approximately fifty campers. The storm struck around 5:00 PM. The National Weather Service who visited the campus on Saturday estimated straight line winds of approximately ninety to one hundred miles an hour with rain and hail. All people on campus were fine after the storm. (The Camp staff took shelter with the campers in the Crypt [the space below the Chapel] during the storm.) Some trees were felled, many branches downed throughout the campus and a significant portion of the roof of the west-facing or older monastic residence was torn off. The School appears to have weathered the storm. Power was out on campus from Friday evening through Saturday evening. Clean-up and repairs will continue in the weeks ahead.

The monastic community is grateful to the volunteers who spent the day on Saturday helping remove debris and branches. Be assured of our prayers for those who assisted as well as those who themselves are affected by this latest storm.

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More Photos - Map: Storm/Wind Map