Men’s #60: April 7-10, 2005 Women’s #60: April 21-24, 2005

Lay Director-Bob Jewett Lay Director- Genne Sherman 360-262-9532 (Chehalis) bobjj@myexcel.com 503-472-6404 4dgsherman@onlinemac.com

Chrysalis Flights Woodburn United Methodist Church Woodburn, OR Boys : Aug 11-14, 2005 Girls: Aug 18-21, 2005

Lay Director-TBA Contact Kevin Hohnbaum Lay Director- Jane Mulholland 503-949-8222 hohnbaum@wvi.com 503-463-8251 jmulholl@wvi.com

Babysitting provided at Joint Team, All Team meetings, Fourth Day, Next Step Gatherings, and Closings for children 6 and under ONLY. Please call 360-254-8818 or email liwagar@juno.com if you will need this service.

Teams are being assembled for the Fall Walks and Summer Chrysalis’. Work and Sponsor applications for both the Walk and Chrysalis can be found online at WWW.OTWTE.COM or call Linda Wagar 360-254-8818 for copies. All money sent in is considered a donation, not fees, and will not be refunded if you or your Pilgrim/Caterpillar do not attend the event.

Registrar Information: Send all Pilgrims and Butterfly applications (current ones are on the website) to OTWTE, c/o Registrar, 4729 SW Taylors Ferry, Portland OR, 97219. Please indicate on envelope: Walk or Chrysalis

Worker Applications: Send all Work applications to OTWTE, c/o Team Selection (indicate Walk or Chrysalis), 4729 SW Taylors Ferry, Portland OR, 97219

Walk Community Information
Walk to Emmaus #60 Men’s: April 7-10, 2005; Women’s: April 21-24, 2005Salem UMC 600 State St Salem, OR 97301 (503) 364-6709

Traveling Directions: Take I-5 south to the SALEM PARKWAY/OR-99E BUSINESS exit, exit number 260A. Merge onto Salem Pkwy. Go about 3 miles. Turn a slight left onto Commercial St. NE. Turn Left onto Center St. NE. Turn Right onto High St NE. Turn Left onto State St. It is on the corner of State St. and Church St.

Community, please watch for signs directing you to your entrance area.

Send-off (Thur.): Apr. 7 & Apr. 21, 2005			Sunday Love Team: Apr. 10 & Apr. 24, 2005
Fellowship time at 7:00pm			Crews needed at: 7:00am; 12:00pm; 5:00pm
Gathering and send-off at 8:00pm
			TO WORK, PLEASE CONTACT:
Saturday Love Team: April 9 & April 23, 2005			Men: Bob Jewett 360-262-9532 (Chehalis) bobjj@myexcel.com
Arrive at 6:00pm; eat before you come.			Women: Julie Lemmond 503 645 5637 jtlemmond@comcast.net
Gather in the Sanctuary.
TO WORK, PLEASE CONTACT:			Closing (Sun.): Apr. 10 & Apr. 24, 2005
Men: Bob Jewett 360-262-9532 (Chehalis) bobjj@myexcel.com
Women: John Ganzer 503 472 8835		jganzer@viclink.com
Candlelight Service (Sat.):
Community arrives at 7:30pm	Worship begins at 8:00pm
Women- please wear dressy dresses… preferably dark colors.			These are areas where YOU can be a part of the blessing.
Men- dark pants, white shirt, dark tie or bow tie.			Come share the Community events listed above. Serve on the Saturday or
			Sunday Love Teams. The hardest area to fill is after Closing. See above for
			the names & numbers of contact people.

Treasurer’s Report

Cash balance on 3-09-2005 is $ 2,221.70.

This amount is barely enough to cover April food costs for the Walks. We need some larger donations to help cover the liability insurance, as well. Please consider an additional DONATION to cover other Walk Expenses. These donations may be sent directly to my address. I am able to provide a tax contribution receipt upon your request. Many thanks, Earl Pickett

OTWTE c/o Earl Pickett, Treasurer, (503) 614-8020 ejhope@quixnet.net 2765 NW John Olsen Ave #G92 Hillsboro, OR 97124-7179

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CLASS OF 2005		CLASS OF 2006	CLASS OF 2007
Jay Gregory, President		Earl Pickett, Treasurer	Ted Lemmond, President Elect
Marsha Gregory		Bill Loos	Julie Lemmond
Larry Allen		Chuck Ford	Mike Davis	Terry Swanson
Mona Clark		Kevin Davies	Greg Nelson
Ed Clark		Open Clergy position	Rev. Karen Nelson
OTWTE BOARD/COMMITTEE POSITIONS 2005
COMMUNICATIONS :	LARRY ALLEN	HUMAN RESOURCES:	JULIE LEMMOND
Event Registrar	Larry Allen	Joint Team Meeting	Ed & Mona Clark
Community Info Coord	Ron Wagar	Team Resource	Linda Wagar
Web Site	Greg Nelson	Team Selection	Bill Loos, Judy Carroll
Rooster Booster Editor	Linda Wagar, Interim Editor	Director Training	Linda Wagar, Bill Loos
Production	Karen Haines	Speaker Training	Bill Loos, Mona Clark, Walk VD, Speaker Rep
Mailing List	Ron Wagar	Clergy Training

COMMUNITY AGAPE: LARRY ALLEN WALK RESOURCES: TED LEMMOND

Community Contact: Terry Swanson Cmmnty Quartermaster: Leah Such CLERGY: ________________ Songbooks Sue Kitchin NOMINATIONS : JAY GREGORY, Bill Loos Historian Marsha Gregory CHRYSALIS: KEVIN HOHNBAUM Librarian (manuals) Linda Wagar

FOURTH DAY: CHUCK FORD

Fourth Day Training Chuck Ford EXECUTIVE BOARD-President: Jay Gregory Fourth Day Packets Mike Davis President Elect: Ted Lemmond 1^st Vice President: Bill Loos Gatherings Julie Lemmond 2^nd Vice President: Larry Allen Treasurer: Earl Pickett Reunion Groups Julie Lemmond Secretary: Marsha Gregory Clergy: _________________ SITE SELECTION: ED CLARK

STEWARDSHIP: KAREN NELSON

Questions have surfaced regarding the presence of a Board Representat ive in the Inn during a Walk to Emmaus weekend. Why are "they" doing this? How is this going to work? Don't "they" trust us? Are "we" being "monitored"?

The answers have to do with recommendations from the International Emmaus model and Board accountability. The International Emmaus organization holds each community's Board of Directors accountable for the conduct and quality of Walk to Emmaus weekends. The model provides for a Board Representative to be part of the leadership table located in the back of the "conference room" (Inn). Your Oregon Trails Walk to Emmaus Board has decided to come part way toward the model and at least have a Board Rep sitting in on the activities directly affecting the new Pilgrims.

The International recommendation is t hat a Board Member sit in on each Walk weekend with no other duties or responsibilities but to observe the process. The aim is to identify what works well during the weekend and what doesn't work as well as it could. The Board Rep then consults with the team following the Walk, soliciting ideas and feedback on his or her observations. These thoughts are taken back to the Board for follow-up so that the next set(s) of Walks might be better experiences for the Pilgrims. The Board is taking on this transit ion step at this time because many changes were included in the Fall Walks at Vancouver First UMC. First hand observation is the most effective way to determine if the changes work or need revision.

The International model has the Board Rep in the Inn as the designated liaison with the community Board during the weekend in case the Lay Director or Spiritual Director on the Walk ask for advice. The Board Rep is specifically charged with not stepping in to offer unsolicited advice or comment. Members of the team are trusted to complete their part in the weekend within the scope of the task that each has voluntarily accepted. No one but our Lord, Jesus Christ is "in charge" of the weekend.

As to the monitoring question, the answer is a qualified "yes". The process is being monitored to see how team members and Pilgrims respond. The participants are not being monitored for how well they work within the process. The goal is to provide the best weekend experience we can on the "Emmaus Road", both now and on into the future.

Jay Gregory for the OTWTE Board

March 2005

This time around I have lots on my mind and no way to express it all. In the last 27 months, since accepting the OTWTE community's trust, I have watched events and issues unfold within the community setting that have little to do with the Walk to Emmaus charter: Build up the Church by ministry to and revitalization of the leaders within the church. As part of the Body of Christ, we are called by God through Grace to a special ministry within Christ's Church. We are not called to police the Pilgrims placed before us by the Holy Spirit at work in the community. Nor are we to judge lest we reject the Grace extended to us.

Grace is always present. But the truth of Grace is that to be received, Grace must be accepted by the receiver. God advances Grace to us, but if we don't receive the offered Grace, we do not benefit from that Gift. We cannot receive Grace if our hands are full of "stuff" - things, issues, and thoughts - "stuff" that separates us from God and our neighbors. Repentance is the process by which we drop the "stuff" and open our hands towards God and the Gift of Grace (some of the things I've learned in my current study "What's so Amazing About Grace").

I am about to do something I feel harms the long-term health of the community - work in the Inn while serving on the board of directors. A month ago, while receiving the report from the Lay Director of the upcoming Men's Walk at a Board meeting, I was offered the chance to take some of the pressure off the leadership team organizing the Walk. I took that opportunity to extend a measure of Grace to my friends and colleagues in the community. I put aside my thoughts on the matter and acted out of Love. I do not hold this up as something special, but as part of the normal Christian response to adverse circumstance as I understand the call. I cannot ask another, as a leader in the community, to do what I have not already done. I also understand better what motivates my brothers and sisters serving on the Board to work while serving the community in that position of leadership. I repent of my "stuff", at least this portion of it, and turn closer to God - my hands hold on to less stuff, so there is more room for Grace.

As we continue to work through the issues that face the community, we all need to reflect on our mission as a community and how we might benefit from the Grace God extends to each and every one in the community. How can we make that Grace visible to the Pilgrims we serve? How can we be agents of Grace with each other? How can we be the Body of Christ to the World? Reflect and pray on these questions.

Elsewhere in this issue, the Editor is printing an explanation of what the Board Representative does and doesn't do while serving in the Inn. Please take the opportunity to read and reflect on that explanation in light of what you have read

Jay Gregory utilboss@adelphia.net 360-636-0864 (Longview)

For the OTWTE Board of Directors

URGENT Prayer Request! From John and Kathy Alden ~~~ Kathy Alden was diagnosed with leukemia in March of 04. Since then she has gone through several months in the hospital both in Eugene and Portland OHSU. After a lot of chemotherapy she was given an autologuous stem cell transplant. This is where they harvested her own stem cells and then has them reintroduced after a very heavy chemotherapy treatment. It has been several months since the procedure was done and, although at first successful, it now appears that she is coming out of remission. The last procedure available to her is to find a donor with DNA close enough to hers that she will not reject their stem cells or bone marrow. We have less than 2 months to find a match after she comes out of remission, which appears will happen within the month. In most areas the Red Cross would be the organization to contact to find out how you can get registered with the National Marrow Donor Program. To become a donor involves a little time and the drawing of a little blood to be analyzed. For those individuals in her condition the only hope they have is finding a match. John & Kathy Alden

Please HELP! WILL YOU PLEASE CONSIDER BEING A DONOR? For more information, please contact John Alden 541-726-0803 johngalden@yahoo.com or Linda Wagar 360-254-8818 liwagar@juno.com

Men’s Walk # 60 "In The Power of His Love" April 7-10, 2005 Salem UMC.

God has always provided for our needs and has always given us the strength to endure the trials. He loves us so much, even in spite of our weakness and sin, that He continues to give His grace and love to us. I have never been a patient person. He began a work in me 10 years ago to show me the need to wait on Him. I still want things to happen according to my schedule, so I have not learned all my lessons yet. The phrase, "Please be patient with me, God is not finished with me yet" rings so true for my own need to be patient with God as He works through me with the "Power of His Love". I am ready to rise up and soar on eagle’s wings, but He says to keep working, there is more to teach me as I grow in Him. I can't go on without the "Power of His Love" sustaining me. Just a note about the needs for this walk. Jesus needs you to work and there are several openings on the teams. Call or email Wayne or me, pray and prepare to sponsor Pilgrims. God will use us all.

In the Power of His Love, Bob Jewett- Lay Director 360-262-9532 (Chehalis) bobjj@myexcel.com Wayne Pueschel- Vice Director 360-673-7748 dnwpueschel@yahoo.com

Women’s Walk #60 “JOY” April 21-24, 2005 Salem UMC

The theme for Women's Walk #60 is JOY, and there is JOY in the air. At this point the Women's Walk has a full team. Nancy and I are very excited and ready to go. God has been very faithful in putting together our teams. Even when something has come up and folks have had to drop out for some reason, another person has been there waiting to serve. We are thrilled about the number of first time workers. We welcome them and know they have been blessed to be a blessing. Our prayer now is for more pilgrims. It is good stewardship of our time and dollars to have a full Inn. If you have been praying about someone going on the walk ask them now. If God's timing is right it is not too late. March 19th is the deadline. Call Larry Allen (our Event Registrar) 503-252-6871 or allenl@pacifier.com and let him know an application is coming in the mail.

Prayerfully and Joyfully Yours,Genne Sherman and Nancy Rice 503-472-6404 4dgsherman@onlinemac.com

Girls’ Chrysalis #21 "More Like You" August 18-21, 2005 Woodburn UMC

The next Girls Chrysalis flight will be August 18 -21. The theme, "More Like You," speaks of a call to discipleship and learning to live our lives more Like Jesus. Spots are still available in the Cocoon for several youth speakers and table leaders, as well as in the background on the Agaperations Team. As a reminder, husbands and wives can work together in the background. Most importantly, if you know of a young woman to whom you'd like to give the gift of a closer walk with the Lord, please pray about sponsoring her as a Caterpillar. What better way to arm our daughters and their friends with God's strength and protection as they end their summer and prepare to head back to all the challenges of the school year? Your prayers for God to direct all aspects of the Flight and to prepare the hearts of the Caterpillars and workers are greatly appreciated.

In Christ, Jane Mulholland, Lay Director 503-463-8251 jmulholl@wvi.com

NEEDED: Do you have a floral license with the ability to purchase flowers for the Walk? Would you be willing to help out during any of the Walk events? NEEDED: Rooster Booster Editor. Help available. MISSING: LOTS of manuals, talk outlines (even copyrighted downloads), songbooks and chord books! Please return soon!

Would you like to make changes to your Rooster Booster delivery? Address change? Want it emailed or snail-mailed? Contact: Linda Wagar, 360-254-8818 Liwagar@juno.com

WINGS

Chrysalis News and Information !

You can make a difference and we need you!!!

What?
Chrysalis is a weekend of spiritual renewal and discovery for youth wishing to develop a
deeper understanding of what it means to be a Christian.
We need you to sponsor caterpillars and we need you to help us serve our Lord and our
youth by working the flights.

Why?

“If I could only use one word to describe my Chrysalis experience, it would be the word amazing. Chrysalis helped put the passion and fire for God back in my heart. I met the most incredible bunch of girls and had so much fun getting to know each one of them. It is an awe -inspiring experience that will stay with you forever--it definitely did for me.” Rachel, Chrysalis #17

"I went into my Chrysalis weekend expecting to make friends and have fun (which I did, by the way). However, my casual weekend of fun, turned into a life-changing encounter with an amazing God and His amazing love. As I went through the three-day process of dying, rising, and flying with Christ, I felt like I did become a new creation and truly experienced, in a million different ways, God's unfathomable, boundless love for me. I have been a Christian most of my life, and I know a lot about what God is about, but until Chrysalis, I really didn't know who He was. Chrysalis gave me a new view of my relationship with God, making me recognize that He is constantly seeking for me, and leaving me longing to seek Him." ttyl, Grace

Who?

Youth ages 15-23 who are interested in discovering and building a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

When?

Boys Flight – August 11-14, 2005 Girls Flight – August 18-21, 2005

The application deadline is July 22!

Where?

Woodburn United Methodist Church, Woodburn, Oregon

How?

Call or email Kevin Hohnbaum – 503-949-8222 or hohnbaum@wvi.com Or Jane Mulholland – 503-463-8251 or jmulholl@wvi.com

OREGON TRAILS WALK TO EMMAUS

Men’s Walk #60 “In The Power of His Love” April 7-10, 2005 Salem UMC

Director: JESUS CHRIST Board Representative: Bill Loos Lay Director: Bob Jewett Speaker Representative: Ed Clark Vice Director: Wayne Pueschel Priorities: Jim Southwood Head Clergy: John Unger BU: Alan Rosenberg Team: Mike Runyan Priesthood: Greg Ego

Ron Bower BU: David Hammond _{Please mail}

Life/Piety: Bob Beck _{Agape to:}Head Cha: Chuck Colegrove BU: Steve Kucera _{Phil Petrequin;}Team: Mike Jordan Grow/Study: Jay Gregory 15600 SE Sunnyside Rd. Jim Southwood BU: Gene Fosburg Clackamas, OR 97015

Mick Allen Chr. Action: Jim Kendoll By April 2, 2005 Head Music: Bob Southard BU: Mike Davis Team: Kevin Hohnbaum Discipleship: Bill Brink Ted Lemmond BU: Clint White_____________ Chng/World: Leo Roberts

BU: Ray Rudie Head Agape : Phil Petrequin Body/Christ: Jim Fleagle Team: James Colegrove BU: Ian Finseth

David Hoffman David Petrequin Head Decorations : Mike Brown Douglas Brininstool Team: Gary Hoffman Darrell Johnson Bob Crass _____________ John Works _____________ Bob Platts

Head Kitchen: Dave KettererDean Anderson

Team: Kris Johnson John Ganzer Jay Kitchin Perry Young Craig Soleim BG Clergy: Al Fischer Doug Van Ness Mike Shreve Rob Dudra BG Music: _____________ Bill Brumfield Recorder: Perry Petrequin Ed Otton Sacristans: Dean Lookingbill

____________Quartrmster: Dick ShermanSat. Love: _____________Sun. Love: Dick/Genne ShermanCandlelight: _____________

PILGRIMS (for spelling changes: contact Linda Wagar- 360-254-8818 liwagar@juno.com)

Steve Bell	Dave Boyce	Alex Brandstetter	Mike McCulloch
Timothy Berg	Don Branch	Gerry Etchison	Marshall Wattman-Turner
		Ron Kraske

OREGON TRAILS WALK TO EMMAUS

Women’s Walk #60 “JOY” April 21-24, 2005 Salem UMC

Director: JESUS CHRIST Board Representative: Marsha Gregory Lay Director: Genne Sherman Speaker Representative: Patsy Bixler Vice Director: Nancy Rice Priorities: June Petrequin Head Clergy: Carley Friesen BU: Krissy Wood Team: Frank Brocker Priesthood: Karen Peterson Doug Rose BU: Wilma Doane Head Cha: Teri Stinson Life/ Piety: Judy Duncan Team: Gretchen Ganzer BU: Nancy Rasmussen

JJ JewettGrow/Study: Sharon Wood ^{Please mail}

Patti Rose BU: Louise Clarkson Agape to: Head Music: June Petrequin Chr. Action: Delia Hammond ^{Julie Frichtl} Team: Barb Brocker BU: Linda Miller ^{2398 Margery} Debbie Day Discipleship: Susan Means ^{West Linn, OR} Ellen Unger BU: Ann Albritton ⁹⁷⁰⁶⁸

Chng/World: Jeri Wong ^{By April 16, 2005} Head Agape : Julie Frichtl BU: Pat Jarrard Team: Nancy Bishop Body/Christ: Jeanette Frank Amanda Lawson BU: Shirley Colegrove Sally Works Dana Kucera Head Decorations : Jane Monroe Dena Rosenberg Team: Paula Petrequin Dana Smothers Kris Monroe Pat McGarrough Janet Sipe

Head Kitchen: Glenda PlantPatsy Pentecost

Team: Dana Keese Ladeena Bell Paula Chenea Alma Beck Cheryl Middleton Leora Phelps Joan Extrom BG Clergy: Bruce Wenigmann Debbie Rich BG Music: Patti Risdal Jan Plumbley Recorders: Holly Goodman Gypsy Alderman Ann Ireton Ann Clabaugh Sacristans: Bev Buffington Janet Beutler Kathy Sargent

Sat. Love: John Ganzer Quartrmster: Dick Sherman Sun. Love: Julie Lemmond Man @ Town: Bruce Frichtl Candlelight: ______________

PILGRIMS (for spelling changes: contact Linda Wagar- 360-254-8818 liwagar@juno.com)

Laverne Barnett	Laurie Butler	Sabrina Johnson	Cathy Martell
Wendy Jo Berg	Doris Clark	Ilene Kemper	Carolyn McCulloch
Donna Boyce	Janice Edmondson	Sue Kraske	Betty Rufus
Justi Branch	Pat Ford	Sharon Kulick	Karen Van Vleck
Barbara Burgess	Janet Hanson	Tami Lybeck