Oregon Trails Walk to Emmaus
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Attn: Rooster Booster
Interim Editor:
Linda Wagar
360-254-8818
liwagar(at)juno.com
President’s Letter
As the community prepares for the Walks in
October and November, please pray for all involved. Pray for the Pilgrims. Pray
for the Lay Directors and the core teams, the speakers and backups, the team
members in the
Here is the latest OTWTE community business: Remember to vote for board members on the included ballot. We will announce the new members in the January RB. Also, there is an article regarding replacing the trailer. Due to scheduling conflicts it was difficult to have a quorum of the board during the summer. Currently, two/thirds of the entire board is required for a quorum. It was discussed at the September board meeting to lower that requirement to 51%. Our by-laws require notification of the entire community to make this change. At the November meeting we will be voting on this issue. If you would like to comment please contact a board member or you are welcome to attend the board meeting. A fellow servant in Christ, Ron Wagar, 360-254-8818; rwagar(at)pacifier.com
Sponsorship: In the Day Four booklet, found in your Fourth Day packet received during your walk, chapter 8 talks about Being a Good Sponsor. “The strength of any Emmaus community is a direct result of that community’s recruiting practices.”. And later, “Emmaus is designed to spiritually renew church members who, in turn, can Christianize their environments.”. Many times, The Upper Room Walk to Emmaus specifically states Emmaus pilgrims are to be active church members. They stress the importance of church member renewal through the Walk to Emmaus movement. In this context a church member is anyone who attends and participates in the church’s activities, whether they have or have not joined the membership roles of the church. The Day Four booklet also emphasizes the importance of sponsorship in the relationship with the pilgrim before, during and after the Walk weekend. The personal contact you have with your pilgrim is important. Obviously people we meet and talk with each week in church are the most likely people to be sponsored. As a refresher here are the 10 suggested steps when you find a prospective pilgrim. 1. Pray 2. Make an Appointment. 3. The invitation. 4. The Commitment. 5. Continuing preparation. 6. Weekend Responsibilities. 7. Remember Day Four. 8. Back to the church. 9. Understand Emmaus. 10. Help the pilgrim to Sponsor. For more details see the Day Four booklet and talk with your sponsor. There is a separate booklet from the Upper Room called Sponsorship which can help as well.
Fine dining, singing,
special program, worship Candlelight
attire
Saturday, December 7,
2002, gather at 6:00 p.m., dinner served at 6:30 p.m.
1st United
Sponsored by AAMEN
Reunion Group of
For more information, e-mail Wayne Pueschel at dnpueschel(at)yahoo.com or call
360-573-2002
RSVP with payment of $12.50 per person for early
reservations by November 16, 2002.
After November 16, price is $15.00 per person.
Reservations close November 30, 2002.
Banquet limited to 75 people.
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“PREPARE YE THE
WAY” THIRD ANNUAL EMMAUS GATHERING
BANQUET
Name
________________________________________________________________
Address
_______________________________________________________________
City _________________________________ St
_____________ Zip ____________
Telephone ___________________________ E-Mail ___________________________
Number of people attending _________________
Dinner choices: chicken(C ), salmon(S ), Veggie(V )
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Amount of payment enclosed
$_____________________________________________
Please make checks payable to OTWTE and send to
OTWTE, c/o Jim Kay,
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Ballot- 2002
Please vote for 4 for the
class of 2005
Mail your ballot by: November 2, 2002
Send Ballot to:
Oregon Trails Walk to Emmaus/
Ballot
4729 SW Taylors Ferry,
_____ _____ Larry Allen
_____ _____ Judy
Carroll
_____ _____ Jay Gregory
_____ _____ Bill
Loos
_____ _____ Nancy
Pueschel
_____ _____ Janet
Sipe
_____ _____ Larry
Sipe
Women's
Walk #55 “Holy Presence” November
7-10, 2002 1st UMC
Praise God! He continues to bless us with a team of
dedicated servants. Our wonderful teams have been meeting and planning for an
awesome weekend. We are looking forward to sharing the boundless grace of God
with the women He has chosen to be a part of this Walk. God is
wonderful and we are seeking to serve Him and His Pilgrims. Please continue to
pray for the teams, the pilgrims, and the sponsors. Our desire is to be in His Holy Presence.
In His Service,
Lay Director, Suzie Wuitschick
Vice Director,
Maria Kay
360-254-5000 suziew(at)quixnet.net
360-574-5623 maria.kay(at)attbi.com
Greeting in the name of the risen Christ, from your
servants Bill and Jim. We have been blessed with a full team of talented and
faithful men, who are working towards moving our Pilgrims to a closer
relationship with their Lord. The
Bill Loos- Lay Director 503 284-2598
billyloos(at)aol.com
Jim Wastradowski-Vice Director 360 335-8534
Location: 1st United
Traveling Directions: Coming
from the south: Take I-5 north to
Send-off –
Thursday, Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 – Community gathers at 7
p.m.; Pilgrims arrive no later than 7:30 p.m. (Please notify Lay Directors if
this is not possible); send-off at 8 p.m.
Saturday
Love Team – Saturday, Oct. 26 and Nov. 9 – arrive before 6pm; Eat
before you come. NO dinner will be available at the church. Contacts: Men’s: Heather and Julie Piazza, 503-557-0135, greengables(at)hotmail.com Women’s:
Jim Kay, 574-5623, james.kay(at)attbi.com
Candlelight
Service – Saturday, Oct. 26 and Nov. 9 – 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.
Mananitas –
Sunday, Oct. 27 and Nov. 10 – Community gathers at 5:40 a.m.;
sing at 6 a.m. Flowers will be provided; please do not bring special flowers or
gifts. Gender specific, please.
Sunday Love Team – Sunday, Oct. 27 and Nov. 10 – First
crew at approx. 7 a.m.; second crew 12:00pm; final crew after closing. Contact: Men’s and Women’s: Linda Wagar, 360-254-8818, liwagar(at)juno.com
Sunday Closing – Community gathers at 2:30
p.m.; Closing begins at 3:30 p.m.
Upcoming
Events!
At First United
October 12, 2002- Joint Team
November 23, 2002- Fourth Day Gathering
At Salmon Creek UMC, Vancouver:
Jan 2-5,
2003- Boys Chrysalis Flight #10 LD:
Jim Kay “Want To Live My Life For You”
Jan 16-19, 2003 (tentative) Girls Chrysalis Flight LD: TBA
At McMinnville UMC:
Feb 20-23, 2003- Men’s Walk #56 LD: John Alden
March 7-10, 2003- Women’s Walk #56 LD: Ann Albritton
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PREPARE TO BE BLESSED |
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A NEW
TRAILER FOR THE COMMUNITY |
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I was not able to work an entire Walk
last year, |
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What an opportunity! The reality of a new trailer |
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but really
wanted to help where I could, so I |
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to store
the supplies for our Walks and Flights |
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volunteered
to be the Sunday Love Chair. I was |
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is on the
horizon. The Quartermasters have
always |
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asked to
put together a couple of teams to help |
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done a
fantastic job of keeping our materials and |
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clean the
church on Sunday in order to put it back |
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supplies
ready and available for us. Because
much |
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the way it
was found on Thursday before set-up. |
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of this
is stored and moved to each location, the |
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The team
was difficult to fill for a number of reasons. |
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new
trailer will make their job easier. |
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Some people
I called declined in order to attend |
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The trailer is an integral part of our
Walks and |
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their own
church services or had other responsibilities. |
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Flights. Our present trailer has served us well |
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But I think
others declined because they had heard |
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over many
years. It is, however, older with
water |
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that the
Sunday Love Team works HARD. All in
all, I |
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leaks and
inadequate shelving and storage. |
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ended up getting
a lot of exercise. (I could have used |
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It is
also heavier, making it more difficult to find a |
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an Emmaus
shower!) But I was completely blessed |
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truck
large enough to move it to each location. |
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because I
knew that I was really helping out
some |
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After much consideration and research,
plans |
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tired
people who had been working hard all weekend. |
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are being
made to purchase a new trailer. This
has |
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To all of those called to be servants in
the Lord, |
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been
approved by the Emmaus Board, and the |
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there are
some experiences that teach you about |
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process
of purchasing has already begun. The
new |
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having
your heart in the right place. One of
those is |
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trailer
will be designed with adjustable shelving to |
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being a
servant on a Love Team. God honors |
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accommodate
our storage needs. |
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our
efforts and blesses us beyond measure as we |
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A letter will be going out in the near
future to the |
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serve
Him. You may think serving on a Love
Team |
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members
of the Emmaus Community. It will
explain |
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Team is a
less important function of the Body of Christ |
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how you
can donate to this project if you would |
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on a
Walk. Instead you find that you are indispensable! |
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like to
be part of this exciting update and change. |
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I Cor. 12:4-7 says, "There are
different kinds of gifts, |
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Edson
Gilmore, Emmaus Board, Stewardship |
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but the
same Spirit. There are different kinds
of |
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service, but
the same Lord. There are different
kinds of |
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working,
but the same God works all of them in all of us. |
From Gayle Wright- Treasurer |
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Now to
each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given |
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Hi everyone
.. just some friendly reminders from |
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for the
common good." Continue on and
read how you |
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your
Treasurer. 1) Please remember to indicate |
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can be a
part of the Body of Christ in Emmaus in |
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what your
check is for on the comment line at the |
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verses
14-27. And call to volunteer for a
Love Team! |
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bottom of
the check. This helps track funds more |
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DeColores! Mariana Peters |
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accurately. 2)
We need everyone to pay their |
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Walk
fees… even if you have expenses to be |
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From John Alden- LD: |
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reimbursed. Please do not wait and deduct your fee |
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The
weekend is set and the Lord has provided a |
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from your
expenses. We need to keep these two |
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location!. The Men's Winter Walk #56 will be |
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areas
separate. Thanks for your help. |
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Feb.
20-23, 2003 in McMinnville. At this
point |
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3)
Everyone needs to get their reimbursement |
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all
positions need to be filled. We are
hoping to |
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requests in
from the last set of flights. We want |
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have a
team of 1/3 experienced, 1/3 new, and |
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to get
you paid off as quickly as possible. |
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1/3
individuals moving into leadership positions. |
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4)
Please remember to check with your manual or in |
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Now is
the time to be thinking about and |
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your
Director regarding budgets for each of the |
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praying
for the Winter Walks. Be thinking
about |
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teams… we need to stay as close to those |
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potential
Pilgrims. Please consider working the |
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expense
totals as we can. |
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Walk and
send in your application. I truly look |
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Thanks to everyone- we are healthy as far
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forward
to working with you and having the Lord |
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funds
go. Thanks for all your help in
keeping us |
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guide us through
another successful Walk. |
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that
way. Blessings to you all. Let me know if you |
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John
Alden 541-726-0803 jalden(at)efn.org |
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need
anything. Gayle
Wright 503- 524-8668 gaylewri(at)aol.com |
Team lists for upcoming Walks available by emailing liwagar(at)juno.com