MARCH 2017 NEWSLETTER

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1 Missouri East Walk to Emmaus Missouri East Chrysalis Kairos Prison Ministry MARCH 2017 NEWSLETTER May Newsletter Deadline The deadline for articles and events to be included in our May newsletter will be May 22 nd. Please articles and calendar information to our editor, Ken Cieslak, at as soon as you set a date for any activities, including gatherings. Please be sure to include contact information with your submission. Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March

2 UPCOMING DATES Thursday-Sunday, March 30-April 2, 2017 Missouri East Emmaus Women s Walk #154 Pinecrest Camp, Fredericktown MO Contact: Cindy Patterson (BA); cindy@qulin.net Sunday, April 9, 2017, 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Kairos Outside of Eastern Missouri Reunion St. Jerome, 511 S Main, Troy, Ill Thursday-Sunday, April 20-23, 2017 Kairos #14 Prison Ministry Weekend Potosi Correctional Center, Potosi MO Contact: Jon Shepherd; jdshepherd53@gmail.com Thursday-Sunday, April 20-23, 2017 Kairos Outside Weekend #29 Sunday, May 7, 2017, 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Kairos Outside of Eastern Missouri Reunion Florissant Valley Christian Church, 1325 North Hwy 67, Florissant MO Saturday, May 13, 2017, 9:00 am Missouri East Chrysalis Board Meeting Church of the Shepherd UMC, St. Charles MO Contact: Chuck Newburry; newburry075@gmail.com Saturday, May 13, 2017, 10:00 am Missouri East Walk to Emmaus Board Meeting Church of the Shepherd UMC, St. Charles MO Contact: Al Kremer; bigalkremer@att.net Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March

3 UPCOMING DATES continued Sunday, June 11, 2017, 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Kairos Outside of Eastern Missouri Reunion Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 22 Ann Ave., Valley Park MO Thursday, June 29, 2017, 7:00 pm Missouri East Chrysalis Board Meeting CONDUCTED AS A CONFERENCE CALL Contact: Phil Bump; pjbump@gmail.com Friday-Sunday, July 7-9, 2017 Young Women s Chrysalis Flight #59 All God s Children Camp, High Ridge MO Contact: Phil Bump; pjbump@gmail.com Saturday, July 8, 2017, 10:00 am Missouri East Walk to Emmaus Board Meeting Church of the Shepherd UMC, St. Charles MO Contact: Al Kremer; bigalkremer@att.net Saturday, July 8, 2017, 2:00 pm 5:00 pm Kairos Outside of Eastern Missouri Reunion & Annual Fundraiser St. Vincent DePaul Church, 1408 S. 10 th St, St. Louis MO Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March

4 A Message from... Bridget Janis-Prayer Vigil Coordinator As we go through this Lenten Season, we search for ways to draw closer to Jesus. We may fast, join a new study group, or just try to spend more time with God in prayer. And praying for others is one of the best ways I know for creating that closeness to God and other Christians. With that in mind, I am asking you to consider signing up for the Women s Walk #154 prayer vigil. Many of you prayed for the men s walk and have already saved your time slot for this walk. And the Emmaus Community thank you! But as of this writing we still have 32 slots to fill. If you would like to join in our prayer vigil and pray for those special people who are about to have an amazing experience, please use the link below. It will take you right to the sign-up page. Women s Walk #154 - March 30 th thru April 2 nd Pinecrest Camp You may also go to the Emmaus / Chrysalis website to find the team and pilgrim lists: Blessings, Bridget A Janis Prayer Vigil Coordinator bridgetjanis@sbcglobal.net Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March

5 Support Women s Walk to Emmaus #154 Thursday-Sunday, March 30 April 2, 2017 Attend one or more of these weekend events All events are at Pinecrest Camp 1252 State Highway C, Fredericktown, MO (Turn right on Highway C 4.5 miles south of Fredericktown) Registration starts at 6:30 pm, Thursday Send-off starts at 7:30 pm, Thursday Sponsor's Hour follows send-off Gutbucket Practice: Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Relationship Hour Potluck: Saturday between Gutbucket Performance & Apostolic Hour Apostolic Hour (Candlelight): Saturday, 7:45 p.m. Sunday Cleanup: 2:00 pm PLEASE HELP! Closing: Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March

6 A Message from... Jeff Juede-Missouri East Emmaus Registrar We have a massive job in front of us of updating our community database. We have hundreds of old addresses, old home addresses and outdated phone numbers. Please talk to everyone you know in the Emmaus community and find out if they have received the link to this newsletter. If not, please have them send their current contact info to me by snail mail at Registrar, PO Box 577, Bonne Terre MO or by at moeregistrar@gmail.com We will also be working hard to re-establish local Emmaus communities to facilitate communication, reunion groups and gatherings. If you re interested in helping with that, please let us know! Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March

7 A Message from... Jodi Gross of Kairos Outside of Eastern Missouri Kairos Outside is a ministry of support and encouragement for women who are doing time along with their incarcerated relatives or friends. The goals of Kairos Outside weekends are 1) To provide a safe place; 2) To offer unconditional love and acceptance in a Christian setting; 3) To encourage the sharing of life's journey; 4) To foster spiritual growth; 5) To promote participation in support groups; and 6) To create an opportunity for a relationship with God. If you are interested in learning more about Kairos Outside, contact me anytime at jodygross3@yahoo.com for more information. Here s what s going on in KO East Mo! Summertime! Time for vacations, swimming in the pool, trips to Six Flags, watching TV in the air conditioning and spending lots of time with family and friends. Is serving others in your summertime schedule? Let s face it, it tends to get inconvenient to serve others in the summertime. There are no Walks, Weekends or Retreats, so what plans do we have to serve? It s during these inconvenient times when we need to intentionally ask the Holy Spirit to give us that needed nudge! Jesus served and ministered when it was inconvenient. Think about it, Jesus served when He was tired, when He was hungry, when He was thirsty and even when He knew that His own death was in a few days! He taught us that leaders serve Mark 9:35 - Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all. He taught us that if we want to be Christ like, we serve Luke 22:27 - For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves Let s challenge ourselves during the summer of As Christ followers, we are called to serve. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to make it clear where He wants us to serve & bring glory to God! Heavenly Father, thank you for the people that are there to love and support me. Make me aware of opportunities to bless and encourage others. Help me to reflect your love in everything I say and do. In Jesus name, Amen. Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March

8 A Message from... Nathan McKie-Face to Face Steering Committee FACE TO FACE GATHERING STEAM! By now you may have either read something about Face to Face in the Newsletter or heard about it at Closings this past fall. The Missouri East Board has created a steering committee and approved the initiation of an Encounter, as the events are known. The Upper Room will begin the training process and provide materials to us soon. We would like to schedule our first encounter for the end of this year, after the fall walks. Just as a reminder, this is a program similar to the weekend Walks that is designed for 60+ year-olds. It has talks and some of the same Walk events. It is not held in a retreat format, on consecutive days, or segregated by gender. The venues will normally be churches or assisted living facilities. The cost is minimal, in large part, due to these Encounters being conducted in these venues and there only being one meal per day. Anyone who has been on a Walk can serve on a Team. This format and lack of restrictions to serve in certain positions (for the most part) should be of interest to Community members who might not be able to serve on a Walk weekend. This includes past Lay Directors. Here s what we need you to do: 1) If you know of a facility or venue that would be ideal for an Encounter 2) If you have an interest in helping to organize our first Encounter 3) If you have an interest in serving on our first Encounter team Nathan McKie at navigator.1@live.com For addition information, you can visit facetoface.upperroom.org There is an informative video on their site as well Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March

9 Missouri East Emmaus Community Newsletter Agape Chapel We are a community of prayer warriors. Please lift up the following in prayer: Team & Pilgrims Women s Walk to Emmaus #154 Team & Caterpillars Young Women s Chrysalis Weekend #59 Kairos #14 Prison Ministry Weekend Leadership and Team Formation Emmaus Fall Walks #155 & #156 The search for a Community Spiritual Director for the Missouri East Emmaus Board May God bless the development of the Face to Face ministry in the Missouri East community (You may prayer requests of an ongoing nature to kjcieslak@gmail.com, to be included here, but please remember that our schedule is to publish every other month. If the prayer need is more immediate, please notify our Community Lay Director Al Kremer;bigalkremer@att.net about the possibility of doing an blast.) Missouri East Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis/Kairos Newsletter, March