The Walk Way. March. Eastern Shore Emmaus. March Volume 21, Number 2 MARCH DATES TO REMEMBER:

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1 Volume 21, Number 2 March 2013 The Walk Way Eastern Shore Emmaus March MARCH DATES TO REMEMBER: Emily Grey EASTERN SHORE COMMUNITY GATHERING - MARCH 9, 2013 AT CRAD- DOCKVILLE UMC, CRAD- DOCKVILLE, VA. GATHERING AT 5:30 P.M. FOLLOWED BY PRAISE AND WORSHIP AT 6:30 P.M.! EASTERN SHORE CHRYSALIS BOARD MEETING - MARCH 19, 2013, 7:00 p.m. at Mears Memorial UMC, Keller, VA Newsletter articles DUE for April s Walk Way March 20, PLEASE DON T BE LATE!!!! Please send articles in MSWord Document! (TY) EASTERN SHORE EMMAUS BOARD MEETING - March 25, 2012, 7:00 p.m. at Epworth UMC, Exmore, VA. Northern Shore Emmaus Gathering Third Saturday of the month: Saturday, March 16, 2013, 6:00 p.m. Covered Dish and 7:00 Praise and College Parkway Baptist Church, 301 College Parkway, Arnold MD By the time you receive this newsletter, the season of Lent will be about half over. Perhaps you have already dealt with the question, What are you giving up for Lent? Sometimes that is where our reflections on Lent begin and end - giving up something, a way of showing God how strong we are. We are giving up chocolate or beer or sweets or TV or movies or snacks for 40 days, 40 days to prove to ourselves and to God that we can do it. And at the end of Lent we return to whatever we gave up. And it ends up being more about me than about God. In the time that remains in Lent, perhaps we need to think through again the real meaning of Lent, that this is a season of reflection, repentance, and prayer as we prepare our hearts for Easter. God wants to help us transform our lives and make us truly free and that can only happen to the extent that we realize the amazing, awesome love that God has shown to us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. What challenges do you encounter day to day? Is there a pattern of behavior in your life that needs changing? What do I need more of in my life? More patience, unselfishness, more loving behavior toward my family maybe? Perhaps some time spent reflecting on Jesus and the Word, daily? Or someone I need to spend some time with, a relationship where healing is needed perhaps, or some time spent with the people of God? Each of us has something that we are being called to perfect in our lives. Perhaps in the remaining time of Lent we can begin or continue to focus on that, and take another step toward becoming that special person He is calling us to be in and through Him! As we prepare for the Spring walks, please keep the Lay Directors, the teams and the pilgrims in your prayers, that each participant will sense the Presence of the Lord in a mighty way throughout the preparation and on the weekend, and be forever changed in some way. Join me in continuing to focus on Jesus during the remaining journey to Easter, Senie Burns, Community Lay Director Other items We still need people to help with the meals during the walks in April. Please check your schedules and call Mary Paul Harmon at if you have some time when you can participate in this ministry Please sign up to pray for 30 minutes at a set time during the Walks in April. We have many slots to fill and would appreciate your prayers during that time. The prayer is done in your home, day and night, so there is no need to go out to participate. Please help to make someone else s Walk as effective as yours was. Call Pat Krukowski at or write her at patski@dmv.com to reserve a slot or two on the prayer vigil. God will honor our prayers with an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the weekend. We simply need to be praying As you prepare for the March 9 th gathering at Craddockville UMC, invite someone to join you a friend, someone that you haven t seen at a gathering in awhile, someone that you sponsored at some point, someone you walked or teamed with, a person who has not seen this newsletter, or someone whose spirits would be lifted with a good time of fellowship, music, and worship. We d love to have them join us!

2 Page 2 The Walk Way A Word from our Spiritual Director "And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." During an Emmaus weekend there is never a shortage of bread (or buns, or bacon, or...). The fellowship that is had around those tables during meals are some of the most treasured moments of the weekend. It is a time when many learn of the different walks of life that are represented and where each of the individual pilgrims are in their spiritual journey. Food, as many would attest too, plays an important role on an Emmaus Walk. It is at this point, attention is given to the above Scripture verse. Jesus states emphatically that He is the, "Bread of life." If a person comes to Jesus in faith and is saved, that person will never have to worry of going spiritually hungry again. On an Emmaus weekend, the least of a pilgrim's worries (or a team member for that matter) is that they will go hungry. They are constantly being fed by Ms. Emily and the kitchen staff. Christ, in like manner, as we look to Him for spiritual sustenance, will constantly feed us as well. We will never have to look any further than Christ to give us our daily bread. As God took care of feeding the Israelites every day in the wilderness journey, we can be assured that, as we seek Christ, there will always be fresh bread every day to be found. With Grace, Your CSD, Steve Willing Fly with Christ! I can definitely see that God has plans for 2013 and Chrysalis. He allowed us to send two girls on the flight in Tidewater. The girls are very excited and they have started talking to other girls about Chrysalis. They are anxiously waiting to attend a Next Steps and then to team in the fall. That is right; I said the fall. The Board has decided to set the weekend of Nov for our next Girl s Flight. Please start looking and talking to the girls in your church who you feel would enjoy a weekend bathed in God s Love. We need to show all our youth how much God loves them. In order to have this flight, we need to have at least 12 caterpillars. I am asking for this community to pray and support our board as we begin to make preparations for this weekend. We will be selecting the lay director soon and we will let you know as soon as we do. We are also planning a RUSH in the middle of May or first of June. Great things happen when God mixes with us. Things are happening and by God s Grace there will be more to come. Your Brother in Christ, Gordon Ward Jr.

3 Volume 21, Number 2 Page 3 Outreach Greetings brothers and sisters, When we pray for the walks that are taking place all over the world, do you ever stop to think about all the other Emmaus Communities worldwide, that are praying for these exact same walks? These walks are being bathed in prayer, and we are unified with other believers all over the world. How wonderful that prayer unites us in heart, soul and mind and makes us all, One with the Father. Show Me The Way Emmaus Men's Walk #64 Missouri North Mississippi Emmaus Men's Walk #273 Grenada, Mississippi Southern Ohio Emmaus Women's Walk #54 Albany, Ohio Foothills Emmaus Men's Walk #43 Greenville, South Carolina North Mississippi Emmaus Women's Walk #274 Grenada, Mississippi Emmanuel Emmaus Men's Walk #139 Shelby, North Carolina Western New York Emmaus Men's Walk #44 Attica, New York Greater Findlay Area Emmaus Men's Walk #68 Ohio Greater Sidney Area Emmaus Men's Walk #55 Ohio Emmaus of the Midlands Women's Walk #41 Columbia, South Carolina Sonrise Emmaus Women's Walk #97 Kingsport, Tennessee Nashville Emmaus Community Women's Walk #181 Nashville, Tennessee De Colores, Barbara Taunitas February 28 - March 3, 2013 Arizona Emmaus Women's Walk #222 Phoenix, Arizona Channel Island Emmaus Men's Walk #48 Ventura, California Southern California Emmaus Women's Walk #184 POMONA, California Lansing Area Emmaus Men's Walk #86 Lansing, Michigan Mid-Michigan Emmaus Community Men's Walk #65 Michigan Puget Sound Emmaus Women's Walk #211 Seattle, Washington March 7 - March 10, 2013 Birmingham Emmaus Men's Walk #69 Alabama Channel Island Emmaus Women's Walk #48 Ventura, California North Georgia Walk to Emmaus Men's Walk #158 Roswell, Georgia Greensburg Area Emmaus Men's Walk #46 Greensburg, Indiana Mid-Michigan Emmaus Community Women's Walk #66 Michigan Nashville Emmaus Community Men's Walk #180 Nashville, Tennessee Sonrise Emmaus Men's Walk #96 Kingsport, Tennessee Dallas Emmaus Women's Walk #245 Rockwall, Texas March 14 - March 17, 2013 Tampa Bay Area Emmaus Men's Walk #13 Valrico, Florida North Georgia Walk to Emmaus Women's Walk #190 Roswell, Georgia Oconee River Basin Walk to Emmaus, Inc. Men's Walk #5 Greensboro, Georgia Greensburg Area Emmaus Women's Walk #57 Greensburg, Indiana Elizabethtown Emmaus Men's Walk #126 Elizabethtown, Kentucky Northeast Louisiana Emmaus Community Women's Walk #29 Louisiana Lansing Area Emmaus Women's Walk #87 Lansing, Michigan Emmaus of Southeast Michigan Women's Walk #162 Michigan Show Me The Way Emmaus Women's Walk #65 Missouri Heart of Ohio Emmaus Men's Walk #47 Ohio New-Ark Area Emmaus Women's Walk #51 Newark, Ohio Darke County Emmaus Men's Walk #29 Greenville, Ohio Reynoldsburg Emmaus Men's Walk #71 Reynoldsburg, Ohio Foothills Emmaus Women's Walk #43 Greenville, South Carolina Emmaus of the Midlands Men's Walk #41 Columbia, South Carolina Great Smoky Mountain Emmaus Men's Walk #93 Knoxville, Tennessee Richmond Emmaus Men's Walk #108 Richmond, Virginia March 21 - March 24, 2013 Tampa Bay Area Emmaus Women's Walk #13 Valrico, Florida Elizabethtown Emmaus Women's Walk #127 Elizabethtown, Kentucky Emmanuel Emmaus Women's Walk #140 Shelby, North Carolina Southern Ohio Emmaus Men's Walk #54 Albany, Ohio Golden Spread Emmaus Men's Walk #232 Pampa, Texas

4 Page 4 Newsletter Title Have you seen Jesus my Lord? Eastern Shore 86 Team Have You Seen Jesus Vernon Bell Kevin Monette Donnie Brady Bobby Parks John Chubb Jim Petro Chuck Crockett John Pinney Barry Downing Jack Pruitt Bob Fitzgerald Jeremy Smelser Ed Gibb Lee Stevens Dan Hicks Tom Taylor Sr. Seth Hicks Norman Thornton Sr. Paul Horning Derek Tomek Tim Johnson Gene Ward Bo Kelley Gordon Ward Jr. Jim Lambie Tee Wells Mike Markel Elvie Whealton Rex Mayfield Tom Zieger Dennis McMonigle Walk Dates and Special Info Spring Men s - April 11-14, Bo Kelley, Weekend Lay Director, Deadline Met - TBTG Women s April 25-28, Susan Gibb, Weekend Lay Director, Deadline Met - TBTG TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Get your Pilgrim applications in NOW!

5 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5 Team for ES 87 I Give You My Heart Rhonda Annon Lola Bailey Rebecca Crockett Gail Deans Charlayne Dieckman Pam Fitchett Susan Gibb Teresa Gladding Dave Hackett Sandi Hicks Denise Johnson Pat Krukowski Andreas Lambie Gail Lee Janice Marshall Angel Mascarinas Jane Merrill JoAnn Molera Laura Neal Carlotta Pinney Erica Ramsey Chris Smith Christy Spurlock Patsy Stith Barbara Taunitas Judi Tracy Mary Volz Ann Ward Jon Woodburn Mary Grace Woodburn Janet Yannkalunas I give you my heart, I give you my soul, I live for you alone. New Prayer Chain Coordinator! Hi ES Emmaus Prayer Team! Please send your prayer requests to Janice Marshall at janmarsh41@yahoo.com. As before all prayer requests will simply be stated as: Please pray for Adam. No medical history or personal information will be shared. Also my home phone number is , if you get my answering machine please leave me your: Name, Date, and time of call, and your phone number! I do have a prayer request, as the Women s Spring walk is coming up, there is a need for more pilgrims, if you have a pilgrim in mind please send in their application now! Please pray without ceasing for this. Thank you for all the prayers, Blessings to all, Janice Marshall P.S. My machine will be off when I am away over night. Pray without ceasing!

6 Emily Grey Eastern Shore Emmaus P.O. Box 91 Franktown, Virginia We are on the Web Roster, Facebook, and Newsletter The Walk Way A newsletter for the Eastern Shore Emmaus Community. Greetings! The roster has been ed to our Community Lay Director! If you would like a copy of the Roster ed to you, I certainly would be happy to comply. But remember that if you notice errors in the current roster, please contact Allan Burns by sending an to: easternshoreemmaus@yahoo.com, or send a note to P.O. Box 91, Franktown, VA Please send ANY updated information you may have such as addresses, marriages, or deaths. It is important to the community to keep the information as up to date as possible. Thank you!!!! You may also request to be a part of the Eastern Shore Emmaus & Chrysalis Facebook Page - for community only! Please make sure we know your walk number too, if possible!!! The newsletter will be sent as soon as all articles are received as close the to first of the month as possible! Articles to be included in the Walk Way are to be sent to the editor on or by the 20th of the month before it is to be included. (March 20th for April s newsletter!) Please be sure to check the Website often as we update pilgrim lists almost daily just before the walks! (esemmaus.org) Blessings to each of you, Mary Grace Woodburn Prayer Chain Coordinator