June 2015 News Letter

Tidewater
Emmaus/Chrysalis
www.ti dewateremmaus.org
Find and “like” us on Facebook
June Gathering
Hickory UMC
2708 Battlefield Blvd S
Chesapeake, VA 23457
Saturday - June 20, 2015
Potluck @ 5:30
Gathering @ 6:30pm
Page 1
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 3
Page 5
Passing of the Baton!
Welcome!
Gatherings & Teaming
Training & Reunion Groups
Sponsorship & Registration
Welcome to the Community
TW 107 & TW 108
Page 6 Tidewater Emmaus T Shirts are
here!!!
Page 7 Important Dates
Page 8 Tidewater Emmaus Board
Contact Us:
Tidewater Emmaus
P. O. Box 61485
Virginia Beach, VA 23466-1485
June 2015
Volume 27 Issue 6
We are pleased to announce Sandi Benton
Plasters as the new Community Spiritual
Director for the board. We look foreward to
her councel as she serves our community!
We would like to thank Clark Cundiff for his
years of service as our community Head
Spiritual Director. We were truly blessed to
have such a dedicated servant of God as our
spiritual guide. We will be seeing you at the
gatherings. God speed.
My Emmaus experience began in the early 1990s. I
was introduced to the program during seminary,
but I did not walk until the mid-90s, on Tidewater
33. Emmaus has always been a place where I could
experience the grace of God especially in the
gathered community. It is a place where I am
welcomed and accepted without reservation. What
a wonderful experience! My hope is to share this
sense of acceptance with others in our community.
I am honored to be your community spiritual
director. I have been a part of this community
Page 1 of 8
since moving back in 2013. Prior to that I was a
part of Shenandoah Valley Emmaus and Chrysalis
communities. I have also served as a part of a
Karios team and Karios outside support. In all of
my experiences, I have tried to offer the same
experience of acceptance as I have received. I want
to be one of the friends on the Emmaus road. In
our journey together, we meet the risen Christ.
Please keep me in your prayers as I learn this role.
As I begin serving in this capacity, please feel free
to share your hopes and dreams for our
community. During these first few months, I
would like to hear more from you. One way to do
that is by visiting reunion groups. If you are a part
of a reunion group, then would you invite me to
come and visit? The best ways to reach me are
email: twecsd@yahoo.com or mobile phone: 540421-7478.
Lord and Savior. Welcome to all of
you!!
Our June Gathering will be on the 20th.
It will be at Hickory UMC. In
Chesapeake!
In His Services, Penny Best-Director of
Gatherings
I am praying for you and our community.
DeColores!
Sandi Benton Plasters
Community Spiritual Director
DECOLORES Emmaus Community!
I hope you all got a chance to purchase
or pre-order, your Emmaus Tee-Shirt at
May’s gathering. It’s a great way to
support our community and to be
styling for Jesus!
It was great to see all the new
community members worshiping our
Teaming applications are due by the June
Gathering (June 20@ Hickory UMC). The team is
made up of 1/3 first time applicants, 1/3 1-3 times
having teamed and 1/3 experienced team people.
Remember that feeling you had leaving Wakefield
after your walk, don't you want to be part of the
Page 2 of 8
team that is with the next group of pilgrims as they
experience this beautiful walk.
Please contact tweteamselect@yahoo.com or
call (757)641-3125 if you have any questions.
Then the next thing we know… IT IS
SUMMER!
As our boys were growing up, there
was a Veggie Tale video we would watch
about the Good Samaritan. In the video
called “Are you my neighbor?” people
walking past the hurt Samaritan would sing
the song “Busy” because they were TOO
BUSY to help the Samaritan. Are we too
busy to talk to people about the Walk to
Emmaus?
With all this busyness, there is one
thing that should be on the forefront of our
hearts and minds. SPONSORING FALL
PILGRIMS! We should never be too busy to
think about sharing the agape love to others.
There are several wonderful steps to consider
when sponsoring a person on the Walk to
Emmaus.
Steps of Sponsorship:
Busy, Busy, Dreadfully Busy!
May was a very busy month! We had
Mother’s Day, college graduations, weddings,
Gathering (3rd Saturday of the month),
Memorial Day, and the 32nd Annual Pungo
Strawberry Festival plus a splash of other
events like birthdays and anniversaries.
1. Pray – write down names that God is
leading you to sponsor, pray over those
names. Pray for their willingness to
surrender for 72 hours, pray for their
families, pray for their work and then
pray some more.
2. Approach – sit down and talk to the
person God placed on your heart. Tell
them about the Walk to Emmaus –
answer all questions they have.
Remember the Equal Commitment
Rule.
Page 3 of 8
3. Let – Allow the Holy Spirit to do the
rest. There are times a person will
give you a definite answer, so be
prepared with the application.
The applications are on the website:
www.tidewateremmaus.org . We must meet
the minimum number of 20 pilgrims
BEFORE teaming even begins! So that is
why it is so important to be planning now for
the fall. Here are the dates; put them above
your list of names of the folks you have
spoken to about the Walk to Emmaus.
Men’s Walk TW 109
October 25, 2015
October 22 –
New T-shirts on sale, see page 6
Women’s Walk TW 110 November 5 –
November 8, 2015
Cheryl Best
Director of Sponsorship & Registration
Page 4 of 8
Welcome to the Community TW 107 & TW 108
TW 107
Bruce Alligood
Jay Beltinck
Paul Bozard
Jim Burison
Don Crigger
Mike D’Amato
Jim Doyle
Matt Eldredge
Winston Faircloth
Kev Fields
John Folsom
Jeff Girdler
Moises Godinez
Joe Greene III
Jeff Henley
Jason Houser
Fred James
Joe Johnson
Steve Kurrle
Michael Lowder
Ben Mason
Benson McGlone
Andy Miller
Steve Roe
Joey Roenker
Marc Sampson
Carroll Starling
Eddi von Schlichting
Greg Walters
Asa Wilson
John Young
TW 108
Roxzanne Amos
Sue Anker
Sonya Barnes
Dana Beck
Jocelyn Blakeslee
Wendy Boswell
Sandy Burison
Tina Ciccone
Susan Cohen
Kim Conner
Frances Dixon
Betty Eastman
Stephanie Eldredge
Stephanie Fields
Deborah Jackson
Joan Jarrell
Karen Johnson
Betsy Kurrle
Kim Lister
Brenda Little
Andrea Locke
Carol McCormick
Hayley Moffatt
Kimberly Parker
Heather Ray
Katy Rohrback
Kara-Leigh Sakis
Laura Sampson
Yvette Starke
Linda Stearns Chomko
Carmen Thorpe
Korina Ulanday
Susie Vega
Angela Walters
Page 5 of 8
Cost: $20 for Small – X Large
$21 for 2 XL and $22 for 3 XL
There will be some on sale at the June Gathering
and you may also pre order!
Page 6 of 8
TW Emmaus/Chrysalis Important Dates:
 Gathering @ Hickory United Methodist Church
 Saturday – June 20th
 Time: Potluck dinner @ 5:30/Gathering @ 6:30
 Address: 2708 Battlefield Blvd S, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Deadline – 20 pilgrims confirmed for TW 109 - TBD
Deadline – 20 pilgrims confirmed for TW 110 - TBD
Fall Walks:
TW 109 Men’s Walk
October 22-25, 2015
TW 110 Women’s Walk
November 5-8, 2015
Page 7 of 8
I AM
Position
Community Spiritual
Director
Community Lay Director
Director of Agape
Director of Communication/
Webmaster
Director of Continuity
(training & reunion groups)
Director of Finance
Director of Gatherings
Director of Music
Director of Outreach
Director of Records
Director of
Sponsorship/Registration
Director of Team Selection
Director of Weekends
Chrysalis Community Lay
Director
Name
Sandi Benton
Plasters
Donnie Gray
Rhonda Huff
Preston Best
Email
twecsd@yahoo.com
Debbie Forehand
twecld@yahoo.com
tweagape1@yahoo.com
twecommunication@yahoo.com
twewebmaster@yahoo.com
twecontinuity@yahoo.com
Joyce Thompson
Penny Best
Andy Barron
Charlotte Carroll
Greg Reinhart
Cheryl Best
twefinance@yahoo.com
twegatherings@yahoo.com
twemusic@yahoo.com
tweoutreach@yahoo.com
twerecords@yahoo.com
twesponsorship@yahoo.com
Leo Matuszak
Tommy Moore
Tim Mallery
tweteamselect@yahoo.com
tweweekends@yahoo.com
7vawhiteboy@gmail.com
Page 8 of 8