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From Sound to Sound with the GOOD NEWS,     Vol. 13,   Issue 4,   April 20, 2004
www.albemarleemmaus.org   P.O. Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932  
Index:   Board Nominations |   Calendar |   Chrysalis |  Editor Notes |  Lay Director Notes |   Prayers |   Sponsorship |   Virus Warning |     Print: 4-pg PDF File   get acrobat reader

"No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true."
—   NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, The Scarlet Letter          
Albemarle Emmaus Community Calendar

Emmaus Sponsorship

this information is from the Upper Room Emmaus Web Site

Each person who attends The Walk to Emmaus® has a sponsor. In order to sponsor someone on Walk to Emmaus, a person must first have been on The Walk itself and willing to share that experience with another new Emmaus participant. The sponsorship of a previous participant frees the current participant from any personal responsibilities that might distract him or her while on their weekend. Sponsorship also under girds each participant's 72-hour experience with prayer and other expressions of God's love.

According to the dictionary, a sponsor is one who takes responsibility for another. The suffix "-ship" refers to the skill involved in the activity. So sponsorship is the skill of taking responsibility for another.

The aim of a sponsor should not be "to get all my friends to go," to fill up the weekend, to fix people's problems, or to reproduce one's own religious experience in others. Rather, the aim of the sponsor is to bring spiritual revitalization to Christians who will, in turn, bring new life and vision to the work of the church in the congregation, home, workplace, and community. The aim of sponsorship is to build up the body of Christ.

Sponsorship is an act of love for God, for the participants in the Walk to Emmaus, for the Emmaus Community, and for the church. It is a demonstration of agape love. A sponsor will:

A sponsor should also be active in a Fourth Day Reunion Group. Having been through a weekend and being in ongoing spiritual formation through Fourth Day groups gives one perspective on how to sponsor. Attend one of the Day of Deeper Understanding trainings scheduled throughout the year in order to be a sponsor.

Beyond these requirements, the basic attitude of a sponsor is one of prayerful discernment. This results in intentional acts of unconditional love, or what is often termed "the first act of agape." A resource for further help is the Emmaus Library Series booklet, Sponsorship, by Richard and Janine Gilmore. The following is an excerpt from Sponsorship:

"Sponsorship can be unwise or wise. Unwise sponsorship results from unbridled enthusiasm that wants everyone to have the same experience. Sponsors with unbridled enthusiasm approach anybody and everybody with the admonition that "you need to go on The Walk," and that open invitation is the primary (sometimes the only) emphasis. This approach lacks discernment and will result in a burden for the church. Such efforts in sponsorship frequently result in religious fringe groups within the church or possibly a parachurch of "Emmausites." While the individual being sponsored may benefit, that individual does not go back into the church to foster growth and renewal. The lack of commitment at this point is contrary to the purpose of Emmaus.

Wise sponsorship is careful, intentional, prayerful, and purposeful because it results from God's leading. The pilgrims return to their churches and community renewed in their commitment to be effective disciples."


May is Albemarle Emmaus Election Month
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 8th Gathering at First Assembly of God, 1201 W. Queen St., Edenton, NC. This year each ballot is required to have a signature on it. Absentee ballots may be mailed one per envelope.

The following names are provided by the nominating committee. Be there on time so your vote can be counted. You may print your ballot from this newsletter and bring it already completed with your selections circled, send it by a friend, or mail it to Albemarle Emmaus provided it is received before May 5th.

Please note that we are still working on names for the Chrysalis Spiritual Director position. We will have them by Gathering time & will update the web site once those names are confirmed.

ALBEMARLE CHRYSALIS BOARD NOMINATIONS:
to be voted for at the May 8th Gathering
Youth Male
(pick 1)		 Adult Male
(pick 1)		 Adult Female
(pick 1)		 Spiritual Director
(pick 2)
Barrett Gibson Troy Respess Donna Harris  
Garrett Winslow David Wheeler Laura Respess  
Jason Wolfgang      
write in ___________ write in ___________ write in ____________ write in ____________
 

 
ALBEMARLE EMMAUS BOARD NOMINATIONS:   to be voted for at the May 8th Gathering
  Men   ( choose 2 ) Women   ( choose 2 ) Spiritual Director   ( choose 1 )
  John Collins Barbara Biggs David Mansingh
  David Denton Marcia Danchise write in   __________________
  Tom Quance Lynn Furlough  
  Andy Stoll Freda Nelson  
  write in   __________________ Ann Twiddy  
    write in   __________________  

 
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Mail your ballots to:

Albemarle Emmaus
Post Office Box 1198
Edenton, NC 27932

Other Community Walks


sent the Brisbane West Emmaus Community in Queensland, Australia community walk dates.
April 22 — 25, 2004
Walk Number: 30		 April 30 — May 3, 2004
Walk Number: 31		 October 14 — 17, 2004
Walk Number: 32		 October 21 — 24, 2004
Walk Number: 33

For Agape correspondence use the snail mail address:
A Buchanan
PO Box 184
Brisbane Markets
Queensland 4106
Australia


Another Virus Warning!!

Please note that ANY email purporting to be from albemarleemmaus.org for anything other than Albemarle Emmaus business (notice that the web site is updated or Prayer Requests) is generated by a virus  . . . .
Chrysalis:

Fly With Christ on AC #23

July 15th — 18th, 2004

at Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC
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Don't forget, team applications are due May 1st,
Caterpillar applications are due June 1st for priority consideration.
Sign up to be part of the AC #23 Prayer Vigil at Gatherings or on line HERE.

HOC Chrysalis Journey May 21 — 23

A Heart of Carolina Chrysalis Community Chrysalis Journey, for young adults age 19—25 at Camp Chestnut Ridge (between Chapel Hill and Burlington) is set for May 21 — 23, 2004.   Applications are available at www.gbgm-umc.org/hocchrysalis and due to the registrars no later than April 30th.

If you have questions, please contact Elizabeth Vaughn:  

Praise & Prayer
  • AC #23
  • Bandon Chapel — Outreach
  • Grover Barber Family — Loss Of A Son
  • Bill Bateman
  • Hank Becker — Parkinson
  • Benji — 5-yr. Old, Brain Surgery 4/21
  • Benson Family Move
  • Ward Blanchard - Surgery
  • Bob — Broken Hip
  • Andy Broome — Salvation
  • Jimmy and Shelley Brown's son -Joshua Brown - Will be baptized Sunday, April 18th. Pray for Joshua as he begins his spiritual journey and takes this first big step in his Christian walk.
  • Kaye Carpenter & family
  • Rufus Carrawan
  • Rufus Carraway — Amputation of Leg
  • Carrie — Missions in Turkey
  • Jimmy Carrol
  • Grover Cartwright
  • Melanie Cartwright — Cancer
  • Melony Cartwrite
  • Ronnie Cauley — 4-Wheeler Accident
  • Sandra Chambers
  • Children — Salvation
  • Cliff — His Salvation
  • Ann Cowan — Back Surgery
  • Terri Crochet
  • Marilyn Daley — Heart Problems
  • Scott Darling — Leg Surgery
  • Emily Davenport
  • Ronald Davenport
  • husband Dennis — Health & Salvation Of Some Immediate Family
  • David Dixon — Application to Grad School
  • Gary & John Edmondson — Travel To Pittsburgh For CA Treatments
  • Maisie Erwin — Cancer
  • FBC Pastor
  • First Baptist, Elizabeth City — For Unity
  • for the Unity in Church Body
  • Ed Forbes
  • Allen Futrell — Cancer
  • Jean Grelles — Salvation For Family Members
  • Ginny Gwaltney — Find Jesus
  • Margaret Gwaltney — Find Jesus
  • Randy Haberstumpf — Had hiatal hernia repair surgery April 2nd. He is recovering well from knee surgery a couple of weeks ago.
  • Daisy Harrington’s mother — Depression
  • Harrison — Father-in-law's Salvation, Significant Opportunity 4/21
  • Hockenberry Family — Unspoken Request
  • Alan Huber — Back Surgery
  • Jess & Casey — Outreach
  • Johnson & Midgette Families
  • Kairos PCI #9 —
  • Keith Family Move
  • Pauline Kingston — Needs Heart Transplant. Legs and feet keep swelling, and her lungs keep filling up with fluid, putting pressure on her heart. She is not a Christian. Please pray.
  • Arliene Laws
  • Christopher Lee — Flew on AC 11, has been deployed to Iraq. Prayers for his safety and hearing from any of you would brighten his day.
  • Fred & Kathy LeLong — Health Problems
  • The Lost
  • K.V. Lundy — Stroke
  • Sue Miller — Cancer
  • Min Min — Guidance & Wisdom & God's Blessings
  • Tom Minagne
  • Mission Trip to Brazil — June 9-17, Team of 8 Includes 4 Emmaus Folks
  • Gene & Stacey Morin
  • Wes Morrison — Iraq
  • The Overton Family
  • Skip Partington
  • Pauline & Wayne — Salvation
  • Jeneatte Peele — Fibromyalgia
  • PRAISE — Jesus Softening Co-worker's Heart
  • Prodigal Spouses
  • Relationships
  • Sharon Ruckle — Ran Away From Home
  • Horace Sawyer
  • Angie Selleck — Heart
  • Daniel Simmons
  • Jonathon Carson & Reed Small
  • Spouse — To Live Up To Weekend Promise
  • Straight & Narrow Ministries
  • Leon Swain Sr. — Heart Valve Problem
  • Taylor — Spiritual Renewal & Get Through Puberty Alive
  • Pat Tess and Family
  • Hugh Twiddy
  • Unspoken
  • Dorthy & Herbert Lee Waterfield
  • Alice Wellom
  • Cheryl White — Burned
  • Donna White & Family
  • Levern Williams — Spiritual Renewal With An Open Heart


Greetings from Our Community Lay Director
and Highlights of
the April 18, 2004, Board Meeting
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      The Albemarle Emmaus Community should feel very good about the persons the community has elected to serve as board members. Your board continues to make wise decisions after prayerful consideration and often-lengthy discussion on matters presented to them.
      For several months, the board has reviewed and discussed the policies and procedures from International Emmaus. All local Emmaus communities around the globe, including our Albemarle Emmaus Community, are expected to follow the weekend model from International Emmaus. Last May, Scoofer Jordan, The Emmaus District Director, met with our board to review this model and also to learn of the “local flavor” components we believe to be important for the Albemarle community.
      The model states that each local community should establish a Team Selection Committee. Following lengthy and prayerful discussion at recent board meetings and also at a special meeting in February, the board has approved the following guidelines and procedures:

Policy—Selection of Weekend Lay Director and Team

  1. Selection of Weekend Lay Director
    The Albemarle Emmaus Board will select the weekend lay director from the list of those persons eligible to serve in this position.   Following the acceptance by the person chosen to serve as weekend lay director, the board will give him/her a packet of information and request that he/she meet with the board to review the packet.
  2. Selection of Weekend Head Spiritual Director and Cadre
    The weekend lay director will present the names of three eligible pastors to serve as head spiritual director for the weekend.   The board selects the head spiritual director for the walk.   The board will provide the weekend lay director and head spiritual director with a list of persons eligible to serve on the cadre including pastors eligible to serve as assistant spiritual directors.
  3. Team Selection Committee
    The team selection committee will consist of six persons selected by the board.   The committee will serve a two-year term.
        a.   A current community board member who will serve as chairman of the Team Selection Committee
        b.   Head Community Spiritual Director
        c.   A Spiritual Director from the community who has served on a women’s walk
        d.   A recent past Community Board member
        e.   Two recent past weekend lay directors — man and woman
  4. Cadre and Team Selection
        a.   The board shall set a date for a meeting for the weekend lay director and head spiritual director to present recommendations to the team selection committee for assistant spiritual directors and cadre.   The weekend lay director will then contact the selected cadre including assistant spiritual directors.
        b.   A second meeting of the team selection committee will be scheduled to receive recommendations from the lay director and head spiritual director for the remainder of the team.
        c.   The team selection committee makes the final decision in the selection of cadre and remaining team members.   The team shall consist of 33 members plus 3 — 5 spiritual directors.
  5. Effective Date of Policy
    This policy becomes effective for all walks scheduled after January 1, 2005.   This team selection process will begin in the fall of 2004 in preparation for the January and spring 2005 walks.
      Additional items from the April 18th board meeting include encouraging all churches in the Albemarle Community to support and become involved in disaster relief efforts through financial support and volunteer teams.   The board was informed that many families continue to need this assistance.
      Ministers who desire to serve as spiritual directors on weekend walks are encouraged to apply first to team for a position other than spiritual director on a walk, to sponsor pilgrims for the weekend walks, and to be active in gatherings and reunion groups.
      Don’t forget to vote for new board members by either mailing your signed ballot so that it is received by May 5th or by attending the May Gathering to vote.   New board members will attend the June 13th board meeting as observers and become official board members with full voting privileges in July.   Our community officers for 2004-2005 will be elected at the June meeting and assume office in July.
      I look forward to seeing each of you on May 8th at the First Assembly of God Church in Edenton for the monthly gathering.   May God bless each of you.
       
                                        Pat Harrell
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Editor Notes:

  PLEASE PRINT all prayer requests & prayer vigil sign ups.
  TRYING TO DECIPHER some of the handwriting we get DELAYS THE NEWSLETTER and leads to incorrect names in our newsletter and on our web site.