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Newsletter April, 2019
Greater Cincinnati
Emmaus/Chrysalis
Community
A Message from our Spiritual Director:
During the 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ, a poignant conversation takes place between Jesus and his mother. Following the brutality of a Roman scourging, Jesus falls beneath the heavy cross he is forced by the Roman Guard to drag through the streets of Jerusalem. Witnessing the excruciating pain Jesus is made to endure, Mary runs and kneels alongside of her son. She says, “I’m here.” Jesus replies, “See, mother, I make all things new.” Jesus’ words reflect God’s words as spoken through the prophet, Isaiah: “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness…” (Isaiah 43:19, ESV). As Christians, we believe that these words in Isaiah offer a foretaste to the crucifixion of Jesus. Both the Old and New Testaments witness to the belief that the death of Jesus marked the beginning of God’s new creation. Additionally, the cross has made possible both the justification and sanctification of those who place their faith in the person and grace of Christ. From the moment of our conversion, life is no longer the same. We become in the words of the Apostle Paul, new creatures. As you may know, life within the Greater Cincinnati Emmaus-Chrysalis Community is changing quickly. For many, Hyde Park United Methodist holds precious memories. Hyde Park is the location wherein you may have taken your pilgrim walk to Emmaus. The image of a beautiful sanctuary bathed in light brings about cherished memories. The thought of saying, “good bye,” to this sacred space is distressing. Yet, permit me to remind you that the God who blessed you with his presence at Hyde Park is the same God who will bless you in Greater Cincinnati’s new location at St. Paul Community. While certain places and moments embed themselves in our memories, it can become easy to get stuck looking in the rearview mirror and miss the amazing things God is doing directly in front of us. While nostalgia temporarily can warm our hearts, only the living Christ can move our hearts forward and use us for God’s primary purpose‒‒the transformation of the world. In the immortal words of Winnie-the-Pooh, “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” I am confident that each of you will carry with you treasured memories of the Emmaus Community’s soon-to-be former home. Strange as it may sound, we can be thankful that saying goodbye is so hard. However, we can be equally grateful that the God who welcomed us in the past is the same God who invites us to work with Him to build a glorious future. De Colores, David Wells, ASD
In This Issue:
Lay Director’s message p. 2
Sponsorship p. 2
Pilgrim/Team rosters p. 3
Note from Board Rep p. 4
Face to Face info p.4
Share Groups p.5
Kitchen/Agape p. 5
Calendar p. 6
2Community Lay Director’s
Message
Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Over the last year I have been in fervent prayer for guidance as we transition as a community to a new location. I came upon this verse and it has set my concerns to rest. As we move ahead with the transition to St Paul UMC, I know that God is with The Greater Cincinnati Emmaus community. He has blessed us and continues to do so. This is an exciting time for the community as we celebrate the last walk at Hyde Park Community UMC and the 41 years of blessings that the Father has given us. The love and caring that HPCUMC has shown us over the years, our gratefulness cannot be expressed in words alone. A special thank you to Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church for all they have done in support of our community and a thank you to St. Paul United Methodist Church for partnering with us as we head in to the future. So as a community, let us be strong and courageous. The LORD is with us! De Colores! YBIC Ennes
Sponsoring is designed to bring spiritual revitalization to Christians who, in turn, will bring new life and vision to the work of the church in their congregations, homes, workplaces, and in the community. We want to build up the body of Christ. If you are interested in sponsor training, RSVP to my email: [email protected] We can meet before a Gathering. l can meet you one on one. Or you can even get a group together and we can meet at your church.
SPONSORSHIP
JOB NAME TALK
LD Cindy Ballentine Perseverance
ALD Kim Slade 4th Day
ALD Kim Ireton Discipleship
ALD April Gutbier Priority
TL April Griffin Priesthood
TL Amy O’Brien Grow Through
TL Peggie Hughes Life of Piety
TL Brandi Warren Changing our
TL Jennifer MacRae Christian Action
TL Bridget Murphy Body of Christ
ATL Crista Kollmann
ATL Jana Slick
ATL Linda Kollmann
ATL Rachel Markovic
ATL Lisa Willhoite
ATL Judy Belanger
SD Stephanie Tunison Means of Grace
SD Tracy Taylor Sanctifying Grace
SD Brenda Sing Ota Obstacles to Grace
SD David Tennant Justifying Grace
SD Jonathan Kollmann Prevenient Grace
LOG Laura Fightmaster
LOG Cindy Gordon
LOG Barb McKee
MUS Lori Markovic
MUS Lisa Linne
BR Jennie Heflin
PS Sharon Wright
PS Jemma Tennant
Please remember to keep these
women in your prayers so that their
hearts will be prepared and their eyes
would be opened to the Lord to work
in and through them.
Pray also for the team members who
will be the hands and feet of Jesus for
the pilgrims and for each other.
Pilgrims Team
Women’s Walk #122
NAME SPONSOR CHURCH
Rachel Armstrong Lori Haggard Christ Chapel
Marissa Ball Kristen Idol Seven Hills Church
Darcella Bennett Patricia Davis Word Alive Christian Fellowship
Mary Bidwell Amy Patton Mariemont Community Church
Sarah Brewer Theresa Mertle Seven Hills Church
Polly Burroughs Bridget Murphy Eastside Christian
Becky Costello Larry Verdier Church of the Saviour UMC
Lora Currier Charla Lee Anderson Hills UMC
Kellie Hazen Theresa Mertle The Bridge Community Church
Christine Herche Sara Thompson Holy Family Catholic Church
Colleen Highfield Chris Highfield Anderson Hills UMC
Jana Hounchell Jill Colaw Hyde Park Community UMC
Callie Jeter Stacey Hammond Anderson Hills UMC
Lisa Kaufmann Anissa Hollingsworth
Anderson Hills UMC
Jill Kilian Nancy Roberts Anderson Hills UMC
Katie Knowles Emily Shaffer United Spiritualists of the Christ Light
Kathy Morris Cindy Ballentine Life Church
Zoya Nazarova Mindy Williamson Anderson Hills UMC
Monica Richardson
Wendy Canon Hillcrest Baptist Church
Susan Rogers Sharon Schafer Anderson Hills UMC
Cathy Shaffer Daniel Shaffer None Listed
Lisa Stewart Steve Ferguson Life Adventure Ministries
Megan Stone Debbie Shidler Middletown Assembly of God
Misty Tice Michael Belanger Mariemont Community Church
Cindy Valentine Sheri Raleigh-Collins
Church of God
Nancy Walz Sharon Wright River Hills Christian Church
Missy White Susan Smith Loveland UMC
Jodi Worthington Todd Whitman Threshold Church at Union Center
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Robin Shehan, and I am the newly appointed member-at-large on our community’s board of directors. As such, I am YOUR representative to present any comments, questions, concerns, suggestions, etc., to the board.
To let you know a little bit about me, I went on my original walk in March 2009 (GCWW #101, table of Sarah, clap). I have been very active in the community from the start, first serving behind the scenes in the kitchen during walk weekends. In 2013, I joined the board as the newsletter editor and served in that capacity until December 2014. In January 2015, I took on the Social/Kitchen co-chair role, responsible for getting meals served during walk weekends. I ended that tenure in December 2017, but have remained active in a support role. I have also served on five teams.
I now return to the board to serve in this new role. I want to be your voice to the board. If there is anything you would like to communicate to the board, don’t hesitate to contact me either by phone or email. My home phone is 513-474-2708, and my email is [email protected]. If calling, please leave a voice message. Like many people today, I seldom answer the phone for an unknown number, but will return your call if you leave a message. Thank you for allowing me to serve in this capacity. I look for-ward to hearing from you.
De Colores!
Face to Face Encounter #3
MEET YOUR NEW BOARD REP
Name Church
Jim Ballentine St. Paul Community UMC
Sue Ballentine St. Paul Community UMC
Gayle Breeding St. Paul Community UMC
Marge Collier Christ Community Church
Carol Colwell Westwood UMC
Orville "Whit" Crane River Tree Church Milford
Carolyn Edington St. Paul Community UMC
Diane Frank St. Paul Community UMC
Gayle Rece Westwood UMC
Joe Ward Springdale Nazarene
Carol Wright Westwood UMC
Position Name Talk
Male Coach Bill Lindenschmidt
Life of Piety
Female Coach Marytena Hodges
Female Coach/Log
Julie Merritt
Lay Director Jay George Priority Perseverance in the Next Day
Board Rep Steve Theobald
Spiritual Director
Linda St. Myers Means of Grace
Assist. SD Gene Wells Prevenient Grace
Assist. SD Sue-Lee Jin Justifying Grace
Assist. SD Bill Bowdle Obstacles to Grace
Assist. SD David Wells Sanctifying Grace
Hospice Chaplain
Mark Fightmaster
Coping in Tough Times
Facilitator Marvin Jones Changing Our World
Facilitator Nate Brooks Body of Christ
Facilitator Ev Gillming Discipleship
Facilitator Patsy Blair Christian Action
Facilitator Lois Wilkin Priesthood of All Believers
Logistics Jane Glandorf Ed Slick
Logistic/Kitchen
Dottie Seaberg Donna Goens Mary Melville
Agape Leaders
Linda St. Myers Dottie Seaberg Mary Melville
Prayer Servants
Oscar Brooks Yvonne Henry
Music Dave Hauser David Parry Phil DeGreg
Registration/Kitchen/ Prayer Servant
Sandi Fenstermacher
Team Roster
Pilgrim Roster
Looking for a way to get involved with Emmaus? Want to spread a little love? Our Agape Chair is in need of 1-2 assistants to help collect/organize the agape provided by the community, and to help with set up for Walk weekends (a few hours, Thursday of the Walks).
If interested, please contact:
Kim Corrigan at 513-293-9907
A Note from the Community Good Shepherd
Being a part of a share group is a wonderful way to maintain the bonds of faith and fellowship in your heart from your weekend Walk to Emmaus. It is also a way for the brother/sisterhood of our Christian faith to be accountable in the service of our church, family and community. It is in that spirit that I encourage you to become part of a share group. I have a list of 15 Emmaus Share Groups which would welcome new members Email/call me if interested However, you are not limited to these. YOU can start your own! The core of the share group can be pilgrims from previous walks and people who have never experienced a walk. This is a good way to sponsor pilgrims just like the person who sponsored you. Christ is Counting on You and the Order of the Reunion booklet is the foundation of your share group meeting. I would like to ask that if you do form a new share group and are open to new pilgrims, please e-mail me the information so I can add it to the Share Group Directory. De Colores!
Sandi Fenstermacher
Good Shepherd [email protected] 513-532-2872
As I write this there are currently 26 open
spots for kitchen volunteers, and some meals
have only 2 people signed up. Sunday lunch
has zero people. As a reminder, all meals
need 6 volunteers with the exception of
Saturday dinner where we prefer to have
8 helpers. As you'll see on the job board
when you sign up, breakfast helpers are
asked to arrive at 7:15, lunch helpers arrive
at 11:30, and dinner helpers come at 4:45 on
Friday and 4:30 on Saturday. Please pick a
meal convenient to your schedule and sign
up on the job boards soon!
ALSO, as part of our transition to St. Paul
Community UMC in Madeira, we will be
engaging a new caterer for the Walks. If
you have a suggestion for a caterer to be
considered we'd love to hear who you might
recommend. We've already begun the
screening process and would love additional
suggestions. Please call or email Les Sper
with your thoughts . 513-675-5987
or [email protected] THANKS!
Kitchen News:
Help Needed!!
AGAPE HELP WANTED
Upcoming Walks/Flights
Women’s Walk #122, April 25-28, 2019
Candlelight, April 27, 2019 8:30 pm
Closing, April 28, 2019 4:00 pm
Gathering, May 2, 2019 7:00 pm
(Reunion for Walk #122 at 6:00 pm)
These will be THE LAST Emmaus Gathering,
Candlelight and Closing held at Hyde Park
CUMC,1345 Grace Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
Face to Face #3, April 29, May 1, 4, 6, 2019
Face to Face candlelight May 4, 1:30 pm
(meet in Sanctuary)
Face to Face Closing, May 6, 1:45 pm
(meet in Room 107—Lower Level)
Face to Face location:
St. Paul Community UMC
8221 Miami Ave., Madeira, OH
Future Events will be held at
St. Paul CUMC, Madeira
Face to face Encounters are held in
different locations, the next will be at
St. Paul CUMC, Madeira
Emmaus Greater Cincinnati Community
Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church
1345 Grace Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 871-1345
Position Name Phone
Agape Kim Corrigan 513-293-9907
Chrysalis LD Jeff Markovic 513-260-4783
Community LD Ennes Ireton 513-448-5856
LD Emeritus Susan Wisner 513-600-4709
Community SD David Tennant 513-405-2528
Asst Community SD David Wells 513-891-8181
Connections Sandy Hauser 513-941-8060
Communication co-chair Bridget Murphy 513-349-8148
Communication co-chair Annise Anderson 513-961-0621
Social Media Michelle Clark 513-349-9672
Website John Clark 513-284-6081
Education Teresa Rutherford 513-478-8839
Face-to-Face Linda St. Myers 513-874-0514
Good Shepherd Sandi Fenstermacher 513-532-2872
Vice Chair / Leadership Jennie Heflin 513-762-1275
Logistics Chair Jane Glandorf 513-919-6153
Registrar Julie Watson 513-582-3214
Rep At Large Robin Shehan 513-474-2708
Rep At Large David Heflin 513-560-0761
Secretary (until Oct.) Larry Verdier 513-378-8021
Secretary (after Oct.) Carroll Leonard 513-407-8417
Social (kitchen) Les Sper 513-675-5987
Social Linda Evans 513-680-5455
Treasurer Lois Wilkin 513-678-0885
2019 Board of Directors
Worshipfully Working Together
