Diakonia Newsletter. Walk #132 Schedule of Events IMPORTANT DATES. Issue Number: 4 1st Quarter 2016

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1 IMPORTANT DATES Diakonia Newsletter Gatherings February 20, 2016 March 19, 2016 April 16, 2016 (Full Gathering details inside) Issue Number: 4 1st Quarter 2016 Walks Women s Walk April 7-10, 2016 Women s Walk July 21-24, 2016 Men s Walk Sept 29 Oct 2, 2016 (Full Walk details inside) Walk #132 Schedule of Events We kick off our 2016 Walk to Emmaus schedule on April 7th with Women s Walk #132. Lay Director Laurie Owen and her team (see page 2) have been praying and preparing for what promises to be the best Walk ever. Below is the schedule for Walk #132. Please plan to attend an event and bring a friend! Fan your personal flame for Christ as well as the Pilgrims flame by attending the Candlelight. If you cannot attend an event, Agape is always needed. You can also support the Walk by signing up for the 72-hour community prayer vigil. The Walk #132 Prayer Vigil can be accessed from the Diakonia website ( You can sign up for as many time slots as you wish. The prime time slots go quickly so sign up now! Remember: Christ is counting on you! Inside The Newsletter Walk #132 Team Roster 2 Gatherings Info 3 Community News 4 Reunion Groups 5 Team #129 6 Board Members 7 Diakonia Agape Letter 8 Back page: Wall Agape letter which the Diakonia Emmaus Community sends to other communities for their walks. Walk #132 Omega Center, Boerne, TX April 7, 2016 Walk #132 Send Off 7:30 pm Omega Center April 9, 2016 Walk #132 Candlelight 8:00 pm Omega Center April 10, 2016 Walk #132 Closing 3:00 pm Omega Center April 12, 2016 Fan The Flame 7:00pm Northminster SPONSORSHIP Each of us, on the 3rd day of our Walk to Emmaus, received a book titled DAY FOUR: The Pilgrim s Continued Journey. We refer to it as the Fourth Day book. In the first paragraph on page 9 is the statement: In the truest sense, Emmaus is a spiritual renewal movement because it depends on each generation of pilgrims to pass on its enthusiasm to the next. The keystone of the renewal process is SPONSORSHIP. If you have someone in mind who God has led you to sponsor, go to Chapter 8, The Next Generation: Being a Good Sponsor in your Fourth Day Book to discover the keys to being a good sponsor...or ask any board member. Remember: Christ is counting on you! 1

2 Women s Walk #132 Team April 7-10, 2016 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; to all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 Lay Director Spiritual Director Table Leaders Servant Team Laurie Owen Karen Stocks Christina Moore Laura McCroskey Assist Lay Directors (ADL) Assist Spiritual Directors Debbie Flanagan Cathy Flynn Anne Tarwater Elaine Murray Dree Inez King Jennifer Tiller Ashley Weller Iris Amon Jan Alvarado Stephanie Saenz Elaine Rohrbeck Sonja Dalglish Judith Harris Christal Flint Music Team Consuelo Donahue Amanda Cockrell Kathy Ferguson Steve Richards Board Rep Assist Table Leaders Susan McManus Jill Raney Kristi Grant Donna Green Emily Lindholm Robin Atiyeh Ida Reyes Sheila Price Linda Kariger Melynn Young Patricia Estrada Emily King Nancy L Cornelius Paula Olson Valerie Williams Centering Song: Holy Spirit Meditation Song: Jesus, Draw Me Close 2

3 Upcoming Gatherings March 19, 2016 Diakonia Community Gatherings Forest Hills Presbyterian Church Bandera Road, Helotes, TX April 16, 2016 May 21, 2016 June 2016 July 16, 2016 August 20, 2016 September 17, 2016 October 15, 2016 November 19, 2016 December 2016 Northminster Presbyterian Church 6800 Tezel Road San Antonio, TX Presbyterian Church of Gonzales 414 St Louis Gonzales, TX No Gathering Covenant Presbyterian Church 211 Roleto San Antonio, TX San Pedro Presbyterian Church San Pedro Ave San Antonio, TX Leon Springs Presbyterian Church I 10W San Antonio, TX Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church 230 Shepherd Hills Drive, Canyon Lake, TX St. Mark Presbyterian Church 208 W Bandera Boerne, TX No Gathering DOOR PRIZES Patty Haltmar has generously donated a number of her beautiful handmade wood crosses to be given away at our Gatherings. The crosses will be given in a drawing during the potluck dinner. Be sure to come and share dinner with all of your Emmaus friends. You just may go home with a beautiful cross to hang on your wall. Thank you, Patty, for your generous Gathering Agape! ALL GATHERINGS 5:00 pm Potluck Dinner (bring a dish to share) 6:00 pm Worship Service 4th Day Speaker Communion Don t Forget Your Name Tag Lanyard Purple Book 3

4 COMMUNITY NEWS (If you have any news to share please send to January 26, February 17, 2016 Dr. William "Bill" Christian Weise, 64, passed away in his home on February 17, He was born January 26, A loyal Georgia Bulldog, "Wild Billy" earned his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. "Daddio" married Cheryl Wiese on November 27, 1982, and together they had two children, Laura and Christian. "Dr. Bill" worked as a beloved San Antonio pediatrician for 36 years, known for his silly hats, colorful ties, and a love for playing Santa. Known by his coworkers as "Dr. DJ," Bill lived for all kinds of music, and sang for a men's chorus and his church. "Coach YZ" relished baseball-as a player, coach, fantasy manager, and St. Louis Cardinals fan. Bill was a beloved husband, devoted father, and an irreplaceable soul. FAREWELL EMMAUS FRIENDS Clay (Walk#116) & Rose Marie Henry (Walk#118) have moved to Rockwall, TX De Colores! WELCOME NEW DIAKONIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS Kenny Heinzmann Howard Merritt Timothy Bealer James Garcia Wesley Kariger Rueben Lashley WALK #129 Roger Olivarez Brandon Price Rob Sawyer Sean Whitney Dennis Terrell Charles Maille 4

5 4th Day Reunion Groups Remember that The Walk to Emmaus is just one part of your life in grace. The whole weekend is directed toward the hope that once you have experienced this Christian ideal, you will meet in special Christian communities and share how Christ is working in your life. These special communities are called group reunions. The group reunion is one of the greatest treasures of the Emmaus movement. It helps you persevere in the life in grace and hold on to those valuable aspects of the weekend when you return to your life in the world. The group reunion serves the life of the Emmaus community. Excerpted from: Day Four: The Pilgrim s Continued Journey, chapter 6, page 40. The Upper Room Handbook on Emmaus, (page 115) states:..communities measure the vitality of the Emmaus movement not by the number of Walks or the number of pilgrims but by the number of ongoing group reunions among the pilgrims. To ensure the Diakonia Community members are able to continue their Fourth Day walk in God s Grace, this section of the newsletter will focus on helping members find existing group reunions or provide assistance in forming their own group. Our first task is to identify existing groups. A list of groups including group name, location, meeting schedule, and contact information is published below to assist pilgrim sponsors and community members in this vital aspect of the Fourth Day walk in grace. If your reunion group is not listed below or if the information below has changed, contact Dan Green (dgreen24@att.net) with your current information. We will add to the list as information is received and this section will be a continuing feature in the newsletter and on the Diakonia website ( DIAKONIA EMMAUS REUNION GROUPS Name Meeting Location Day/Time Contact Couples for Christ Northminster Presbyterian Church 1st Tuesday 6:30PM Donna Green 3rd Friday 6:30PM Prayer Warriors (Women) Jim s Restaurant Wednesday Jackie Lopez Nacogdoches Rd. at :00 AM Northminster Women Northminster Presbyterian Church 2nd and 4th Mondays Helen Richards 9:00AM Plan B (Men) Jim s Restaurant Thursday William Werner Nacogdoches Rd. at :30AM Golden Girls Abel s on 3009 Thursday 6:00AM Niesha Marshall Men s Sunrise Jim s Restaurant Thursday 6:00 AM Stan Marshall Nacogodoches Rd. at HTPC Women Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church Monday 6:30 PM Cheryl Serrato Cracked Pots USAA Wednesday 12:00 Lisa Schwartz lis@saxt.rr.com Women s Reunion Canyon Lake Presbyterian Church Wednesday 9 AM Sue Youngs

6 Men s Walk #129 Team October 1-4, 2015 As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15 Lay Director Spiritual Director Table Leaders Servant Team Robert Stein Billy Storms Stan Marshall Laurie Owen- Coordinator Assist Lay Directors (ADL) Assist Spiritual Directors Jim Ball Pat Dullnig Wayne Smith Katherine Mehaffey William Werner Teri Heinzmann Steve Noah Monty Nichols Assist Table Leaders Niesha Marshall Allen Cockrell Dalila Samayoa-Russell James Miksch Ruth Elaine Miller Music Team Board Rep Roger Cockrell Pattie Tanner Robin Atiyeh Ray Reyes Jim Reed Don Taubert Steve Richards Paul Weppner Centering Song: Jesus Let Us Come to Know You Meditation Song: Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place Diakonia Emmaus Walk 129 6

7 Board of Directors Laura McCroskey Community Lay Director Communication Chair Class of 2017 Jim Ball Treasurer Don Taubert Secretary Cathy Flynn Registrar Team Selection Chair Dan Green Newsletter Editor Agape Chair Reunion Group Chair Kristi Grant Auditor Class of 2017 Lisa Schwartz Martha Flores Gathering Chair Patty Haltmar Webmaster Ray Reyes Lay Director in Training Set-up/Clean Up Chair Class of 2017 Anne Tarwater Class of 2017 Neisha Marshall Librarian Class of 2018 Alan Cockrell Class of 2018 Marzi Rust Trailor Chair Class of 2018 Lori Miller Class of 2018 Stan Marshall Past Lay Director 7

8 Diakonia Emmaus Community Women s Walk # April 2016 The Best Walk Ever! While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and walked with them. - Luke 24:15 The Diakonia Emmaus Community in San Antonio, Texas, has been lifting you up in prayer even before we knew you were attending this Walk. Our prayer is that God will reach each of you right where you are and that you will choose to continue on this amazing journey with Him. May all of God s Graces be with each of you on your Walk. 8