SERVE SERVE

Serve Weekends at Oshkidee are an opportunity to give back to the ministry through the donation of your time, energy and skills!

Every May and September long weekend we invite the camp community to join us at the lake for a weekend of maintenance, organization + repairs to ensure that our facility is prepped and ready for another season of ministry.

There is no charge for attending a Serve Weekend; your meals + accommodations are complementary and your children are welcome to join you for this opportunity to serve and grow together!

  • THURSDAY MAY 14 2026 | Optional Early Access

    • 5pm: Our Serve Weekend officially kicks off Friday evening with Night Lunch. However, anyone who would like to get away a little earlier and enjoy extra time at the lake is welcome to arrive as early as Thursday evening after 5pm. Coming up early gives you the full day on Friday to relax and enjoy the lake before the weekend activities begin.

      Please note that if you choose to arrive early, you will be responsible for your own meals until the program officially starts Friday evening.

    FRIDAY MAY 15 2026 | Bonus Lake Day / Evening Weekend Kick-Off

    • Arrive any time - you will be responsible for your own meals on this day

    • 8pm: Night lunch served

    SATURDAY MAY 16 2026 | Work Day

    • 8am: Breakfast served

    • 9am: Safety Meeting + Job Assignments

    • 12pm: Lunch served

    • 3pm: Coffee Break

    • 6pm: Supper served

    • 8pm: Night lunch served

    SUNDAY MAY 17 2026 | Day of Rest + Play / Optional Work Day

    • 10am: Breakfast served

    • 12pm: Lunch served

    • 3pm: Coffee Break

    • 6pm: Supper served

    • 8pm: Night lunch served

    MONDAY May 18 2026 | Departure Day

    • 10am: Brunch

    • 12pm: Departure

    • Sweeping / vaccuming / mopping floors

    • Dusting + wiping down walls and shelves

    • Installing docks

    • Setting up patio furniture

    • Move + repair watercraft

    • Minor facility repairs

    • Inventory + organization

    • Window washing + carpet cleaning

    • Washing mattresses

    • Brush clearing + weed removal

    • Screen repairs

      and much more!

  • SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR NEEDED

    • Contractor with eavestrough truck/trailer setup

    CARPENTRY / GENERAL

    • Repair east cabin hand railing

    • Rebuild Talking Square

    • Design & build paddle racks and lifejacket racks

    • Repair shop roof

    • Replace Chalet flooring

    • Replace damaged flooring (lodge kitchen & dining room)

    • Repair chalet basement bathrooms

    • Complete chalet wall supports

    • Rebuild east cabin railing

    • Install trim 

    • Repair lodge deck beam

    • Build fence around generator

    • Repair fence by septic tanks

    • Repair swim area sign

    • Install piles for boats

    • Repair storage shelving

    • Repair closet racks

    ELECTRICAL

    • Research trailer site power upgrades

    • Upgrade power to trailer sites

    • Install lodge light fixtures

    • Install chalet kitchen & bathroom lighting

    • Install thermostats for electric heat 

    • Install switches for opening/closing procedures

    PLUMBING / MECHANICAL

    • Clean up / streamline chalet mechanical room water lines

    • Assess lodge mechanical room plumbing (remove unused lines)

    • Remove unused plumbing for chalet AHU

    • Blow out sewer line to lagoon

    • Scope & clean chalet sewer to septic

    • Repair walk-in cooler drain

    PAINTING / FINISHING

    • Spray paint doors (Residential or auto-body painter preferred)

    ROOFING / EXTERIOR / DRAINAGE

    • Install / replace all eavestroughs

    • Reroute lodge eavestrough drainage

    • Unplug chalet downspouts

    • Install heat tape / eavestrough tape

    • Re-slope west cabin basements

    MASONRY

    • Repair missing stones on chalet exterior wall

    MECHANICAL / EQUIPMENT REPAIR

    • Repair kitchen exhaust fan bearing

    DEMOLITION / SITE

    • Demolish & clear collapsed shed

    • Chainsaw work: harvest firewood for fire pits

    REUPHOLSTERY

    • Reupholster lodge furniture

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