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From Sound to Sound with the GOOD NEWS, Vol. 13, Issue 10, Oct. 21, 2004
www.albemarleemmaus.org PO Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932
INDEX:   4-Page pdf Print Version   AC #24 AE #60 Agape Needed application due dates Community Calendar Email Volunteers Kairos "Kairos Adult Agape Kairos Children’s Agape Kairos Cookies Kairos Team Lay Director Notes Prayer Requests Reunion Groups   Get Adobe Reader

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

Albemarle Emmaus Community Calendar

Select-A-Month

 
  • January 15, 2005: 6:30 Gathering & 9PM AE #60 Candlelight @ Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Manteo
  • February 10 — 13, 2005:   Kairos Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida: Reservations, with your accompanying payment, must be made no later than January 21, 2005. For information phone (407) 629-4948 or visit the Kairos Prison Ministry web page
  • February 12, 2005: DODU & Gathering followed by a HOOT!
  • March 3 — 6:   Spring Men's Walk AE #61; Lay Director — Pat Harrell
  • March 5:   7 PM Mini-Gathering & AE #61 Candlelight
  • March 17 — 20:   Spring Women's Walk AE #62; Lay Director — Carolyn Ward
  • March 19, 2005: 6:30 PM Gathering & 9 PM AE62 Candlelight
  • April 9, 2005: 2:30 PM DODU & 6:30 PM Gathering
  • May 5 — 8, 2005:   PCI #11
  • May 14, 2005: 6:30 PM Gathering
  • July: AC-25 Fly With Christ Weekend
  • November 3 — 6, 2005:   PCI #12
We still have an urgent need for adult males on the Chrysalis Flight AC #24 team. The team application deadline has been extended to this Saturday, October 23rd.   And don't forget the Caterpillars . . . to date we have 20 girls and 8 boys.
Chrysalis Flight AC #24
Dec. 30, 2004
to
Jan. 2, 2005
Lay Directors:
Youth: Michelle Eure & Bobby Layden
Adult: Vickie Brady & Rocky Allen
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KAIROS     
Please Pray for the Residents attending PCI-10 Nov. 4 - 7th and these Kairos PCI-10 Team Members.
Elizabeth Bailey
William Bailey
David Bartley
Joseph Berry Jr
Syble Blount
Barbara Bunch
Ralph Bunch
Charles Busby
William Clements
Robert Clinkscales
Denise Copeland
John Cormicle
Darlene Cormicle
William Jay Dixon
Gail Dixon
Erie Downing Jr.
Gary Edens
Max Edwards
William Elliot III
Fred Ervin
Magligtas Familiar
Deborah Futrell
Mark Futrell
John Guard III
Jerry Harrell
Issac House
Nannie Hudgins
James Hudgins
Johnnie Hughes		 Patricia Johnson
David Johnson
Richard Lichtenwalner
Eric Lowe
Cameron Lowe
Rosemary Monroe
Rodney Mumma
Joseph Murphy
Wallace Nelson
Reuben Oneal
Debra Porter
Burton Porter Jr
William Sawyer
James Sawyer
Carl Sealander
Douglas Spaeth
Donnie Spivey
Raymond Stadtmuller Jr
Claude Steen III
George Stiles
Andrew Stoll Jr
Phyllis Story
Gilbert Story
Carolyn Ward
James Ward
Joanne White
Claude White Jr
Wayne Winslow
James Woodward

Albemarle Emmaus Community Kairos Children’s Agape



Children’s agape is greatly valued by the prison residents. However, there are a few rules that must be followed.
  1.   Construction paper folded with hand drawn pictures and notes or Bible verses in crayon, markers or colored pencils are GREAT.
  2.   No tape, stickers or glue can be given to the residents.
  3.   Please have children sign first names and age only.   Please don’t put church names on the note.
  4.   Do not put cards into sealed envelopes.
  5.   Unlike adult agape, children’s letter do not need to be alike or be in groups of 43.
Kairos Adult Agape
1)   -   Cookies: See special instructions for the chocolate chip cookies.
2)   -   Green Agape: money for Kairos is separate from Emmaus.   If you would like to make a donation to Kairos make your checks out the Kairos of North Carolina.
3)   -   Prayers: Please sign one of the “praying for you” chain links.   These links are made into a chain and put together on the weekend and placed around the talk room for the residents to see. If you were unable to sign a Prayer Chain at a Gathering, enter your name on the web site page & we will make a link for you.
4)   -   Written Agape: Anyone wishing to hand write agape must follow all Kairos and Pasquotank Correctional Institution guidelines or the Agape cannot be forwarded to the residents.
a.   No bookmarkers, pens, pencils, machine printed materials, stickers nor anything with glue can be used for Agape
b.   All 43 residents must receive the same agape from Adults.
c.   43 notes, letters, or words of encouragement are to be submitted on exactly the same note cards, postcards or stationary. The same ink pen must be used for each piece of Agape. The note may not vary in content.
d.   Place the handwritten Agape in an unsealed envelope.
e.   Please allow the Lord to form your letter.   We ask that you not write to them about their crime or sentencing but focus on the Christian message of God’s love and forgiveness.

2,000 Dozen Homemade Cookies Needed

NC Kairos Prison Ministry
    The purpose of Kairos is to build strong Christian communities inside prison walls. It begins with a three-day short course in Christianity and continues with prayer and share groups among the residents. Cookies are distributed to every prison resident and staff member during the 3-day weekend. The handmade cookies are a tangible and vital expression of Christ’s love and witness from the outside Chrisitian community. YOUR WITNESS- during this life changing weekend.


Important Instructions
  1.   Bake only sturdy chocolate chip cookies.
  2.   Do not add fruit, nuts or coatings of any kind. Make only PLAIN chocolate chip cookies.
  3.   Please size the finished cookies to be about 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
  4.   Bag cookies in freezer bags. One dozen cookies per bag. One quart freezer bags are the best size to use.
  5.   Allow cookies to cool completely before bagging. Warm cookies will stick together and can not be used.
  6.   Pack bagged cookies in a sturdy box, such as a shoe box or a copy paper box so they will safely make the trip to Pasquotank Correctional Institution.
  7.   Cookies may be given to any Kairos team member or delivered to New Life Assembly of God Church no later than the 10AM on Thursday, November 4th, before PCI-10 begins.
Question can be directed to Phyllis Story 252-221-8422 or Rose Monroe 252-221-8898.

  Mathew 25:36 . . . I was in prison and you came to me.


Email Volunteers Needed

Anyone using Email can probably say that they have have noticed a massive rise in the volume of spam and junk mail in the past year. One study says more than 60 percent of today's Internet traffic is spam. That's why it is no surprise to find Email filters being used to block unwanted messages.   Unfortunately, because we send out more than 500 Emails to the community these filters have caused problems for Albemarle Emmaus. To overcome these filters we have been sending out Email 20 or 25 at a time. That takes a lot of time. There are list services, companies (paid and/or free) that can send out email messages for us, but the paid can be expensive and the free services include ads.

We have found two, however, that might meet the needs of Albemarle Emmaus and are asking for about a dozen volunteers to sign up for this service so we can seen just how well it works for the community.

If you are interested in being an Email volunteer, send and Email to and we will explain the steps to sign up and what's required to monitor the list service.

  
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Winter Women’s Beach Walk
AE #60
“The Joy of the Lord is My Strength”
January 13 — 16, 2005
Lay Director: Jean Basnight
  

Angel

NOTES FROM OUR COMMUNITY LAY DIRECTOR

 Angel
      With the Closing of AE 59 Sunday, Oct. 17, we have only Kairos PCI-10 to complete our weekends for 2004. The New Year 2005 kicks off with AC 24 the weekend of Dec. 30 - Jan. 2, followed by AE 60 Ladies Walk the weekend of Jan. 13 - 16.

      I don't have an exact count, but I believe we have nearly 2000 involved in Albemarle Emmaus! What a great blessing to Northeastern North Carolina! We truly have the opportunity to "Change Our World".

      While we serve with humility and the "servant spirit", we can take great pride in our brothers and sisters in Christ who have sustained their "Fourth Day" with their service to their Church and the Community.

      Participation in Gatherings, Reunion Groups, Send-offs, Candlelight, Mananitas, and Closings, along with prayerful Sponsoring, and loving Agape' - sustains our Community contacts and strengthens our spirits!

      May God continue to bless every one of you for being "who" and "what" you are! Love you all!


"Punk Daniels"            

Albemarle Emmaus is in constant need of Place Mats. It takes several hundred for each walk.
Albemarle Chrysalis is in constant need of Place Mats, Joy Flags, and Warm Fuzzies.
They only require a little talent, a little time and a little bit of work.
If we all pitch in and help, the many hands will make it small work for all.
Call Joy Denton (252-482-7105) or Mandy Morgan (252-482-3618) if you need blank mats to decorate for Emmaus, or contact Dail and Donna Harris for Chrysalis Agape.

Make sure that your application to team, or your Pilgrim's application goes to the correct address. All applications are considered based on the application postmark date. Emmaus applications go to Albemarle Emmaus, Post Office Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932. Chrysalis applications go to Albemarle Chrysalis, Post Office Box 2707, Elizabeth City, NC 27909.

Please remember also that Emmaus Team application cutoffs are:
The first Saturday of October for the January Walk.
The first Saturday of December for the March Walks.
The first Saturday in July for the October Walks.

While there is no cutoff date for Pilgrim applications, for first consideration applications must be in the first Saturday of the month of:
November for the January Walk.
January for the March Walks.
August for the October Walks.

However, please do not tell any Pilgrim that they are being selected for any specific walk. At times we have more names than available places on a walk, and sometimes Pilgrims selected cannot go the first (or even second) time they are selected.
Prayer Requests
  • AC-24
  • All Soldiers in Iraq
  • Marianne Ambrose — Having some back problems
  • Millisa Barnes — for Healing
  • S.C. Basnight — Cancer
  • John Brabble — Heart Attack
  • Jackie Brickhouse — Back Problems
  • Steve Carter — Dad's Salvation
  • Susan Casper & infant son Brenden
  • College Students — voting guidance
  • Phyllis and Woody Copeland — Pray for Phyllis who is home recovering from total knee replacement surgery, and remember Woody who is having some test done also.
  • Kevin Copeland & Family
  • Lorraine Coston — heart and kidney failure
  • Nathan Crittenden — Health/Salvation
  • Daphne Cullam — Cancer
  • Emily Davenport — Stroke - left blind
  • Jimmy Davenport
  • Kim Davenport
  • Phyllis Davenport — Cancer
  • Vivian Davenport
  • Cindy Divine
  • Henry Eason
  • Kathy Elliott — Addictions
  • Sean Elliott — Salvation
  • Rita Eure
  • Family of J. Fleetwood
  • Larry Futrell — Cancer, needs biopsy to determine prognosis
  • Glen Gray — Needs to klnow Jesus as his personal savior
  • Peggy Halton — Cancer
  • PRAISE — for Gina Harrell's remission from Hodgkins Disease
  • Martie Harris
  • Rev. Jimmy Haywood — Prostrate Cancer
  • Gail Helms — Cancer
  • Our High School Students
  • Mary Hinely — Brother Died
  • Tammy Hockenberry — Health
  • Jimmy Hudgins — Iraq
  • Gary Hunter — ALS
  • Frank I
  • J. Julian Jackson — Heart Failure
  • Mary Jackson — Back Arthritis
  • Lowis Jarvis — massive heart attack; needs to know Jesus
  • Johnson & Walston Family
  • Kairos # 10 — Residents & Team
  • Emily Lewis — New Marriage
  • Tola Lewis — Our President & Troops
  • Lorraine — Has undergone 3 treatments of dialysis and at times she says she does not want to continue. Pray she will regain her strength & make a recovery
  • Unsaved Loved Ones
  • Shelton Ludford
  • Mark & Stacy Mahedy
  • Manix — Assurance
  • Manteo Baptist Church — search for pastor
  • Marriages in General
  • Billy McKinsey — Healing - Closer Walk
  • Peggy Mercer
  • Military Men & Women
  • Sue Miller — Cancer
  • Gene and Stacey Morin
  • My Children: Dale, Duane $ Justin
  • New Beginnings UMC
  • Our Churches
  • Our Country
  • Our Family — Relationship Problems
  • Billy Patrick
  • David Peckham — Son-in-law of Syble Blount sent to Iraq
  • Thomas Perry
  • Nick Prencipe — Cancer
  • Rex Rader — Heart Attack/Salvation
  • Asheton Rivenbark
  • Sharon Ruckle
  • Gary Sloan — Diabetic on Dialysis
  • Carol Smith & Family
  • Carvell Spivey
  • Connie Tirpok
  • Unsaved Loved Ones
  • Gennie Volpe — CA
  • Carter Whitt
  • Levern Williams
  • Rev. Terry Williams — Prostrate Cancer
  • Bill Winn



Albemarle Emmaus Area Reunion Groups


To have your Reunion Group listed on the Albemarle Emmaus web site, send an email to your

Columbia

Shepherds of the Wilderness
    Meets 6:30 pm every Tuesday @ Wesley Memorial UMC, 502 Main Street.   Contact: Tessi Hollis, Irene Simmons

Edenton

Bandon Chapel at Arrowhead Beach
    Meeting 12:30 p.m. the third Sunday of each month at Bandon Chapel, 200 Bandon Road.   Contact:

Elizabeth City



Ehringhaus Street     Meets Tuesday 7:00 AM mornings @ Van's Place II, 913 West Ehringhaus Street next to the Post Office.   Contact person:   David Mansingh

Preachers & Pastors Reunion Group     Meeting 8:30 AM Thursdays @ Coffee Break Coffee Shop, 407 South Griffin Street (behind BB&T)   Contact:   or

Tony's Pizza
    Meeting 1:30 P.M. Fridays @ Tony's Pizza on Halstead Blvd.#160; Contact:   (252) 384-0146

Hertford

Hertford Fire House Group
    Meets 6:30 AM Monday mornings @ Hertford Fire Department, 118 Woodville Road.   Contact: Sid Eley, Bob Clinkscales

Manteo


The Coffeehouse On Roanoke Island
    Meeting 7:30am Saturday Mornings at 106-A Sir Walter Raleigh St.   Contact persons: Dotsy Davis, Barbara Holton, Katherine Hopkins

Fourth Day Friends Reunion Group
    Meeting 4:30 P.M.Tuesdays at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, corner of Ananias Dare & Essex Streets.   Contact Persons:   Lynette Crews, , Karen Zillifro


Roanoke Island Men's Group
    Meeting 6:30 AM Monday Mornings @ Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church, 300 Ananias Dare Street.   Contact: S.C. Basnight

Merry Hill

 Rivers' Edge Reunion Group     Meetings every Thursday night at the home of Tony & Miriam Hughes, 105 Printers Lane.   Contact: Tony & Miriam Hughes 252-482-2663 or Rod & Jackie Mumma 482-7332   note that on Thursday night sendoffs for walks we do not meet

Plymouth

 Cathy's Crazies Reunion Group (named in memory of Cathy Draper) Meeting 7:30 PM the 1st and 3rd Thursdays @ Plymouth United Methodist Church, 109 East 3rd Street   Contact:


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