Publication months: January, April, July and September. 2002. The Rooster Booster, Rooster Booster updates and application forms to sponsor or work a Walk or Chrysalis are posted regularly on our Web site: www.otwte.com
Address: Oregon Trails,
Walk to Emmaus, 4729 SW Taylor's Ferry, Portland, Oregon 97219
Ron Wagar, President – 503-623-8086, e-mail otwtedecolores(at)aol.com
Gayle Wright, Treasurer
– 503-524-8668, e-mail gaylewri(at)aol.com
Mildred Goe Carl
Sullivan Edie Briggs Jim Kendoll Rev. Jonathan Enz Linda Wagar Ron Stull Rev. Edson Gilmore Tom Peters Mariana Peters Jim Wastradowski Kay Wastradowski
The OTWTE Board meets regularly at 9:00 a.m. on the second Saturday of
every month at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lake Oswego
PRESIDENT'S
LETTER
To the Emmaus Community,
As I am sitting here at
the computer reflecting on what has transpired in the last few months, I'm
reminded of some dear Emmaus friends who are, at this very moment, with our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is not possible to imagine how wonderful
heaven will be, to stand at the throne of God and be in awe, even after 10,000
years. The glory of heaven awaits.
And still, God calls us
to serve Him where we are. He assigned us the task of being His light to a
troubled world. And part of being an Emmaus member is actively serving in a
local church and in your community. Our first priority is within the local
church. Ask God for guidance. Where is God calling you to minister? Who should you encourage? A family member, a neighbor, a fellow
worker, someone involved within your church or community? As a part of the body
of Christ, allow me to encourage you to pray. Pray for
family members, for
church leaders and members, for our nation's leaders, for the people of all
nations.
As well, continue to
pray for the summer Chrysalis and aall Walks.
Pray for the leadership, sponsors, caterpillars and pilgrims. Your support in sponsoring and participating
in Love Teams is vital to our Emmaus and Chrysalis community.
And keep your eyes
toward heaven and to the Author and Perfector of our Faith, Jesus Christ.
In Him, Ron Wagar
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August 8-11, 2002 – Boys’ Chrysalis #9 – “Masterpiece of God – McMinnville UMC
Lay Director: Ed Clark,
1519 Harbor Dr, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-472-3574, e-mail: edmona(at)msn.com
Youth Lay Director,
Brian Bixler
August 15-18, 2002 – Girls’ Chrysalis Flight #17– “Amazing Love” - McMinnville UMC
Lay Director and Youth Lay Director: Jane and Anna Monroe, 503-843-2852, 19200 SW Canyon Rd, Sheridan, OR 97378, e-mail: Monroe(at)viclink.com
October 24-27, 2002 -
Men’s Walk #55 - "Mirrored Here" – 1st UMC, Vancouver
Lay Director, Bill Loos,
3424 NE 55th, Portland, OR 97213, 503-284-2598,
e-mail: billyloos(at)aol.com
Vice Director, Jim Wastradowski, PO Box 42, Washougal, WA 98671, 360-573-6393
November 7-10, 2002 – Women’s Walk #55 – “Holy Presence” – 1st UMC, Vancouver
Lay Director: Suzie Wuitschick, 2418 NE 105th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98664, 360-254-5000, e-mail: suziew(at)quixnet.net
Vice Director: Marie Kay, 11000 NW 21st Ave, Vancouver, WA 98685, 360-574-5623, e-mail: maria.kay!attbi.com
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OTWTE BOARD POSITIONS
COMMUNICATIONS: RON STULL, 503-245-3773, cheeta38(at)attbi.com
Walk Registrar Ron Stull
Board Registrar Carl Sullivan, 503-794-0146, carl(at)vpcc.com
Rooster Booster
Editor TBA
Production TBA
Mailing List Carl Sullivan
Assistant TBA
COMMUNITY
AGAPE: MILDRED GOE, 541-354-1432, milgoe(at)aol.com
Community Contact Patti Risdal
NOMINATIONS: JIM KENDOLL, 360-835-2409, jkendoll(at)integrity.com
Jim Wastradowski
Kay Wastradowski
SITE SELECTION: RON STULL
Jim Kendoll
Third TBA
TEAM TRAINING: LINDA WAGAR, 360-254-8818, liwagar(at)juno.com
Team Resource/TLC Linda
Wagar, Gayle Wright
Team Selection Sally Bodine, Jim Wastradowski, Kay
Wastradowski
Lay Director Training Team
Resource & Team Selection
Speaker Training Team
Resource, Vice Director & Speaker Representative
Clergy Training Rev. Jonathan Enz
Joint Team Meeting Team
Resource & Team Selection
FOURTH DAY EDIE BRIGGS, 503-657-6507, ediebriggs(at)aol.com
Fourth Day Training TBA
Fourth Day Packets Millie
Maier
Gatherings TBA
Reunion Groups TBA
STEWARDSHIP: REV.
EDSON GILMORE, 503-981-6558, ednadine(at)open.org
RESOURCES: JIM WASTRADOWSKI, 360-335-8534
Quartermaster Dick & Genne Sherman
Songbooks Doug
White
Historian Millie Goe
CLERGY: REV. JONATHAN ENZ, 541-847-3235,
drevenz(at)monroetel.com
Rev. Edson Gilmore
CHRYSALIS:
CHRYSALIS
CHAIR
President: Ron Wagar, 360-254-8818, rwagar(at)pacifier.com
1st Vice President: Kay Wastradowski, 360-335-8534
2nd Vice President: Tom Peters, 503-324-2021, tmpeters(at)teleport.com
Secretary: Edie Briggs, 503-657-6507, ediebriggs(at)aol.com
Treasurer: Gayle Wright, 503-524-8668, gaylewri(at)aol.com
Clergy: Jonathan Enz, 541-847-3235, drevenz(at)monroetel.com
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MEN’S
WALK #55 - "MIRRORED HERE"
Greetings, in Christ's name, from your
servants, Bill and Jim. God has been so gracious in supplying us with a full
team this early in the Walk. For those who would like to support this Walk, we
still need help
on both the Saturday
Night Love Team (Chair is Mariana Peters), and/or Sunday Love Team (Chair is
Linda Wagar). There is no application neededto work these teams, just give them
a call. These two teams are in many ways the most important on the Walk, so
please help fill them.
Don't forget to sponsor
a pilgrim and if you are sponsoring, come join us for Send Off, Candlelight,
and Closing. Please remember the pilgrim, teams, and us in your prayer.
In His love and ours,
Lay Director, Bill Loos,
503-284-2598, e-mail: billyloos(at)aol.com
Vice Director, Jim Wastradowski, 360-573-6393
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WOMEN’S
WALK #55 "HOLY PRESENCE"
Praise the Lord! Our
teams are full! We are truly blessed with those who want to serve. If you would
like to help with the Love Teams, we need you.
Please pray about those
that you would like to Sponsor. We know that God has great things planned for
the Walk. Please continue to pray for all of us as we plan and prepare. We
desire that God's plan be our plan.
In His Service,
Lay Director, Suzie Wuitschick, 360-254-5000,
suziew(at)quixnet.net
Vice Director, Maria
Kay, 360-574-5623, maria.kay(at)attbi.com
"Step by Step"
He led us and "Step by Step" we followed. He blessed Walk #54 and all
who were involved beyond measure, and I give thanks to Him and to you for making the weekend a renewing
and uplifting experience for all. Let's strive to carry the spirit of Emmaus
with us every day.
In His love, Hazel Lefler
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Oregon Trails Chrysalis
is excited to present an opportunity for the whole community to participate in
a National Chrysalis Training presented by the Chrysalis International
Director, Reverend Sharlyn DeHaven Gates. The training will take place at
McMinnville UMC on June 22nd from 12-6 p.m. You do not need to have any
previous Chrysalis experience to attend. For more information, questions, or
directions, please e-mail beckisekerak(at)hotmail.com
<mailto:beckisekerak(at)hotmail.com> or call Becki at (503)775-8376.
BOYS CHRYSALIS #9 –
“MASTERPIECE OF GOD” – McMinnville UMC, August 8-11, 2002
Please pray and work
toward filling the Cocoon. We have the
beautiful and bountiful space. Now the
need is to full it with God’s children, love and grace. With the love and grace of God there will be
blessings upon blessing and the Caterpillars will fly. Send in those sponsor
forms, and be in prayer throughout the flight.
Come in person and see the work our Lord can do at send off and
candlelight. Come to closing and hear His word through the born again
butterflies of Boys Flight #9.
Lay Director: Ed Clark, 503-472-3574, e-mail: edmona(at)msn.com
Youth Lay
Director, Brian Bixler
GIRLS
CHRYSALIS #17 – ‘AMAZINE LOVE” – McMinnville UMC, August 15-18, 2002
Please be a part of this
weekend, and of moving the new caterpillars closer to Jesus. Plan on attending the candlelight service on
Saturday evening, and/or serving on a Saturday or Sunday Love team. This agape love for the team is really
appreciated. Above all, pray about whom to sponsor for the weekend. Sponsorship is a good way to share with
others the agape love we received during our own Walk or Chrysalis. Pray and ask God whom He would like to be
here this weekend. Then put your
intentions into action by sponsoring.
Lay Director and Youth
Lay Director: Jane and Anna Monroe, 503-843-2852, e-mail: Monroe(at)viclink.com
BOYS CHRYSALIS #9 AND GIRLS CHRYSALIS #17
Location: McMinnville UMC… located on 2nd St … a few blocks east of Hwy 99.
Send-off – Thursday, Aug. 8 and Aug. 15 – Caterpillars arrive at 6:30-7 pm- (Please notify lay directors if it is not possible to arrive before send-off); send-off at 7:45 p.m.
Saturday Love Team – Saturday, Aug. 10 and Aug. 17 – arrive before 6pm; eat before you come.
Candlelight Service – Saturday, Aug. 10 and Aug. 17 – Community gathers at 7:30 p.m.; worship begins promptly at 8 p.m. What to wear: Women – dressy dresses, preferably dark colors or black and white. Men – dark pants, white shirt, dark bow tie.
Sunday Love Team – Sunday, Aug. 11 and Aug. 18 – First crew at approx. 7 a.m.; second crew 12:00pm; final crew after closing.
Sunday Closing – Sunday, Aug. 11 and Aug. 18 – Community gathers at 2:30 pm- 3:00pm.;
enter closing at 3:30 p.m.
To volunteer for Love Teams, please contact Community
Coordinator: Linda Wagar…
360-254-8818 LiWagar(at)juno.com
Love Team Leaders will contact you with additional information.
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ROOSTER BOOSTER STAFF CHANGE
This will be the last issue for your current Rooster Booster production
staff. Editor Melisse Laing, Production manager Jan Cox, and Mailing
coordinator Karen Haines are relinquishing our positions after more than three
years. We have thoroughly enjoyed putting the Rooster Booster together but feel
it’s time to “pass the baton” … or in our case the computers.
We highly recommend these positions to any of you who would like to help our Emmaus community, be “on top” of what’s happening, and spread the good news to all of our members. The positions are not difficult and take a minimum amount of time. We have put together descriptions for all three jobs and will be happy to get you started. If you’re interested, please contact Board President Ron Wagar, 360-254-8818, rwagar(at)pacifier.com
I personally would like to thank Jan and Karen for their fantastic help; I couldn’t have done it without them. I would also like to thank Carl Sullivan and Ron Stull for their assistance and patience, Duane Sich who helped us set these up as “real” jobs, and Gloria Gibbs who has contributing “fillers” over the years. Thank you also to past board president Don Bodine (and Sally, of course) and current president Ron Wagar (and Linda, too). And last, but far from least, I would like all of you who have contributed, have switched from regular to e-mail versions and who have read our issues. God bless you!
Outgoing editor, Melisse Laing
LOVE TEAM PLEA
Workers needed! Not only are the fall Walks well under way, so are the events in McMinnville for the summer Chrysalis’. We are REALLY in need of many hands for love teams. These teams are so important for many reasons. First of all, the churches are gracious to allow us to “infiltrate” them for several weekends in a row. We want to repay them for their generosity. Second, the teams that have ministered all weekend are very tired. We serve the Body of Christ well to go in and relieve these tired, aching people who look forward to the relief we can bring.
The summer Walks will be August 8-11 and 15-18. We need many hands for Saturday and Sunday Love Teams who will be instrumental in… not only cleaning… but setting up and taking down several areas in the church in order to accommodate the large community we will have in attendance.
The Fall Walks will be at First UMC in Vancouver on Octover 24-27 and November 7-10. This is a large church and we need as many hands as possible to clean it up and set things right again.
Please
help us plan these teams well in advance of the events. We struggle to find willing hands and wonder
why this is the case. Won’t you help? Look for additional information in future
Rooster Boosters but don’t wait to sign up!
Let’s make this year the best ever for participation on our Love Teams.
For further information or TO SIGN UP… please call Linda Wagar- 360-254-8818 or email liwagar(at)juno.com.
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Prayers for The Pickett
Family - Earl, Tom and Jodi, Jim and Barb Schulz, and Mark and Patti Meyer –
over the death of Joyce Pickett on March 11, 2002. Joyce was a long-time member
of the Emmaus community.
Prayers also for Paul
Shew and his family over the death of Connie Shew on March 22, 2002. Death was
also a long-time Emmaus member and lay director.
A special thank you for
all the prayers from Mike and Jean Jordan during Mike's heart incident that
prevented him from participating as co-sacristan on Men's Walk #54. Mike is on
the mend after having two stints put into one of the heart arteries.
OTWTE has an online
prayer list. You can get there at www.otwte.com, Then
select the dove! If you have or know community concerns, you can email prayers
at prayers(at)otwte.
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CALLING ALL MUSICIANS
John Rahm is compiling a complete – he hopes - list of all those that
have been or would like to be on a music team. This would be very beneficial in
choosing music teams. We also are
talking about getting together once every two or three months to go over music
so we all know how the songs are done. Please send your name, address, phone
number and email to John Rahm, 1614 NW 105th Street, Vancouver, WA 98685, 360-574-0779, e-mail
CMPTRMN1(at)attbi.com
WHY NO SUMMER WALKS
There will be no summer
walk in the Bend area. This was
supposed to be an outreach walk, organized by folks in Central Oregon and
supported, staffed, and funded by our community in hopes of establishing
another community in Central Oregon.
However, as we talked with the folks in Bend who were heading it up, we
determined that it was a "stretch" at this time to be able to
schedule the walk at this time. We are still considering the Summer Walk for
possibly a Summer 2003 time frame.
Ron Stull
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LOST
AND FOUND
LOST: A babt quilt used
at the November o decorate one of the bathrooms. It was about 4 feet by 3 feet,
red border with little white stars in the border and about 12 cross stitched
pictures of rainbow colors embedded in it.
It was a gift when Lisa Budnik’s children were born. If you know of its whereabouts, call Lisa
Budnik at 360-571-9062 or e-mail lisa_budnik(at)hp.com
FOUND: From the last walk, a blue jacket GCT, XL. Philips Magnavox CD radio cassette recorder. They are both in the trailer. Call the Dick & Genne Sherman at 503 472-6404 or e-mail dgsherman(at)onlinemac.com