Fwd: October Woodcrest Newsletter

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Matthew <matthew@woodcrestretreat.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Subject: October Woodcrest Newsletter
To: <philandkelly@gmail.com>

Fall and Winter Woodcrest News

View this email in your browser The Fall A Season of Thankfulness September 14 Our Fall Fest was a blast! Families came out in the morning for a fun day of camp games and activities. Food vendors from Fannie's Famous Pretzels, Penny's Ice Cream, Casteneda's Mexican Restaurant, 951 BBQ, and Jo on the Go served a delicious lunch. In the evening, the Skit Guys gave a great performance to an audience of over 200 people. We give thanks for the Woodcrest community and the busisness sponsors who made the event possible. Thanks Adam - Meet Andrew Adam Fox Program Director (2017-2024) We give thanks for Adam's 10 years of service to Woodcrest! Adam started as an overnight counselor and support staff in 2014-2016 before serving as Program Director from 2017 to this summer. Adam has grown Woodcrest's summer camp (by 600 campers) and has become an enormous encouragement to countless summer staff. This summer, Adam shared that he will be going into missions with his wife Tasha and his family. We tearfully thank Adam for his service. Andrew Mylin Director of Discipleship We are excited to welcome Andrew to our year round team. In 2016, Andrew and Joel Wayde (current Director of Programs) came to Woodcrest as overnight campers. In 2019, Andrew served as a counselor on summer staff. Through 2020-2024 he would continue to serve as a volunteer and Director of RISE (our staff in Training Program). We are excited for Andrew and, his wife Kimmy, join our Woodcrest family. Meet the Full Time Staff Ever wonder who works at Woodcrest year round? Meet our full time staff who are ready to serve you for retreats, summer camp, and everything in between. Meet the Staff Youth Worker Breakfast October 3 Looking for a chance to sit around a table with local youth leaders and share ideas? Join us for the Youth Worker Breakfast on October 3rd. At 8am a hot breakfast will be served followed by a time of teaching from Josh Good. Josh serves as the Ministry Director for Christian Endeavor and will be sharing how to encourage a contributor based youth ministry in his talk "Hypos to Honeybees." Registration open until Wednesday. Register Backlight Dodgeball Youth Group Event Sunday Evening October 13 Our Fall Youth Group Event this year will be the Backlight Dodgeball Night. During this event youth groups get to challenge other youth groups to a dodgeball tournament under our backlights. A youth centered message and snacks will be provided afterwards. Bring your youth group! Information and to Register The Faithful Give October 20-22 This October Woodcrest will be taking part in the Faithful Give. This is a day to support local Christian organizations in their efforts to grow the Kingdom of God. We invite you to support us on October 20-22! Faithful Give Save the Date Journey to Bethlehem 2024 December 13-14 and 20-21 Quickly becoming one of our most poplar events, Journey to Bethlehem will be coming to a stable near you! This interactive experience allows guests to see the story of Jesus in a new way. On your journey, you will get to watch as Mary and Joseph wrestle with this precious but unexpected gift of their Savior. Registration opens in early November. Sign up early as this event always fills up. Journey to Bethlehem Copyright (C) 2024 Woodcrest Retreat . All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Woodcrest Retreat 225 Woodcrest Dr Ephrata, PA 17522-9397 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe