Welcome to the South Lake Community of Florida Aldersgate Emmaus
Note to those who would like to work
a team:
If you have sent in an application to work a team this past year. The apps are
not carried over from year to year so if you would like to work a team next
year, send in your applications now. The applications are on the
Aldersgate website with the exact
dates etc.
De Colores, Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Welcome, welcome, welcome to new babe chicks We pray that your weekends were awesome and that your fourth days are rewarding!
Hosts Needed! We need hosts for our gatherings. The hosts are responsible for arranging for music, communion and child care, and they need to provide drinks. The FUMC social hall has been reserved for the afternoon, but if you’d like to plan a gathering elsewhere instead, that would be great. We’ve had some terrific gatherings in people’s homes, at the Family Life Center in Leesburg and at Park Pals. If you have questions about hosting a gathering or you know that you’d like to host the June gathering, please give Barbara Eyerly a call as soon as possible. Anyone who has hosted a gathering in the past will be happy to help you.
Walks. We’ve heard of several folks who are ready to make their walks to Emmaus. Sponsors, please get them signed up soon. Also, team members are still needed for all of the fall walks. Please go to the Aldersgate website and complete an application soon.
Emmaus Booklets. We’ve ordered some Emmaus booklets for your use. “What Is Emmaus?” is a very informative explanation of the weekend to be lent to prospective pilgrims; “Coming Down From the Mountain” is an uplifting book about the fourth day for new pilgrims; and “Sponsorship” gives you information that will help when you sponsor a pilgrim. Let me know if you want one of the books and I’ll get it to you. If you’d like to help defray the cost, please give me $3.00 for each book you’d like to have. Thanks.
Family Album: Our South Lake Emmaus Community has been going strong for over 20 years now, and we’re trying to create a Family Album, showing how the community has grown over the years. Please answer the following questions and send me your answers via email or snail mail as soon as possible. Name? Walk number and location? Who were your sponsors? Names of people you’ve sponsored? If you haven’t sent in your information yet, please do so as soon as possible. We’d like to have it available for the Homecoming next month.
Green Agape: Our South Lake Emmaus Green Agape (dues) of $10 per person are used for partial scholarships for both pilgrims and team members to attend Emmaus and Chrysalis weekends and to help defray community expenses. Please send a check made out to me for your 2008 dues to Barbara Eyerly as soon as possible.
TEAMS & WEEKENDS
The upcoming weekends need team members. Keep in mind when applying to work a team that the team actually begins forming 4-6 months before the actual weekend. It is not too early to submit your applications for a 2008 team. If you haven’t worked a team or it has been a long time, don’t worry. You will be abundantly blessed. Submitting your application is easier than ever. Go to the website and enter your name, walk number, address etc. Your info will be saved for the next time and you won’t have to enter it again except to update any address changes you have etc.
SPANISH LANGUAGE WEEKENDS
The Spanish Language weekends also need our prayers and agape support. The inside teams for both weekends are Spanish/English speaking, some have come from out of the country. Everything inside the conference room will be done in Spanish. Many of the outside team, a.k.a. angels are not Spanish speaking so if you are interested in helping don’t let that deter you. This is very exciting. These are the first Spanish Language weekends to be held in Florida.
PILGRIMS – SPECIAL NOTE
The most recently held weekends were “light” on pilgrims. So far there is ample room for pilgrims in upcoming walks. Please sponsor someone who God has led to you or you to! Is this person(s) an active member(s) in their church? Are they ready to take a ‘next step’ in their walk with Christ? Remember, The Walk to Emmaus is not for everyone. Pray before you ask them. We will be having a ‘sponsorship’ info session soon. But if you have any questions please just ask.
CHRYSALIS
NEWS
These
teens and teams need our support in the form of agape, letters, and attendance
at candlelight and at closings. The Chrysalis board is also looking for
individuals, communities and groups who would like to donate for scholarships.
At the website you will find a wealth of info regarding schedules, application forms, the calendar of upcoming walks and other information about the Aldersgate Emmaus & Chrysalis Communities.
All Chrysalis correspondence, donations, walk applications and team applications should be mailed to: Chrysalis Registrar P.O. Box 491918, Leesburg Florida 34749 If you have a Chrysalis question please call Michele Countryman.
Any high
school student aged 15--18 who has committed themselves to Christ, is welcome to
attend Chrysalis Flight. Any college aged young adult aged 18 - 25 who has
committed themselves to Christ is welcome to attend Chrysalis Journey. Any adult
who has been through the Walk to Emmaus (or similar approved program) or any
youth who has been through Chrysalis can sponsor a youth to attend.
Statistics show that 80% of Christian adults became Christians BEFORE age 18. In
this world of confusion, our Christian teens are attacked on all sides by
non-Christian values and negative influences.
Give the teen you love the opportunity to experience the love of Christ and the joy of Christian fellowship on a Chrysalis weekend this year! They will be ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.
If you would like more info on this great opportunity for our youth go to www.aldersgateemmaus.org/chrysalis