newsletter Heading From Sound to Sound with the GOOD NEWS,   Vol. 12, Issue 4, April 18, 2003
www.albemarleemmaus.org   P.O. Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932

AE Calendar   AE-52 Review   Board Elections   Board Notes   Kairos Cookies   Kairos Notes   Lay Director Notes   Other Dates  Prayer Concerns   Sponsor Tips   Site Map


    "From what we get, we can make a living;
what we give, however, makes a life."
Arthur Ashe (1943-1993)          

 
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Jesus Died
community calendar
  • April 20:   Easter Sunday
  • May 1 — 4:   PCI # 7, Kairos Weekend @ Pasquotank Correctional Institution — Elizabeth City, NC
  • May 3:   Cutoff for AC-21 Caterpillar applications
  • May 10:   Gathering and Board Elections  @ Plymouth United Methodist Church,   109 East 3rd Street, Plymouth, NC 27962 (252-793-2549)
  • June 14:   Gathering
  • July 17 — 20:   AC-21 Fly With Christ Weekend at Chowan College Campus in Murfreesboro, NC
  • July 24 — 27:   25th Anniversary International Emmaus Celebration - Nashville Convention Center: Nashville, TN.
  • Oct 2 — 5:   AE # 53, Men's Emmaus Walk Weekend @ Columbia, NC
  • Oct 16 — 19:   AE # 54, Women's Emmaus Walk Weekend @ Columbia, NC
  • Nov 6 — 9:   PCI # 8, Kairos Weekend @ Pasquotank Correctional Institution - Elizabeth City, NC
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A Note From Our Community Lay Director

I would like to take this time to thank everyone in the Albemarle Emmaus Community for all the prayers and support given to me and my family in time of our daughter's operation and recovery. Thanks for all the prayers for our daughter.

I would like to thank the community for all the support given me this past year as Community Lay Director. Without your help and support it would have been an impossible task.

Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love every one of you.

May God bless.
S.C. Basnight                              


 
Each May our Albemarle Emmaus Community votes for Emmaus and Chrysalis Board of Director positions. Ballots will be provided at the 6:30 PM May 10 Gathering at Plymouth United Methodist Church,   109 East 3rd Street, Plymouth, NC. The following names are provided by the nominating committee. Be there on time so your vote can be counted. You can print this ballot and bring it already completed with your selections circled, send it by a friend, or mail it to Albemarle Emmaus, Post Office Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932 in time to be received before May 9th.

ALBEMARLE CHRYSALIS BOARD NOMINATIONS:   to be voted for at the May 10 Gathering
  Chrysalis Adults   ( choose 2 ) Chrysalis Youth   ( choose 3 ) Chrysalis SD   ( choose 1 )
  Dave Berry Michelle Eure Bill Pollock
  Vickie Brady Barrett Gibson  
  Donna Harris Carrie Harrell  
  Pam Harrison Mallory Hopkins  
    Bobby Layden  

ALBEMARLE EMMAUS BOARD NOMINATIONS:   to be voted for at the May 10 Gathering
  Men   ( choose 2 ) Women   ( choose 2 ) Spiritual Director   ( choose 1 )
  Phil "Buddy" Grasty Sharon Arnold Max Edwards
  Dan Lynam Mandy Morgan write in   __________________
  John Collins Marcia Danchise  
  Mike Rowe Cheryl Williams  
  write in   __________________ write in   __________________  


Want to print ONLY the ballot?   click here

 
Albemarle Emmaus Application Process Changes

There are two important changes to the Albemarle Emmaus and Albemarle Chrysalis application process, each necessary to allow pre-weekend chairs time to get their lists ready for presentation to Weekend Lay Directors for Walk or Flight selection.

First, cutoffs for Emmaus and Chrysalis applications will now be the first Saturday of the month for which they are due.   Team applications have been due 90 days and Pilgrim applications due 60 day before a walk. That means team applications for the October walks must be in by the first Saturday in July, Pilgrim application s due the first Saturday in August. The January Walk team/pilgrim applications will be due the first Saturday of October/November, and the March team/pilgrim applications due December/January.   This moves the application cutoff up about one week.

Second, all   applications must be mailed to the AE PO Box.     Applications will no longer be accepted at Gatherings or other functions, so you must mail team and pilgrim applications to Albemarle Emmaus, Post Office Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932-1198.  

The AE Board is also looking for pastors in the community willing to help with communion meditations at Gatherings and other events, or that would like to be called as a Spiritual Director on an Emmaus or Chrysalis team.   If this sounds like you, please contact current Emmaus and Chrysalis SDs Woody Copeland or Ricky Bishop.


 
What does a Sponsor do?     Here are some Sponsorship Tips:
  1. Pray for the person's openness to God's call to discipleship   .   .   .   not for how to get them on a walk.
  2. Make an appointment to visit with the person or couple to discuss the possibility of them attending a walk.
  3. Extend an invitation. Invite them to attend a weekend for a more vital relationship with Jesus Christ   .   .   .   not just a weekend retreat or getaway.
  4. Share YOUR faith and explain the basic elements of the walk   .   .   .   its purpose and how it helps us live in a life of grace for the rest of our lives. Have the attitude that you are giving them a wonderful gift rather than that they need to go.
  5. Ask them to make a commitment by filling out the application form. If the person is married, speak with both partners and encourage an equal commitment by both spouses.
  6. Continue to pray   .   .   .   and when they agree to go, and are accepted for a weekend, prepare agape letters and enlist support of their pastor and family to collect personal agape letters.

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Let's Look Again
Frequent Question: You E-mailed me that the current newsletter was at www.albemarleemmaus.org, but when I go there the newest newsletter does not show up on my computer.   Why is that?
          Answer: Your web browser caches (saves) each page you look at so it doesn't have to read the same page twice.   When you go to a changed page, the browser doesn't always know that it's been changed and your computer shows you the old one that's already saved in the computer's memory.   You can generally use your browsers refresh/reload button to force your computer to read the changed page.



Forget Something?

Albemarle Emmaus spent $3.18 in postage last month to send out newsletters that could not be delivered.     When people move and forget to send AE a new address, we pay to not send them a newsletter.
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lighthouse
Let's not forget that Emmaus Walks are for the Pilgrims.   When we dance around in an effort to draw attention to us, or sneak through a candlelight procession ahead of others several extra times  . . .  it may be hard to convince anyone we have our focus on Jesus.
We've all heard the song: "Get me to the church on time." It helps when sponsors remember to get their Pilgrims to Send Off on time.   An Emmaus or Chrysalis weekend is scheduled to begin with Send-off at 7 PM and cannot start until ALL participants are there.
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trash
Leaving soda cans, empty coffee cups, opened sugar packets and discarded candy wrappers at the 4-H Center after Emmaus or Chrysalis events makes cleaning up the center harder and longer for team members.
As our community grows we're finding the space available at Gathering and Closings seems to get smaller. Fire codes require that isles and exit doors be clear at all times. A clear isle is also needed by Pilgrims to get the Cross into the Conference Center at Closing.
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Prayerpower
April 12th  Prayer Concerns & Praises
praying angel
pray   .   .   .   don't pry
 
  • AC-21 — July 17 — 20
  • Adolph family
  • All those that support our War Worries
  • Armed Forces & National Leaders/Families
  • Merlee Austin - bypass surgery
  • Our Armed Forces - guidance and safety
  • Gail Armstrong & family
  • Decatur Beacham - heart surgery
  • Daune Beavers - in South China Sea
  • Gene Biggs - praise for new job
  • Bleka Bishop - Ricky's Mom
  • Marvin Brickhouse - finger amputation
  • President Bush & family
  • Cindy & Mike Cooper - family problems
  • Zeb Copeland
  • Brenda Coston - spiritual guidance
  • Mary Ann Dooly - surgery recuperation
  • Downing family
  • Ebenezer Gospel Church
  • End of school, exams, proms, and GOOD decisions
  • Fred Fuller - cancer treatment
  • Betty Gibbs - cancer
  • Morgan Hague
  • Nancy Hammil - cancer surgery
  • Betsy Haugh's Family - Betsy died of cancer April 16
  • Vonceil Head - liver cancer, hasn't grown in 11 months
  • Ryan Heaton - guidance for June Pharmacy Boards
  • Wallace Hobbs - broken neck - in Army
  • Tammy Hockenberry - surgery early August
  • Chauncey Holley
  • Karen Holmes - divorce
  • Fred Honeycutt - neck for healing, family for salvation
  • Fumiko Howle - cancer
  • Marilyn Jarman - & family
  • Samantha Jones - to pass test
  • Kairos PCI-7   May 1 — 4 weekend
  • Wendy Keel - lost everything in fire (Sharon Adams family)
  • Mike Keller - cancer treatment
  • Penny Kellet - cancer
  • Allen Michael Lilly
  • Freida Matheney - cancer
  • Susan McRae - beginning seminary in August
  • Warren Mead - strength day by day & salvation
  • Sue Miller - cancer major organs
  • merger of Union & Newbegun UMC -
  • Mohawk Kairos # 2, held up by budget constraints -
  • Gerri Neal - cancer recovery
  • Jim Noll
  • Dwayne & Sarah Olbris & family
  • Brent Phelps - unspoken
  • Gary Phelps - kidney disease
  • Kathy Phelps - Larry & Deanna Phelps salvation
  • Pray — for Trinity Baptist Fellowship church building
  • Prayer — for good weather so church can be completed
  • Prayer — for Hancock neighborhood
  • Sharon R.
  • Robert Roberson
  • John Rutter - in Afghanistan
  • P.T. Ruuson - & family, closer walk with God
  • John Sawyer - heart problems - Wanchese, NC
  • Linda Sawyer - no colon cancer
  • Sean - salvation
  • Tangela Stallings - salvation, peace
  • Tristan Stantmuller - broken feet in Marines
  • Burl Swain - melanoma, chemotx
  • Kristin Tomlin
  • Zena Trelton - terminal cancer
  • James Tyre IV - in Iraq (and his parents)
  • Florence Vantol
  • Missy Walker & family
  • Carolyn Ward - mission trip to Alaska in April
  • Julia Weston - ALS
  • Mary White - memory loss
  • David & Bonnie
  • Don & Terri
  • John & Tammie, David
  • Walston family salvation


Kairos notes
Kairos Fish    Kairos Fish


Please Pray for your Kairos PCI-7 team members
 
Elizabeth Bailey
William Bailey
David Bartley
Joseph  Berry, Jr.
Willie Boone, Jr.
Vickie Brady
Marion Brewer
Mary Brewer
Barbara Bunch
Charles Busby
Deborah Byrum
Lawrence Chappell
William Clements
Kathleen Clinkscales
Robert  Clinkscales
Dean Copeland
Denise Copeland
Emmett Daniels
Gail Dixon
Jay Dixon
Kevin Early
Max Edwards
Brent Elliott
William Elliott
Magligtas Familiar
Samuel Forbes
Robert  Frost
Deborah Futrell
Mark Futrell
Barrett Gibson
John Guard III
Jerry Harrell
Dail Harris
Michael Harvey
Gary Heginbotham
Isaac House
James Hudgins
Nannie Hudgins
David Johnson
Patricia Johnson
Thomas  Joines
Bernie Jones
Barry Leary
Richard Licthenwalner
Eric Lowe
David Mansingh
Rosemary Monroe
Wallace Nelson
William Otis
Daniel Simmons
Raymond Stadtmuller Jr.
Jimmy Stallings
George Stiles
Andrew Stoll, Jr.
Gilbert Story
Phyllis Story
Joanne White
C.D. White, Jr
Dennis Williams
Fred Womble
James Woodward

Cookies for Kairos
        The purpose of Kairos is to build strong Christian communities inside prison walls.   It starts with a three-day short course in Christianity, and continues with small share and prayer groups among residents of the institution.
        Cookies are a tangible expression of Christian love and an indication of God's concern to a group of people who seldom encounter either in their daily lives.
        Albemarle Kairos will use 2,000 dozen cookies during a Kairos weekend, and we currently have two Kairos weekends a year a year.
        During a Kairos three-day weekend we distribute cookies to every resident and every staff member. These homemade cookies are a tangible and vital expression of Christ's love and a witness from the outside Christian community.


cookie lady
Important Specifications:
  1. Bake ONLY sturdy Chocolate Chip Cookies.
  2. DO NOT add fruit, nuts, or coating of ANY KIND to the cookies. Make only plain Chocolate Chip Cookies.
  3. Size: two to two and-a-half (2 - 2 1/2 ) inches in diameter. Thin, crisp cookies break easily and cannot be used.
  4. Allow cookies to COOL COMPLETELY before bagging. Warm cookies will stick together and cannot be used.
  5. Bag cookies in zip-lock freezer bags, a dozen per bag. DO NOT use zippered bags. One-quart bags are the best size to use.
  6. Pack bags in sturdy boxes such as shoe box or copy paper box so they will survive the trip to prison.
  7. Cookies can be given to any Kairos team member.


From: "James D. Slack" jslack@uab.edu
To: Albemarle Emmaus
Subject: 2 requests for KAIROS #37 in Alabama
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:44:52 -0600


Dear friends-in-Christ in North Carolina:
As you may know, KAIROS is the prison version of Emmaus. At Donaldson Prison in Alabama, we are preparing for Weekend #37 from Thursday April 24 to Sunday April 27.

I have two requests that I would like you to pray about.

(1) Agape Letter......Would your community send "KAIROS # 37 at Donaldson Prison" an agape letter that I would post on the talk room wall? Please send the letter to me at the address below.

(2) Prayer Vigil......I am trying to get someone from each of the 50 states to commit to a 30-minute time slot on our Prayer Vigil. If someone is led by the Lord, please let me by know by e-mail WHO and WHAT time slot is chosen. Also when you tell me the time slot, please let me know if you mean YOUR TIME ZONE or (Alabama's) CENTRAL TIME ZONE. I want to make sure I get the correct time slot listed.

Thank you so much.

Your friend-in-Christ,

Jim Slack

James D. Slack
Professor and Chair
Department of Government
The University of Alabama at Birmingham U 238 1530 3rd Ave. South
Birmingham, Al 35294-3350
(205) 934-9680 -- department
(205) 934-9020 -- direct
(205) 975-5712 -- fax
  www.uab.edu/

Senior Scientist
UAB Center for AIDS Research
Senior Scholar
UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy



Other Dates to Remember
pray for these events
  April 20:   Easter Sunday
  April 24 — 27: Pender Correctional Institution Kairos #5
  April — May — June:   Kairos of NC has a special request for Agape from Kairos Prison Ministry of Australia. Click Here for more information and find out how you can help.
  May 1 — 4: Women's Emmaus Weekend 188, Grand Rapids, Michigan   http://www.geocities.com/decolores_min@sbcglobal.net/
  May 1 — 4: Tidewater Emmaus Women's Weekend 62 "In the Potter's Hand"
  May 11:   Mother's Day
  May 29 — June 1:   Heart of Carolina Emmaus Women's Walk # 61, Frank & Ann White, 2004 Buckskin Drive, Clayton NC 27520 — HoCAgape@nc.rr.com
  July 17 — 20:   Heart of Carolina Emmaus Men's Walk # 62, Frank & Ann White, 2004 Buckskin Drive, Clayton NC 27520 — HoCAgape@nc.rr.com
  July 31 — August 3:   Heart of Carolina Emmaus Women's Walk # 63, Frank & Ann White, 2004 Buckskin Drive, Clayton NC 27520 — HoCAgape@nc.rr.com

Looking back at AE-52

      Once again, I have been blessed beyond measure by the Albemarle Emmaus Community! Thank you all for the sacrifices made on behalf of the pilgrims and team of AE52.   All acts of agape love, whether letters, food, flowers, picture taking, serving dinner, driving the bus, holding a candle, dressing funny, and especially your prayers, were greatly appreciated. Everything helped to make the walk a "once in a lifetime experience" for the Pilgrims.   I will never cease to be amazed at what is accomplished in the name of Christ through the prayers of His people.   I personally want to thank God (and the Emmaus Board) for allowing me to be a part of His team and serve as AE52 Lay Director.   It was an honor and privilege to serve with this most humble and willing group of ladies and men.   To God be the Glory, Great Things He has Done!!
Jeanie Biggs                              

     
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