RSCM West Choir Camp

Joshua Hosler • July 2, 2025

Eleven kids with amazing voices

Dear friends --


I spent last week serving as chaplain for the RSCM West Choir Camp. This was my second year doing this, and it was a rather different year than last. And it was a blessing in many ways.


Last year, 24 kids participated; this year there were only 11. This is largely due to a conflation of events that removed some of the usual participating choirs from the capm this year (tours abroad and such). But having only 11 kids made many things go very smoothly, and it certainly enabled the kids to bond with one another, even across the broad spread of ages represented (10 to 16).


The kids came from congregations in Seattle, Tacoma, Salem, and Dallas. A typical day involved many hours of rehearsal, broken up by leisure activities and downtime. The other staff hailed from Seattle, Colorado Springs, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, and New York City.


We sang Evensong together at St. Mark's Cathedral on Friday night. You can watch the service here. On Sunday morning we sang at Christ Church in Tacoma. That service is available here. It was an extremely rewarding week, and I hope to keep serving in this way for a long time.


- Pastor Josh

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