On the Right Path The News let ter of the South ern Mary land Emmaus Com mu nity

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1 On the Right Path The News let ter of the South ern Mary land Emmaus Com mu nity 1st Quarter 2018 Walk In the Light Volume 18 Issue 1 Spring 2018 Walk Update - Men's Walk Rescheduled We wanted to update the community on where the Spring 2018 walks stand. Although there were pilgrim applications on file for both men and women, the Board discussed the number of applications received by the first cutoff date (January 24 for men, and 31 for women pilgrim applications) and they determined that not enough applications for the men s walk had been received to hold a men s walk this spring. The good news is that the men's walk has been rescheduled for November There were 20 women s pilgrim applications received, with 16 confirmed to be able to attend the walk. The Board is prayerfully hopeful that more applications will be received. [At the February 17 th Board Meeting the Board voted to have walk number #58 and to continue accepting applications.] Pilgrim applications can and should be submitted all year long. Ideally, it is important to have more than the minimum number of applications available since potential pilgrims may not be able to attend a specific Walk, and some who plan to attend may need to drop out unexpectedly. You may not be aware, but our community has historically had 1-3 pilgrims unable to walk after they are confirmed, sometimes as late as the start of a Walk weekend, which does not allow for a replacement of that pilgrim on the walk. If drops are known sooner, it is always preferable to replace that pilgrim with someone else, hence the importance of having additional applications in hand to fill at least some of these vacancies. Southern Maryland Emmaus See you at the Gathering Next Gathering - March 17, 2018 Pot Luck at 5 pm Gathering at 6 pm at Bethel UMC Swanson Rd. Upper Marlboro, MD Bring Friends, Fam ily, Neighbors. Everyone Welcome! See you there! Have you have identified and spoken with someone who would be a good person to sponsor? If so, continue the conversation, and invite the person to complete a pilgrim application. The person will be on the weekend that God has planned for them. His timing is perfect. All He asks is that we Count on Christ as He is Counting on Us and share the gift of Emmaus with people around us.

2 2018 Walks - West River Women's Walk #58 April Men's Walk #59 November Make plans to at tend the com mu nity events for each walk: Thurs day - Spon sor s Hour - 7:00 p.m. Sat ur day - Can dle light - 8:00 p.m. Sunday - Closing - 4:00 p.m. Sign up to pray for our walks (and oth ers) online at: Pil grim and Team Ap pli ca tions and this news let ter may be down loaded from the web at CLICK on Doc u ments, Lists and News let ters Mailing Address for Southern Maryland Emmaus P.O. Box 343 White Plains, MD th Day Sem i nars 2 Upcoming Events of the Southern Maryland Emmaus Community March 17, 2018 Gathering at Bethel UMC Swanson Rd. Upper Marlboro, MD. 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. See List of 2018 Gatherings/Events on page 7 Sem i nars are held in the spring fol low ing the men s and women s walks. The next sem i nar date will be May 5th, 4pm at Huntingtown UMC, 4020 Hunting Creek Rd., Huntingtown. Attendance at a Fourth Day Sem i nar is re quired in or der to spon sor pilgrims, and is highly rec om mended for those who wish to team.

3 Emmaus Shorts Open Sesame - Please! Okay, it wasn t quite as intense as being buried by a snowstorm, or cut off from civilization in a lonely mountain pass. But the sudden realization that I could not get the garage door open and that both of our cars were inside gave rise to a sudden feeling of being trapped at home. Just after pulling into the garage, I heard a loud SNAP and then a crash as the garage door fell to the ground. One of the torsion springs above the door had snapped. These springs are integral to opening the door, and I found that I was unable to lift the door, even manually, without the assistance of the spring. Like Ali Baba, I stood staring at the door, straining to lift it up, and muttering all sorts of incantations. But not even the always reliable Open Sesame had any effect on the surprisingly stubborn contraption. I was feeling like the 97lb weakling in the old Charles Atlas ads. This door was figuratively kicking sand in my face. A little online research convinced me that trying to replace these springs was not a typical do-it-yourself operation, but something that needed to be done by professionals. The professionals could not come out until the following day. In the scheme of life s hardships, this was hardly a major event, but it did serve to remind me of how dependent we are upon our mechanical devices, and how easily our lives can be disrupted by that dependence. Opening doors is something that we take for granted. Try counting the number of times you open and close doors during the course of your day. Then consider how your day would be if those doors could not be opened. Doors are one way we connect with our world. But let s not forget that a door is also the way in which we can connect to our Lord. Matthew 7:7 says, Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. God holds the answers to all of our problems, and to the daily trials we all face. Isn t it comforting to know that He will always answer the door when we knock? - Dan Brennan On the Right Path Dead line for next is sue is May 1, The pre ferred method of sub mis sion is as an MSWord doc u ment file or a WordPerfect file (.rtf file also ac cept able) sent via- to the fol low ing ad dress: dbrennan6@verizon.net. Very short ar ti cles or notes may be sent in the body of the mes sage. Please send your com ments and rec om men da tions as well to the ed i tor, Dan Brennan, at the ad dress above. "On the Right Path" is pub lished by the South ern Mary land Emmaus Com mu nity. Dan Brennan Ed i tor. 3

4 Southern Maryland Emmaus - Leadership & Service Re sources on Our Web Site Visit for these and other com mu nity re sources: Southern Maryland Emmaus Leadership Roster & Board of Directors Southern Maryland Emmaus Prayer Points of Contact (PPOC) Prayer Coordinator Barry Oren barryoren35@gmail.com On The Right Path This is the newsletter of the Southern Maryland Emmaus Community. It is published quarterly, available on line at our website: The link to the newsletter is ed to community members through PPOCs. If you do not have a PPOC, contact Barry Oren: barryoren35@gmail.com South ern Mary land Emmaus is af fil i ated with the In ter na tional Emmaus Move ment of The Up per Room, Nash ville, Tn. Emmaus is a pro gram of fer ing of the Upper Room International Walk to Emmaus Office. Our pur pose is to in spire, chal lenge, and equip church mem bers for Chris tian Ac tion. 4

5 Emmaus News Letter Agape Dear Friends, My name is Len Lent, I worship at First Saints Community Church, I walked on Maryland Emmaus #85 and sat at the table of Shalom. I served on Southern Maryland Emmaus walk #1 as an assistant table leader. I had the privilege to serve as Weekend Lay director for walk #15. Lastly, I have served as the Community Lay Director. I return to the Board as the Agape Coordinator. For most of my life I introduced myself as Leonard. On my pilgrim walk they put Len on my button. I never was troubled by anyone calling me Len or Lenny before but I introduced myself as Leonard. After that weekend I was changed, I gained a confidence in God s love for me and a confidence in my faith. Trusting God s love for me made it easier to love others without conditions. Ever since my pilgrim weekend I have introduced myself as Len. Southern Maryland Emmaus gave me a wonderful outlet to share this love that God has shown me. I have served on many weekends as Lead Agape, but this role as Agape Coordinator is new to me. I will need the help of many of you in the community if I am to pull this off. The women s weekend, for example, will need a lot of walk on agape help: Friday needs 3 people at various times, Saturday needs 4 people and about 8 to help with dinner, not to mention help setting up candlelight. Sunday needs 2 people and about 8 to help with cleanup. If you have done any of these jobs in the past, thank you. If you are willing to help again (or for the first time) Please let me know. I will also need to find a replacement for Jane Elliott who takes care of our wall agape. Jane will be retiring from the position after many faithful years of service. The position requires receiving and printing wall agape from other communities for our walks and sending our community wall agape to other communities. It is a very important part of the walk. If this is something you are willing to do please let me know. I would like to close by saying thank you to everyone who serves our community in any way great or small. We have impacted many lives, and I look forward to impacting many more. Your Brother In Christ Len How to Get a Pilgrim A Testimony by Barry Oren We all know that God puts the Walks together - right? So how does this actually happen? Here s what happened for me recently. I was talking with a relatively new member of our praise band after service one day you know just the normal chit-chat type of conversation. I asked Johnny (I ll call him that cuz that s his name ) how his new year was shaping up and this is what he proceeded to tell me. Well pretty good, but it was kind of a wild start to the new year and I wouldn t tell this to just anybody, but maybe you can help me make some sense of this stuff that happened on New Year s Day. Johnny told me a tale of coming home from a family gathering and seeing smoke off in the distance. We just drove past, but I felt like I should slow down and circle the neighborhood and take a closer look. When Katie (his wife) asked me where I was going I told her I think we should go check the smoke out. Katie responded, Oh good for some reason I was trying to figure out how to ask you to do that. Johnny continued, "we went by this condo and smoke was coming outta this window on the top floor, so I told Katie to take the kids home and call 911 (of course our phones were dead and today of all days we forgot chargers)." He ran up and tried knockin on the door but there was no answer, so he knocked on all the other doors in that building and got folks moving outside. see Pilgrim page 10 5

6 Linthicum Heights UMC The Living Last Supper Experience The Living Last Supper at Linthicum Heights United Methodist Church. One-night performance on Holy Thursday, March 29, 7:30pm. All are welcome. Admission is free. Holy Communion will follow the presentation. Church is located at 200 Church Ln., Linthicum, MD (near BWI airport), phone , La Plata UMC Easter Cantata - "Who is This King?" Lloyd Larson and Joseph M. Martin combine their extensive writing experiences and talents to provide a distinctive and inspired look at the ministry and final days of Jesus' life in this inspiring cantata which will be performed on March 25, at 11:00 am. Bring the whole family, worship with us, and enjoy this beautiful musical as you prepare for Easter. Huntingtown UMC - Living Last Supper March 29, 7pm as part of our Maundy Thursday service Hunting Creek Rd., Huntingtown, MD. 6 Friend Us on Facebook! Blairlee Owens - New Administrator My name is Blairlee Owens. I worship at Trinity United Methodist Church in Annapolis and I walked on Southern Maryland Emmaus Walk #30 and sat at the table of Ruth. (clap) I have recently taken over as the Administrator for our Southern Maryland Emmaus Community Facebook Page. ( The page has been "up" for years, but there has been little activity on it. With this announcement, I am hoping that many of you will friend us! I plan on posting information from the Upper Room about Emmaus as well as information about the Southern Maryland Emmaus Community. By keeping the information current and up to date, as well as interesting, I hope to use this social media tool to help expand our communication reach to more members of the community. There are a few basic guidelines we will followlike you do have to have attended a 3 day walk to be a friend of the page. All comments and info will be approved before being posted. Feel free to pass this info on to others in Southern Maryland Emmaus. Please like our Facebook page and send me any information you would like to me to put on our page. Please let me know if you have any questions!

7 2018 Gath er ing / Fel low ship Sched ule All Gath er ing Meals are Pot Luck March 17 Bethel UMC 5:00 to 7:00 PM Swanson Rd., Up per Marlboro, MD April NO GATHERING DUE TO WALK May 5 4 TH Day Huntingtown UMC 4:00 to 7:00 PM 4020 Hunt ing Creek Rd., Huntingtown June 16 Nichols-Bethel UMC 5:00 to 7:00 PM 1239 Murray Rd., Odenton, MD JULY / AUGUST SUMMER BREAK NO GATHERING Sep tem ber 15 Nichols-Bethel UMC 5:00 to 7:00PM 1239 Murray Rd., Odenton, MD Hosted BY: Linthicum Hgts. UMC Oc to ber 20 Olivet UMC 9:30AM Break fast to 11:30 AM Olivet Road, Lusby, Mary land No vem ber 17 Waters Memorial UMC 5:00 to 7:00PM 5400 Markell Rd., Saint Leon ard, MD

8 Wanted! Our New Communications Director Issues a Challenge Wanted! Our New Com mu ni ca tions Di rec tor Is sues a Chal - lenge Wanted: church through the development of Christian disciples and leaders.* Reach out to others to share this experience: Anyone from the Southern Maryland Emmaus Community who remembers: My new best friend and then silence til dawn and the shock that someone made your bed for you Waking up Friday morning of your walk to the pristine, serene setting of West River That first talk on priority Holy Communion together and dying moments Having a place for Jesus at your table for meals... That incredible feeling of Agape Love when you stepped out for Candlelight The letters from loved ones on Sunday afternoon and then closing with Holy Communion together and singing Have You Seen Wanted: Anyone from the Southern Emmaus Community who has ever recommended a book, restaurant or movie to someone Wanted: Anyone from the Southern Maryland Emmaus Community willing to share the love of Jesus Christ Gee Barry - this is me! What do I need to do? If you ve recommended a book or a restaurant or a movie why wouldn t you you share this experience? Our job is to share the Barry Oren Gospel of Jesus Christ with others. Our job is not to decide before we even extend the invitation why someone can t participate Our job is to extend the invitation...god puts the walk together! Here s my testimony to you: I m Barry Oren and I walked on Southern Maryland Emmaus Walk #41. I worship at The Nichols-Bethel United Methodist Church in Odenton, Maryland and sat at the table of Thomas Clap! I was invited 5 years before God put my walk together for me. Through a variety of scheduling clashes and cancelled walks some would say that my walk was delayed it was not. My walk was right on time - God s time! Now, nearly five (5) years after my walk here s what has happened. I was the first person at Nichols-Bethel to attend the Walk to Emmaus. We now have over 30 members in our local church community! When I left my walk I committed to bring the experience to others and as God was willing this has happened. Reach out through the Walk to Emmaus: The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program intended to strengthen the local I ve been asked how I ve been successful I haven t been successful at all. God was successful using me. God puts the walks together! see Wanted page 9 8

9 Wanted from page 8 However, I have done and continue to do what I was asked to do - go out and make disciples - sure it s just in my little world... Over the years at Nichols-Bethel we have been successful with the personal approach and with open houses where we simply show the video and answer questions about the Walk to Emmaus. This year we used the personal approach and brief testimonies at each of our services over the course of three Sundays We have 10 applications on file and 8 for the spring walks! Needed: Currently, as a community we re short of our goals. I invite you all to step it up. Accept God s nudge when you re talking with someone and you think - wow this would be a great person for our walk - invite that person now meet with them, call them whatever it takes, make the arrangements, put out the invitations and let God put the walk together as He sees fit. We try to have two walks each year and when we cancel a walk we don t just deny someone the personal, spiritual renewal we experienced, we also lose momentum with our teams to provide the best experiences possible to our Pilgrims, we lose momentum within the community and we deny God the opportunity to work miracles with us. Although we had to cancel the men's walk, what we need is to fill the spring women's walk in the next five days so we can put the finishing touches on our Pilgrim lists. Please don t just pray on it - act on it as well. If you have someone in the works feel free to contact me directly with the details and I ll forward the information to our registrars. I know this has been lengthy, but we re worth it! Thank you all! De Colores! In His Name - Barry Editor's Note: Barry Oren is our new Communications Director. * from our literature... My name is Connie Wells; I attend First Saints Community Church, California Campus. I walked on SME #28 and sat at the table of Naomi (clap). Have you ever read a book that you knew God placed in your hands? Well, that book for me is The Daniel Dilemma, How to Stand Firm and Love Well in a Culture of Compromise by Pastor Chris Hodges. Sheila Hanson received a copy from her brother at Christmas. Pastor Hodges is the founding and senior pastor of Church of the Highlands, the second largest evangelical church in America with 45,000 members. Sheila s brother goes to Pastor Hodges church in Birmingham, Alabama. In the book Pastor Chris examines the life of the prophet Daniel, who persevered in a corrupt culture that closely resembles our own and emerged as an influential force in God s redemptive plan. This book shows us that we can hold firmly to biblical beliefs without becoming obnoxious, insulting, or mad. Whenever our faith is test we must choose whom we will serve. Convictions require that we decide what s right ahead of time. They re not based on what feels good or seems right in the moment. They are, instead, the unmovable foundation upon which our lives our built. We must stay full of the Word of God, using it as the guiding light for our daily lives and moral basis for our value system. If we keep our eyes on the firm ground of God s truth, deciding what we believe before we are tested, we will stand strong no matter how many bow down to the cultural pressure around us. This book is a must read for Christians today. DeColores! 9

10 Southern Maryland Emmaus Board of Directors Meeting Highlights The Board meets monthly, and here are the highlights from meetings in December and January: Reports are provided by each member of the Board on his/her area of responsibility as follows: The Board welcomed the following new members to the board:pj Pitonyak, Assistant Community Lay Director; Lynn Lent, Agape Coordinator; Cef Epps, Community Events and Fourth Day Coordinator; and Barry Oren, Communications Director. The Registrar (Connie Shepherd) went over the details for the upcoming Women s Walk #58 including 16 current Pilgrim applications. The Men s Walk #57 has been cancelled for the Spring. Possible dates are currently being investigated for a Fall 2018 Men s Walk. The CSD (Community Spiritual Director), Ken Valentine, reminded the board that there will be three clergy retirements this July 1 (which includes Ken). There currently is no firm replacement for Ken as our CSD. Team Selections are complete and operating for the Woman s Walk and will begin anew for the Men s Walk as soon as a Fall 2018 date has been confirmed. We all thank the outgoing Board members for their faithful service: Jan Drass, Gordon Piscacek, Phil Day and Margaret Kolbe. Pilgrim from page 5 Then Johnny told me," I asked myself, well what should I do?, and he said the guy next to him answered, go upstairs and knock again except there was no one next to me so I ran back up the steps and knocked as hard as I could." There was no response, but he could hear dogs barking Again, the guy next to him said, try the door maybe it s unlocked. Again, there was no guy next to me, but I tried the door and it was unlocked and as I opened the door the guy said, go in and get the dogs out. Johnny went in checked all the rooms in the small condo and got the dogs out, found no one else and the smoke was getting worse so he went out front with the dogs. The fire department was there and took care of things and took the dogs as well. Johnny asked me, You know about this stuff, whaddaya think this has been bugging me all week? I replied, Johnny, if God is talking to you -and clearly He is then let s talk about this upcoming Walk to Emmaus. I proceeded to explain that when these types 10 of God Sightings occur then we need to ferret out what God has in store for us and this Walk to Emmaus is a great opportunity to experience some incredible things which can help you discern where God wants you. I just happen to have a file of Emmaus info on hand in our church and I shared brochures with him, an application and promised to send him a video about Emmaus. Johnny ed me a few days later and said, "I really think I need to do this " It s good for us to remember that God puts the walks together and even though I was teaming on this upcoming Walk, I was able to get another member of our reunion group to become his sponsor. You see it s incumbent upon us to take every opportunity to say yes when God tells us to work with a Pilgrim, rather than taking that first opportunity to say I can t.

11 A Communique About a Communicator A brief thank you from the Editor If you've been reading On the Right Path over the past several years, you have been largely reading the work of one tireless individual. Jan Drass, our outgoing Communications Director was the driving force behind much of the content in our quarterly publication. That's not to take anything away from others who contributed from time to time, but simply to acknowledge the tremendous effort Jan devoted to making this newsletter the best it could be. set the schedule and kept me honest about meeting it consulted with me regularly (made me feel important) And that's just what she did for the newsletter. She also made sure the community was informed with regular notices about events, prayer requests, and more. She was certainly an example of the Body of Christ as Emmaus would have us all to be. She will be missed. When you see Jan, be sure to thank her. Want to know what that looks like? Well, she wrote many of the stories in each issue gathered material from community members proofread and corrected my many errors And as Jan leaves, we are blessed to welcome Barry Oren as our new Communications Director. Be sure to read his story on page 7 of this issue. - Dan Brennan - Editor Women's Walk #58 Team 11

12 Board Member - Jim Risley - Music Director Hello! My name is Jim Risley and I worship at La Plata United Methodist Church in La Plata, MD. I walked on Southern Maryland Emmaus walk #41 and sat at the table of Matthew CLAP! I have been on the board for two years as assistant Agape/Agape and as Music Director. I have enjoyed being on the Southern Maryland Emmaus board and I am looking forward to another year as the Music Director. Archie (Verdiglione) first brought the Walk to Emmaus to my attention as we worshiped together at La Plata UMC it took 3 attempts but, I made it and Archie was my sponsor. Walk #41 was very special for me. I often think of my walk and the impact it has had and continues to have in me and my family s lives. During the walk I made many great friends and embarked on a journey to play music to the glory of God. I have teamed on several walks and am looking forward to teaming again. De Colores! Board Member - Priscilla Rollins - Treasurer Hello! My name is Priscilla Rollins and I worship at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Waldorf. I walked on Southern Maryland Emmaus Walk #50 and sat at the table of Ruth-CLAP! I have served on the Southern Maryland Emmaus Board for two years. First as the Reunion Coordinator and now as the Treasurer. I joined the Board to be a better servant of God and to learn how to serve my church better. My walk was mind blowing for me and I wanted to learn more from liked minded people. Pastor Jeanne Parr planted the seed about Emmaus in me back in Five years had passed and I decided it was time for me to take my spiritual life more seriously. I asked Carol Kern if she would sponsor me and she graciously agreed to do so. I was an emotional wreck over the death of my mom and being verbally harassed on my job. I needed to be around people who truly cared for me as a person. During my walk, I met several beautiful women who encouraged me to use my voice and speak up. Candlelight was amazing. Ellen Bertelson escorted down the candlelight path with people singing Jesus Jesus... I was so overjoyed to see so many people come out and open their hearts to us through song, prayer and letters. I did a lot of crying, but it was tears of joy because my burdens were lifted from me with God s grace and joy. I believe in the power of the Emmaus Walks and that is why I proudly serve as God s Servant. Board Member - Barry Oren - Communications Director We welcome Barry as our new Communications Director. Read about him and his important message for all of us on page 8. 12

13 Southern Maryland Emmaus Community Reunion & Accountability Groups The Reunion Group Coordinator, Ellen Bertelsen would like to hear about any active Groups in Southern Maryland. If you are having difficulty finding a Reunion Group, contact Priscilla Rollins. Experience the Fourth Day feeling. Calvary UMC, Waldorf Women Thursday - 5 p.m. location varies contact Cheryl Merkle rdcemerk01@aol.com First UMC, Laurel Men Saturday - 7:00 a.m. Women Saturday - 8:30 a.m. First Saints UMC, California Campus Women Mondays 5:00 p.m. (home setting) contact Sheila Hanson perseey98@gmail.com Good Shepherd UMC, Waldorf Co-Ed Wednesday 6:00 p.m. at restaurants call Linda Ford Men Thursday 6:00 p.m in Chapel. Women Monday 7:00 p.m. (not at church) contact Margaret Kolbe Women Thursday 6:00 p.m. (not at church) contact Linda Adgate or Becky Collier Linthicum Heights UMC, Linthicum Heights Co-Ed Saturday 8:30 a.m. Naval Air Station, Patuxent River Men Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. Nichols-Bethel UMC, Odenton Co-Ed Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Olivet UMC, Lusby Co-Ed 1st Sunday of the month 12:15 p.m. at Olivet UMC Good News Center Pisgah UMC, La Plata Women Wednesday 6:00 p.m. (home setting) for information contact Patti Flesher Shiloh UMC, Bryans Road Co-ed Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. (home setting) Grace Notes Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. Contact Pam Grace Huntingtown UMC Coed: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7pm at church contact Jim D Amico La Plata UMC, La Plata Women Thursday 6:00 p.m. at the church Men Tuesday 6:00 p.m. at the church Contact John Hastings ccso355@yahoo.com Can't find a reunion group? Consider starting a new one. Lexington Park UMC, Lexington Park TBD 13

14 Cover Letter with important information about this year s Covenant March Focus: The Upper Room Covenant Letter The Upper Room asks all the community boards that are part of the Emmaus family of ministries to read and sign the annual Covenant Letter. This Covenant represents an active relationship between The Upper Room and each community. All Community leaders have been sent a copy of the Covenant Letter Package which includes these documents: 2018 Emmaus Ministries Covenant Letter for communities located within the United States Signature Pages for officers of our four ministry offerings please complete for each ministry your community participates in The Walk to Emmaus Chrysalis Face to Face Journey to the Table Community Board Members Signature Page If your community operates as a single board, only one board member signature page is completed. If Chrysalis is operated by a separate board, please complete a second board member signature page. Summary of Appendix C which provides clarification of the legal language in the Covenant Insurance Coverage additional guidelines for obtaining appropriate insurance coverage Emmaus Ministries branding guide for guidance on proper use of our logos In signing this covenant, the local community agrees, among other things, to conduct the Emmaus program in accordance with the Upper Room mission, vision, and copyrighted Upper Room Emmaus materials. The Board of Directors as the local governing body also agrees to conduct its business in accordance with the Emmaus Office guidelines and in a manner that honors Christ and His Church. The Upper Room International Office in turn provides copyrighted program materials, training, guidance, consultation resources, as well as local leadership training and prayer support for the community. There are some publications from the Upper Room Emmaus Ministries that we rely on heavily that are specific to the Walk to Emmaus. They include the following: 1) The Upper Room Emmaus Ministries Community Manual; 2) Directors Manual; 3) Coordinators Manual; 4) Three-Day Schedule; 5) Team Manual; 6) Talk Outlines (Clergy and Lay); 7) The Worship Book for Pilgrims; 8) Day Four The Pilgrim s Continued Journey. In addition, you have seen many Emmaus booklets that are part of the Emmaus Library Series of publications on the display table at gatherings. They include information on topics such as The Board of Directors, Sponsorship, The Group Reunion, to name a few. The booklets are offered at a minimal charge ($3.00) at gatherings, and can provide a wealth of information on the selected topic. 14

15 Help Wanted Get Involved in your Emmaus Community Agape Trailer Cleanout Festival Len Lent will be hosting an Agape Trailer cleanout festival on March 17, From 10am till 12 at First Saints Callaway House. Anyone interested in helping can call or text me at or me at Please contact Len directly Emmaus Ex hibit Cov er age Rarely do we have an op por tu nity to reach out to our en tire con fer ence in a sin gle venue! We will have our Emmaus Ex hibit dur ing An nual Con fer ence, May 30 th June 1 st Please contact Barry Oren via (barryoren35@gmail.com) to find out details on this great SME outreach opportunity hurry it will only happen once in 2018! Please Sup port the Up com ing Woman s Walk April 12 15! Many hands make light work and successful Walks to Emmaus! It takes about 75 people in support roles to provide an incredible experience for our Pilgrims Here s where you can help Agape, prayer, cleanup, candlelight, send off, closing ceremonies Please let Barry Oren know via where you can help: barryoren35@gmail.com Thank You! 15

16 Walk in the Light - South ern Mary land Emmaus Visit us on the web at "Were not our hearts burn ing within us while He was speak ing to us on the road, while He was ex plain ing the Scrip tures to us? Luke 24:32 In for ma tion on the South ern Mary land Walk to Emmaus, as well as pil grim and team ap pli ca tions may be found on our website: Southern Maryland Emmaus P.O. Box 343 White Plains, MD Southern Maryland Emmaus Board of Directors 2017 Community Lay Director/Chair - Dwaine Waltrip Assistant Community Lay Director - P.J. Pitonyak Past Community Lay Director - Ellen Bertelsen Treasurer - Priscilla Rollins Secretary/Historian - Lorenda Walton Community Spiritual Director - Ken Valentine Assistant Team Selection - Open Community Events Coordinator/ Fourth Day Coordinator - Cef Epps Asst. Comm. Events/Reunion Groups - Open Registrar/Pilgrim Selection - Connie Shepherd Assistant Registrar - Open Communications/Directory - Barry Oren Music Director - Jim Risley Agape Coordinator - Len Lent Asst. Agape Coordinator - Open Team Selection - John Hastings