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1 E m m a u s T i m e s M A R C H WE ARE MOVING! This Sunday, March 1, 2009, will be our first Sunday worship Service in our NEW LOCATION S. Goliad Street, Rockwall, Texas (Heritage Christian Academy). Map included on page of this publication. See you there, and bring a friend! Blessings, Don + 1

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3 A For Missions by June Hines Okay, now this is funny! Cate Burnett, having tried five times to get to Moukoulou, the main village of the Guerguiko speakers, finally was able to spend a whole week in the village for the first time, hanging out with people, meeting with the translation committee, and working on Revelation. On my first night there I learned how to take a bath. I was having dinner at someone s house when the host looked at me and said, I thought you could wash yourself here so that when you get home you can go straight to bed, but our bathroom isn t like yours. Is that okay? I thought he meant wash my face and hands, said, No problem! Then they started to fill a bucket with a lot of water. All I could do was look at it and laugh they meant for me to take a bath! They put the bucket in the corner of the courtyard (which was surrounded by woven straw walls) and were like there you go! I went in, and there was the bucket, a wooden bench, and a bar of soap. Hmmmm. I could still hear them talking on the other side of the wall. Lots of questions came to mind. What to do? Do I stand in the bucket? It didn t look big enough for that. How do I get the water out of the bucket and onto me? Where do I put my clothes? What do I dry off with? Can the people on the other side of the straw wall really not see me? How long do I have to stay back here to make them think that I really did take a bath? In the end, I sat on the bench, washed my hands, face and feet, and splashed around a lot all while hoping that I was spending enough time back there! Overall, though, Cate s time in Moukoulou was a great success. I enjoyed meeting people, going for walks basically finding my village feet. The church elders have found me a place to call my own for the next few trips. We are working on getting a roof on this hut and some lights inside. I m definitely looking forward to my next trip out in March! The Starrs Alan, DeEtte, Calab, Peter and Kate will continue to serve Wycliffe from their home base in Indiana. They will serve as Regional Recruiters for Wycliffe-U.S.A. Alan and DeEtte will be connecting with people and helping them to find their role in the great task of working in God s harvest field. They ask that we pray for their effectiveness in working with the Lord of the harvest to find those He is calling. Newsflash! Ervin Starwalt is now officially an Approved Candidate for Wycliffe Bible Translators and will join Coleen as a full member of the mission soon. They are working on their assignment to Nigeria where Ervin will teach at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria. Coleen s assignment is being worked out with her current SIL branch in which she has served in Togo. Coleen thanks us for praying during this long waiting process. Kathleen Kepley has returned to Duncanville for three months where she will be working in the Wycliffe office. Let s give her a warm greeting when she comes to see us and keep her in our prayers as she regroups and visits 3

4 supporters. If anyone knows of a car that she can use, please call Hal (972) We would like to have her at church as much as possible, but we are not encouraging her to come see us on her trusty bike. Mouse on the Lenten Season revisted 2008 I can t believe he included us! she exclaims as she touches the tiny ash cross on her forehead. Indeed, Fr. Don and I have a special relationship, I tell her cheerfully. Then, becoming sober I state, Tonight we have accepted the invitation to the observance of a holy Lent as we prepare for the glorious Feast of the Resurrection. The ashes that we have received are a sign of our mortality and penitence, so that we may remember that only by Christ s gracious gift do we receive everlasting life. Alexander Schmemann tells us in Great Lent, Journey to Pascha, when a man leaves on a journey, he must know where he is going. Above all, Lent is a spiritual journey and its destination is Easter [when] we celebrate Christ s resurrection as something that happened and still happens to us. That s it! Lent is all about making our faith heart-real once again. She questions, Things are going to be different around here for the next forty days? Yes. For example, Leo the Great, Pope in 440, called Lent a time of forty days spiritual exercises during which we are to cleanse ourselves from the dust of our daily lives, to reorder our conduct a kind of religious renewal, or annual retreat in preparation for Easter. The Ash Wednesday liturgy on page 263 of The Book of Common Prayer suggests that we participate in self-examination, repentance, prayer, fasting and self-denial as well as reading and meditating on God s holy Word. These exercises help us to establish a Lenten rhythm. How can we enter into these great mysteries and important truths of our faith? she muses. By joining the brothers and sisters of our body in the symbols and the actions of the Lenten season? Exactly. During Lent we see changing colors: purple denotes mourning, penitence, humility, suffering and fasting. Red will appear during Holy Week symbolizing love, zeal and blood. The black of Good Friday is the symbol of mourning and death. Finally, we have white and gold for purity, joy and the kingship of Christ on Easter day. Each Sunday we recite the Decalogue (The Ten Commandments). Following ancient custom our alleluias during the service have been buried to await their resurrection with shouts of great joy on Easter morn. There are two fast days during Lent as well Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, which are observed from sundown to sundown. Weddings are not celebrated during the Lenten days. An important aspect of Lent is the idea of a special positive discipline such as Bible reading, intensive prayer, or a study of an important Christian topic. This year the 4

5 church will be studying The Lord s Prayer in small groups. Let s invite Roy and grandfather to study every week as well. That will be uplifting. his brother Nick grow up among us all these years. Their faithful grandmother, Ann Woods, is a part of our Transformation family as well. Uplifting to study every week? That sounds more like penance to me, she admits. I am not one for studying too much. But it would be a good discipline I ll do it! Hmmmm. My penance is to ask Fr. Don to stop delivering that weekly ounce of very dark chocolate to my front door. Sigh! That keeps me in a mind of Lent more than all positive acts together. She speaks: All this prepares our lives to know our blessed Savior in the most intimate way. We ve been invited tonight in the name of the Church to the observance of a holy Lent. We ll walk the journey hand in hand in the fellowship of the faithful at Transformation Anglican Church. Gulp, I reply. Taking her extended hand we walk out into the moonlit night. Who Are Those Guys Anyway??? We are praying every month for Private Michael Samano, one of our newest members in the military. March, B Sue Griffin 18 B Penny Brost B Donna Sims 20 5 B Emile Cummings 21 B Ed Figueroa Bill Schulgen 6 22 B Elizabeth Horan 7 B Logan Gwinn 23 B Sue Hesseltine 8 B Bryce Sylvia B Teena Eapen A Bob & Cheryl Sylvia 12 B Bill Thorogood B John Ralston Michael, who is twenty-one, has started his five year contract with the Marine Corps and is currently participating in combat training for thirty days at Camp Pendelton. His mom, Kathy says that his joining the Corps is an answer to her pray for her son to have a new direction a better life. We have watched Michael and 5

6 Attendance & Weekly Giving January, 2009 Date Attendance Giving January 4, $ 6, January 11, , January 18, , January 25, , First Sunday in Lent March 1, 2009 PROPERS OT Genesis 9:8-17 Psalm 25:3-9 NT 1 Peter 3:18-22 Gospel Mark 1:9-13 Transformation Through Faith Campaign Total Receipts as of January 31, 2009 Monthly Offering for January, 2009 $220, $. 10:00 a.m. SERVICE LAY SERVERS Capt/PS/CB... Bob Sylvia OT/CB... Bill Schulgen NT/CB... Myra Lenoir PP... Christy Hopkins CB... Dawn Hall ACOLYTES AA1... Pete Howk AA2... Benjamin Craddock PRAYER MINISTERS Jay Minton* Jeannie Filson Sue Griffin Jane Whiffen USHERS Will Parker* Arvo Mallay Joy Eapen Michael Jones GUEST RECEPTION TEAM Set up: Nathan Figuroa Ed Figuroa Prayer: Sue Griffin Name Tags: Glenda Lafrenz Debra Williams Parking Lot: Paul Stolar Larry Maupin Valet: Mara McGee Mark Dillow John Shaver Greeters: Terri Thompson Sandi Stolar Guest Hosts: Jay/Kay Minton Larry/Susan Maupin 6

7 Second Sunday in Lent March 8, 2009 PROPERS OT Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm 16:5-11 NT Romans 8:31-39 Gospel Mark 8: :00 a.m. SERVICE Third Sunday in Lent March 15, 2009 PROPERS OT Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19:7-14 NT Romans 7:13-25 Gospel John 2: :00 a.m. SERVICE LAY SERVERS Capt/OT/CB... Bill Thorogood PS/CB... Ken Craddock NT... Sharon Barnett PP/CB... Dan Hampton CB... Hal Hines LAY SERVERS Capt/PP/CB... Hal Hines OT/CB...June Hines PS/CB...Debbie Sharp NT... Tim Sharp CB... Vonciel Hickman ACOLYTES AA1... Nanette Thomas AA2...Samuel Thomas ACOLYTES AA1... Pete Howk AA2...Jean Howk PRAYER MINISTERS Bill Schulgen* Daymon Schulgen Sharon Parker Dawn Hall PRAYER MINISTERS Larry Maupin* Susan Maupin Ann Smith Holly Lawler USHERS Ed Figueroa* Chad Simmons Sam Figueroa Nathan Figueroa USHERS Rick Maneval* Samuel Thomas Shannon Champe Colton Champe GUEST RECEPTION TEAM Set up: Dick Davenport Prayer: Patsy Dial Name Tags: Barbara Shaver Valet: Rick Maneval Scott Williams Greeters: Sara Maneval Ann Smith Guest Hosts: Dick/Nancy Davenport GUEST RECEPTION TEAM Set up: Dennis Pendergrass James Blevins Prayer: James Blevins Valet: Matt Hill Greeters: Elaine Smith Donna Miller Guest Hosts: Bob/Cheryl Sylvia 7

8 Fourth Sunday In Lent March 22, 2009 PROPERS OT 2 Chronicles 36:14-23 Psalm 122 NT Ephesians 2:4-10 Gospel John 6: :00 a.m. SERVICE Fifth Sunday In Lent March 29, 2009 PROPERS OT Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:11-16 NT Hebrews 5:5-10 Gospel John 12: :00 a.m. SERVICE LAY SERVERS Capt/CB... Joy Eapen OT/CB...Matt Hill PS... Sam Figueroa NT/CB...Mike Jones PP/CB... Mark Dillow ACOLYTES AA1...June Hines AA2... Nathan Figueroa PRAYER MINISTERS John Shaver* Barbara Shaver Debbie Pendergrass Debbie Sharp USHERS Scott Williams* Zach Williams Fred McGee Matt Hill GUEST RECEPTION TEAM Set up: James Blevins Prayer: Nancy Simmons Bill Croll Name Tags: Martha Fajardo Valet: Pete Howk Greeters: Robin Campbell Jean Howk Guest Hosts: Dawn Hall Jeanne Filson LAY SERVERS Capt/OT/CB... Hal Hines PS/CB... Bob Sylvia NT/CB... Bill Thorogood PP/CB... Joy Eapen ACOLYTES AA1... Pete Howk AA2...June Hines PRAYER MINISTERS Bill Schulgen* Daymon Schulgen Sue Griffin Jane Whiffen USHERS Will Parker* Arvo Mallay Joy Eapen Michael Jones GUEST RECEPTION TEAM Set up: Dennis Pendergrass James Blevins Prayer: James Blevins Valet: Matt Hill Greeters: Elaine Smith Donna Miller Guest Hosts: Bob/Cheryl Sylvia

9 Transformation Anglican Church M A R C H, 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 9am Bible Study, all ages 10am Worship 6:00pm Student Ministry Bible Study am Intercessory Prayer 5 6:30pm Worship Team Rehearsal 6 7 7:30am Men of the Church Fellowship/Bible Study 8 9am Bible Study, all ages 10am Worship Rawandan Coffee Sale 1pm Jail Ministry 5:30pm YABS am Intercessory Prayer 12 6:30pm Worship Team Rehearsal :30am Men of the Church Fellowship/Bible Study 15 9am Bible Study, all ages 10am Worship 6:00pm Student Ministry Bible Study am Intercessory Prayer 19 6:30pm Worship Team Rehearsal :30am Men of the Church Fellowship/Bible Study 22 9am Bible Study, all ages 10am Worship Rawandan Coffee Sale 1pm Jail Ministry 5:30pm YABS am Intercessory Prayer 26 6:30pm Worship Team Rehearsal :30am Men of the Church Fellowship/Bible Study 29 9am Bible Study, all ages 10am Worship 6pm Thom McGee s Ordination-Christ Church, Plano 30 31

10 TRANSFORMATION ANGLICAN CHURCH RADICAL ACCEPTANCE PROFOUND TRANSFORMATION The Lord draws us by His RADICAL ACCEPTANCE and PROFOUNDLY TRANSFORMS us through AUTHENTIC BIBLICAL COMMUNITY by being a CHURCH OF SMALL GROUPS. OFFICE LOCATION Address: 329 Oaks Trail, Suite 115, Garland, TX Mailing Address: P. O. Box , Garland, TX Phone: Fax: Hours: 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday WORSHIP LOCATION Heritage Christian Academy 1408 S. Goliad Street Rockwall, TX Don McLane, Pastor STAFF John Shaver, Executive Director of Ministries Carrie Jones, Children s & Youth Minister Elizabeth Horan, Nursery Coordinator Jean Howk, Administrator ADVISORY COUNCIL Rick Maneval, Richard Matthew and Larry Maupin Ken Craddock, Treasurer The Emmaus Times: The deadline for each issue is the first Sunday of each month to be published in the next newsletter. Please send your articles to Jean Howk by mail at P. O. Box , Garland, TX or jean@transformationac.org. All articles are subject to editing and may or may not be published. Transformation Anglican Church P. O. Box Garland, TX