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Newday 2008: August 2nd-7th, Uttoxeter Race Course www.newday.xtn.org/
Joel Virgo who heads up the Newday team and event tells us some more about it....
What is Newday?
Newday is a major youth event that takes place in the heart of the nation, with thousands of young people over about 6 days. It’s really exciting to be a part of it. Newday is primarily aimed at young people between the ages of 12- 19
Everyone who comes enjoys it. You get to know new people and build really strong friendships, genuine friendships that are going to last for years and really make a difference in your life. But I suppose if I’m honest, at the end of the day, I want people to come to Newday because I want people to meet with God, the real God, the one who’s revealed himself to us in Jesus Christ.
What is a typical day at Newday?
We have morning meetings which are times of worship and celebration and teaching from the bible. They are always amazing! After lunch people are free just to hang out. There’s sport and all kinds of activities taking place on the campsite or people can just hang out with their friends, it’s totally up to them. In the afternoon hundreds of young people get on coaches and go off into the city to do social action projects. Evangelism is always a highlight of Newday! In the afternoons people come back to have tea and then in the evenings we have meetings similar to the morning but we have all the age groups together and it’s just a time of celebration. We worship God, we hear from the Bible, we pray and we ask the Holy Spirit to come and people really meet with God. It’s always a superb occasion. After the meeting there are gigs happening, people hanging out with friends and eating food, all kinds of stuff taking place before eventually people go to bed… usually.
Is it just about the summer?
Newday is based around what happens in the summer, but throughout the year we are looking at keeping in contact with young people. We are constantly working on and updating our website and through things like the magazine we are publishing. We want young people to feel a part of Newday throughout the year. There are also other events to do with Newday that different churches are involved with throughout the calendar year. I work with a team of people who are based at churches around the country, who all feel very much a part of the same vision. So it’s more than just a summer event, it’s a long term thing.
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