Oops; my bad...

I waited later than I should to check on scheduling at Lester.  December 10 has been taken for a preschool Christmas function.  We are on schedule for December 17.  I apologize for the error, and I hope you can help me spread the word (especially to any new pilgrims that got the information packets with the 10th on it).

I am so sorry for this mistake on my part; I hope you will still be able to make it.  We will meet December 17 at 6:30.  This will be a provided meal, so no need to bring anything :)

Again, I am so sorry, and I hope this doesn't inconvenience you too much.

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Fwd: FW: Request for Prayers.

Bill attended Walk 153 and Bea attended Walk 161.  Let us keep them in our prayers.

 

C

 

 

From: Fred Anderson [mailto:fredrrman@mchsi.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:50 PM
To: Fred Anderson
Subject: Request for Prayers.

 

Please keep the Bowen family in your prayers during their time of grief.  Bob was just 48 years old, and Bill & Bea have been struck by a parent's ultimate dread.

Fred A.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: WILLIAM R. BOWEN

To: ANDERSON FRED

Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:10 PM

Subject: Prayers

 

Fred,

 

Please let the Emmaus community know of our loss of our son Bob. We need the prayers of our Emmaus family to help us get through this trying time. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 with visitation at 10:00 at Holmes St. UMC. Your prayers will help us get through this difficult time.

 

DeColores,

 

Bill and Bea Bowen

 

 

WILLIAM R. BOWEN

117 INDIAN VALLEY RD

HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806-1175

256-830-1911

 

Special Notice:

You are receiving this email because you have shared your email address with the Huntsville Cluster of the Alabama Emmaus Community.  If you feel you received this message in error, or wish to have your email address removed from the list, please notify me at fredrrman@mchsi.com  and you will promptly be removed from the list. 

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Cluster Tonight

I'm sorry for the late notice, but we will be having Cluster tonight at Lester Memorial at 6:30.  It is covered dish.  We have tentatively planned for the next Cluster to be December 10 (between the holidays).  That Cluster will be a catered affair.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Tonight we will be finalizing officers for the 2010 year.  I look forward to seeing you there!

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Urgent Prayer Request

Good Evening, 
It is with great sorrow in our heart that we send this email to urgently request your prayers!  We have just learned this afternoon that Linn and Dana Lower's son passed away.  Let us join together as one in the body of Christ and cover this precious family with a blanket of prayer during this very difficult time. 
 
We will send any further information we receive them.
 
Love and Prayers!
Doug and Kristy Akin

Dana was on Walk 54 and Linn on Walk 78.

Also, Homer (51) Jackson, husband of Betty Jackson (19), passed away this weekend after a short illness.  They were both active in the Community and Betty handled the Sumatanga crosses for many years.

 -- 

Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

It's that time again...

Cluster tomorrow night

6:30

covered dish

fellowship - that's us, worship - Bill, that's you leading us :) , and devotion/communion - Garth, that's you :)

Hope to see you there!!!

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Reminder

Cluster tomorrow night @ 6:30 - covered dish!

7:00 if you're coming for just worship/communion/business/good times

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Yac 64

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rita and Bill Treutel <wgtjr@otelco.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:48:22 -0500
Subject: Yac 64

Please remember Candlelight for YAC 64 will take place tonight at Camp
at 7:45. If you can't join us, please keep the young men and the team
in your prayers.

Thanks -- Rita

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Sent from my mobile device

Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Dick Cleveland

I received this email today from Jerry Gordon:

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: GORDON RES DR J DONALD <dgordon@otelco.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:26:55 -0500
Subject: Dick Cleveland
To: Tiphanie Gatgens <tiphanie.gatgens@gmail.com>

Dick Cleveland died Thursday and his funeral will be tomorrow(Saturday)
in Sweetwater, TN. Dick and Margaret were very active members of AL
Emmaus even though they lived many miles away. Keep Margaret in your
prayers.
Jerry Gordon

--

Sent from my mobile device

Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Business to take care of...

I have been asked for names for men Lay Directors for walks.  I don't know all of the specifics of each of your work records, but I know Bill Treutel does.  However, the reason I am emailing you about it is that Judy Gilliland sent an email, stating that some people were nominated and completely unaware.  I want to know if there is anyone who feels like they might be ready for a men's lay director for a walk.

An email was also sent asking for names for a Board Rep Nominees.  Is there anyone you feel would be a good fit for this position?  Any names that are recommended will be contacted by me (if possible) to check with you if you wish to accept or decline the nomination.

Don't forget that the next cluster meeting is August 27 at 6:30 (covered dish) and 7:00 (worship/communion/business). I hope to see you there!

Please continue to check the website (www.oneontaemmaus.blogspot.com) because I have put several posts out there in the last week that haven't been emailed.  I can post to the website via my BlackBerry when I can't email my "Cluster" Google group via my BB.  So, continue to check this from time to time as well.

I hope to receive some names from you soon.  Don't forget to be in prayer for Cluster Lay Director(s) for next year since Liz and I will be stepping down.

ANNUAL TRAINING THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH A WALK AND CANDLELIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT!!! I have attached the registration form for this weekend.  The deadline was August 5.  I apologize for not getting that to you sooner; Jack has been sick the last week, so lots of things have been put on a back burner for a while (not to mention starting back to school this week).  I hope that some of us can make it to the training this weekend!

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Board Rep Nominees

Judy Gilliland has sent out an email asking for Boar Rep nominees. We need to be prayerful to see if God is leading one of us in that direction. Please email me if you feel lead to run for a position.

De Colores!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Sad Emmaus News

I received this news from the Birmingham East cluster.

*Subject:* Sad Emmaus News

It is with great sadness that I pass along the news that Wayne Bates died last night.  It was very sudden and unexpected.  If you attended Cluster on Tuesday last week, you know Wayne was there.

The arrangements are as followed:
Visitation - 6-8 pm, Ridouts in Gardendale
Funeral - 2 pm, Ridouts in Gardendale

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Mt Olive UMC.

Please keep Iris in your prayers as she grieves the loss of Wayne.

De Colores, Anita
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Next Meeting

I just wanted to remind everyone that our next meeting will be August 27 @ 6:30 (covered dish meal) and 7:00 (worship, devotion, and communion).

De Colores!
Tiphanie
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Prayer Request

I hope everyone is doing well, and I can't wait for our cluster to get together again!!!I have a prayer request that I would greatly appreciate being passed along.My job assignment I was on for the past 5 months was ended today, and now I am job hunting again. I will be so glad when the economy gets back up the way it used to be!!! Anyways, please pray for me to find exactly what God wants me to be doing now. Just an fyi...I have tons of administration and a good bit of A/R A/P experience. Please keep me and my family in your prayers.  Thank you so much, and can't wait to see you all at the next cluster reunion!!!God bless you all!!

DeColores
Stephanie
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Fwd: prayer request

Please read Liz's email about her grandmother and keep her in your prayers.

---------- Forwarded message ---------

Hey guys! Please pray for my granny. She fell Wednesday at the beach and broke her hip. She had surgery Thursday and was doing well but last night she was moved to ICU because her oxygen levels kept going down and her heart rate was rising. She was put on a breathing machine this morning. She is not doing well at all. Please pray for her. They are still in Foley, AL cause that is where she had her surgery. Thanks! Liz

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Agape Notice

Folks -- We are getting requests for Agape for the Fall Emmaus Walks.  If you have some or can get us some, that would be wonderful.

 

Also, I am Agape Coordinator for Young Adult Chrysalis # 64 that will take place at Camp Sumatange the weekend of August 21-23.  Chrysalis is an Emmaus-modeled weekend geared to young adults ages 18-25.  The talks the young people hear are very similar to the Emmaus talks with the exceptions that there is a Single Life and Marriage talk.  

 

We do not have as much Agape sent to camp for the Chrysalis Journeys as we do for Emmaus Walks, and it would be wonderful if we could shower the young men who will be attending this weekend with some of God's amazing love.  Please ask your reunion groups, cluster, and Sunday school classes to send out some Agape.  We need 60 pieces of Agape for Chrysalis, not 80 as we do for Emmaus.

 

Also, please put Saturday, August 22 on your calendar and come share Candlelight with us.  The turnout for Candlelight for Chrysalis is far, far below that of Emmaus.  Sometimes, we have as few as 40 people show up.  Help us help God put on a wonderful reception for these young men.

 

If you know of a young man 18-25 who might enjoy the Chrysalis weekend, applications are available at:  www.alabamayac.com

 

Most of all, please pray for the young men and the team of YAC 64.  It's going to be an incredible weekend, but we have to keep it undergirded with as much pray as we can.

 

Thanks -- Rita Treutel

Prayer Request

"I need for everyone to put on their prayer chain my very good friend's son.  He has recently had surgery for a brain tumor (it is not malignant); however, it was on his brain stem.  They could not get it all removed on the 1st surgery  (he will have to have a 2nd surgery) and he is now having complications from leaking fluid and infection. 

Becky is a member of our Emmaus community and we need prayers for Bo and his family.

Thank You!
Your Friend in Christ

Sandra Pankey"

Good News and Bad News

Bad news first: No July meeting...see you in August!

Good news: Kevin and I are expecting another baby.  Please keep us in your prayers.

I hope that each of you will prayerfully consider who will be the leaders of our cluster next year.  Liz and I feel it is our time to step down (after we finish this year), and we hope there is a long line waiting to take our position!

Don't forget the training in August!

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Emmaus Community Annual Training Event

Hello Everyone,   I hope you are having a great Summer!   Attached is the Registration Form for our Annual Community Team Service Training event, which will be held at Camp Sumatanga on August 14 and 15, beginning on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.  It will begin on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. with the training classes.   Friday night will be a fun-filled event with lots of good Emmaus praise and worship music, along with some entertainment.  It has been described as "a hoe-down."  And, as always with any Emmaus event, there will be food!   Please print this Form and share it with anyone who might not receive this email.  They especially hope that you will bring all of your new Pilgrims with you.  This Registration Form will also be in the next Issue of the GrapeVine which will come out around the middle of July.   Please complete and return the Form as soon as possible.   Walk #355, led by the Holy Spirit and Tim Littrell, will also be held that weekend, so please stay and attend Candlelight on Saturday night.  But, please remember if you wish to eat dinner or serve a meal on that Walk, you will need to contact the Meal Service Chairperson to make arrangements for that ahead of time.   Also, as you may or may not know, the Upper Room has once again revised our Worship Guide. They will have the new books available for sale for $2.00 each at the training event. They will begin using the new books at Candlelight on Walk #356, in September. So please remember to buy a new book. By the way, some Clusters have made arrangements to buy a bulk supply to pass out to their members at Cluster meetings, so if our Cluster would like to do that, please contact me and I'll get the information about that.   Thanks for all you do for our Emmaus Community, and I hope you can make it in August. (original email from Judy Gilliland)  --

Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Cluster tonight

I am so sorry that I haven't emailed sooner.  Bill Cofield, cut me a break.  My grandfather has been battling cancer since January of this year.  Early this morning, he went to be with Jesus.  Please forgive me for my lack of correspondence.

 

We will be having cluster tonight, but Liz and I will not be in attendance.  Sally Cofield emailed me, saying that there was barbecue (I believe), so if you want, just bring some fixings.  I hope that you guys have a wonderful meeting tonight! Please keep the Dunn family in your prayers.  I will send a list to Sally Cofield of the refreshment list we are providing.  Please sign up for an item or two or three...

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Prayer Request

I got this from Vicki Martin yesterday.  Let's keep Vicki in our prayers.

Vicki sent you a message.

Subject: prayer request

"Tif, i don't seem to have some email addresses that i need to send a prayer request onto.  I have know Amy Crim, Don & Jerry gordon, Brenda Kent, Lisa Cronan and LuAnn for a long time in 'emmaus years'. They know of this situation, but briefly, we lost our business in 2005 and as part of the bankruptcy agreement with the guy that bought us out of bankruptcy, he was going to buy our house. Nothing had been done until I read in the newspaper yesterday that our house and farm was going to auction 6/1.  I start a new job tuesday, have 2 more days to notice to work out at the shelter and now this.  It has caught me off guard even though I thought I'd prepared for it all.  We've got 20 years here, all the stuff, all the animals, what's left of our lives. If you could forward  a prayer request to them, I would appreciate it. Today is starting out as a hard day. Thank you."

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Thursday, May 28?

Cluster is upon us once again.  It's also AGAPE TIME!!!  Bring materials to make agape.  Rita, if you have any special requests, let me know, and we'll get those together.

 

Also, Liz and I won't be able to make it due to Blount County graduations.  We have two options:

1) If this is a bad time for many others, we can move it to a different night. (I don't want to cancel because we have a walk coming up.)

2) Carry on without us, and some noble soul will more than adequately fill our void.

 

Anyone who has an opinion, shoot it back to me via email.  I will send an email tomorrow letting you know what the plan is.

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Cluster Info

Hey guys!

We had a great meeting on the 23rd.  Thanks to all of you that were able to make it.  We will be meeting again Thursday, May 28.  Same time (6:30), same place (Lester).  I hope to see you all there.

We need AGAPE!!! Please have your reunion groups, Sunday school classes, etc. make some agape.  We need several sets because all of our agape has been used on walks/journeys.  Emmaus Walks need 80 pieces, and Chrysalis Journeys need 60 pieces.  We will be making agape at the next cluster as well.  Our Agape Queen Rita will send me a list of items we need so that each of us can contribute materials to the project.  Rita has been gracious in the past and provided all the materials for us, but she can't always do that for us.  I'll send you an email when I have a list.

Information for you:

Upcoming Walks: May 14-17 women's walk, May 21-24 women's walk, June 11-14 women's walk

Upcoming Journeys: August 21-23 men's journey, October 30-Nov 1 women's journey
   **To the best of my knowledge, these teams are still forming, contact David Hodges or Paulette Clements if you wish to work.

Overnight Board meeting coming up to elect LDs for May 2010 - May 2011.

There will be an August training for Emmaus the second weekend in August (at Sumatanga).

Please email me any prayer requests you may have.  I would like to keep the website up-to-date.

I also encourage you to be active in a reunion group.  This is our time for accountability.  I would like to create a master list of reunion groups for pilgrims looking for a group.  Please email me the specifics of your group if you are active in one.  By specifics, I mean name (if you have one), when you meet, who is in the group, and any other pertinent information.  I will compile a list and email it out to our cluster for any looking for a group.

I'll be sending another email out shortly regarding taking a break for Oneonta's walk in June.  I'm asking each cluster member to sign up for one or two items.

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

From Rita

Hey -- We'll see you tomorrow night (Thurs night), but FYI, Stan Murphree, a member of Lester and an Emmaus alum, passed away last night.  They will be having visitation for him tomorrow night (Thurs night).  I do not yet know what time.   -- rt
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Late Notice

Wow! I have been super lazy with emails lately.  I've been experiencing technical torture; my blackberry died (but I revived it...YAY!), and the network has been having problems at school, so my emailing has been pretty pitiful as of late.

However, TOMORROW NIGHT IS CLUSTER!!!  6:30 @ Lester Memorial Fellowship Hall.  Covered dish...yum (or store bought).  If you don't have time to make or pick up something on the way, please join us at 7:00 for worship/business.  We should have a larger crowd than normal since team meetings have begun for LuAnn Prickett's Emmaus this June. They may have lots of favors to ask of us.

AGAPE CALL!!!  Please have your reunion group/Sunday School class/etc. making Agape.  We need Agape from our Cluster for Emmaus Walks (80 pieces) and Chrysalis Journeys (60 pieces).  This can be brought to Cluster, dropped off at Camp, or delivered to Rita (Our Agape Queen).  Thanks so very, very much!!!!

I hope to see you all tomorrow night!

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Thank You!

Hello, Oneonta Emmaus Cluster!!!

 

As Agape Coordinator for YAC 62, I wanted to thank you for all of your generosity this weekend.  Thank you for fulfilling the refreshments lists that we chose.  Thank you for donating items for the journey.  Thank you for delivering items to camp.  Thank you for taking time at Cluster to make Agape.  We had plenty for the weekend and even left some in the Chrysalis Agape room for future journeys.  Thank you for coming and serving.  Thank you for working the journey with Rita.  Thank you for praying during the 72-hour-prayer vigil.  Thank you for coming to candlelight.  I got to meet some of our wonderful cluster that I hadn't met before.  Thank you supporting Rita in her tenure as Lay Director of YAC 62.  I was thrilled to be part of the Oneonta cluster this weekend.  You guys are wonderful.  I hope that when members of our cluster are chosen to work a journey/flight/whatever in the future, we will hold them up and support them like we did this weekend.

 

We had several girls from the Oneonta area that were on the journey this weekend, but I don't know how many of them will be able to attend cluster this week due to school schedules.  I hope that you will encourage them to come when they are in town, and I hope that you will encourage more young people to attend Chrysalis.

 

The next Chrysali are as follows:

 

YAC 63 - May 1-3 - Men

Lay Director - Peter Loveman, tlp@thelovemans.com

 

YAC 64 - Aug 21-23 - Men

Lay Director - David Hodges, davidehodges3853@hotmail.com

 

YAC 65 - Oct 30 - Nov 1 - Women

Lay Director - Paulette Clements, joynhim@charter.net

 

It is my understanding that YAC 63's team is complete but that David is still putting a team together.

 

The upcoming Emmaus Walks are as follows:

 

Walk 350 (women) - April 2-5   Lay Director: Judie Beggs

 

Walk 351 (men) - April 23-26   Lay Director: Jamie Cosby

 

Walk 352 (women) - May 14-17   Lay Director: Sally Moore

 

Walk 353 (women) - May 21-24   Lay Director: Becky Willis

 

Walk 354 (women) - June 11-14   Lay Director: LuAnn Prickett   *****This is our cluster's walk.*****

 

Please have your reunion groups making Agape for upcoming Emmaus Walks (80 pieces) and Chrysalis Journey (60 pieces).  I know that sometimes we don't do 60 pieces for Chrysalis, but we had 55 in the conference room this weekend, so 60 pieces are needed.

 

We do have cluster this week, and it is a covered dish meal.  I won't be able to make it, but Liz can more than fill my shoes.  I know that lives are busy right now (mine is), and sometimes it's hard to have time to bring food to the meeting.  Please don't let this hinder you from coming.  We seem to always have plenty, but if you're like my momma ("I won't eat if I didn't bring!"), then come on and join us at 7:00 when the worship and business of it all starts.  Please don't let our busy lives separate us from the wonderful Emmaus Community.  It is so refreshing each month to gather, worship, and remember God's amazing love.

 

This weekend I heard an amazing song.  I keep being told that it's an old song, but I was only introduced to it this weekend.  The butterflies this weekend sang it to the community, and we sang it before they came up Saturday night.  It's called "Days of Elijah."  Bill Treutel commented that it "killed the music team"; I'm assuming because it's such an energetic song.  I am going to attempt to attach a copy of it I found online if anyone wants to listen to it (it may or may not work).  I hope you enjoy it, and I hope Bill rests from his weekend because I will request this one at the next cluster I'm able to attend.  You can count on it!!

--

Tiphanie Gatgens

De Colores!

Chrysalis this weekend

If you're available, come to Camp Sumatanga tonight.  Dinner is at 5:00, Jim and Emilie Sims are giving a talk (you could prayer over them in Speaker's Prayer Chapel), and then stick around for Candlelight.  Chrysalis Candlelight turnout is always so much less than Emmaus. We'd love to have you!  7:45 for Candlelight.

Fly with Christ!

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Mental Moment

Don't you love it when someone sends you an email or message that says something is there, but it's really not?  Well, I didn't add the refreshment list like I said.  So, here it is...

 

Andrew's Refreshments Lists

Yellow #1
Apples (1dozen) - Betty Smith
Bagels w/ cream cheese - Carol Roberts
Bananas (1dozen) - Betty Smith
Brownies - Liz Lewis
Cheese and Crackers - Liz Lewis
Fruit Tray - Tiphanie Gatgens
Graham Crackers (2boxes) - Sally Cofield
Guacamole (1jar) - Carol Roberts
Hamburger Buns (2dzn) - Sally Cofield
Homemade Cookies (2dzn) - Tiphanie Gatgens
Juice - Sally Cofield
Hershey's Bars (1dzn full size) - Betty Smith

Green List #2
Cheese Ball and Crackers - Carol Roberts
Chex Mix (2 bags) - Claire Johnson
Chips (4 bags) - Rhonda Teal
Cookies (2dzn) - Sandy Westerman
Fruit Tray - Tiphanie Gatgens
Graham Crackers (2boxes) - Barbara Northcutt
Hamburger Buns (2dzn) - Rhonda Teal
Homemade Cookies (2dzn) - Sandy Westerman
Juice - Barbara Northcutt
Mini Muffins - Emilie Sims
Hershey's Bars (1 dzn full size) - Tiphanie Gatgens

Also, if you volunteered to bring anything else (firepit, hangers, wagon, etc.), please email me so that we can make arrangements to get it there.

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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!

Request for help and Information for you

AGAPE FOR YAC 62
If you are active in a reunion group or small group, I am asking for your help in creating or collecting Agape for YAC 62 this weekend. Please let me know how I can get with you to get this from you, or you can deliver it to camp yourself, or you can drop it off at Lester to be brought to camp with the refreshments we volunteered to provide. Please label anything that is dropped off so that it is clearly recognizable.

REFRESHMENTS FOR YAC 62
I have included the list of refreshments below for those of you who volunteered to help. Please drop these items off at Lester's kitchen Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday (before 7:30). Sally Cofield will be bringing these items to camp. Please label anything that is dropped off so that it is clearly recognizable.

CANDLELIGHT FOR YAC 62
Please make every effort to attend the candlelight service this Saturday night. We all remember what a breathtaking joy it was to see Hutto illuminated with smiling faces and flickering candlelight. Chrysalis candlelights tend to be smaller in attendance but just as wonderful an experience. I hope to see you all there.

CLUSTER FOR MARCH
Our regular meeting is next Thursday, March 26. I will be unable to attend due to a Grant Winners' Reception. This will be a covered dish meal that will begin at 6:30 with worship to follow at 7:00. Garth and Liz should be there to take care of necessary business. Our "secret decorator" did a wonderful job with the altar last month, and I was curious if she would be up to the task again this month. Also, if one of my beautiful, humble helpers would make sure we have elements for communion that would be lovely. I hope the turn-out is as wonderful as it was last month. I hate that I won't be able to make it.

WEBSITE INFO
I am updating the website, so please check it out. Let me know of anything you would like added to it; I would really love for this to be utilized more often.

http://www.oneontaemmaus.blogspot.com/

I love you all!!!
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Tiphanie Gatgens
De Colores!