Dear Emmaus, Chrysalis and Face to Face Community –
My name is Don DeFiccio, I went on the 30th Garden State Walk to Emmaus, I sat at the Boaz table and I worship my Lord at Crossroads Community Church in Shamong.
It is a privilege and honor to have been nominated and voted by the Emmaus Board to be the Garden State Emmaus Community Lay Director. I hope everyone has had a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year.
I want to take a few moments and inform you of what is happening on the board, in the community, upcoming gatherings, future walks and flights.
Currently we are scheduling 4 Gatherings for this year. The first Gathering is going to be held on Saturday, February 23, 12-3pm at the New Egypt United Methodist Church, 38 N. Main St. New Egypt, N.J. 08533. This is going to be a Potluck lunch. All are encouraged to bring your favorite dish for everyone to taste.
Every fall new board nominations are received to replace those board members whose terms are expiring at the end of December. These names are then presented and voted on at the November Gathering. Due to a scheduling conflict this voting did not take
place. The elections for the new board members are going to take place at the Gathering on February 23.
The following are the new board nominees; Jon Johnson, Deborah Selm-Orr, Pastor Jessica Campbell, Charlie Ryan.
Please join us at the gathering and vote on the incoming board member nominees.
The dates and locations for the other Gatherings will be:
- September 21- South Seaville UMC
This gathering will be held during the Men’s Walk weekend. It is our hope to have a large turnout. After the gathering the community would then head over and fill the Chapel for the Men’s Candlelight service. - November 16- St. Paul’s UMC, 714 Herbertsville Rd. Brick, N.J. 08724, Time to be
determined. - There will also be a Gathering in June or July. More information will be available once
a location has been selected.
On Saturday March 30, 1-3pm at the Indian Mills UMC, the board will be having a meeting to discuss ways to grow our community. This meeting is open to all community members. Participate in an opportunity to grow our community! We will prayerfully consider the ways we can accomplish this with a focused in depth look at where we are and where the spirit is leading us. Take 2 hours and give the time to God in looking at how we can be Christ in the world. We can feed the world as we are also fed.
Upcoming dates for Flights and Walks are as follows:
Chrysalis
Training Weekend- April 5-7, 2019
Girls Flight- April 25-27, 2019
Boys Flight May 2-5, 2019
Emmaus
Training Weekend- September 6-8, 2019
Men’s Walk- September 19-22, 2019
Women’s Walk- October 10-13, 2019
The Emmaus Board looks forward to seeing everyone at the gathering on February 23.
DeColores
Don DeFiccio
Community Lay Director
Garden State Emmaus
1 Peter 4:10
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.