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From Sound to Sound with the GOOD NEWS,   Vol. 15,   Issue 04,   April 13, 2006
  www.albemarleemmaus.org     PO Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932      
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Index: 4-Page pdf Print Version     []   AC #27  []   Emmaus/Chrysalis Celebration in Virginia Beach  []   Board Elections Ballot   []   Community Lay Director Message   []   Kairos Cookies   []   Kairos PCI #13   []   KAIROS Training   []   Praises & Prayer Requests   []  
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“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. ”
  ~ Beverley Sills ~
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  • May 4 — 7:   Kairos PCI #13 — Andy Stoll, Leader
  • May 13:   6:30 PM Gathering & Board Elections @ Corinth Baptist Church on US Hwy 17, south of Elizabeth City
  • June 9 - 10:   Emmaus/Chrysalis Celebration in Virginia Beach, VA
  • June 10:   6:30 PM Gathering @ Elizabeth City Church of Christ
  • July 8:   6:30 PM Gathering @ Beulah Baptist Church, Sunbury
  • July 13 — 16:   Albemarle Chrysalis Flight #27 “Here I Am, Send Me” @ Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC
    Youth Lay Directors: Buffy White & Barrett Gibson
    Adult Lay Directors: Bonnie Strawser & Mike Rowe
  • July 15:   AC #27 “Here I Am, Send Me” Candlelight @ Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC
  • August 12:   DoDU & Gathering
  • September 23:   Family Day Picnic & Gathering @ Cale Retreat and Conference Center, Hertford
  • October 5 — 8:   Fall Men's Walk AE #68 @ Eastern 4-H Center — David Denton, Lay Director
  • October 7:   Mini-Gathering and AE #68 Candlelight
  • October 8:   4pm AE #68 Closing @ Eastern 4-H Center
  • October 19 — 22:   Fall Women's Walk AE #69 @ Eastern 4-H Center — Marcia Danchise, Lay Director
  • October 21:   Regular Gathering and AE #69 Candlelight
  • October 22:   4pm AE #69 Closing @ Eastern 4-H Center
  • November 2 — 5:   Kairos PCI #14 — Wallace Nelson, Leader
  • August 12:   DoDU & Gathering
  • December:   NO Gathering
  • December 28 — 31:   Albemarle Chrysalis Flight #28 @ Eastern 4-H Center, Columbia, NC
  • January 11 — 14, 2007:   Winter Women's Beach Walk AE #70 @ Kill Devil Hills — Hattie Downing, Lay Director
  • March 1 — 4, 2007:   Spring Men's Walk AE #71 @ Eastern 4-H Center — Gib Harrison, Lay Director
  • March 15 — 18, 2007:   Spring Women's Walk AE #72 @ Eastern 4-H Center — Barbara Biggs, Lay Director
  • mid July 2007:   Albemarle Chrysalis Flight #29

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May is Albemarle Emmaus Election Month

May will be here before you know it and along with it will be the flowers from April showers and our annual Albemarle Emmaus and Albemarle Chrysalis Board of Director elections.

Ballots like the one below will be provided at the May 13th Gathering @ Corinth Baptist Church in Elizabeth City on US Hwy 17. Click here for a map to the church.   Each ballot is required to have a signature on it. Absentee ballots may be mailed one per envelope.

The top two vote-getters for Emmaus men and women are for three year terms, replacing Cheryl Williams, Mike Rowe, and Dan Lynam who rotate off the Board.

An Emmaus Spiritual Director is being elected for a three year term.

All Chrysalis nominations for the upcoming elections are for at-large Board members to replace our outgoing members Dave Berry, Vicki Brady, Michelle Eure, Carrie Harrell, and Bobby Layden as they rotate off the Board. All Chrysalis replacements will serve 3 year terms.

Every position has room to write in your own candidate. However, before writing in a candidate's name please take the time to confirm with that person that they are willing and able to serve as a Board member.

Copy the ballot in your paper newsletter, or cut it out and use it, or print a Acrobat pdf copy. You can bring one with your selections already marked, send it by a friend, or mail it to Albemarle Emmaus of Eastern NC, Post Office Box 1198 Edenton, NC 27932 provided it is received before May 6th.

The May 13th Gathering starts at 6:30 pm so be sure you are on time for your vote to be counted.

pen and notepad     Want to print ONLY the ballot?   click here for 2006 Ballot

2006-07 ALBEMARLE CHRYSALIS BOARD NOMINATIONS & BALLOT:
to be voted for at the May 13th Gathering

Youth Male
(select 1)		 Youth Female
(select 2)		 Adult Male
(select 1)		 Adult Female
(select 1)		 Spiritual Director
(select 2)
□ Adam Parker — AC24 □ Amber Sawyer — AC18 □ Tommy Jones — AE38 □ Lynn Tugwell — AE30 □ Tom Hupp — AE7
□ Brian Owens — AC24 □ Melissa Pekrun — AC20 □ Tom Mackel — AE61   □ Thomas Patrick — AE9
         
write in ___________ write in ___________ write in ___________ write in ___________ write in ___________
 

2006-07 ALBEMARLE EMMAUS BOARD NOMINATIONS & BALLOT:
to be voted for at our May 13th Gathering
Emmaus Men
(select 2)		 Emmaus Women
(select 2)		 Emmaus Spiritual Director
(select 1)
□   Jim Edwards — AE61
□   Jimmy Jarrell — AE36
□   Barry Norris — AE48
□   David Sloan — AE58		 □   Faye Abner — AE39
□   Glenda Bunch — AE60
□   Faye Phelps — AE50
□   Christi Quance — AE24
□   Ramona Wescott — AE20		 □   C.D. White — AE31
□   Toni Wood — AE6
write in   __________________ write in   __________________ write in   __________________
Voter
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Mail your ballots to arrive before May 6th to:

Albemarle Emmaus
Post Office Box 1198
Edenton, NC 27932
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A Message From
Our Community
Lay Director

      Sure enough, it always seems to happen that just when you find that perfect spot in your most comfortable easy chair, the phone rings or there's a knock at the door. It can be aggravating to be shaken from that comfortable place you worked so hard to achieve, regardless of the source of that interruption.

      Do we get too comfortable spiritually, so much so that we don't like being shaken to action by the call of God? The answer to this question for most, if not all of us is yes. It is easy for the Christian and the church to grow comfortable, allowing a certain sense of complacency to make us slow to act or react to the voice of God.

      The same is true for us in the Albemarle Emmaus community. I believe we have grown too complacent as members of the Albemarle Emmaus community. Many of us merely stand on the sidelines while the "regulars" attend gatherings and team walk after walk.

      I have on many occasions encouraged new members to the community to become active in the community through participation in gatherings, teaming and sponsorship.

      I have also encouraged the established members of the community be more active as well. Unfortunately, attendance at gatherings continues to be consistently low. It has been increasingly difficult to get the required number of team members and pilgrims for a walk. This all in a community that numbers nearly 2500 members.

      I believe God is challenging us to get up out of our easy chair and to step forward in faith. It is not time for idle comfort, but rather a time for committed action. We find ourselves often complaining about the busyness of our lives, as if we are out of control, slaves to a schedule that we have little if any control over. It doesn't have to be that way. You and I have control over our calendars and the choices we make. Let's make time in our hectic schedules to set aside the second Saturday of each month to attend an Emmaus gathering and reflect on God's goodness and provision. That will be time well spent!


      Your Community Lay Director,

Mike Rowe


June Celebration

Emmaus & Chrysalis Celebration 2006
Hosted by the Tidewater Emmaus & Chrysalis Communities


If you enjoy celebrations, mark your calendars now for the Emmaus/Chrysalis Celebration to be held in Virginia Beach, VA, June 9 - 10, 2006, at Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, 212 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23451.

Officials from The Upper Room, including the Emmaus International Lay and Spiritual Directors and the Chrysalis Spiritual Director, are expected to attend. Also on the agenda are workshops offered by our International Emmaus and Chrysalis Leaders, lots of music, worship time, and other exciting events. Child care will be offered on site for the celebration at Virginia Beach United Methodist Church, but openings are limited and reservations must be made by the May 25 early bird registration deadline. Click here for a brochure and registration form or by Email


Praises & Prayer Requests
  • Abby
  • AC #27
  • All Cancer Patients
  • Teresa Beddard ( Colon Cancer )
  • Larry Broome ( Navy Boot Camp )
  • Brother & Family ( Salvation )
  • Betty Bundy ( Cancer Treatments )
  • Dayton Caddy ( May Mission Trip to Zambia, Africa )
  • Johnny Caddy ( May Mission Trip to Zambia, Africa )
  • Churches
  • Tina Cohill
  • Brenda Dail
  • Family Relationships
  • Doug Fiedler ( Salvation )
  • Financial Situations
  • Jackson, Patrick & Sherry Leonard For Blessings
  • Barrett Gibson ( May Mission Trip to Zambia, Africa )
  • Bobby Gregory
  • Sarah Harris ( May Mission Trip to Zambia, Africa )
  • Louis Jarvis ( Blood Infection )
  • Lois & Bob K. ( Loss of Child )
  • Kairos May 4-7
  • Jake & Melody Leonard ( For a Baby )
  • M. Lewis Family
  • Lost
  • Traveling Mercies
  • Mission Trip to Alaska
  • Mission Trip to Mississippi (X2)
  • More Grace for All
  • More of God's Sweet Sirit
  • Mandy Morgan ( Injury and Recovery from Surgery )
  • Gene Morin (AE43)
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • New Hope UMC ( New Pastor )
  • Bubba Newby
  • Our Nation & Troops on Foreign Land
  • Kay Rose ( Melanoma )
  • Rachel Spruill ( PRAISE GOD for successful surgery )
  • St. John's Baptist Church
  • Teenagers & Relationships
  • Keith Sawyer Thanks for Your Mercy
  • Thanks to God for His Love
  • Eldon Tuttle ( Cancer )
  • Union Baptist Church Youth Ministry
  • Unspoken
  • Carter Whitt & family
AGAPE NEEDED
We are running out of AGAPE. Make sure Agape Bags are made to the pattern specifications on our web site. Place mat patters are on the web site but please do not add walk themes or dates. Chrysalis needs clothes pins and cocoon pins.


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Flight AC#27
“Here I Am, Send Me”
July 13 — 16, 2005
at Chowan University, Murfreesboro, NC
Lay Directors:
Youth: Buffy White & Barret Gibson
Adult: Bonnie Strawser & Mike Rowe

Candle light Saturday evening, weather permitting, will be outside at Chowan University. We will follow the traditional way of using real candles which will be handed out at candle light. Bring your Emmaus candles only for small children and as a back up should wind/weather prevent the use of real candles. Please do not bring any bright colored flashing lights.

Click here to sign up for a prayer time on the AC #27 Prayer Vigil




 
KAIROS     
It's not too soon to start your Agape for the May 4 — 7 Kairos PCI #13 at Pasquotank County Correctional Center. 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 small share and prayer groups amoung the residents of the institution. The following Agape information will help guide you as you get Agape ready.

KAIROS CHILDREN’S AGAPE


Children’s agape is greatly valued by prison residents. However, there are a few rules we must follow.
  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 letters do not need to be alike or be in groups of 42.

KAIROS ADULT AGAPE


  1. Cookies: See special instructions below 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 to 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. Prayer chain sign up sheets will be available at the next gathering.
  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 book markers, pens, pencils, machine printed materials, stickers or anything with glue can be used for Agape
b. All 42 residents must receive the same agape
c.   42 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.

COOKIES

We distribute 2,000 dozen chocolate chip cookies giving a dozen to every resident and staff member during the three-day weekend. These homemade cookies are a tangible and vital expression of Christ's love and witness from the outside Christian community.
Important Cookie 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 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 clear zip-lock freezer bags, a dozen per bag. 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 Karios team member.



ADVANCED KAIROS TRAINING (AKT)
AKT is for all Kairos volunteers, and particularly for those who are in or will be in a leadership role anywhere in the ministry. AKT gives the what, who and why of the Kairos ministry. Kairos policy requires that all weekend rectors must have attended AKT prior to leading a weekend. The next closest AKT is July 21 - 23, at Peace College in Raleigh, NC. Cost is $150 per person, double occupancy; $180 per person, single occupancy, which includes 3 Saturday meals and 1 Sunday breakfast, 2 nights lodging and all training materials. Commuters get meals and training material for $105. For more information contact: Ted Cashion; ted.cashion@ncmail.net, 919-859-1709 or Bob Clinkscales; clinkscales@inteliport.com, 252-426-7720.

KAIROS OUTSIDE LEADER TRAINING

Kairos Outside Leader Training is for all Kairos Outside volunteers, and particularly for those who are in or will be in a leadership role in the Kairos Outside ministry. KO Leader Training gives the what, who and why of the Kairos ministry, describes the unique elements of the KO ministry, and then focuses on the details and techniques of leading KO weekend retreats. Kairos policy requires that all weekend leaders must have attended KO Leader Training prior to leading a weekend. Please visit the Kairos Forms page to download and print a Registration Form for a Kairos Outside Leader Training.

The closest Kairos Outside training is July 21-23, 2006, at Peace University at Raleigh. Cost is $150 per person, double occupancy; $180 per person, single occupancy which includes 3 Saturday meals and Sunday breakfast, 2 nights lodging and all training materials. Commuters may attend for $105. For more information contact:
  (919) 217-1647   or       (919) 854-9264   or

Please wait until you are notified before making travel arrangements.

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Don’t forget, our Gatherings do not end with the prayer following communion. After communion we sing “All in All” (on page 5 in the AE Song Book) followed by the Chrysalis Cheer. Then we all pitch in to help clean up. It only takes a dozen people a few minutes but the same job can take two people several hours.

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