Fanari Camp

08/27/2026

Fanari Family, what are you doing next summer?

We are so excited to announce that 2026–27 Leadership Team applications are officially OPEN!

Whether your passion is counseling and mentoring campers as a 5W, planning and executing an unforgettable summer as a Programmer, keeping staff energized and supported as a Wellness Coordinator, or leading and supporting our counselors as a Staff Director, we want YOU to be part of the team!

All of these are paid positions covering the full five weeks of Fanari summer camp.

Know Someone Who Would Be a Great Fit? We want to build the strongest Leadership Team possible, and you know Fanari people better than anyone! If you have a friend, former staff member, sibling, or someone in your church community who you think would thrive on the Leadership Team, please share this application with them. You never know who might be the perfect addition to the Fanari family!

Ready to Apply? Go to fanari.camp/leadership to apply.
Applications are due October 15th.

07/18/2026

🎪Week 5, Day 6🎪

07/18/2026

🧁Week 5, Day 5🧁

07/18/2026

ARE YOU READY FOR THE LAST DAY OF FANARI SUMMER CAMP 2026!? Well we certainly were! While we definitely had to pivot again today for the safety of our campers and staff, we didn't let it bring down our fun! After Orthros and breakfast, our campers went back to their cabins to begin the cleaning process and received spirit coins from the CLEAN QUEEN! We completed our sessions in Orthodox Life and Bible Study, had another boyoyoing tournament, and played indoor nine square. Later, we were able to head outside for WATER WARS and our dance! Campers danced the night away and then sang the night away at our bonfire! We said goodbye to our Delphians and celebrated their SPIRIT STICK WIN! Thank you to all our campers, clergy, families, and staff for another AMAZING camping ministries year! We look forward to many more and can't wait to see everyone at Fanari Summer Camp 2027!

Explore this photo album by Metropolis of Chicago Youth & Young Adult Ministries on Flickr!

07/18/2026

🏆Week 5, Day 4🏆

07/17/2026

✝️Week 5, Day 3✝️

07/17/2026

Well Fanari Camp Family, the air quality may have been bad, but our day ended up AMAZING! We started our day with Divine Liturgy beautifully celebrated with Father Kosmas, Father George, Father Ciprian, and Father Panteleimon. After breakfast, our plans had to change a bit from our usual programming so that we could all stay safe inside. Free time was had as always where campers indulged in indoor nine square, ice cream, and large versions of different games. At lunch, we were blessed with a visit from His Grace Bishop Dionysios of Zenopolis conveying the blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael. The rest of our afternoon and evening consisted of four fun filled rotations: arts and crafts, a riveting song game, trivia, and a recent camp favorite BINGO! We ended the day with our spirit winners, the ATHENIANS (winning back to back might we add), an impromptu Greek night round 2, an announcement about a moose (ask your campers...they'll let you know), and finally camp songs! We're all pretty exhausted and ready to go to bed for our LAST FULL DAY OF CAMP OF THE SUMMER!

Explore this photo album by Metropolis of Chicago Youth & Young Adult Ministries on Flickr!

07/16/2026

Fanari Camp was excited to receive the blessing of a visit from Bishop Dionysios of Zenopolis this afternoon! His Grace visited with the campers and conveyed the blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael.

07/16/2026

Today was yet another amazing day at camp, I know...shocking! Our morning was the usual, Orthros, alone time with God, breakfast, and today's flex theme was just fun camp activities like soccer, tie dye, and painting rocks! Our afternoon consisted of the next lesson on Christian Agape in Bible study, and the Sacrament of Holy Confession in Orthodox Life. In Omada, we worked on our service project in partnership with Project H.O.P.E. and in athletics we played nine square in the shade to beat the heat. Our evening activity was a camp staple: the Olympics! Campers participated in games like 4 corners, extreme rock paper scissors, and balloon tag. In the end, the OLYMPIANS came out on top as our winners this week, and the ATHENIANS were awarded the spirit stick! Tomorrow is a long day, but we can't wait!

07/15/2026

🇬🇷Week 5, Day 2🇬🇷