From Sound to Sound with the GOOD NEWS,   Vol. 16,   Issue 4,   April 20, 2007
    www.albemarleemmaus.org       P.O. Box 1198, Edenton, NC 27932     emmaus@albemarleemmaus.org    

• May 3 – 6:   Kairos Weekend PCI-15 at Pasquotank Correctional Center; Jimmy Ward Lay Leader
• May 19:   6:30pm Gathering (date change) & Board Elections at Open Door Baptist Church
• June 9, 2007:   6:30pm Gathering (location TBA)
• July 12 – 15:   Albemarle Chrysalis Flight #29 @ Chowan University
• August/September   Family Day Picnic (location & Date TBA)
• September:   FIRST Kairos Weekend at Bertie Correctional Center (Date TBA)
• October 4 – 7:   AE Walk #73; Bernie Jones Lay Director
• October 18 – 21:   AE Walk #74; Christi Quance Lay Director
• Nov. 1 – 4:   Kairos Weekend PCI-16 at Pasquotank Correctional Center; Gary Heginbotham Lay Leader
• December:   AC Flight # 30
• January 17 – 20, 2008:   AE Walk #75; Cheryl Williams Lay Director
• February 28 – March 2, 2008:   AE Walk #76; Buddy Grasty Lay Director
• March 13 – 16, 2008:   AE Walk #77; JoAnne Jones Lay Director

May is Albemarle Emmaus/Chrysalis Election Month

May is right around the corner and so are the annual Albemarle Emmaus and Albemarle Chrysalis Board of Director elections.

Ballots like the one below will be provided at the Gathering May 19^th for anyone needing a ballot. Please note the date change for this important gathering since the week before, our usual gathering weekend, is Mother’s Day weekend. We will be meeting at Open Door Baptist Church, 1255 Haughton Road, Edenton. Click here for a map and directions to the church.   As usual, each ballot must be signed. Absentee ballots may be mailed one per envelope.

All nominations are for 3 year terms with space to write in your own candidate if you desire. However, if have a write-in candidate please take the time to confirm that the person wants to be on the ballot and is willing to serve if elected.

Copy the ballot or cut it out and use it or print an Acrobat pdf copy. You can bring one with your selections already marked. Gatherings start at 6:30 PM so you must be on time May 19th for your vote to be counted. If you vote by absentee, 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 12th.

2007-08 ALBEMARLE EMMAUS BOARD NOMINATIONS & BALLOT: to be voted for at our May 19th Gathering Emmaus Men (select 2) Emmaus Women (select 2) Spiritual Director (select 1)   ____ Bill Elliott   ____ Jim Hudgins   ____ Vernon Lee   ____ Stuart Wescott   ____ Barbara Biggs   ____ Jessica Lynam   ____ Amy Swain   ____ Ramona Wescott   ____ Greg Biggs write in _______________ write in _______________ write in _______________ 2007-08 ALBEMARLE CHRYSALIS BOARD NOMINATIONS & BALLOT: to be voted for at the May 19th Gathering ADULT MALE (select 1) ADULT FEMALE (select 1) YOUTH MALE (select 1) Spiritual Director (select 2)   ____ Laurence Chappell   ____ Alan Lennon   ____ Karen Byrne   ____ Stephenie Lennon   ____ Laurel Patrick   ____ Terri Sawyer   ____ Rose Marie Wheeler   ____ Evan Bartley   ____ Benji Bishop   ____ Adam Moore   ____ Michael Partin   ____ Chas Sawyer   ____ Dell Hagwood   ____ Thomas Patrick   ____ David Sawyer write in _______________ write in _______________ write in _______________ write in _______________ Voter Signature & Original Walk   Bring your ballot to the May 19th gathering, or mail it to arrive before May 12th: Albemarle Emmaus Post Office Box 1198 Edenton, NC 27932

Want to print ONLY the ballot?

Prayer is a Hidden Ministry. Are you praying for those in need? Or do you discuss their plight with your friends, neighbors or church family? The following concerns were listed at the April 14th Gathering in Elizabeth City.

AC29 Team & Caterpillars PCI #15 May 3-6 Abbey — Diagnosis & Therapy Gil & Julie — Daughter Lynn in Afghanistan Leonard Family — Losses & Blessings New Hope Christian Fellowship — Many Praises A Brother & Family — Salvation AE58 Brother Frank Ausband of Southern Shores (Kitty Hawk Baptist Church) — Deployed to Iraq. Holt Boone Sammy Brinkley — Cancer Jim Brock — Alcoholic Jim Broyles — Poor Blood Circulation in ONLY leg Jordan Butler Family of Carolyn Cambell Mildred Castellow Tiffany Cook & 2 unborn babies Will Edwards Sam & Jon Evans Debbie Farrenkopf — Tammy Lee's Sister

Darlene Fike — Breast Cancer Debby Futrell N. Griffin — Stroke Thelma Hoggard Chris Holland Anne Hunter Lisa Klenke — Back Surgery GeeGee Mackel Chloe Roberson Amber Jo Sawyer Bobby Spisak — Heart Problems & Chemo Carson Spivey - Cancer Cindy Spruill — Blood Pressure/High Sugar Andy Stoll — Surgery April 23 Angela Taylor Tyrann Taylor — Family/Work Jean Tilley — Blood Sugar& Health Issues Stacy Unger Gilbert Vaughan — Cancer Ruby Webb — Stroke Tammy Williamson — Mother Died Jake Willis Butch & Lisa Creef Yost Unspoken

Don’t forget that 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.

Lay Director Comment Keep Our Children Safe       As breaking news reports came today from Virginia Tech regarding the shootings that took place there, my thoughts turned to what parents would call their worst nightmare . . . the innocent loss of a child. I know many of you too, are parents of college students. We pray for their safety on the road to and from the school/university. We pray that they will have the willpower to study and to do well. We pray that they will not be introduced to illegal substances. The list goes on. We have them for what seems to be such a short time before we push them out of the nest to further their education. We can only hope and pray that we have given them all the tools they need to meet the world. What comes next? CHOICES! They are pretty much on their own to make the right choices.       What bothers me most about the Virginia Tech Massacre is that those students did not make the choice to be gunned down. Those students awoke to another day of classes, making choices regarding their education at Virginia Tech. and their future plans. Then 32 lives were taken at the hand of a gunman. This alone is an example of how fragile life really is. Those students have mothers, fathers, grandparents, etc. My heart goes out to all of these families as they face this terrible tragedy.       Please join me in prayer for these families in the innocent loss of their children. We pray that God will comfort them in a mighty way. We also pray our children will be safe and protected in the palm of His hand. Freda Nelson       Community Lay Director

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