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Dallas Women's #266
02/23-26, 2017
Sabine Creek
Dallas Men's #266
04/20-23, 2017
Mt. Lebanon
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UPCOMING WALKS
Dallas #266 Women
Dallas #267 Men
02/23-26, 2017 04/20-23, 2017
Sabine Creek Ranch Mt. Lebanon
Pilgrims spots are available on both Walks - sign up today!
Click here to view Walk Rosters
The Community is encouraged to attend the following events:
Send-off
which starts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Candlelight begins at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Closing will start around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Please be careful not to arrive earlier than 7:15 p.m. if just attending the Candlelight services on Saturday.
The online Prayer Vigil
supplements (but does not replace) the paper Prayer Vigil passed around at Candlelights and other DEC events for signature. Both Prayer Vigils are posted during Walks for Pilgrims to see who has been praying for them.
The Prayer Vigils are now available online for the 2015 Walks. Please click go to the Walk Roster and click on the Prayer Vigil to add your name and pray for the Pilgrims!
Please prayerfully consider if you are being called to sponsor
a friend or member of your congregation.
"The aim of sponsorship is to build up the body of Christ."
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Dallas Emmaus Community Board Elections
for 2017-2018
It's that time of year again. Each year, the Dallas Emmaus Community holds elections to select 4 new members to serve on the Dallas Emmaus Community Board of Directors. Two men and two women will be elected to replace outgoing members of the Board. Once elected, new board members will serve a 3 year term, beginning in June, 2017.
The slate for this year are as follows. We will elect 2 men and 2 women.
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Men
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Women
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Dan Whitmire
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Michelle Duke
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Spence Gardner
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Rebecca Jones
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Nathan Howard
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Lanie Williams
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Kurt Knebel
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Becky Davis
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There are two ways to vote.
1. From the Dallas Emmaus website, download a copy of the complete ballot, which includes biographies. Fill it out, sign it and mail it in to the address on the ballot.
Your ballot must be postmarked by April 30, 2017 in order to be counted. To find a copy of the ballot, go to
www.dallasemmaus.org
2. Attend a candlelight and vote in person. Ballots will be available at the Candlelights for both Women's Walk 266 (Saturday, February 22) or Men's Walk 267 (Saturday, April 22).
To count, your ballot must be received or postmarked by April 30, 2017. Results of the election will be announced in early May.
Our community is blessed with willing volunteers and elected servants who give of their time and talents for the Lord. Please do your part. Take a moment now to pray and then vote for the four new members of your choice for the 2017-2018 DEC Board of Directors. We want everyone to vote so don't delay!
DeColores!
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Message from the Chrysalis Community Spiritual Director
Communion and Fellowship
And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation."
So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added.
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:40-42
Many of us who go on the Walk to Emmaus and Chrysalis would like to just stay on the experience in our own little bubble of God's love and grace instead of returning to the real world. But the weekends are not made for us to stay in the experience.
However we do have ways to continue to experience God's grace when we return from our Emmaus and Chrysalis weekends. One of those ways is through the Lord's Supper, Communion or some call it the Eucharist. John Wesley wrote about the duty of constant communion, he believed that we should take communion as often as possible. Many people feel they are unworthy to receive because they have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. That is the perfect disposition for us to be ready to receive God's love and grace.
Before I went on my walk to Emmaus over 20 years ago I had taken communion many times. However, on that weekend, communion took on a new meaning, a deeper more personal experience. I wasn't just taking the bread and the cup, I was experiencing the presence of Christ in a profound way. Each time we come to the table of the Lord we have the opportunity to experience His amazing grace.
The early church devoted themselves to the apostle's teaching, fellowship with other believers, breaking the break with one another and to prayer. Being on the Walk to Emmaus or a Chrysalis flight is a lot like the early church, we hear the teachings of God through Scripture and the talks, we fellowship with others, we experience communion and the whole weekend is covered with prayer from the time the team is formed until it is over. If we take all the things we learn over the 3 day weekend then we can truly be in constant communion with our God.
We just added 30 young people to our community with our
MLK
Chrysalis flights. I ask for your prayers for these beautiful butterflies that their next steps would rooted and grounded in the love and grace of Jesus Christ.
Fly with Christ, butterflies of Flights 105 & 106.
De Colores!
Rev. Sharon O'Connor
Walk #39, Table of Esther
Dallas Chrysalis Community Spiritual Director
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Message from the Board
Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. - Romans 12:2 (NLT)
I have had the pleasure of working all three girl's Chrysalis flights since the restart in 2015. It's difficult to explain the joy in my heart from seeing young lives transformed from caterpillars on day 1 to butterflies on day 3, and then to see those same butterflies serving on team the following year. It's similar to a parent watching their children grow into caring Christian leaders.
Most of the young people come in on Saturday morning wide-eyed and wondering what they have gotten themselves into. I say "most" because a few caterpillars are super outgoing and jump right in playing games and meeting new friends. Saturday night ends in silence, which reminds me of the caterpillar entering the cocoon, or chrysalis stage of transformation.
Day 2 is similar to Walk to Emmaus with a moving communion service during the day, and ending with candlelight. Following candlelight, the chrysalis has begun to transform into a butterfly, and they love to celebrate that transformation. After-candlelight snack is like a huge slumber party! The girls of Flight 106 were definitely on a sugar "high" before the night was done.
On day 3, we continue to celebrate the beautiful butterflies and prepare to send them back out into the world. Many are anxious to find out how they can keep the fire burning and are anxious to serve on the team for the next flight. They want to share this experience with all their friends and be there next year to provide the loving environment that helps transform the caterpillar into a butterfly.
If you have the pleasure of knowing any of the butterflies from Flights 101-106, please encourage them to remain involved. Information on rallies and rushes (gatherings) can be found on the Chrysalis website and Facebook page.
www.dallaschrysalis.org
or Facebook: Dallas Chrysalis Community
Fly With Christ and De Colores!
Donna Price
Walk #156, Table of Lydia
DEC 4th Day Chair
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Looking for Pilgrims
Who do you know that needs to experience the same love that you experienced on your Pilgrim Walk?
Sponsor a Pilgrim and encourage others to sponsor a Pilgrim and give your friends the opportunity, through an Emmaus Walk, to feel the awesome power of God's abundant grace and love!
There will be five Emmaus walks this year - let's fill them up!
Applications can be downloaded by clicking
here.
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T-Shirts!
Available for sale at Dallas Emmaus Community Gatherings
and Candlelights
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Successful Sponsorship
Are you interested in sponsoring a Pilgrim on an upcoming Walk? Be sure to check out the "Successful Sponsorship" video that was recently posted on YouTube. Whether you are a first-time sponsor or a seasoned veteran, you're sure to pick up some great tips to help your Pilgrims have the best sponsorship experience possible. To view the video, click
here
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4th Day Help Needed!
Working on a Fourth Day Team is a rewarding way to participate in the Emmaus weekend as as the hands and feet of Christ, and the easiest way to stay connected with the Community. To sign up, view the Walk Schedule to get in touch with the 4th Day Director for the walk you want to serve on.
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DEC is on FB
Next time you are on Facebook, search the Dallas Emmaus Community, then select the "Like" button to be updated on the latest news and events including Candlelights, potlucks, prayer requests and more. "Share" or "Suggest" the page to your friends so they can stay easily connected to the Dallas Emmaus Community too. As of Dec. 2014 there are 588 likes!
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: You do not have to be on Facebook to see what's going on...
click here to see what's it is all about. Email
Melinda O'Brien with any questions.
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 You can easily donate money to the Dallas Emmaus Community at any time by clicking here. PayPal is a secured donations system which directly deposits all funds into the Dallas Emmaus Community account. This is a great way to make payment for a pilgrim you are sponsoring or to keep the cost affordable for others who may not otherwise have means to sponsor a friend or loved one. |
Looking for an opportunity to serve in a powerful ministry? Visit Kairos of Texas online to find out about the units and areas of ministiries near you.
Kairos is a prison ministry whose success is dependent on the community of faith support in providing agape such as prayer chain signatures, cookies, and financial donations. If you are interested in knowing more about how you can participate, or to find out how to attend a Kairos closing,
email the editors for information.
"... whatever you did for the least of my brothers, you did for me."
~ Matthew 24:40
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Contact Information
214-502-4072
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