Western New York Walk to Emmaus & Chrysalis May 2014

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1 Volume 24 No. 5 Western New York Walk to Emmaus & Chrysalis May 2014 Right to Left: Row 1 Sue Gagne, Pastor Nilla Owen, Jackie Van Dussen, Mary Trowbridge, Darrell Rubless, Pastor Tim Gleason, Alethia Keiper. Row 2 Tracey Benjamin, Laura Cox, Kelli DeMarco, Lisa Miller, Pastor Cheryl Brown, Pastor Holly Coty, Susan Scharf, Beverly Crawford, June Adams. Row 3 Nancy Hutchings, Cheryl Long, Ada Lau, Jean Heiss, Wendy Burkhardt, Suzan Ho, Helen Lee. Row 4 Lynne Wheeler, Lindsey Peters, Elaine Chu, Shirley Menear. Row 5 Bridget Lutz, Anielka Mather, Lisa Waterhouse, Pastor Diane Cox, Samantha Skura, May Cheung, Andrea Hankey, Janie Grehlinger. Row 6 Christine Cruso, Lisa Rood, Jan Toale, Nancy Vredenburg, Debbie Smith, Karen Sellers. Community Event Emmaus Walk #46 Reunion When: April 26th Beginning at 9 AM Safe Sanctuary Babysitting provided Love offering Where: Akron First United Methodist Church 7 Church St., Akron, NY Directions to Akron First United Methodist Church From the East or West: Take Rt 5 from the east or west. Turn on to Rt 93 and follow Rt-93 into the Village of Akron until you come to Main St. Follow Main Street until you pass Russell Park. Just after Russell Park turn left on Church Street. The church will be on your right. Deadline for June Rainbow Connection May 15 1

2 Thoughts from Women s Walk #46 Lay Director... Well the Western New York Women's Walk to Emmaus # 46 is over. Or is it? The physical weekend may have ended but the Walk - the Journey will never end for the grace of God goes on before us continually and will never end. That's one thing that became richly embedded in our hearts this weekend! God's grace is endless. It calls to us before we are even aware through Previenient Grace. It equips us through Justifying Grace and the Means of Grace. Not because we deserve it - it's totally unmerited and a gift of God's great love. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." I Co. 13:4-7 ( Life Application Study Bible - New Living Translation) Sanctifying Grace empowers and perfects us to become more mature as Christians. Then as we mature God gives us the fruits of the Spirit so we can more maturely serve the Body of Christ. Walk # 46 was full of remarkable women and a man - of God. Some were called Servants and some were called Pilgrims but all were people of incredible heart, beauty and undeniable Christian Faith. We shared with one another. We laughed with one another. We cried with one another. We grew with one another. Through the breaking of bread together in meals and in Communion we felt the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ. We gave our burdens to God in our Chapel visits and Dying Moments. We went from a lighthearted Banquet and Skit to the awesome wonder of Candlelight. We learned more ways in which we can put our new knowledge into action and then had a chance to share a glimpse of what this encounter with Christ has meant for us during Closing. We had representatives on this walk from Walk #1 thru Walk #45 and a couple who started their journeys in other Emmaus Communities! So I ask once again is Walk # 46 over? Not by a long shot! It is no more over than Walk #1 or Walk #2, etc., etc.... The Journey is alive in the hearts and lives of all who Sponsored, who served in the Kitchen, who helped with Community service behind the scenes, who attended Candlelight, who prayed in the 72 Hour Prayer Vigil, who attended Closing, and who have attended a Walk to Emmaus or Chrysalis Flight! I extend my heartfelt thanks to all who were involved in making this weekend an amazing grace event! Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? Luke 24:32 (KJV) DeColores, Mary Trowbridge WW#46 Lay Director (God's enthusiastic supporter) Abbreviated message from Men s #46 Lay Director The men s walk was a true gift to all who participated. The Holy Spirit was ever present. I will write a longer article for next month. Jim Moody (Received via text from Jim s hospital room. Specifics are on the prayer chain). Please pray for restored health & renewed strength. Walk #46 Reunion Saturday April 26, 2014 Beginning at 9AM Welcome new members to community Christ has died!! Christ is risen!! Christ will come again!! Bring your instruments and (Jesus) said to them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations beginning from Jerusalem. Luke 24: 46b - 47 Hear reunion talks Book Table Food & Fellowship Bring snack/drink to share 2

3 Walk #46 Reunion De Colores! And warmest greetings to the newest members of our Emmaus Community! What a wonderful, spirit-filled event Walk #46 was! It was such a great blessing to watch the Holy Spirit at work on both Walks, to hear the inspiring testimony of God working in the lives of the Pilgrims on their journey, and to finally meet our long awaited visitors from North of the border! There is still one more event, near and dear to my heart remaining, to bring Walk #46 to complete fruition. REUNION! Walk #46 Reunion will be held on April 26, at Akron UMC, from 9:00 to 3:00. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 9:00 (ish), for refreshments, fellowship and singing, and official proceedings will begin around 10:00. Please bring a snack for the table, a bag lunch, your name tag, cross, service card, notebook and pen, and join us for a fun day of reconnecting with your new friends and getting to meet their significant others, and learn a little more about what goes into holding a Walk. The Reunion is open to all Community members, not just Walk #46, so if you were unable to greet our new members, this is an opportunity to welcome them to the Community. In other Fourth Day business, plans for the Annual Summer Picnic are continuing. The Millville Gathering has agreed to host this year, and are in the process of nailing down a definite date and time, probably late July or early August, possibly we will have it confirmed by the Reunion. Stay tuned for details and directions. See you at the Reunion! Mike Quesenberry Fourth Day Chair Girl s Chrysalis Flight #16 We just had our second teaming for the upcoming Girl s Chrysalis Flight. The team is bonding well, and the talk previews are such a blessing! I am so excited for the girl s to hear what God has prepared for them! For the first time, we are holding the weekend at Camp Asbury. It s such a beautiful place! Perfect for spending a weekend growing close to Him- in the natural world He created for us. The Flight will take place Saturday, May 24- Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day weekend). Don t forget Candlelight will be Sunday night, not Saturday! Please sponsor a youth for both the Boy s and Girl s Flights! The deadline for registration for the girls is May 3. It s coming up faster than you think, so don t wait! Please pray for the Team, for sponsors, and for youth. Fly with Christ! Big House BIG HOUSE IS A TERM USED FOR THE YOUTH WHO HAVE ALREADY GONE ON A CHRYSALIS FLIGHT. ALUMNI, SO TO SPEAK, PARTICIPATING IN A 4 TH DAY EXPERIENCE. THE PURPOSE OF BIG HOUSE IS TO SUPPORT EACH FLIGHT. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE KITCHEN, CLEANING, PROVIDING ENTER- TAINMENT, MAKING AGAPE, SINGING, BIBLE STUDIES, AND ENJOYING EACH OTHER COMPANIES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF BIG HOUSE FOR EITHER FLIGHT, PLEASE CONTACT JENNIFER HEN- TON AT jenniferhenton@gmail.com AND I WILL GET YOU MORE INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE OVER 18, WE NEED YOU TO GO THE WEBSITE AND PRINT OFF THE BACKGROUND CHECK AND SEND THAT IN SO IT WILL BE COMPLETED IN TIME. PLEASE GIVE SUE RUSSELL PLENTY OF TIME TO DO THE BACKGROUND CHECK. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT BIG HOUSE TO THOSE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FUN, LOTS OF LAUGHS, AND LOTS OF LOVE. FLY WITH CHRIST! JEN HENTON WNY GIRLS CHRYSALIS FLIGHT #9 3

4 Chrysalis Flight 16 Asbury Camp & Retreat Center 16 Lakeside Ave Silver Lake NY Directions: index.php/camp-and-retreat-center/where-are-we Girls May Registration Deadline May 3 Boys July Registration Deadline July 3 Reunion August 9 Registrations are available on the website Community Events/Support of Flights (Link to directions noted above) Sendoff: Saturday 5/24 9 AM Candlelight: Sunday 8 PM Closing: Monday 3:30 PM - Sponsorship submit to Erich & Vickie EARLY/ON TIME (see page 5) - Adult participation in Big House Contact Jen Henton Prayer Vigils Girls: pvid=9418&commid=1065 Boys: pvid=9419&commid=1065 Agape (50 pieces per flight) and/or return completed place - mats & napkins to Suzanne Perry Girls Chrysalis Teaming Dates 5/9 & 5/10 Asbury Camp & Retreat Center Spiritual Girls Flight #16 Team Director Rick Koch #8 God s Gift to You Lay Director: Kathie Woika #14 Priesthood of all Believers Clergy: Sue Russell #13 God Empowers You Corky Spitler #2 God Designed You Mary Rublee #4 God Loves You Clara Wilder #10 God Sustains You Agape Chris Collins Chapel Sarah Mathias Bell Ringer Pat Corsette #7 Christian Growth through study Logs Jessica White #12 Single Life Laurie Manzer Deann Pitcher #5 Prodigal Musicians Marlene Worthington Jan Mortimer #9 Marriage Board Rep Suzanne Perry Table Leaders Rose Caldwell #11 Christian Action Vickie Jones Paulette Albone #6 Communication Through Prayer Kathy Wessel #3 Faith Julia Keiper Youth Table Leaders Stephanie Sodja Kelsea Jones Emily Adams #1 Ideals Elise Kelly Laurel Li Jackett #15 Next Steps Boys Chrysalis Teaming Dates 5/17 Alexander UMC 6/20 & 6/21 Hamburg UMC 7/11 & 7/12 Asbury Camp & Retreat Center Please keep the team in prayer as they prepare for the flight Please pray for the team that God has called to serve on the next flight 4

5 Chrysalis Registrations Needed Please don t hold onto them until the last minute We have ONE registration for the Girls Flight #16 (as of the date that this article was written). The deadline of May 3rd is fast approaching. If you have a caterpillar wanting to go please get the applications to us ASAP. If you do not have a caterpillar ready to go please consider sponsoring one. The caterpillar does not have to be from your church. Other places to consider: 1) A family member 2) A neighbor 3) A friend of the family 4) A friend of a neighbor 5) If you all ready have a caterpillar, ask the caterpillar if she/he has a friend that would like to go. Think outside the box. It is our responsibility as an Emmaus/Chrysalis community to help our youth build their relationships with Christ. What better way to do that than to sponsor them on a Chrysalis flight. Any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at: evjones4u@yahoo.com Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go; and when they are old they will not turn from it. Chrysalis Registration Vickie and Erich Jones AGAPE Planning for the Fall Walks #47 is in progress. The team selections will take place soon. Please pray that those asked to be on team will accept to serve God. Now is the time to start praying for the teams and about who YOU will be sponsoring. With the number of members we have, we should be able to have full Walks every time. Start thinking about agape for the up-coming walks! For those who supply agape for the walks please identify what individual or gathering supplies it. This will make it easier to return extras back. Again, pray for the teams as they develop and throughout the coming months. Pray without ceasing! 72 Hour Prayer Vigil Remember your walk and seeing the posted prayer vigil. There were so many people praying for you and your fellow pilgrims and the team. Just 30 minutes to devote to the new pilgrims and the team members over their weekend will show that you truly care. The Prayer Vigil address will be coming Soon!! De Colores Rich and Nancy Preston, Agape Chairs Now that you know how many it takes.pick up an envelope of placemats & napkins to decorate for upcoming weekends. News from Facilities First off, we would like to thank the Akron First United Methodist Church for hosting our Spring Walks. They were great to work with. We would also like to thank Mo & George Poteat who did a great job as the Out of Conference Room Team Coordinators. The Fall 2014 Walks will be held in at Christ United Methodist Church in Olean, NY. The date for the Men s Third Teaming is September and the date for the Men s Walk is October The date for the Women s Third Teaming is October and the date for the Women s Walk is November 6-9. The Reunion is November 22. Please start praying for the Walks and consider who you might sponsor. It was great to see so many at the closing in Akron, but remember we are guests in the host church. Please pick up after yourself as you are leaving the sanctuary. As we finish our term as Facilities Coordinators in 2014 please pray as to whether you are being called to serve. Please consider taking over the 3-year board position. Pray about it and you can contact us at Rslocum678@aol.com. DeColores, Trudie & Bob Slocum, WNY Walk to Emmaus Facilities Coordinators 5

6 Leadership Training Event On Saturday June 7 th WNY will be hosting a Walk to Emmaus leadership training event at The Hamburg United Methodist Church. This is a new leadership training format that The Upper Room has been using for several years. Several of our northeast regional leaders will be leading us this day. There will be a clergy session, and also several laity session during the day. Some of the laity sessions will be on Fourth day/next Steps, Sponsorship, Servant leadership, Board of Directors and two others selected to keep Emmaus & Chrysalis vibrant in WNY. The event will be starting at 9:00AM and run until 4:00PM. The local gatherings will be providing lunch with a $5.00 donation. Please be sure to pre-register with Kathy Wessel so we can have an accurate count for lunch. You can phone or Kathy to register at: wessel.kathy@gmail.com or The Gift is a program that The Upper Room has set up to help fund & establish new communities. This year they are supporting a new Emmaus Community in Chili. They help with getting supplies, materials & sponsorship costs. Many of our local gatherings have sent donations over the past few years, as well as Lora taking a Donation from WNY to Nashville last year. We will be taking a collection to support The Gift on June 7. You can learn more about The Gift program on The Upper Room web site & click on the Walk to Emmaus link. This is a great opportunity for all of us to learn more about Walk to Emmaus & strengthen our fourth day. We hope to see all of you in Hamburg on June 7 th. Community Lay Director Minute Thank you to all in the WNY community for supporting Walk #46 in so many ways. We have heard many positive & exciting comments from the new community members, and also from the teams. God is good. We hope to see you at the Walk reunion on April 26 th at the Akron UMC. We are pleased to announce Walk #47 taking place this fall at Christ United Methodist Church in Olean. Men s Walk #47 Women s Walk #47 Mike Burley Lay Director Susan Scharf Pastor Karen Grinnell Spiritual Director Pastor Sara Merle October Walks November 6-9 November 22 Reunion November 22 On May 4 th Western New York Walk to Emmaus will be holding their first gathering of praise. This will be held at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in East Aurora, starting at 7:00PM. WNY Girls Chrysalis flight #16 will be at Camp Asbury on Silver Lake from May Then on June 7 th Western New York Walk to Emmaus will be hosting a Leadership Training Event at the Hamburg UMC. This event will start at 9:00AM and end about 3:00PM. We hope to see you supporting these upcoming events. Please read much more about these events in this newsletter. DeColores, Jim & Lora For those of you who have not heard there will be an open worship for our Western New York Community and their friends. We wanted to offer another opportunity for us to join in fellowship and worship besides the walks. We also want to create a space for potential pilgrims or caterpillars to experience the Spirit within our community. Therefore, this worship event will leave out some of our traditions so that the flavor of our experiences on the weekends is not diluted out and we are left with a few surprises. The first of these worship services will be held on May 4, The locations will move about the Western New York area, but May 4 will be hosted by Baker Memorial UMC, 345 Main Street, East Aurora, You are welcome to start arriving around 6:30 p.m. for singing and our worship will begin at 7:00 p.m. Our goal is to strengthen who we are as an Emmaus Community and to grow in our purpose and mission. We also thought this would be a great outlet where folks could be introduced to us. So put together a group and join us! Decolores Pastor Rick Community Spiritual Director 6

7 CHRYSALIS Board of Directors Calling All Clowns and Those Who Want To Be As you are aware clowning is a very important part of the Chrysalis experience. Actually, clowning can be a very important part of Christian Ministry. Being this is such an awesome way to show God's love, I would invite those that are interest, or even curious, to contact me. We are looking to build the number of clowns involved in Chrysalis and all are welcome. In fact, all are encouraged to explore this wonderful ministry. This is another avenue to show God's love to our brothers and sisters. If you would like to know more or have an idea to put on the red nose and funny shoes, please contact me. We will set up a time and place when we find out who is interested and when they are available. Please contact me at (text or voice) or jtmtst@rochester,rr,com. God bless, John (Nickels) Trowbridge Quick message from Supplies: Jeff & Char Smith Are you looking for an agape opportunity? We had an unfortunate accident during the last set of walks where three of our chalices were broken. We have purchased some lovely myrtlewood chalices with platens to replace them. The good news is that these are not nearly as fragile, however we could use some help to offset the cost. Anyone interested in contributing toward the cost of the chalices, send your donation to the treasurers. Make checks payable to WNY Walk to Emmaus and send to Paul & Mary Kay Williams, 5362 Depot Street, West Valley, NY Please note on the check that it is a donation toward the chalices. God Bless You and DeColores! Term Position Name Phone Lay Director Cherie Trabert (585) cheriet@rochester.rr.com 2014 Agape Suzanne Perry (585) wnyagape@gmail.com 2014 Spiritual Director Dave Wickins (716) revwick@gmail.com 2013 Clergy Sue Russell (585) asjrussell@hughes.net 2015 Community Bob & Deanna Laurie (716) lauriedbb@verizon.net 2015 Evangelism Laurie Manzer (585) lmanzer@rochester.rr.com Asst Evangelism Sonia/Karen Ingle (585) * karenlingle8488@yahoo.com 2016 Library Joe & Lindsey Peters (716) josephmpeters@yahoo.com 2015 Newsletter Barbara Swanson (585) bms4him@rochester.rr.com 2014 Supplies Marty Goodenbery (585) mzgoodenbery@yahoo.com 2015 Registration Erich/Vickie Jones (585) EVJones4u@yahoo.com 2014 Kitchen Zina Goodenbery (585) mzgoodenbery@yahoo.com 2013 Next Steps Jen Henton (716) jenniferhenton@gmail.com 2014 Treasurer Chris Collins (585) ccollin9@rochester.rr.com 2015 Team Selection Alethia Keiper (585) akeiper@rochester.rr.com 2014 Secretary Jessica White (716) jdgirl25@yahoo.com 2013 Facilities Cathy Garrett (585) cgarrett@frontiernet.net 2015 Music John Trowbridge (585) jtmtst@rochester.rr.com 2014 Emmaus LD Jim & Lora Keiper (585) wnyemmaus@wildblue.net 2015 Clergy Mary Rublee (585) rev.maryrublee@gmail.com 7

8 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 Buffalo: New Hope UMC 2846 Seneca St., West Seneca - 3rd Saturday of the month 9:30 a.m.- Meeting Pat Corsette prcorsette@verizon.net 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: Millville UMC - 2nd Friday of the month 7 p.m. - Meeting Jesse & Cheryl Babcock cbabcock002@rochester.rr.com Napoli: Little Valley UMC - 4th Monday of the month 7 p.m. - Meeting Bill & Geniece Perkins billperkins1951@yahoo.com Six Emmaus/Chrysalis: Middleport UMC 6 Park Ave. (at South Vernon) - 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 (Call ahead for child care) Sonia Ingle - Child care contact Will & Carolyn Rickman wcdric@frontiernet.net HIGHLIGHTS TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR: Please note the correction to the Medina/Millville Gathering Schedule. Meet on 2nd Friday of each month (not on the 3rd Friday of the month as was erroneously noted in March & April s newsletter.) 8

9 WNY Emmaus Board of Directors * correction since last month Mark your calendars Emmaus Board Meeting at Trinity UMC 7:00 PM Friday April 25 Friday May 16 SAVE THE DATE June 7, 2014 Regional Chrysalis/Emmaus Leadership Training at Hamburg United Methodist Church (see page 6 for details) Chrysalis Board Meeting Batavia 1st UMC 7:00PM Monday May 5 Monday June 2 All are welcome Open to community members Prayer Chain Coordinator ngrierson@brightonfd.org 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 & Lora Keiper (585) wnyemmaus@wildblue.net 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 2014 Agape Rich & Nancy Preston (716) rnpreston@hotmail.com 2014 Clergy Renee Engels (716) pastor_renee@yahoo.com 2014 Evangelism Vern & Judy Heiler (716) jv.heiler@verizon.net 2014 Facilities Bob & Trudie Slocum (585) rslocum678@aol.com 2014 Registration Will & Carolyn Rickman (585) wcdric@frontiernet.net 2014 Team Selection Norb Fuest (585) nfuest@rochester.rr.com 2016 Chrysalis Cherie Trabert (585) cheriet@rochester.rr.com 9

10 Deadline for June Rainbow Connection is May 15 B. Swanson 40 Newcomb Dr. Hilton, NY