Lay Director’s Message
April 2010
I trust you all had a wonderful Easter. What an awesome day to celebrate our Risen Savior!
Thanks to everyone who brought food to the potluck. Once again it was great fun.
It was so exciting to see the Pilgrims from Women’s Walk #54 here for the first time. I’m anxious to see you all again this month.
Thanks to Desiree, Ruth and Carrla for leading us in Praise and Worship. And thank you Kerri Whitehead for an outstanding Fourth Day Talk. I’m so proud of all of you.
Please continue to pray for Pilgrims you might sponsor for Men’s Walk #55, July 15-18. Please also be in prayer for Terry Nichols as he prepares for the Walk.
Signal Mountain Emmaus now has a Facebook page. Look for us.
I love you all so much.
DeColores!
Mindy Whittenburg
How God Has Blessed
Wonderful groups at our recent community gatherings.
Many old faces coming to fellowship with the new.
Thirty pilgrims on the last walk and being financially covered.
Don’t forget to thank Him for his excellent greatness.
News Flash
Covered Dish Meals are taking the place of after community fellowship.
Bring a dish to share and come to the fellowship hall at Spring Creek Fellowship in the College Park Shopping Center. This will be a great time of fellowship.
Remember child care is available for all meetings at Spring Creek.
Walk Dates
2010
Men’s Walk #55
July 15-18, 2010
Circle Six Baptist
Encampment
Terry Nichols
Lay Director
Please note Walk fees have increased to $150 per walk. Scholarships will still be available.
Girls Flight #44
July 22- 25, 2010
Ann Driver LD
Boys Flight #45
July 29 - Aug 1,
Jody Sneed LD
Application available at
hiskyemmaus.com
Important Notice
Prayer Requests
- Please be in prayer as the board seeks to investigate alternative sites for walks in an effort to reduce costs.
- New board members will be elected in December. Please let a board member know if you are interested so your name can come before the nominating committee.
- Pray for reunions to bring back those who have dropped out of the community. We long to establish the old relationships and rebuild our community.
- Pray for the new community lay director who will lead the community next year.
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Name Tags |
Scott Jimenez is in charge of Name tags, Please check with Scott at the next community meeting.
Sponsors, be sure to order nametags for your pilgrims. |
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Book Table |
| Remember to take books for the book table to First Methodist Church or bring them to community. We will continue to supply our own book table. |
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Community Needs |
| In order to be more effective the community needs two laptops and LCD projectors for the music and powerpoint productions for walks.
The projectors and laptops will enable us to always have the music available by using a screen to project the words. They would also enable the Music Teams to be familiar with their own equipment and not have to depend on borrowed equipment.
If you can help, please designate your offering or contact a board member. |
Community Info
Your board has actively been pursuing ideas to improve our community attendance.
The goal of Emmaus is to have a community driven ministry which strengthens Christian workers by the opportunity for fellowship and accountability and sends them back to their churches to be actively involved.
Walks are intended for the growth of Christian leaders and it is through community involvement that we are to continue that growth in the fourth days.
Please plan to attend the walk reunions scheduled for the next several community meetings and remember the new format of a covered dish supper.
We want to rebuild our community for the glory of God.
Please support the Candlelights & Community Meetings.
Thanks
Joyce Willis, our Registrar, extends her gratitude to you, SMEC, for turning in 21 Walk Applications before February 18th!! It was a big help being able to process the applications early and to know where we stand with pilgrims for WW #54. Thank you all so much!
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News Flashes
Covered Dish Meals are taking the place of after community fellowship.
Bring a dish to share and come to the fellowship hall at Hillcrest Baptist. This will be a great time of fellowship.
Calling all Past Lay Director's:
As you know, we are honoring past Walks at Community Gatherings. We need Team and Pilgrim lists from all Walks held 2000 and forward. (Preferably with addresses.) Please send your lists to rickdan@suddenlink.net or mail them to Raylene Daniels, 2615 Cindy. Thank you in advance for you immediate attention to this request.
What a wonderful opportunity to fellowship and renew old friendships, especially with the walk reunions beginning.
Thanks
Thanks so much to those of you who forward reminders of our Emmaus meetings. I do not always get information on time for the newsletter to go out as early as I would like and you are a blessing. Please continue to send email addresses so I can keep up to date
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