Holiday Edition
Holiday Edition
Welcome to Boom Chicka News! Here you’ll find updates from Camp Calumet along with upcoming retreats, community news, ways to connect, and opportunities to support this place we all love.
Camper Registration for Summer 2027 Opens October 30th!
Sign up during Early Bird Registration and receive your 2027 Resident Camp T-Shirt for no additional cost! Registrations must be completed by November 13th to be eligible for this deal.
Camper Referral Discount - Recommend Calumet's Resident Camp to friends and family, and receive $100 off your fee for each first time camper (non-sibling) who registers for camp based on your recommendation. Not only will you save money, but you will share the wonders of Calumet's Resident Camp to many new campers!
Discount will be applied after registrations are submitted. The first time camper must name (where indicated on the camper information form) the camper who recommended Calumet.
Calumet Alumni 🎉
We had a wonderful time gathering at Dorchester Brewing Company in Boston! It was a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends, share camp memories, and meet fellow Calumet alumni from across the years.
We’re already looking forward to gathering again in 2027, and we need your help! By filling out the form below, you’ll help us update our alumni information, plan future events that meet your needs, and make sure we’re reaching as many Calumet alumni as possible.
Most importantly, help us spread the word! Share the form with your camp friends, text your old co-counselors, and reach out to anyone from your Calumet days. The more alumni we can connect with, the stronger our community will be. Let’s keep those Calumet connections alive!
A New Retreat: Retire Wisely
MARCH 19-21, 2027
FACILITATOR CHARLES WAEHLER PH.D., ABPP
Retirement is more than a financial decision—it’s a major life transition. Learn how to shape a purposeful, fulfilling next chapter by exploring the psychology behind this shift. Whether you’re approaching retirement or already navigating its early stages, you’ll gain tools to clarify your goals, manage change, and thrive in this new phase of life. We’ll examine core retirement needs, common personality trends, and transition stages while discussing ways to avoid the emotional pitfalls that can derail a satisfying retirement. Expect thought-provoking discussions, self-assessment, and practical strategies you can tailor to your own journey.
Coming up: Holiday Celebrations At Camp Calumet
🏕️ Give The Gift Of Camp
Calumet’s Annual Fund helps ensure that no child is turned away from camp because of financial need, and that adults and families continue to find rest, renewal, and faith here.
Every gift — large or small — helps make the life-changing experience of camp possible for young people and families.
🙏 In Our Prayers
We remember the members of the Calumet community whose lives touched this place in meaningful ways. We give thanks for their faith, their service, and the memories they leave behind.
June E. (Larson) Beckwith passed away peacefully on October 17, 2026 at the age of 95. We trust she was reunited, in the promise of resurrection she so deeply trusted, with her daughter Nancy Beckwith. We pray for all whose lives she touched, especially, her daughter, staff alumni, Diane Beckwith. Donations to Calumet, in June's memory, are welcome.
Norma Jean (Johnson) Ebb, “Jean”, 92 of Danvers passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2026. Jean and her husband, Pastor Jake Ebb, worked at CCL in either 1964 or 1965. Her husband Jake was Camp Director that summer. Pastor Ebb and his wife lived on camp in the cottage with their four daughters. Donations to Calumet, in Jean's memory, are welcome.
Jennie Charlotte (Freberg) Christensen, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 22, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of love, faith, kindness, and countless cherished memories with family and friends.
Douglas M. Bingham, 76, originally of Qunicy MA passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026. Calumet holds his wife Barb and family in our prayers.
Allan R. Nelson of Covenant Living of Cromwell passed away on July 2, 2026. He was a tremendous musician, widely known throughout the area as a tenor soloist.
May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Our Memorial Chapel is a place families often gather to remember and celebrate the life of those who have passed. If you’d like more information about memorial stones or holding a service in the chapel please follow the link below.
