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The Upper Room
Emmaus
August1998
of the Greater Fredericksburg
Area
From the Lay Director . . .
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
May God's blessing be upon you and fill
your hearts with joy!
Do you remember your Emmaus
weekend? Do you remember your closing?
Family, friends (old & new), and your
sponsor were all there. It was a time of
celebration. A celebration of the our rebirth
through Jesus Christ. We had a new joy
within us, knowing how much God loves us
all. There was singing and praising and
rejoicing! We were lost but now we are
found. Our salvation is a FREE gift from
God! Thank you Jesus!
I need everyone's help at the August
gathering. It seems to me, the excitement
and celebration is missing from our
gatherings. What ever happen ed to the
loud crowing, clucking, and peeping when
we sing De Colores???
What ever happened to the rocking and the
dancing. Please don't misunderstand me, I
am not pointing a finger at anyone. I have
been pretty lifeless myself.
Allow me to ask a question: Are we
worshiping the Jesus that arose from the
dead, or are we leaving Him on the cross?
"Because of His great love for us, God,
who is rich in mercy, made us alive with
Christ even when we were dead in
transgressions - it is by grace that you have
been saved. And God raised us up with
Christ and seated us with Him in the
heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order
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that in the coming ages
He might show the
incomparable riches of
His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in
Christ Jesus. For it is by
grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God" Ephesians 2:4-8
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lives through Jesus Christ !
Your Brother in Christ,
Dennis Perkins
1998 Weekends
Do you remember your Emmaus
weekend? Do you remember your closing?
Family, friends (old & new), and your
sponsor were all there. It was a
celebration. A celebration of the our rebirth
through Jesus
Christ. We had a new joy within us,
knowing how much God loves us all. There
was singing and praising and rejoicing! We
were lost but now we
are found. Our salvation is a FREE gift
from God! Thank you Jesus!
Let's put the celebration back into our
gatherings. Wear your colors, shout out De
Colores, make those chicken noises, and
praise our risen Lord..
Let's begin the CELEBRATION of our
I did my pilgrim walk in September of
1990 with the Richmond Emmaus
Community on Richmond Mens Walk #7 and
I sat at the Table of Love. My first teaming
experience was to serve as a Spiritual
Director for Kairos #3 held at Buckingham
Correctional Center in the Spring of 1991.
Since 1991 I’ve played an active role as a
Spiritual Director in the Southside Emmaus
Community serving both on teams and on
the Board of Directors.
In July of 1997, I was appointed to
serve as Senior Pastor of Fredericksburg
United Methodist Church. My wife is Rev.
Margie Turbyfill who is also very active in
Emmaus currently serving on our
Fredericksburg Chrysalis Board. We have
Men’s
October 8-11
WLD: Dick Barnett
Women’s
November 5-8
WLD: Betty Gray
Thompson
From the Spiritual Director...
Permit me to introduce myself. My
name is Mark Ogren and I have been elected
to serve as the Fredericksburg Emmaus
Community Spiritual Director for the 199899 term. Since I’m new to this community,
I wanted to share some of my story in this
first article.
two children, Liz, 15-year old daughter who
just did her Chrysalis Flight in May with the
Southside Chrysalis #5 and Matthew who is
12 and a rising seventh grader.
During my ten year pastorate at
Farmville United Methodist Church (198797), I was privileged to be a part of having
over 100 adults, young adults and youth go
on the Emmaus/ Chrysalis weekends. While
Emmaus/Chrysalis is not the only tool for
renewal in church today, surely it is one of
the most powerful. I have witnessed the
transforming, renewing impact that the
Emmaus experience can bring to a local
church and an entire community.
I’m very pleased now to join with the
Fredericksburg Emmaus Community. Part
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of my motivation is selfish – I want Emmaus
to impact Fredericksburg United Methodist
Church like it did the church I served in
Farmville. I look forward to serving this
coming year as the Spiritual Director and I
anticipate many years of serving Jesus
together with all the Saints of this
community.
Let us begin by lifting up our fall walks
and especially our Weekend Lay Directors,
Dick Barnett and Betty Gray Thompson.
Remember that we are blessed...in order to
be a blessing (Genesis 12:3).
Grace and peace,
Mark Ogren
The Next Fredericksburg
Gathering
Where:
St. Matthias UMC
When:
August 8, 1998
Fellowship at 6:00 p.m. Please bring
snacks and refreshments to share.
The board will meet at 4:00 p.m. at the
church.
Upcoming Gatherings
September 12, 1998
St. Matthias UMC
“The Fredericksburg and Chrysalis
Communities do not encourage or
sanction the use of Community
directories for profit use.”
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 Thanks for safe passage
 Transplant for Jim
 Healing for Lori
 Sarah Olds - decisions in
her
life
Prayer life
Healing for Pat
For young couples
Youth involvement in Chrysalis
Kay Cooper - cancer treatment
People to make good decisions
For Robert & Sara Fulkerson
Prayer for granddaughter just beginning
married life
 Pray for Emmaus #29 & #30
 Thank you for sister Carolyn Jenkins
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FREDERICKSBURG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EMMAUS
Perkins, Dennis
- Lay Director
Barnett, Dick
- Asst. Lay Director
Larson, Barbara
- Secretary
Libby, Pat
- Treasurer
Ogren, Mark
- Spiritual Director
Cooper, Joe
Perkins, Susan
Garfield, Cathy
Rice, Kim
Mottley, Keith
Roark, Ken
Olds, Barbara
Saathoff, Brent
Olds, David
Tessier, Patti
"Would you like to
sew agape bags for
upcoming walks?
They are simple to
sew! I have
directions, fabric and
cording. Call Diana Farrar at
540-372-7535. If you want to help but are
‘sewing impaired,’ you may donate
rainbow-hued fabric (Walmart has a
terrific selection) and cording."
HELP DRESS CHILDREN FROM
NEEDY FAMILIES FOR SCHOOL
Enlist the participation of your church in
SCHOOL DRESSING DAYS, held at St.
George’s Episcopal Church, downtown
Fredericksburg, August 10-14, 1998. You
can help by volunteering during the day that
week or by donating school supplies.
Call St. George’s Episcopal Church (540373-4133) or contact Diana Farrar (540-3727535) to get a list of supplies needed or to
arrange to get things to her to take to St.
George’s.
Contact Catherine Hicks (540-898-1586) or
Gayle Lea (540-898-2462) for more
information, to ask questions or to sign up
to volunteer.
for the September newsletter is August 15.
Please send your articles to editor, Barbara
Olds. Mail to 343 Longwood Drive, Stafford,
VA 22554; fax to 540-286-0639; or e-mail to
[email protected]. For the timely delivery of
our newsletter, it is important to get those
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articles in on time!
August 1998
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A Note from Angel. . .
Hello Community
Sing unto the Lord a new song!
I often take time in the morning to go
out into my yard and wonder around,
looking and listening. The birds always
have a song to sing and I like to add words
of praise to God, along with their melody.
There is always something happening in my
yard that makes me just want to thank the
Lord for loving me so much. I have taken
other people out in my yard and they don't
see or hear the things I do until I begin
pointing them out. We all need to slow
down just a bit...see seeds begin to pop
their leafy heads up out of the ground...see
flowers turn into fruit or vegetables...see a
red headed woodpecker eating ants instead
of pecking at the tree...see the blue jay sun
bathing (at a glance you may think he is just
an old blue piece of paper left on the
ground)... Listen to the sounds that express
the mood of the yard... You may have time
to read a book or watch a movie but to read
life, to watch life, it is wondrous to see the
great things God has given us.
This morning was different though.
The birds songs had an urgent crying sound.
As I looked around, I noticed that all the
various birds were congregating together
rather than spread out in their own little
sections. I investigated closer to find that a
cat had gotten hold of a bird, a robin, and
was tormenting it. The blue jay was
swooping down to attack, hollering at him,
but the cat paid no attention. Some smaller
birds were flying in to attack with the
bluejay but mostly the squealed intensely.
Different birds were sitting around the
situation, kind of like some people sitting
around a wrestling ring yelling and
screaming. I suppose the birds that were
trying to help were like a tag team
member...but the cat was winning, pushing
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the robin around in the grass, swatting it
causing it to roll but he would jump right
back up and try to hop away. The scene I
observed took place in seconds and I hated
watching so I clapped my hands together
loudly which caused the cat to run away and
the bird escaped to some underbrush.
God had me look a little deeper at this
situation in comparison to our family of
God, like the family of birds. We are made
up of various
churches and denominations, but we are
one family and should be there for one
another at all times, especially when
someone is being attacked. We all need
help, correction, care and love at one time
or another but are we the bystanders
excited about the fight, maybe just not
wanting to get involved or are we jumping
in the ring to make right wrongs being done
possibly saving a life...
I am sure that I have gotten your
imagination stirring concerning this scene
and so I ask that you pray and have God
share with you as He did with me. Anyone
can hear from God, if you will talk with
Him...Do you know the song: "And He
walks with me and He talks with me and He
tells me I am His own..."
Have a wonderful month!
Love in Jesus,
Angel
TIDEWATER EMMAUS 10TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
The Tidewater Emmaus Community will be
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holding a 10th Anniversary Celebration on
Saturday, September 19, 1998, 3:00 to 8:00
p.m. at Aldersgate in Portsmouth, Virginia.
The celebration will begin with a Chrysalis
Social at 3:00 p.m. Dinner will be served
from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $4.00 per person. For more
information, please contact Charlie Tisdale
at
757-496-0061 (home) or 757-855-9230
(work).
Chrysalis
Corner
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
What an awesome God we serve!
Although you have not seen the physical
presence of our Chrysalis community, God is
very much aware that we are here and has
given us many blessings! We are continuing
the process of bringing our By-Laws into
compliance with the Upper Room Chrysalis
in Nashville, a task that is tedious but
necessary.
Our goal is to have a girls Chrysalis
weekend by Spring 1999 and the boys
weekend Fall 1999! If God has placed it on
your heart to serve him through Chrysalis,
come into His light and let it shine on us!
We are in need of TEAM applications for
both weekends.
As recommended by the Upper Room
Chrysalis in Nashville, we have scheduled
our area advisor, Helen Kerrigan, to conduct
a Chrysalis training. This will be September
11 for the board members and September 12,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for anyone who may
be interested in serving the Lord through
this movement. The September 12 session
is a “run through” of a Chrysalis weekend.
If you are interested, please let us know.
The only requirement is that you have
experienced a Chrysalis or Emmaus
weekend.
Our elections will take place at our
September Gathering. We will have four
positions to fill as terms are expiring.
Positions to be filled will be one male and
one female for both youth and adult and one
Spiritual Director. PRAISE GOD to those
who have answered God’s call to serve Him
through Fredericksburg Chrysalis! (We still
need more!) If God has placed this ministry
on your heart, we need you!!! Please let one
of the board members know so we can get
your name on the ballot.
God has blessed us with an opportunity
to bring our youth together for fun,
fellowship and music! We have scheduled a
Chrysalis Reunion in conjunction with
Bethel’s Coffeehouse on August 28, 8:00
p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Bethel UMC in
Woodbridge. The band “Fear of Isaac” will
be furnishing the awesome Word of God
through their music! A flyer is in the
newsletter!!!
Thank you for your fervent prayers and
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continued support to make our Chrysalis
community ALIVE WITH CHRIST!!
Fly With Christ!!
Gena Edsall
The Chrysalis Board will meet
at 3 p.m. the day of the
Gathering at St. Matthias
United Methodist Church.
FREDERICKSBURG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHRYSALIS
Edsall, Gena
Nominations for
Chrysalis Board
The following individuals have been nominated
for the Board of Directors for the Fredericksburg
Chrysalis Community.
Female Youth: Kristy Seiden
There is one vacancy.
Male Youth:
Warren Wooten
There is one opening.
Clergy:
- Adult Lay Director
- Youth Lay Director
Landweer, Phil
- Secretary
Dunn, Mike
- Treasurer
Turbyfill, Margie
- Spiritual Director
Benefield, Jamie
Fulkerson, Robert Sr.
Boyette, Keith
Morrow, Nathan
Edsall, Christa
Olds, Barbara
Farrar, Jeremy
Ritter, Jim
Fulkerson, Angel
Williams, Melanie
We also have Adult Female and Male positions
open. Please prayerfully consider serving on the
Chrysalis Board.
Margie Turbyfill
There is one opening.
Requirements for serving on the Board:
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1. Must have attended a DDU.
2. Must have teamed.
Nominations from the floor will be accepted at the
Gathering on August 8.
If anyone is interested in attending,
please contact any member of the
Chrysalis Board. We are interested in
getting a group together to attend this
event. The cost for lawn seating
(groups of 10 or more) is $16;
individually the cost is $20.
Elections will be held at the Gathering on September
12.
Please contact any Board member for
additional information.