'Drive-In Movie' Honors Joe Matera

St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Ocean City will honor the memory of Joe Matera by showing its first outdoor movie in the parking lot behind the church.

St. Peter's will show his biographical documentary, “Yo Soy Jose,” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, at the church at Eighth Street and Wesley Avenue. 

Matera, founder of the FCA Surf Camp in Ocean City, died July 21 at age 55 after surviving with cancer for more than two years. Matera was a Marmora resident and popular member of the Ocean City surfing community. 

Pre-show festivities will begin at 7:30 p.m., and the movie will begin at sundown. Watch a trailer for the film about Matera's life.

The first 25 cars will get to park in the lot and the rest are encouraged to bring beach chairs to relax outside under the stars and see God’s hand in Joe’s life.  Hot dogs, snow cones and popcorn will all be for sale and a free-will offering will be taken.  All proceeds will be donated to the DR Mission, on-going research to combat melanoma, and efforts to launch the documentary at film festivals.