From the Lay Director . .

The Upper Room Emmaus

October 2000 of the Greater Fredericksburg Area

From the Lay Director . . . runners took a couple more steps and then stopped. They looked back and saw the fallen De Colores members and friends of the runner. Then, to the surprise of the crowd, they all Fredericksburg Emmaus Community. went back, helped the fallen runner to his feet, joined hands, and continued the race--all of them I greet you in the name of our risen savior crossing the finish line at the same moment.

Jesus Christ. May He bless you in all you do. Each one received a gold medal. As is the season for the Olympics, I received an email about a Special Olympics that touched my Our role as members of Jesus' church is heart. It went like this: helping those who fall to get back up. The church is not the place for competition; we must serve “Six developmentally handicapped kids lined together in unity. What Jesus wanted most of all up in a stadium filled with 50,000 people. These for the church was that we would be one. (John kids had prepared all year for this event. They 17:23).” wanted to win. Although they could not run well, they would give it their very best effort. As I read about these kids I could not help but feel joy about how they put the runner that had fallen The gun went off and all six began to run. before their own desires of winning. But they got it At about the 50-meter mark, one of the six runners right. It is not about one person wining the race but  fell down, face first on the track. The other five the whole body wining. In 1Corth 9:24 “ Run in such a way as to get the prize”, in other words, we are to run the race to win, but just what is wining? It is not always about coming in first or setting new world records or even receiving the prize. It’s more about running the race of life and wining when we help others who are not as fortunate as we are, or helping those who are going through rough times in their life. Winning can be as simple as a listening ear, a smile, a kind word or just being there when someone needs you.

These six kids could teach us a lot about working together. They used the gifts God gave them to help others. Are we using our gifts to the utmost to accomplish God’s will?

So “let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” Hebrews 12:1

De Colores

Ken Roark Wright’s Chapel UMC F’burg Emmaus #13, Table of Paul

Note: 1: Edited from Still More Hot Illustrations for Youth Talks Men’s October 5 - 8 WLD:2000Larry Weekends Tubbs

Women’s November 9 - 12 WLD: Vonnie Hinkle The Next Fredericksburg Fishers of Men Gathering Several walks ago, I teamed with Tony Morris. Tony When: October 14, 2000 gave the Discipleship talk. During the talk, Tony Where: Bethel United Methodist urged the Pilgrims to be fishers of men” and passed

Time: 7:00 p.m. out link bracelets made out of fishing line snap swivels. The Pilgrims were encouraged to wear the Fellowship at 6:00 p.m. Please bring snacks and refreshments to share. bracelets as a reminder that we are called to share Jesus, to be “fishers of men” in our daily lives. The board will meet at 4:00 p.m.

Since that weekend, the idea of wearing snap swivel Upcoming Gatherings bracelets to remind us to share Jesus has caught on within the Fredericksburg Emmaus movement. I November 18, 2000 Hillcrest UMC recall asking at a Gathering recently how may present were wearing a bracelet like mine and over half the room raised their hands. What a blessing!

SEW AGAPE BAGS for future Well, you just never know – consider this: Emmaus walks. Or you can help out by donating bright rainbow colored fabric or cording or The dirt road to my house passes by the Heritage brightly colored shoelaces. Call Diana Farrar (372-7535) or Baptist Church. I have several cords of wood piled e-mail [email protected] to on the side of that dirt road waiting to be split for say you'll help! firewood. Monday a week ago I was just back from my mother’s funeral and had taken off work to get A few more sets of placemats my act together. I was alone and feeling down so I are needed for E-38 and a lot more for E-39. If you would be went to the woodpile to cut and split wood. The interested in coloring placemats pastor at Heritage Baptist and some of his or, if you took placemats from recent Gatherings, please call or parishoners were working outside the church and e-mail us so we can arrange to get them to you or pick them up. waved at me. Shortly, the pastor came over to talk to me. This is what he had to say: Shane and Sharon Smith 540-891-6304 or [email protected] “Dick, I haven’t had a chance to talk to you since I was at your house about a year ago. Do you remember I asked about your “fishing bracelet?” You said it was something from Emmaus that you wore to remind you to bring someone to Christ. I was so that I have committed my life to bringing 100 souls to touched by what you said that I went out and got Christ, and I have gotten 12 others in my church to some snap swivels for myself and several of my do the same! Thank you.” parishoners. The idea was so well received that we got bracelets for everyone in the church. Then we Well, that touched my heart, and came at a time my started mailing them to other churches around the heart needed to be touched. You just never can tell country and wrote about the power of “fishers of men” when a word, a small deed, can make a difference bracelets in our Baptist national magazine. I would when God moves hearts. Thanks Tony Morris, and gess thousands of “fishers” are wearing the bracelets thank you Emmaus. now all over the country and in the foreign mission field. Dick, it has had such a powerful effect on me De Colores, Dick Barnett Meets 7:15 AM. Thursdays Reunion Groups . . . Melrose United Methodist Contact: Ruth Ash (804) 529-6448 or We would like to list the Reunion Groups active in the Patsy Bayse (804) 529-6101 Fredericksburg Emmaus Community. If you are a member of a reunion group, please send the information to Barbara (Men) Olds. Please provide the name, meeting time, place, and Meets 7:30 PM Tuesdays contact with phone number. Bethel United Methodist Church Contact: Brian Lewis (703) 590-9343 Great Is Thy Faithfulness Emmaus Reunion Group e-mail to [email protected] Meets 7:30 PM Tuesdays Prince Of Peace United Methodist Church Koinonia Women’s Reunion Group 6299 Token Forest Drive Meets 9:00 AM Fridays Manassas, Virginia Lake of the Woods - call for location Contact: Lloyd Biller (703) 590-1512 Contact: Barbara Larson (540) 972-1928

Pastor's Weekly Meeting Monday's Makeovers Reunion Group Meets 9:00 AM Thursdays Meets 8:00 PM Mondays Rotates - call for location Denny's Restaurant in Dale City Contact: Mark Dunn (540) 786-4025 Dale Blvd. & I-95 Contact: Lois Myrick 703-680-0577 or Lakeside Reunion Group (Men) Sandy Crossley 703-221-6977 Meets 8:00 PM Tuesdays Lake Of The Woods - call for location God Bearers Contact : Vic Larson (540) 972-1928 Meets 8:00 AM Sundays Melrose United Methodist Church Rainbow Reunion Group (Women) Contact: Laurie Basye (804) 529-6953 or 580-5135 Meets 2:30 PM Tuesdays e-mail [email protected] Lake Of The Woods - call for location Alice Harding (804) 529-7854 Contact : Barbara Miller (540) 972-7418 e-mail [email protected]

“Amazing Grace” Reunion Group Wilderness Reunion Group Meets 8:15 PM Thursdays Meets 5:00 PM Thursdays Chancellor Christian Church Ukrops upper room - Fredericksburg Contact : Joe Cooper (540) 710-6268 Contact: Patti Tessier (540-786-4721) e-mail to [email protected] e-mail to [email protected]

Son Rise Reunion Group Fredericksburg Web Site http://members.aol.com/bb3253/FredEmmaus/Emmaus.ht ml

FREDERICKSBURGBOARD OF DIRECTORS EMMAUS

Roark, Ken - Lay Director Simpson, Barbara - Asst. Lay Director Moses, Betty - Secretary Hinkle, Vonnie - Treasurer Dunn, Mark - Spiritual Director

Prewitt, Paul DeJong, John Schroth, Christine Lewis, Brian Tubbs, Larry McCaslin, Hank Warren, Wayne McKeen, Debrina Weinhardt, Pat Emmaus Volunteer Chairpersons 2000-2001 Prayers & Praises. . . Community Lay Director - Ken Roark Lead Gatherings & Candlelight  Pray the Lord will heal me Host Weekend Sponsors’ Hour & Closing  Praise for answered prayer Chair Emmaus Board  My brother, Blaine Pilgrim/Team Selection Committee  My church’s revival coming up Board Nominating Committee  Everyone in my life Assistant Community Lay Director -Barbara Simpson  My mother truly feeling God’s love  Leading a bible study Community Spiritual Director - Mark Dunn  For my son, Curtis, to stay strong in the Lord & succeed in Gathering Location Coordinator school  Praise for the work of the Holy Spirit through the Emmaus Treasurer - Vonnie Hinkle movement  Prayers for my children that they accept the Lord Secretary - Betty Moses  Prayer for Janet McCaslin Manuals Coordinator - Barbara Larson  Pray daughter finds job He wants her to have Records & By-Laws Historian - Barbara Larson  Praise God for our healthy 1st grandson Justin  Prayers for sister & niece about to give birth and for the Communications Coordinator - Barbara Olds babies Newsletter - Barbara Olds  Continued blessings and guidance for FUMC Database Coordinator - Barbara Olds  Prayer for wife to get people she needs to work for her Team Registrar - Barbara Olds  Praise for wonderful new grandson / granddaughter Pilgrim Registrar - Christine Schroth  For each of us to have an appetite for the presence of God  Prayer for job situation that the Lord will lead in decisions Agape Coordinator - Brian Lewis that need to be made General Agape Coordinator - Phyllis Howze  All youth and the trials they face growing up Prayer Vigil Coordinator - Sandy Crossley & Jane  Pray for Dave Tynes; he is doing remarkably well under Carwell such trying circumstances Placemat Coordinator - Sharon Smith  Prayers and salvation for our loved ones Snack Agape Coordinator - Janice Williams  Praise our father for a new Emmaus community Agape Bag Coordinator - Diana Farrar  Prayer for recovery from surgery for Helen Mullins  For my cat, Cara, who is 19 years old & in advance stages Gathering & DDU Support Coordinator - Vonnie Hinkle of kidney failure Community Music Director - Curt Edsall  Praise for many blessings DDU Coordinator - Susan Perkins  Robert, Sara, Darren & Cherie Fulkerson DDU Pot Luck Dinner Coordinator - Childcare Coordinator & Greeter - Bob Davis  For my mother who will go in for surgery in 2 weeks  Prayers for team #38 & #39 Transportation & Supplies Coordinator -  Praise for my daughter teaming on #39! Transportation Coordinator - Kris Indseth  Prayers for family member with heart problems. Facing Supplies Coordinator - Derek Sharp treatments this month -- Thank God for Christian doctors who know who the Great Physician is!! Weekend Support Coordinator - Brian Lewis  Pray for family to God with those among my life as well as Community Cha Coordinator - Richard Warner for the community and this blessed world we live in Sponsors’ Hour Coordinator -  Prayer for me to be able to continue to team on #39. Candlelight Coordinator -  Prayers for my daughter to decide on what direction to take Closing Coordinator - in her life  Praise God for his son Jesus Christ Fourth Day Coordinator - Reunion Group Coordinator - Barbara Simpson Emmaus “Store” Coordinator - Millie Brock

Nominating Committee Coordinator - Barbara Simpson

A Note from Angel. . . Hi Community Worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth. My prayer is that we each consider where we are in our relationship with the Father above. If we are in a May I ask -- Are you, Am I? place of Worship and Intimacy with Him, where are we? Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you. Intimacy: the state or fact of being intimate. Intimate: 1-pertaining to the inmost character of a thing... De Colores (He colors our world with love, will we?) 2-most private or personal... 3-closely acquainted or associated; very familiar... 4-promoting a feeling of privacy, Love in Jesus, coziness... 5-resulting from careful study or investigation... Angel I wonder just how many people understand that we each can have an intimate relationship with God, our Heavenly Father. Jesus made that way open to us, and was and is the example continually before us. He calls us to Worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth. We praise the Lord, and Bless the Lord and come to a place where we Worship the New Feature for our Newsletter - - Lord...

We study and investigate the truth (God's Word, Other's Beginning this month, we will have a new feature in Relationship with Him). We Come to know Him, and desire to share ourselves with Him. Personal and private sharing. the newsletter called “Special Events”. This will We come to know the true character of God and being that normally be a calendar of events, especially He knows us, as we share, He reveals the inner character of who we are to us. We become closely acquainted with Him. highlighting any yearly or one time event that your We become very familiar with Him. church is having in the upcoming month. Included in Sound familiar? Just like a man and woman involved in this section will be any special events that your an intimate relationship. We learn to touch one another, church is having, such as Fund Raisers, Revivals, mentally and physically, in ways that make us desire more. Our relationship with the Father is no different. He can be Special singing events, Special speakers, and well pleased with us and I can assure you that He can pleasure us. He knows more than you and I what we need bizaars. and desire. This place of Worship can be a wonderful place.

This place of Worship... This place of Intimacy can be a One of the (many) things that impressed me so much place where one can become selfish, where we become too when I first came to the Emmaus community was the cozy. This place of Worship can be a hard place. Intimacy requires that we give and because we are just people, we can way so many local churches came together in fellowship, tire of giving in the midst of wanting to receive more. We stewardship and worship. In so many ways, we have may become high minded unknowingly and feel we deserve supported each other. It was determined from the more. Expectations and Desire become Priority. beginning that we could use the newsletter to “get the Just like when a couple draw nearer to one another in an word out” about our special events. That is what we intimate relationship, the inmost parts are revealed. Sometimes not just to our partners, but also to us. We have want to get back to. If you have any “special events” to to choose what we do with that revelation. At first, we want include in this calendar, just e-mail the details (event, only to draw nearer, to have more revealed but sometimes habits or revelation become annoying. Conflict arrives and place, date, time) to our Newsletter editor, Barbara Olds. we choose to react. How do we react? ([email protected]). This is a great work in progress, so Remember that the relationships we are in on this earth reflect our relationship with the Father above. Each of us are if you have any questions, please let any member of the responsible for our relationships. We are responsible for our board know. And now, to kick off this new feature, I actions as well as our reactions... And we are a witness to would like to let you know that Chancellor Christian many others. You see, like in most intimate relationships... children are born... Church will be having a fundraiser called “The Fourth th Hillbilly Dinner/Theater”, on Saturday, November 4 at Chancellor High School. There will be crafts, singing, eating and listening to Mama tell one more story about growing up in Groundhog.Get more information or tickets from either Mark Dunn 786-4025 or Pat Weinhardt 786-4074 or see us at the October gathering. Hope to see all of you there. De Colores – Mama (herself). 9 Upper Room Emmaus October 2000 FREDERICKSBURG EMMAUS #38 “Arise, Shine” Pilgrims

Bob Arnold Fredericksburg UMC Jim Kavina Fredericksburg UMC Vincent Baumert North Stafford Baptist Andy Korbel First Christian Church Ron Black Calvary UMC James McCown Bethel UMC Rick Cason Bethel UMC Bill McCoy Fredericksburg UMC Mike Chaney Lexington Park UMC Clayton Mills Fredericksburg UMC Keith Clark Wilderness Community Dave Myers First United Methodist Michael Cook Wilderness Community John Nelson Dahlgren UMC Lake Cowart Melrose UMC Chuck Ogden Hillcrest UMC Jim Crossman Hillcrest UMC Jim Ostrander Spotsylvania Presbyterian Steven Crytzer Waters Memorial UMC Pete Ross Spotswood Baptist Gregg Donde Hillcrest UMC Lee Ruby First United Methodist Warren Embrey Wilderness Community Tim Sakulich Bethel UMC Chip Goodrich Lake of the Woods Church Sean Smith Bethel UMC Brent Goodrum Fredericksburg UMC Vinnie Sukites Lake of the Woods Church Stanley Gority Strong Tower Ministries Rich Tygrett Lexington Park UMC Joe Hamm St. Stephen’s Baptist Jerry Weigel Zion UMC Lester Hill New Covenant Fellowship Howie Wendt Hillcrest UMC Thomas Holland Hillcrest UMC Edward Wiseman Fredericksburg UMC

The Team Chapel is open to the Community during the various talks. Each speaker will have a team member in the chapel as their prayer partner. A speaker’s grouping members, family or others who have attended a weekend are invited and welcomed to be a part of this special time. Chapel Prayer Partners should be discreet in arriving and departing from Camp Easter Seal and should be in the prayer chapel 30 minutes prior to “Talk

Time.” 10 Upper Room Emmaus October 2000

Schedule - Fredericksburg # 38 - October 5 - 8, 2000

The team for Fredericksburg Men’s Walk #38 invites sponsors, families and community participation in the following events:

WHEN WHERE WHAT

Thurs.,Oct 5 7:00 P.M. Camp Easter Seal Pilgrim check-in/Fellowship followed by Sponsor’s Hour

Sat., Oct 7 7:45 P.M. Camp Easter Seal Candlelight - Please bring flowers for the team to use Sunday

morning!!! Community will gather for Praise, Fellowship and

Communion.

Sun., Oct 8 3:30 P.M. Camp Easter Seal Closing - Gather at 3:30 for Closing Service at 4:00 P.M. Closing

will be held in the gym. 11 Upper Room Emmaus October 2000

John DeJong David Olds New Emmaus Community Tom Frank Gene Philipp ======Robert Fulkerson Paul Prewitt There is an Emmaus Community forming in Larry Garfield Wes Pryce Southern Maryland! A Steering Committee is in place, Stanley Harrell Ken Roark rd and Gatherings are being held on the 3 Saturday of each Ken Hinkle Chris Rogers month, starting at 7:30 PM. On October 21st, and Greg Howard Tony Schroth November 18th, the Gathering will be at Clinton UMC in Clinton. Please contact Kathy Massaro, (410) 257-1953 Steve Johnson Bill Simpson or [email protected], for more information. Phil Landweer Tom Smith Brian Lewis Greg Sweitzer FREDERICKSBURG EMMAUS #38 John Mann Charles Tillapaugh Ed McAdam Larry Tubbs “ Arise, Shine” Hank McCaslin Dennis Warne Team Mac McClafferty

Bowie Curry Dave Meixner Bob Davis Mo Moses 12 Upper Room Emmaus October 2000

Christian

Concerts Premier Productions (www.freedomblast.com) presents the youth-oriented Freedom Blast 2000 at the Hylton chapel on Saturday evening, October 21st, 7 P.M. - featuring 4Him, FFH, Wayne Watson, The Darins, Nicol Smith, with an appearance by Ben Glover. Cost is $6.00 (at the door only) per person.

CHAS for the Women's Weekend

Thanks be to God and thank you to all of the people who signed up to Cha for Emmaus #39. We have filled many of the available slots, but still have room for a few more. If you want to help call Victor Larson (540-972-1928). Please do not just show up to help. The people who have signed up to serve have made sacrifices and in some cases taken off work to be at the Camp for an extended period

DEADLINE for the November newsletter is October 21. Please send your articles to editor, Barbara Olds. Mail to 343 Longwood Drive, Stafford, VA 22554; fax to 540-286- 2663; or e-mail to [email protected]. For the timely delivery of our newsletter, it is important to get those articles in on time!

of time to serve. Please give them that opportunity. We especially need additional help for Friday, November 10th and Sunday, November 12th. 13 Upper Room Emmaus October 2000

Chrysalis Corner

We had a wonderful first Hoot on Saturday, September 9 at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. We had 24 youth and a dozen “old” folks take part in the food and fellowship. We had a rock band which provided excellent music and song. Tracey Mann gave us a beautiful devotion on how God can use all of us, just as we

th are, for His purposes, and we enjoed a wonderful 4 day talk by Chad Lamb. Many of the attendees had never been on a Chrysalis weekend. For those who came out, we thank you for your support, and invite you all back to another Hoot at Bethel United Methodist Church in Woodbridge on Saturday, October 14, from 2:00 p.m. to

4:00 p.m. In fact, we invite all youth from age 15 to 19 even if you ahve enver flown on a Chrysalis weekend.

Learn more about Chrysalis and enjoy great music, fellowship, devotions and food! Team and Caterpillar applications will also be available!

We will be receiving Weekend dates very soon for Flights 6 (girls) and 7 (boys) currently scheduled for

January and February, respectively. Please continue to pray for our Chrysalis community as well as your involvement in Chrysalis. We still have a few committee positions that need to be filled by the community. You may contact Bob Davis (540-972-3499) or Greg Howard (540-786-2316) for more information. Remember,

Chrysalis is for youth aged 15 (and a sophmore) to 19 who are active in their church and have a desire to deepen their commitment to Jesus Christ and to share more deeply in the love that Christ offers. We hope to

th see you all on October 14 at Bethel UMC.

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