Greetings friends!
We had a wonderful ZOOM meeting earlier this month, and after consulting with youth leaders from across the district, we have decided that in lieu of a weekend beach retreat in February, we are going to have a beach day on May 7th, in beautiful downtown Manteo! What we envision is a day of faith, fellowship, food and fun for the youth of our district.
Each month beginning in February, we will have nightly ZOOM planning sessions where we get together to make this a wonderful experience for all of our youth. What we envision is a day that starts and ends in worship, with games, small groups, mission minded activities, food, and “hanging out” times making up the middle.
To that end, I ask that you get your youth involved by asking them what they would want to see included as part of the day: what do they want to do? What would feed them spiritually? What would make them energized and excited to be a part of the event? I imagine we would start mid-morning and go until just before dark.
ZOOM links for the planning sessions will go out the first week or so of February. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me!
Marc O’Neal
Pastor – Mt. Olivet UMC
Beacon District Youth Director
marc.oneal@nccumc.org
336-266-3333