Western New York Walk to Emmaus & Chrysalis March Community Event. Men s Emmaus Walk #48

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1 Volume 25 No. 3 Western New York Walk to Emmaus & Chrysalis March 2015 Where: Clarence United Methodist Church Greiner Rd., Clarence, NY When: March 5 th -8 th Send off---march 5 7:00 PM Candlelight---March 7 8:00 PM Closing---March 8 4:00 PM Reunion---April 25 9:00 AM Community Event Men s Emmaus Walk #48 Safe Sanctuary Babysitting provided at Closing and Reunion Directions to Clarence United Methodist Church From the West & South on Thruway, Exit 49 Depew Rt 78 Transit Rd., turn left on Transit, 1 mile to Rt 5 Main St., turn right, go 4.7 miles to Rt 269, Strickler Rd., turn left, go 0.7 mile, church is on left, on corner of Strickler & Greiner Rds. From the East on Thruway, Take Exit 48A, Pembroke, Rt 77, turn right, first signal, turn right on Rt 5 West, go 10.5 miles to Strickler Rd., turn right, church is 0.7 miles on Strickler, on left side. Chrysalis rush! The Saturday of the men's walk! We will be at Akron UMC starting at 4 pm. We will be making agape, playing music, eating, fellowship, and having a good time. Those that are able will then go to Clarence for Candlelight! Clown Alley - before Men s candlelight (see pg 2 for info) Please me with any questions! Jenniferhenton@gmail.com! Hope to see you there!! Jen Henton, Chrysalis Next Steps Women s Walk #48 April Registrations deadline March 19 Sponsor Resources available at wnyemmaus-chrysalis.org Click on Sponsors Kit Direct questions and registration forms to Dick & Roberta Baker rmb2235@eznet.net Call ahead so they know to look for the application! Deadline for April Rainbow Connection March 15 1

2 Men s Walk #48 Pilgrims David Bills Livonia UMC Jim Burkhardt Alexander UMC Jensen Chong Toronto Chinese Methodist Bill Connor Honeoye Falls UMC Matt Finch Livonia/Hemlock UMC Chip Howard Livonia UMC Joe Kwan Toronto Chinese UMC Peter Lee Toronto Chinese UMC Russ Mosher Livonia UMC Don Orton Springville UMC Michael Perry Northgate Free Methodist Stan Tatara Church at Clarence Duane Thompson Honeoye Falls UMC Kyle Volk The Chapel at Crosspoint Ted Wang Toronto Chinese Methodist Darryl Whitcomb Hamburg UMC Bob Winans Honeoye Falls UMC Peter Wu Toronto Chinese Methodist Men s Team Roster Walk #48 Spring 2015 Yee Haw! It's Time For A Clown Round-Up! It turns out they were right. They said it was impossible to herd kittens. I am here to say it's true. So, I've decided to round-up clowns instead. That's right. If you are interested in Clowning for Chrysalis, it's time to act. We will be putting together the clowns that will serve for the summer flights very soon and are looking for new noses to bump and new shoes to inflate. This is an opportunity to express God's love in a very powerful way. It's also a lot of fun at times. Now, if you have an idea to get involved, please contact me. We are hoping to have a clown alley at the next Rush (prior to Candlelight at the Men's Walk) or another convenient location. Fly With Christ (voice or text) jtmtst@rochester.rr.com John "Nickels" Trowbridge (don't leave a voice message please) Women s Walk #48 Team Roster Name Talk Position Mike Burley 14 Perseverance Lay Director Mike Quesenberry 1 Priority Assistant LD Bell Ringer Jim Keiper 15 4th Day Assistant LD Agape Gary Clarcq 5 Life of Piety Assistant LD Chapel Name Donna Koch Lindsey Peters Rose Caldwell Janice McKinney Talk 14 Perseverance 1 Priorities 15 Fourth Day 5 Life of Piety Karen Grinnell 7 Means of Grace Spiritual Director Jim Hankey 9 Obstacles to Grace Assistant SD Ron Isaman 12 Sanctifying Grace Assistant SD Beth Kottemann 2 Prevenient Grace Assistant SD Stan Scoville 4 Justifying Grace Assistant SD Renee Engels 7 Means of Grace Tim Gleason 4 Justifying Grace John Loeser 2 Prevenient Grace Vonnie Vredenburg 9 Obstacles to Grace Brian Scharf 12 Sanctifying Grace Bill Barber 10 Discipleship Table Leader Bob Comstock 6 Growth through Study Table Leader Brian Keesler 8 Christian Action Table Leader Doug Merle 3 Priesthood of All Believers Table Leader Rich Wheeler 13 Body of Christ Table Leader Jan Ingerson Char Smith Karen Ingle Geniese Perkins Pat Corsette Pat Blakeman 3 Priesthood of All Believers 6 Growth through Study 8 Christian Action 10 Discipleship 11 Changing our World 13 Body of Christ Terry Allen Dewey Carlson Ron Tills Eric Phelps Scott Pray Bob Fathergill Greg Van Dussen Musician Assistant Musician Dee Spitler Charlotte Breuning Wendy Burkhart Bridgette Lutz Cheryl Long Doris Meatyard Jan Mortimer Mary Beth Trenchard Bob Laurie Logistics Ron Mullen 11 Changing our World Logistics Paul Williams Board Representative Lisa Rood Sue Gagne Kathy Wessel The parable of the Ten Minas A they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. Vs 12 He said therefore, A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. Vs13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, Engage in business until I come. Luke 19:11-13 ESV 2

3 From the Kitchen.. Walk #48 in Clarence is very soon, and still have many needs for kitchen volunteer. Volunteers needed at the following times: Thursday evening 3-7 PM Friday morning 7-9 AM Friday lunch 10-2 Friday evening 3-7 PM Saturday 10-2 Saturday 3-7 Sunday 7-9 Sunday 10:30-2 Please prayerfully consider kitchen volunteer opportunities! Hurry - your favorite task will be filled quickly! Also would greatly appreciate volunteer(s) to provide the following: -hard boiled eggs -Baking potatoes - Apples, Oranges, Bananas If interested in donating food items, please contact me for quantities needed. I also need 3-4 people to assist me with the 3rd teaming for the Women's Walk #48. The 3rd teaming is Saturday March 20 at Clarence UMC, and I need help for breakfast 7-9:30 AM and lunch 10:30-1 PM. Anyone interested in volunteering for these important kitchen tasks, please give me a call or text message at or drublee@rochester.rr.com. OUT OF CONFERENCE ROOM TEAM Please contact either Jim or Donna Coleman at: jcoleman10@rochester.rr.com nanacoleman@rochester.rr.com SONGBOOK ALERT! Some of our songbooks have become stowaways! Please check your bags from your walk to see if any songbooks have hidden in among your agape, talk notes and letters. On each walk the conference room lends out songbooks to all the participants. Over the last few years, books have been stowing away a few at a time. So many are missing that there will not be enough when we have a full walk! The book police are knocking at our door, asking us where they are. HELP! If you find any songbooks, please give them to any board member, who will return them to us. Thanks so much. DeColores! Char & Jeff Smith Supplies Chairmen The Men s Walk #48 team walk is about two weeks away. The Women s team is almost complete. We need to pray for the teams as they prepare for the new Pilgrims. Who will you be sponsoring to go on this set of walks? Start working on agape for the walk. For those who supply agape for the walk please identify what individual or gathering supplies it. This will make it easier to return extras. Again, pray for the teams as they prepare to lead their pilgrims on their three day journey. Pray without ceasing! 72 Hour Prayer Vigil The prayer vigil is on line. There is still over 50% of the time slots open. Now is the time to commit to praying during the walks. Men s Sign in: Women s Sign in: If you have trouble signing in please let me know. If you try the above by just clicking on it and it does not go there, type the address in the top line of your computer. RNPRESTON@HOTMAIL.COM OR De Colores Rich and Nancy Preston, Agape Chairs Face to Face A Ministry for Older Adults I d like to share with you a new ministry for people age 60 and older called Face to Face. It is an opportunity based on the Emmaus Tradition to meet the needs of older adults. The program invites older men and women to experience Jesus through an 8-session journey, covering subjects such as discipleship, mission, grief and end of life issues. A flexible schedule allows participants the freedom to engage in structured Bible study and prayer. Led by clergy and lay leaders, Face to Face is intended to strengthen and renew followers of Christ, while also increasing the spiritual life of people wherever they are. Face to Face is open to members of any Christian denomination who want to strengthen their spiritual lives, discover answers to questions about faith and understand the responsibility of living a Christian lifestyle. Our Board of Directors has affirmed a desire to consider beginning a Face to Face ministry here in Western New York. I ask you to pray about this opportunity and visit the Upper Room website to learn more. Please go to: Facetoface.upperroom.org If you want to join in this exploration for ministry in our area, please contact Pastor Vonnie Vredenburg at vonvred@gmail.com or at Peace in Christ, Jim Moody 3

4 I can see the beauty of the snow sparkling in the rare moment when the sun is actually out. I have reminisced about when I was a kid, all bundled up and just laying face up in the snow and the feel of the giant snowflakes falling on my bare face, tickling me; not a sound to be heard and not a care in the world. I am also exhausted from trying to keep a path shoveled to my front door, with muscles screaming at me to stop. I have prayed a lot this winter about the snow, thanking God for it, but asking Him to make it stop. I find that now that I am living alone, I pray a lot more; sometimes I even find myself praying out loud. It kind of freaked me out the first couple of times, like - am I that old crazy lady talking out loud to myself?! But now I recognize that prayer, whether silently spoken in my head or verbally offered up, has always been a comfort to me; it gives me courage and strength. It also calms me down and helps me remember that there are people besides myself that need prayer. When I can't sleep at night, I pray to God and ask Him who it is I should be praying for. He always places a name in my head and so I pray until He gives me another name or I drift back to sleep. I look at the times when God places someone in my head and heart to pray for as incredible opportunities to be used by God. I am honored that He trusts me to work for Him to affect someone's life in a positive way. This is why I am so honored to be heading up the Emmaus Prayer Chain. So many people have big and little reasons for needing prayer - happy, sad, scary, hopeful, wishful, and on and on are the emotions associated with why we may need prayer. Being on the receiving end of prayer, I know prayer works because I have felt people praying for me and been strengthened by them. Would you like to be a link on our prayer chain? Would you like to receive an list of people in our Emmaus community that need prayer for themselves or request prayer for others? It is easy to become a link. Send me an at ngrierson@brightonfd.org and I will add you to the list. I do not share your with anyone and it is only used to send you the prayer list. If you would like to place a prayer request on the list, you may do so by sending an or by calling me on the phone (if I don't answer, please leave a message) home or cell. Team Selection Update This article is an update to the great Team Selection Uncovered! article that Rose Caldwell wrote in October 2013 Rainbow Connection issue. To review the article, go to the Emmaus/Chrysalis website at select the Rainbow Connection tab and choose the October 2013 edition. The article is located on page 9. We continue to encourage you to serve Emmaus in many ways. This includes participating in your local reunion groups, helping during the teamings by serving meals or during the walks in many capacities that includes helping in the kitchen or assisting the conference room support team that helps during the weekends! You can help make agape, participate in the prayer vigil or writing letters of encouragement. Another blessing is being chosen to serve on a team. Rose did an excellent job with describing the team selection process that starts with and continues with prayer. During this process with the Lay Director and Spiritual Director, at least 69 names are selected for the 23 slots that need to be filled. And recently additional names are needed by these directors for a team to be completed. If you would like to have additional information about being on team, bring this up during one of your gatherings or talk to your gathering leader. If you have a desire to serve on team, your gathering leader will forward your name to team selection. For 2015, the team selection members include Bill Barber, Lynn Blakeman, Gary Caldwell, Gary Clarcq, Carol Goodwin, Jim Keiper, John Trowbridge, Nancy Vrendenberg and Norb Fuest. If you have a question, contact any of these members or myself. Continue to pray for the Lay Directors, Spiritual Directors, team members and pilgrims for the up-coming walks and for the Chrysalis Lay and Spiritual Directors as their teams are formed. To God be the Glory! Norb Fuest, 2015 Team Selection Chair Chrysalis Updates Hi everyone just wanted to let you know we have been busy on the Chrysalis Board. We have selected lay directors and spiritual directors for both flights this summer. We will be announcing them and praying over them at the Men s Closing in Clarence. We have gone to team selection and the teams are being assembled as we speak so we covet your prayers as these directors reach out for GOD s team members. I am delighted to announce that we have filled the vacancies on the board for this year. Please see our new roster in this newsletter. I would like to share with all of you my vision for Chrysalis this year. First and foremost I believe we need to actively seek God s wisdom for our direction as we move through the year. Secondly we need to build on our base of butterflies and follow up the openings for outreach that have been given us one being strengthening our alliance with the District Youth. Thirdly, we need to seek to enmesh ourselves with Emmaus more closely and Emmaus with us. We will be returning to Camp Asbury this year for our flights and are very excited about that. Its not too soon to pray about which youth you might sponsor. We in Chrysalis are praying about who we can sponsor for Emmaus and Chrysalis. Fly with Christ and DeColores, Cherie Lay Director 4

5 CHRYSALIS Board of Directors A Vision for the Future At our January Board of Directors meeting, Pastor Rick Koch encouraged members to ponder how our Western New York Emmaus Community should grow. In essence, he challenged each of us to create a personal vision. And so, after prayer I have answer the questions below. I encourage you to do the same and share your answers with an individual on your Board of Directors. What does my involvement with Emmaus mean to me? The time I devote to sharing the love of Jesus with my friends in the Emmaus Community is extremely important. It helps me to realize how valuable personal relationships are and it helps me to see the Holy Spirit at work! I feel quite energized and happy to spend time with all of you. How does participation help me to grow as a person? Each moment spent devoting my time, whether it be through prayer, attending an activity or discussing needs of the community is time well spent. I feel like I make a difference. I enjoy traveling to different areas re-connecting with people I have grown to love and care for. I particularly grow as I experience the Holy Spirit through the face of others. What do I personally want to invest my time, my talents and my gifts? I want to invest time in prayer for our community, for people who are hurting and for God s direction. I also want to help facilitate the active involvement of our Board and other events. Thankfully, because I live quite a distance from some areas of our community, many activities can be done through and phone conversations. I want to be transparent to all of you, sharing what I feel and who I am all the time. Most of all, I want to share my love of Jesus. What is my vision for our Community? My vision is that every member of this community, past and present, look to God for ALL answers, ALL the time. Without our reliance on God on each other, we will not grow. I want us to grow. I want more people to experience a Walk, both as pilgrims and team members. I want to see more people attend events throughout the year. I want to see more people help our community when there is a need. I want to see our community be passionate about whatever activity is in front of us. Blessings to all of you, Jim Moody [585] or wnyemmaus@gmail.com Term Position Name Phone Lay Director Cherie Trabert (585) cheriet@rochester.rr.com 2017 Agape Lisa Wickins (716) lwickins@juno.com Cheryl Isaman 716) crvisaman@yahoo.com 2017 Spiritual Director Dave Wickins (716) revwick@gmail.com 2015 Community Bob & Deanna Laurie (716) lauriedbb@verizon.net 2015 Evangelism Karen Ingle (585) KarenLIngle8488@yahoo.com 2016 Library Joe & Lindsey Peters (716) josephmpeters@yahoo.com 2015 Newsletter Barbara Swanson (585) bms4him@rochester.rr.com 2017 Supplies Dan & Tracey Benjamin (585) dbenjamin003@stny.rr.com 2015 Registration Erich/Vickie Jones (585) evjones4u@yahoo.com 2017 Kitchen Cheryl & Jim Brown (716) jbrown_14105@yahoo.com 2016 Next Steps Jen Henton (716) jenniferhenton@gmail.com Tadd Grimes (716) grimesfe@gmail.com 2017 Treasurer Steve & Pat Morse (585) pamorse1@rochester.rr.com 2015 Team Selection TBD 2017 Secretary Natalie Dietrich (585) nataliec2@yahoo.com 2016 Facilities Cathy Garrett (585) cgarrett@frontiernet.net 2015 Music John Trowbridge (585) jtmtst@rochester.rr.com 2017 Emmaus LD Jim Moody (585) wnyemmaus@gmail.com 2015 Clergy Mary Rublee (585) rev.maryrublee@gmail.com 2016 Clergy Ron Isaman (716) rvi2010@live.com 2015 Youth Rep Josh Wickins (716) joshwickinspk@juno.com 5

6 Gathering Schedules, Times, Locations, & Leader Contact Information Alexander: Alexander UMC - 3rd Saturday of month 7 p.m. - Meeting (Child care as needed) Frank White (585) uncleferter@msn.com Enchanted Mountain (Olean): Christ UMC lounge 1st Wednesday of the month 7-8:30 p.m. - Meeting Mike or Jan Mortimer *** mortimer50@verizon.net Hamburg/Buffalo Southtowns: Hamburg UMC 116 Union St., Parlor - 3rd Tuesday of the month 7 p.m. - Meeting Jerry & Caroline Schneggenburger eyemann@roadrunner.com Honeoye Falls: Honeoye Falls UMC 31 East St Honeoye Falls NY nd Sunday of the month 6:30 PM Darrell Rublee drublee@rochester.rr.com Kendall: Kendall UMC, 1808 Kendall Road - 2nd Friday of the month; 6:30 p.m. - Meeting Bob & Trudy Slocum rslocum678@aol.com Medina/Millville: Medina UMC - 2nd Friday of the month 7 p.m. - Meeting Sandy Andrews & Holly Roush (585) hjroush@localnet.com Napoli: Little Valley UMC - 4th Monday of the month 7 p.m. - Meeting Bill & Geniece Perkins billperkins1951@yahoo.com Second Sunday at Six Emmaus/Chrysalis: Middleport UMC 5 Park Ave. (rear) 2nd Sunday of the month; 6PM Stephen & Pat Morse pamorse1@rochester.rr.com Springville: Springville UMC 3rd Saturday of month 9:30 a.m. - Meeting Duane & Anita Domes himmiesmom@aol.com West Bank: Greece UMC - 2nd Saturday of the month 8:30 a.m. - Continental breakfast 9 a.m. - Meeting Will & Carolyn Rickman wcdric@frontiernet.net LOOKING AHEAD Walk #48 will be at Clarence UMC Women s Teamings #2 - Friday/Saturday, February 20/21 Baker Memorial UMC (East Aurora) #3 - Friday/Saturday, March 20/21 Clarence UMC Flight # will be at Camp Asbury Girls Teamings #1 Saturday, April 11 Greece UMC #2 Friday/Saturday, May 15/16 Alexander UMC #3 Friday/Saturday, June 26/27 Camp Asbury "NO FEBRUARY GATHERING" for Springville. instead of our regular gathering on February 21 we will be serving lunch to the Women's Team at Baker UMC. BRRRRR!!! Could somebody turn up the thermostat please?!? As I sit to write this, the thermometer has topped out at a balmy -3 this Sunday afternoon. On these cold winter days, our minds turn to thoughts of spring. And with spring comes Spring Walks! The Men s Walk is right around the corner, and at press time we were anticipating enough men to fill out our Pilgrim roster. Men s walk will be March 5-8; Women s walk will be April 16-19, with the Reunion the following week, Saturday April 25 from 9-2ish. Please come out to join us in Send Off, Candlelight and Closing for both Walks, or to help with Kitchen or Out of Conference Team jobs. Deadline for Women s Walk Registration is March 19; please get your applications in as soon as possible. See you there! Mike Quesenberry, Fourth Day Chair 6

7 WNY Emmaus Board of Directors * correction since last month Walk #48 Men s: Mike Burley Lay Director Women s: Karen Grinnell Spiritual Director Donna Koch Lay Director Renee Engels Spiritual Director Please be in prayer as those God is calling to positions for both the Emmaus and Chrysalis Boards transition into these servant leadership roles. Please prayerfully consider how you may help Mark your calendars Chrysalis Flights Camp Asbury Girls - July Boys August 7-10 Reunion 8/22 Registration deadlines to follow Chrysalis Video Prayer Chain Coordinator ngrierson@brightonfd.org Chrysalis Board Meeting Batavia 1st UMC 7:00PM Tuesday March 3 Emmaus Board Meeting at Trinity UMC 7:00 PM Friday February 20 All are welcome Open to community members Unsure of community events? Follow community events on Twitter!!! Find us Not on Twitter??? Go to twitter.com to create an account & to sign up to follow Community events & updates!! Term Position Name Phone Comm. Lay Dir. Jim Moody (585) wnyemmaus@gmail.com 2015 Spiritual Director Rick Koch (716) ministerrx@aol.com th Day Mike Quesenberry (716) DaQuiz57@aol.com 2015 Library Allen & Alethia Keiper (585) akeiper@rochester.rr.com 2015 Newsletter Barbara Swanson (585) bms4him@rochester.rr.com 2015 Supplies Jeff & Char Smith (585) jsmith24@rochester.rr.com csmith72@rochester.rr.com 2015 Community Ron & Alice Alsworth (585) rgalsworth@aol.com 2016 Clergy Joan Zimmerman (716) pastorjzimm@aol.com 2016 Kitchen Darrell Rublee (585) drublee@rochester.rr.com 2016 Music Chris Klimecko (716) ckli42@yahoo.com 2016 Secretary Kathie Woika (585) jwoika1@rochester.rr.com 2016 Treasurer Paul & Mary Kay Williams (716) pwlms5@gmail.com mkay@s1umc.org 2017Agape Frank White (585) uncleferter@msn.com Jessica White (716) jdgirl125@yahooc.om 2017 Clergy Vonnie Vredenburg (716) vonvred@gmail.com 2017 Evangelism Larry Lehning & (585) servinglead@gmail.com Tammy Dionisio (585) tammy.dionisio@gmail.com 2017 Facilities Jim & Donna Coleman (585) jcoleman10@rochester.rr.com 2017 Registration Dick & Roberta Baker (585) Rmb2235@eznet.net 2017 Team Selection Norb Fuest (585) nfuest@rochester.rr.com 2016 Chrysalis Cherie Trabert (585) cheriet@rochester.rr.com 7

8 Deadline for April Rainbow Connection March 15 B. Swanson 642 Wilder Rd. Hilton, NY