DAKOTAS WALK TO EMMAUS

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January / February DAKOTAS WALK TO EMMAUS SPRING WALKS Pray Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in us the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and we shall be created.

O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy your consolations. Through Christ our Lord.

1 January / February DAKOTAS WALK TO EMMAUS SPRING WALKS Pray Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in us the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and we shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy your consolations. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. MEN S WALK March 8 11, Inspiration Hills Retreat Center Lay Director: Howard Pearl WOMEN S WALK March 15 18, Inspiration Hills Retreat Center Lay Director: Holly Siefert PASSING ON THE BLESSING Communication is the act of making information known. When we share and communicate Walk to Emmaus facts, we offer spiritual growth opportunities for others. As we communicate about our experiences regarding WTE, we are passing the blessing on to others. We have received the experience of Emmaus because someone cared enough about us to share with us. Will we do the same for others? Will you today communicate with someone you know what the Walk to Emmaus experience means to you?

1 3 Dakotas Walk to Emmaus January / February SPONSORSHIP: recruitment suggestions Here are a few suggestions for recruitment that should help you increase your effectiveness, help you properly

We want both to make the decision together. There is great value in having a couple grow together in their spiritual journey by attending a Walk to Emmaus weekend.

Pilgrims should at least know where the path is, if they are not already walking it. 3.

We want their experience to be fresh, especially for the Candlelight and Agape Letters, which will hopefully be surprises. 4.

2 1 3 Dakotas Walk to Emmaus January / February SPONSORSHIP: recruitment suggestions Here are a few suggestions for recruitment that should help you increase your effectiveness, help you properly interpret Emmaus, and effectively meet your responsibility fin sharing God s grace as a sponsor. 1. When you are talking to a married person, we suggest you talk with both husband and wife. We want both to make the decision together. There is great value in having a couple grow together in their spiritual journey by attending a Walk to Emmaus weekend.. Remember the Walk to Emmaus is not for everyone. The Walk to Emmaus is designed to change environments through Christian leaders. Pilgrims should at least know where the path is, if they are not already walking it. 3. Feel free to share with a potential applicant what Emmaus meant for you as fully as will help, realizing that all explanations will fall short. We want their experience to be fresh, especially for the Candlelight and Agape Letters, which will hopefully be surprises. 4.Don t assume the person you are sponsoring will experience the same things you did. We must not prejudge our candidates or set them up with unhelpful expectations. 5. Assure the applicant you are personally interested in their attending, by making plans to bring them to the Emmaus site for Send-Off. Your bringing them, helping them with suitcases, with registration, sharing in the Send-Off and Sponsor s Hour is a form of prayer and sacrifice. 6. During the weekend, you and your family become a substitute for the pilgrim. Let the pilgrim s spouse know that you care for them. 7. You have responsibilities. Pray for him/ her. Write letters, and make sure others do likewise. Support your pilgrim with your presence at Candlelight and Closing. 8. Take your pilgrim to the Fourth Day Gathering. Help them become involved in a Group Reunion as soon as Words from the first Director of the Walk to Emmaus Rev. Stephen Bryant, first Director of Walk to Emmaus, feels that Emmaus depends on ordinary Christians sharing God s love by working together in the Spirit of Christ, guiding people into a deeper realization of God s love supporting one another in their decision to walk in the grace of Jesus Christ, and sacrificing to make the weekend

3 The strength of any Emmaus Community is a direct result of that Community s recruiting practices. If the Community is committed to recruiting strong Church leaders for the purpose of strengthening the local Church, then the Community will be a strong, vital force in the renewal movement. If, on the other hand, the Walk to Emmaus is looked upon, as a hospital where every human ill can be cured, it will have a weakening effect on the entire Community. Emmaus is designed to spiritually renew Church members who, in turn, can Christianize their environments. The Church is a vital part of the renewal effort. If strong Church members are recruited to attend Emmaus Walk, the Emmaus Community will provide authentic spiritual renewal. Take time to review the whole eighth chapter in your Day Four Book (page 51) before photocopying these forms for your own use. The title is The Next Generation: Being A Good Sponsor, and it provides good direction on sponsorship. Pray for the Lord s guidance and then you are ready! These items are included in the current set: Walk to Emmaus Information Sheet, a general description of the weekend, designed to answer some of the basic questions and address some of the fears. Request for Participation: To be completed by the participant and given back to the sponsor with a $35.00 deposit check attached. The remaining balance of $100 can also be included with the form or it can be paid two weeks prior to the walk start date. Please mail this form along with your Sponsor Form (see below). Sponsor Form: This form must be completed by the sponsor making sure you answer all questions. Please attach your form to the participant s "Request for Participation" form before mailing directly to the registrar's address listed on the form. If a married couple will be attending, please send both forms at the same time. Local sponsors can be arranged, if needed. Keep in mind that The Walk to Emmaus is ecumenical and persons may attend without their pastor s participation. Married couples are encouraged to make equal commitment, where Those who have participated in Cursillo, Tres Dias or Via de Cristo are welcome to be supportive in roles as sponsors or as team members, or to become involved in the general Community. Won t you be a sponsor? Access all forms at 3

4 Dakotas Walk to Emmaus January / February Walk to Emmaus Board of Directors COMMUNITY LAY DIRECTOR Deb Mills deb.mills40438@gmail.com COMMUNITY SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR Karl Watkins r_karl_watkins@q.com VICE CHAIR Susan Ehrk rainbowsend@santel.net TREASURER Tonya Whitmore whit1985@hur.midco.net 019 SECRETARY Betty Janke bettyj131@hotmail.com REGISTRAR Jeanne Olson Olsonfamily1@hur.midco.net BOARD MEMBERS Dean and Barb Johnson iowachrysalis@hotmail.com Val and Theresa Rush rushtv@yahoo.com Jo Watkins Pastorjowatkins@hotmail.com Dale and Peggy Hora Hora.seed@plantpioneer.com Clint and DeAnn Woods Clintwoods4@live.com Scott Rodman scottr@mit.midco.net Deb Rinehart drinehart@venturecomm.net 019 Janice Antrim janiceantrim@gmail.com 00 4

Reading List Recommendations The Upper Room recommends the following books to nurture your fourth day journey. The books are divided into subject based on the talks given at an Emmaus weekend.

5 Reading List Recommendations The Upper Room recommends the following books to nurture your fourth day journey. The books are divided into subject based on the talks given at an Emmaus weekend. ( PRIORITY The Christ Centered Woman by Kimberly Dunnam Reisman The Cost of Living by Arundhati Roy A Wakeful Faith by J. Marshall Jenkins PREVENIENT GRACE Genesis of Grace by John Indermark Remembering Your Story by Richard Lyon Morgan Discerning God's Will Together by Danny E. Morris & Charles M. Olsen PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS Praying Together by Martha Graybeal Rowlett (Out of Print. Available from Workbook of Intercessory Prayer by Maxie Dunnam Yearning for God by Margaret Ann Crain & Jack Seymour (Out of Print. Available from Mother Roots by Helen Pearson JUSTIFYING GRACE People of Integrity by William Morgan (Available from Becoming Alive in Christ by Maxie Dunnam Leading a Life with God by Daniel Wolpert LIFE IN PIETY The Abundance Book by John Randolph Price (Available from Upper Room Disciplines Invitation to Presence by Wendy Miller (Out of print. Available from Go Preach! by John Gilbert Talking in the Dark by Steve Harper GROW THROUGH STUDY Mother Roots by Helen Pearson Reading with Deeper Eyes by Will Willimon (Out of Print. Available from Amazon) Sabbath Time by Tilden Edwards (Out of Print. Available from MEANS OF GRACE Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition by Steve Harper Syncopated Grace by Linda J. & Dwight W. Vogel (Out of Print. Available from Conflict and Communion by Thomas Porter CHRISTIAN ACTION Climbing the Sycamore Tree by Ann Hagmann Do What You Have the Power to Do by Helen Bruch Pearson Kindred Souls by Stephanie Ford Transforming Ventures by Jane Ives OBSTACLES OF GRACE Wrestling with Grace by Robert Corin Morris Workbook on the Seven Deadly Sins by Maxie Dunnam & Kimberly Reisman DISCIPLESHIP Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit by Paul Wesley Chilcote Keeping Company with the Saints by Maxie Dunnam Transforming Evangelism by Henry H. Knight III & Douglas F. Powe Jr. CHANGING OUR WORLD A Mile in My Shoes by Trevor Hudson Stretch out your Hand by Tilda Norberg, Robert D. Webber Way to Live by Dorothy Bass, Don C. Richter SANCTIFYING GRACE As if the Heart Mattered by Gregory S. Clapper Creating a Life with God by Daniel Wolpert A Hard Fought Hope by William R. Long & Glandion W. Carney (Out of Print. Available from BODY OF CHRIST Accountable Discipleship by Steven W. Manskar Under Her Wings by Kathy Bence (Out of Print. Available from Kindred Souls by Stephanie Ford PERSEVERANCE Patterned by Grace by Daniel T. Benedict Accountable Discipleship by Steven W. Manskar To Walk in Integrity by Stephen V. Doughty FOURTH DAY Companions In Christ by Gerrit Scott Dawson, Adele J. Gonzalez, E. Glenn Hinson, Rueben P. Job, Marjorie J. Thompson, Wendy M. Wright Discovering Community by Stephen V. Doughty (Out of Print. Available from Love Never Ends by Robert and Jeanette Lauer Remembering Your Story by Richard Lyon Morgan The Jesus Priorities by Christopher D. Maricle Get Real by Derek Maul 5

Brazos Valley Emmaus Community Newsletter

Brazos Valley Emmaus Community Newsletter De Colores, April 2012 Volume 21, Number 1 Community News by Judith M. Ball Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. From the Lay Director: