Emmaus of Southeast Michigan
GROUP REUNION LOCATIONS
- ALL GROUPS [+]ADRIAN (mixed)
Contact: Kathy Johns, 517-263-0458
ALLEN PARK Group 1st & 3rd Sunday 6pm
Lorraine’s email reminded me to let you know about our reunion group. We are
Meeting on the 1st and 3rd Sunday nights, 6 p.m.
at the Panera Bread atop the hill at the new mall
between Meijer and Target in Allen Park.
South of Oakwood Blvd and west of the Southfield Eway.
ATHERTON UMC (Women)
Atherton UMC on the corner of Center Road and Lippincott
Women meet on Wednesdays from 6-7PM.
Contact:
Michele Weston, Walk 138
In Swartz Creek, Michigan
(810) 694-6266
BURTON (men)
Atherton UM Church Contact: Tom Sheppard, 810-736-0205 Tuesday, 7:15 pm Email: backpacker704-Emmaus@yahoo.com
BURTON (women)
Contact: Gail Sheppard, 810-736-0205
Saturday, 9:00am
CARLETON (mixed)
Contact: Kathy LaFlure 734-654-2833
CLIO (women)
Contact: Pat Irish, 810-686-0959
Clio ( Women's )
At Tim Horton’s
4140 W. Vienna Rd.
Clio, MI 48420
Contact: Pat Irish
Pirish810@aol.com
810-6868-0959
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP MIXED REUNION GROUP
Panera Bread on 14 and Haggerty
at 7:00 am Wednesday mornings.
Key contact for this is Scott Clark:
248.763.9714
DETROIT (men)
Contact: Chuck Arnold, 313-869-8236
NEW GROUP
FENTON (womens)
Penera Bread
3500 Owen Road
Fenton MI 48430
Wednesday 7:00AM
Contact: Anita Conly
810-629-1874
anitaconly@yahoo.com
Or
Susan Florida
810-629-2148
floridasue@sbcglobal.net
NEW GROUP
FENTON (mens)
Biggby Coffee
235 North Leroy Street
Fenton MI 48430
Wednesday 7:00AM
Contact: Dan Squires
810-444-1362
dsqtool@aol.com
Or
Lisle Conly
810-813-7008
lislewc@aol.com
FENTON (men)
Contact: Keith MacKenzie, 586-321-3329
Email: whutaguy@aol.com
FRANKENMUTH (men)
Contact: Ken Callahan, 989-755-3154
FRANKENMUTH (women)
Contact: Pat Arvilla, 989-652-8946
FRASER (men)
Contact: Mel Leach, 586-293-4194
GOODRICH (women)
Thursday Evenings - 8-9 pm
Contact: Faith White, 810-636-7919
GOODRICH (Men)
Saturday Morning 6:30am Tom's Coney Contact: Mark Schulte 586-246-0969
GOODRICH (mixed)
Monday 7:30-8:30pm
Men (downstairs), Women (upstairs) Join together for closing Contact: Faith White 810-636-7919
GRAND BLANC/BURTON (men)
Contact: Phil Eldred 810-767-2803
Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Big Boy
Email: PEldred@aol.com
GRAND BLANC (women)
Tuesday evenings 8:00 to 9:00 pm Contact: Cindy Miller 810-695-7853
Grand Blanc-South Mundy United Methodist Church
4th day group at South Mundy United Methodist Church
10080 corner of Linden and Baldwin rd.
Grand Blanc Michigan 48439
First meeting is March 3 at 700pm
Contact: Kathie Detloff
email: kjdetloff@comcast.net
phone: 810 655 6088
HAZEL PARK AREA (Women)
Wednesday at 6:30pm
Contact: Debbie Frawley 248-259-6118
Djacks60@wowway.com
LAKE ORION (women)
Contact: Marian Middleton, 248-693-2973
LAPEER (men)
Contact: Gary Best, 810-664-4984 Trinity UMC, Lapeer
LAPEER (women)
Contact: Cindy Best, 810-664-4984
LEXINGTON (women)
Contact: Lucrecia Ferriby 810-633-9256
United Methodist Church
MARLETTE (mixed)
Contact: Dick Shell, 989-635-3980
MARYSVILLE (men)
Contact: Fred Heise, 810-364-3057
Thursday, 6:00 a.m.
Four Star Restaurant
MT. CLEMENS (men)
Contact: Shelby Money, 586-465-2247
Tuesday Evenings
PLYMOUTH (women)
Contact for more information.
Timarie Freeman 734-455-0228
Debbie Single awsingle@aol.com
Group meets two Thursdays per month and
rotates meetings in members’ homes
Martha Daigneau mdaigneau@gmail.com
Group meets Wednesday evenings at 6:15 at
Plymouth First United Methodist Church
PLYMOUTH AREA (men)
Contact: Gordy VanPutten Email: gordy@pfumc.org
734-846-4303
Tuesday - 5:30am Denny's Restaurant 39550 Ann Arbor Road Plymouth at I-275
Wednesday - 6:00am Plymouth 1st United Methodist Church 45201 N. Territorial Road Plymouth, West of Sheldon Rd. Thursday - 6:15am Big Boy Restaurant 44681 Ann Arbor Rd. Plymouth, West of Sheldon Rd.
PORT HURON (men)
Contact: Bruce Hurd 810-987-9782 Email: banbhurd@advnet.net
Contact: Dave Davis, 810-385-4291
E-mail: davedavis@advnet.net
Contact: Bob Kreger, 810-327-6016
E-mail: rkdataman@aol.com
PORT HURON (women)
Contact: Rita Prochaszka, 810-982-1489 Contact:Mary Davis, 810-385-4291 Contact: Pat Barrymore, 810-982-7181
PORT SANILAC (women)
Contact: Judith Hale, 810-622-8218 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m. United Methodist Church
ROSEVILLE (Women)
1st & 3rd Monday evening of the month 7 p.m.
Roseville Trinity UMC
18303 Common Rd.
Roseville, MI 48066
586-776-8828
Contacts:
Cathee Miles 586-776-1459
Wanda Barnes 586-775-6348
ST. CLAIR SHORES (women)
Contact: Mary Heffner, 586-778-9341
ST. CLAIR SHORES (men)
Contact: Todd Mitchell 586-293-1366
Friday, 7:15AM
SEBEWAING (mixed)
Contact: Fred Wilson, Email: fred@avci.net
SOUTH LYON (men)
Contact: Ken Kneisel, 248-437-8612
Every Tuesday, 6:30 a.m.
1st. UMC followed by breakfast.
SOUTH LYON (women)
Contact: Pat Brenay, 248-437-6316
Thursday, 7:30 a.m.
Senate Restaurant (11 Mile & Pontiac Trail)
SNOVER (mixed)
Wednesday at 7:00pm
Heritage Church
Contact: Kevin Fick 810-672-9909
Email: kevinf@avci.net
UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS (Men)
Contact: John Zeldam 586-549-7600
At Biggby Coffee M-59 just west of Van Dyke Freeway
(about 3/4 mile)
Saturday 7:00 am - 7:45 am
UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS (Women)
Kathy Kamlay
Utica United Methodist Church. rm 303
Wednesday 6:15 - 7:15 pm
WHITMORE LAKE (Mixed)
Sue Henry, 810-459-2579
Sterling Heights United Methodist Church Men's
Men meet on Thursday at 4:30pm
Sterling Heights United Methodist Church.
11333 16 1/2 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Contacts:
Joe Richards
SHUMC
H: 586-698-2601
jrichards@us.tiauto.com
or
Rev. Robert I. Kreger
SHUMC
H: 586-795-9274
rkdataman@aol.com
Sterling Heights United Methodist Church.
Women meet Thursday at 7:30pm.
Sterling Heights United Methodist Church.
11333 16 1/2 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Contacts:
Karen J. Kreger
SHUMC
H: 586-795-9274
karenkreger@aol.com
OR
Jessica Richards
SHUMC
H: 586-698-2601
jrichards@us.tiauto.com - WOMENS GROUPS [+]ATHERTON UMC (Women)
Atherton UMC on the corner of Center Road and Lippincott
Women meet on Wednesdays from 6-7PM.
Contact:
Michele Weston, Walk 138
In Swartz Creek, Michigan
(810) 694-6266
BURTON (women)
Contact: Gail Sheppard, 810-736-0205
Saturday, 9:00am
Clio ( Women's )
At Tim Horton’s
4140 W. Vienna Rd.
Clio, MI 48420
Contact: Pat Irish
Pirish810@aol.com
810-686-0959
NEW GROUP
FENTON (womens)
Penera Bread
3500 Owen Road
Fenton MI 48430
Wednesday 7:00AM
Contact: Anita Conly
810-629-1874
anitaconly@yahoo.com
Or
Susan Florida
810-629-2148
floridasue@sbcglobal.ne
FRANKENMUTH (women)
Contact: Pat Arvilla, 989-652-8946
GOODRICH (women)
Thursday Evenings - 8-9 pm
Contact: Faith White, 810-636-7919
GRAND BLANC (women)
Tuesday evenings 8:00 to 9:00 pm
Contact: Cindy Miller
810-695-7853
HAZEL PARK AREA (Women)
Wednesday at 6:30pm
Contact: Debbie Frawley 248-259-6118
Djacks60@wowway.com
LAKE ORION (women)
Contact: Marian Middleton, 248-693-2973
LAPEER (women)
Contact: Cindy Best, 810-664-4984
LEXINGTON (women)
Contact: Lucrecia Ferriby 810-633-9256 United Methodist Church
PLYMOUTH (women)
Contact for more information.
Timarie Freeman 734-455-0228
Debbie Single awsingle@aol.com
Group meets two Thursdays per month and
rotates meetings in members’ homes
Martha Daigneau mdaigneau@gmail.com
Group meets Wednesday evenings at 6:15 at
Plymouth First United Methodist Church
PORT HURON (women)
Contact: Rita Prochaszka, 810-982-1489 Contact:Mary Davis, 810-385-4291 Contact: Pat Barrymore, 810-982-7181
PORT SANILAC (women)
Contact: Judith Hale, 810-622-8218 2nd Thursday 7:00 p.m. United Methodist Church
ROSEVILLE (Women)
1st & 3rd Monday evening of the month 7 p.m.
Roseville Trinity UMC
18303 Common Rd.
Roseville, MI 48066
586-776-8828
Contacts: Cathee Miles 586-776-1459
Wanda Barnes 586-775-6348
ST. CLAIR SHORES (women)
Contact: Mary Heffner, 586-778-9341
SOUTH LYON (women)
Contact: Pat Brenay, 248-437-6316
Thursday, 7:30 a.m.
Senate Restaurant (11 Mile & Pontiac Trail)
UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS (Women)
Kathy Kamlay
Utica United Methodist Church. rm 303
Wednesday 6:15 - 7:15 pm
Sterling Heights United Methodist Church.
Women meet Thursday at 7:30pm.
Sterling Heights United Methodist Church.
11333 16 1/2 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Contacts:
Karen J. Kreger
SHUMC
H: 586-795-9274
karenkreger@aol.com
OR
Jessica Richards
SHUMC
H: 586-698-2601
jrichards@us.tiauto.com - MENS GROUPS [+]BURTON (men)
Atherton UM Church
Contact: Tom Sheppard,
810-736-0205 Tuesday, 7:15 pm
Email: backpacker704-Emmaus@yahoo.com
DETROIT (men)
Contact: Chuck Arnold, 313-869-8236
NEW GROUP
FENTON (mens)
Biggby Coffee
235 North Leroy Street
Fenton MI 48430
Wednesday 7:00AM
Contact: Dan Squires
810-444-1362
dsqtool@aol.com
Or
Lisle Conly
810-813-7008
lislewc@aol.com
FENTON (men)
Contact: Keith MacKenzie, 586-321-3329
Email: whutaguy@aol.com
FRANKENMUTH (men)
Contact: Ken Callahan, 989-755-3154
FRASER (men)
Contact: Mel Leach, 586-293-4194
GOODRICH (Men)
Saturday Morning 6:30am
Tom's Coney
Contact: Mark Schulte 586-246-0969
GRAND BLANC/BURTON (men)
Contact: Phil Eldred 810-767-2803
Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at Big Boy
Email: PEldred@aol.com
LAPEER (men)
Contact: Gary Best, 810-664-4984 Trinity UMC, LapeeR
MARLETTE (mixed)
Contact: Dick Shell, 989-635-3980
MARYSVILLE (men)
Contact: Fred Heise, 810-364-3057
Thursday, 6:00 a.m.
Four Star Restaurant
MT. CLEMENS (men)
Contact: Shelby Money, 586-465-2247
Tuesday Evenings
PLYMOUTH AREA (men)
Contact: Gordy VanPutten Email: gordy@pfumc.org
734-846-4303
Tuesday - 5:30am Denny's Restaurant 39550 Ann Arbor Road Plymouth at I-275
Wednesday - 6:00am Plymouth 1st United Methodist Church 45201 N. Territorial Road Plymouth, West of Sheldon Rd. Thursday - 6:15am Big Boy Restaurant 44681 Ann Arbor Rd. Plymouth, West of Sheldon Rd.
PORT HURON (men)
Contact: Bruce Hurd 810-987-9782 Email: banbhurd@advnet.net
Contact: Dave Davis, 810-385-4291
E-mail: davedavis@advnet.net
Contact: Bob Kreger, 810-327-6016
E-mail: rkdataman@aol.com
ST. CLAIR SHORES (men)
Contact: Todd Mitchell 586-293-1366
Friday, 7:15AM
SOUTH LYON (men)
Contact: Ken Kneisel, 248-437-8612
Every Tuesday, 6:30 a.m.
1st. UMC followed by breakfast.
UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS (Men)
Contact: John Zeldam 586-549-7600
At Biggby Coffee M-59 just west of Van Dyke Freeway
(about 3/4 mile)
Saturday 7:00 am - 7:45 am
Sterling Heights United Methodist Church Men's
Men meet on Thursday at 4:30pm
Sterling Heights United Methodist Church.
11333 16 1/2 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Contacts:
Joe Richards
SHUMC
H: 586-698-2601
jrichards@us.tiauto.com
or
Rev. Robert I. Kreger
SHUMC
H: 586-795-9274
rkdataman@aol.com - MIXED GROUPS [+]ADRIAN (mixed)
Contact: Kathy Johns, 517-263-0458
ALLEN PARK Group 1st & 3rd Sunday 6pm
Lorraine’s email reminded me to let you know about our reunion group. We are
Meeting on the 1st and 3rd Sunday nights, 6 p.m.
at the Panera Bread atop the hill at the new mall
between Meijer and Target in Allen Park.
South of Oakwood Blvd and west of the Southfield Eway.
CARLETON (mixed)
Contact: Kathy LaFlure 734-654-2833
CLIO (women)
Contact: Pat Irish, 810-686-0959
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP MIXED REUNION GROUP
Panera Bread on 14 and Haggerty
at 7:00 am Wednesday mornings.
Key contact for this is Scott Clark:
248.763.9714
GOODRICH (mixed)
Monday 7:30-8:30pm
Men (downstairs),
Women (upstairs) Join together for closing
Contact: Faith White 810-636-7919
Grand Blanc-South Mundy United Methodist Church
4th day group at South Mundy United Methodist Church
10080 corner of Linden and Baldwin rd.
Grand Blanc Michigan 48439
First meeting is March 3 at 700pm
Contact: Kathie Detloff
email: kjdetloff@comcast.net phone: 810 655 6088
SEBEWAING (mixed)
Contact: Fred Wilson, Email: fred@avci.net
WHITMORE LAKE (Mixed)
Sue Henry, 810-459-2579
SNOVER (mixed)
Wednesday at 7:00pm
Heritage Church
Contact: Kevin Fick 810-672-9909
Email: kevinf@avci.net - GROUP UPDATE FORM [+]
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Gatherings 2012
May 5th, 2012
Time: 4:30-7:00pm
Swartz Creek UMC
7400 Miller Rd. Swartz Creek, MI
Pot-luck bring a dish to pass
Your name tag
Please RSVP:
Terry O'Brien: terrylo48@yahoo.com
Amy Brown: tarnb87@aol.com
or Lee Sayer: jolee@chartermi.net- "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing."
Philippians 2:14-16
Think about what you just read, it was written how many years ago. God knew we would be in place of depravity back then. Quit complaining, be God's servant, be His Disciple in the name of Jesus Christ. Have you signed up for the Prayer Vigil?
Or signed up to be on Team?- Like to Serve but, limited on time or availability??
Set Up & Clean Up Needs You!
Every walk set up begins on Thursday ends Sunday!
This act of Agape for an exhausted auxiliary
team is welcome even walk!SUMMER 2013 WALK UNDER CONSIDERATION!!!!
The Board of Directors is now prayerfully considering scheduling a summer Walk! And are seeking community in-put.Effective Spring 2012 Prices Increase
Effective Spring 2012
Pilgrims Weekend Fee: $100.00
Team Weekend Fee $70.00Still many open prayer vigil slots for both walks!
Please Return Team Manuals to Training!
About Emmaus
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The Walk to EmmausThe Walk to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other abouteverything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them;
but they were kept from recognizing him.
He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?"They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?""What things?" he asked "About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied.
"He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place.
In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said,
but him they did not see."
He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
As they approached the village to they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us"
They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon." Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.
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Developing Christian LeadersThe Development of Christian Leaders
WHAT IS THE WALK TO EMMAUS?We invite you to join in an inspiring experience during which you meet Jesus as he is revealed to you through other Christians. The Walk to Emmaus is a three-day experience of New Testament Christianity as a lifestyle. It is highly structured event designed to strengthen and renew the faith of Christian people, and through them their families, their congregations, and the world in which they live. Emmaus is a partnership between laity and clergy toward the renewal of the church.
A JOURNEY WITH CHRIST
Luke relates the story of two disciples of Jesus who were going along the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus. As these two friends were walking together, they shared their heart's deepest concerns about the death of Jesus. An unknown person, who was the risen Christ, joined them and explained the scriptures as they walked, how it was ordained that Christ would suffer and so enter his glory. Toward the end of the day's travel, they urged the stranger to eat with them. The climax happened when Christ took bread and gave it to them. the two had their eyes opened and they recognized the stranger as the risen Christ. They rushed back to Jerusalem to tell the others. (Luke 24:13-35)
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Our Statement of FaithWe Believe....
There is one God who eternally existed and is manifested to us in three persons--Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the scriptures. He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high as our great High Priest.
The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach and empower the believer, and convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment.
The Old and New Testaments, were inspired by God and are a complete revelation of God’s will for the salvation of all. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.
Humankind was originally created in the image and likeness of God; falling through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all; and those who repent and believe on Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life and become the children of God.
The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His Blood and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the head of the body, the church which has been commissioned by Him to go into the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations.
The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation to the gospel, and the observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust for the former, a resurrection into life; for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.
The second coming of Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, and visible. This is the believers blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.
Fall 2012 Walk's #159 & #160
[+]72 Oak Street
Wyandotte, MI 48192
(734) 282-9222
Walk Dates:
Men's Walk #159
October 18th-21st, 2012
LD: TBA
Women's Walk #160
November 1st-4th, 2012
LD: TBATraining Dates:
September 8th, 2012
September 22nd, 2012
September 29th, 2012
October 13th, 2012
Fourth Day Follow Up
November 10th, 2012
Training Starts at 3:30pmCandlelight Service
[+]Candlelight Services
De Colores,
The Community gathers for Fellowship
starts at 8:00 p.m.
Community Worship, Communion and Candlelight Services begin at 8:30 p.m.
Watch for Auxiliary Direction to not disturb the Pilgrims!
Bring your name tag and any agape. Just a quick reminder that we will now
have candles available for people to use during the Candlelight Service - that
will need to be returned at the end of the service.
If you play a musical instrument and would like to lead the music during a
candlelight service or a musician and would like input on song selections,
please contact: candlelight@emsem.org
While we have a list of musicians, it is likely that the list is not complete
and we want this opportunity to be available to all of our musicians.Spring 2013 Walk's #161 & #162
[+]Spring 2013 Walk's #161 & #162
- Prayer Vigil Guild Lines [+]
TEAM POSITIONS
Conference Room & Outside the Conference Room
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Conference Room Positions:
Lay Director (LD) Assistant, Lay Directors (ALD's),
Table Leaders (TL's), Assistant Table Leaders (ATL's),
Music Coordinators/LeadersLay Director
Weekend Lay Director (LD) is chosen by the board and is responsible to the board for
the conduct of the weekend. The LD should have experience as a past Assistant Lay Director,
Table Leader and Assistant Table Leader. The LD must be at ALL training and weekend events.
His/Her most important job is to build and prepare the weekend team, along with the Weekend Spiritual Director. The LD leads the weekend by serving, taking the role of a shepherd.
One required talk is given by the LD during the weekend.Assistant Lay Directors (ALD's)
Weekend Assistant Lay Directors (ALD's) are the work-bee’s of the conference team.
They are primarily responsible for helping the Weekend Lay Director prepare the team
prior to the weekend, make sure the weekend runs smoothly, and that the weekend runs on time.
The ALD's are concerned with the details of the training and walk, serving as the timekeepers
and anticipating preparation for each aspect of the Walk. One ALD is asked to give one of the talks.Table Leaders (TL's)
Table Leaders (TL's) have the most important job in the conference room. The TL's help lead discussions, summaries, and reports of the talks, and they direct the job of building community at the table. The pilgrims experience most of the event and develop the most lasting relationships at the table. The TL's facilitate this experience. Their visibility at the table, nonetheless, is low-key, friendly, and quiet leadership. TL's are often called upon to give talks during the weekend.Assistant Table Leaders (ATL's)
Assistant Table Leaders (ATL's) are the second team member at the table, along with the TL's.
The ATL's support the Table Leaders by fully cooperating as a participant in all table functions.
They become a caring presence at the table and are free to befriend pilgrims at the table.
The ATL's serve without distinction alongside the pilgrims and participate willingly in all the
activities of the weekend. Sometimes ATL's are asked to give a talk.
Music Coordinators/LeadersMusic Coordinators/Leaders are responsible for the music and singing during the weekend.
Their presence during the training is most important toward building team unity and commitment. Music on a Walk is not a performance but part of the Emmaus principle of humble servanthood in God's service for the experience of the pilgrims.Outside-the-Conference Room
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Auxiliary, Prayer Room, Agape Room, Setup / Tear-down, Registrar, Book Table,
76 Hour Prayer Vigil, Snacks, Kitchen Head, Kitchen Helpers, Candlelight DirectorAuxiliary
Auxiliary are the worker bees outside the conference room. They are responsible for cleaning the bathrooms, making sure that all things are set up in the next room to where the pilgrims will go, they set up communion, they make sure that everything is set up correctly for the weekend, they clean and put everything back in place after the weekend, and they are in charge of all the areas' supply tubs. These are the behind the scenes and very active servants of the weekend. The Auxiliary Head is responsible for the completion of the above mentioned responsibilities. The Auxiliary Helpers assist the head in accomplishing the tasks. The helpers can be there the whole time or they can volunteer for blocks of time convenient to their personal schedules.Prayer Room
Prayer Room is a place set aside for the use of the team during the walk. The Prayer Room is responsible for setting up the prayer room with a cross, a candle, a Bible, and those things that make the room conducive to prayer. The focus is on behalf of each pilgrim. The Prayer room team pray over each speakers before and after the talks, and generally supports the team with prayer.
Mail Room Head and Helpers (Agape)
Mail Room Head and Helpers are responsible for the collection, organization, and distribution of general agape, table agape and personal agape, and for maintaining the list of personal information on the pilgrims. The Mail Room organizes all the materials sent home with the pilgrims in their take-home packets.
Setup / Tear-down
Setup / Tear-down are concerned with the setting of the the conference room space, unload the trailer with all the equipment and goods, reload the trailer after the weekend, and put the church back in order as we found it.Registrar
Registrar is concerned with the Thursday arrival of all the pilgrims. The registrar will note the arrival of each pilgrim, hand them their name tag and make sure that someone from the team ushers the pilgrim to their sleeping quarters and the reception room.Book Table
Book Table head is responsible for attending the book table set up to assist pilgrims in finding books that will help them in their 4th Day.76 Hour Prayer Vigil
76 Hour Prayer Vigil is organized by a head who is responsible for signing up the Emmaus community for the 72 hour prayer vigil. Each hour slot must be filled by someone who will pray for the pilgrims and the team during the weekend.Snacks
Snacks are important for the weekend and is another form of agape. A list of snacks will be purchased and placed on the tables for the pilgrims to consume throughout the weekend. This task is done by both Kitchen and Auxiliary team.Kitchen Head
Kitchen Head is responsible for the meals for the weekend. The Kitchen Head stays on-site the entire weekend.Kitchen Helpers
The kitchen staff are part of the rich Emmaus tradition of service to the needs of the pilgrims. The serve behind the scenes preparing the meals for the entire team for the weekend.Candlelight Director
Candlelight Director organizes and directs the candlelight program.
EMMAUS FORMS
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- The Aim of Sponsorship [+]The Aim of Sponsorship
The aim of a sponsor should not be "to get all my friends to go," to fill up the weekend, to fix people's problems, or to reproduce one's own religious experience in others.
Rather, the aim of the sponsor is to bring spiritual revitalization to Christians who will, in turn, bring new life and vision to the work of the church in the congregation, home,
workplace, and community. The aim of sponsorship is to build up the body of Christ. - What is Sponsorship [+]What Is Sponsorship?
Each person who attends The Walk to Emmaus® has a sponsor.
A sponsor is a person who has been through an Emmaus experience
and is willing to share that experience with another new Emmaus participant.
The sponsorship of a previous participant frees the current participant from any personal responsibilities that might distract him or her while on the experience.
Sponsorship also undergirds each participant's 72-hour experience with prayer and other expressions of God's love.
According to the dictionary, a sponsor is one who takes responsibility for another. The suffix "-ship" refers to the skill involved in the activity. So sponsorship is the skill of taking responsibility for another. - How to Become a Sponsor [+]How to Become a Sponsor
In order to sponsor someone on Walk to Emmaus, a person must first
have been on The Walk itself. A sponsor should also be active in Fourth Day. Having been through the experience and being engaged in ongoing spiritual formation through Fourth Day gives one perspective on how to sponsor.
Your local community may require specific training in order to be a sponsor, so be sure to inquire about such requirements from the Community Lay Director. Beyond these requirements, the basic attitude of a sponsor is one of prayerful discernment. This results in intentional acts of unconditional love, or what is often termed "the first act of agape." A resource for further help is the Emmaus Library Series booklet, Sponsorship, by Richard and Janine Gilmore. The following is an excerpt from Sponsorship: Sponsorship can be unwise or wise. Unwise sponsorship results from unbridled enthusiasm that wants everyone to have the same experience. Sponsors with unbridled enthusiasm approach anybody and everybody with the admonition that
"you need to go on The Walk," and that open invitation is the primary
(sometimes the only) emphasis. This approach lacks discernment and will result in a burden for the church.
Such efforts in sponsorship frequently result in religious fringe groups within the church or possibly a parachurch of "Emmausites."
While the individual being sponsored may benefit, that individual does not go back into the church to foster growth and renewal. The lack of commitment at this point is contrary to the purpose of Emmaus.
Wise sponsorship is careful, intentional, prayerful, and purposeful because it results from God's leading. The pilgrims return to their churches and community renewed in their commitment to be effective disciples." - How to Find a Sponsor [+]How to Find a Sponsor
If you know someone who has attended Emmaus, ask your friend to tell you about his or her experience of the Walk to Emmaus. Your friend will help you decide whether you would find this experience helpful. Your friend will also help you find a sponsor for your Emmaus participation.
If you don't know anyone who has been to Emmaus, use the Emmaus
Finder and Community Map to locate an Emmaus community in your area.
Search for an Emmaus community by name or location. Tell the contact
person for your local community that you are interested in attending
Emmaus and that you would like to find a sponsor.
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Emmaus & Chrysalis Needs Your Help! [+]
We are currently in need of community members willing to serve on the Emmaus Board that meets once a month.
Additionally Committee members for several Board areas are needed.
Please contact Community Lay Director for more information: Communityld@emsem.org
Board of Directors [+]Emmaus Community Lay Director Gordy VanPutten:
Communityld@emsem.orgCommunity Training: Julie Bedsole:
training@emsem.org
Gatherings Position Karen Dorgan at:
Gatherings@emsem.org
Books and Literature Patty Woodside at:
books@emsem.org
News letter Jerry Mowl email :
traveler@emsem.org
Past Lay Director Jim Woods at:
pastld@emsem.org
Prayer Vigil Ralph New at:
prayervigil@emsem.org
Registration Kelly Williams at:
registration@emsem.org
Set up Clean Up Rob Vermeulen at: setupcleanup@emsem.org
Email Pastor Debbie Line at:
spiritualdirector@emsem.org
Supplies Kerry Montgomery at:
supplies@emsem.org
Team Selection at:
teamselection@emsem.org
Treasurer William Maxwell at:
treasurer@emsem.org
WebSite Spencer Schirs at:
Webservant@emsem.org
Kitchen-Amanda Tobin email at:
kitchen@emsem.org
Spring & Summer News Letters [+]- SUMMER 2013 Walk Consideration Form [+]
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