Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Nashville Emmaus Community
January 2016
It’s a New Year It’s a new year and with that comes a change in our Nashville Community Emmaus Board. I have the privilege of serving as this year’s Community Lay Directory. I have enjoyed working with our outgoing board members and want to thank them for their dedication and hard work. They were instrumental in so many things, some of which are a database to keep track of our community members and aid in team selection. The gatherings are back. We have a scholarship fund for those who need assistance with the registration fee. We have comfortable cots instead of air mattresses. We have prayed together and worked together to discern God’s purpose for each of us being on the board at just this time together. Those rolling off will be sorely missed!! A big thanks to Rev. Allen Weller, Rev. Jon Bell, Doug Ball, Hugh Mason, Jane Melrose, Pat Mishler, Wilda Street, Sam Trott and Cathy Wedekind. I also look forward to working with our new members with great excitement. We have wonderful opportunities ahead of us with fresh faces, new ideas and continued prayer for our community’s growth and service through Jesus. We will continue the positive momentum of listening to the concerns of the community and working together towards solutions. We will be giving you the opportunity to share what Emmaus means to your life with others on video. We will be forming committees so that the board has more interaction with the community. We will be
striving to get regional gatherings established on a regular basis and so much more. We will…we WILL…WE WILL prayerfully serve you in the loving spirit of Jesus Christ. It is my honor to welcome to the Board Rev. Randy Brown, Rev. Randy Goodman, Don Ash, Doc Hall, Julius Jones, Patrice Rullo, Judy Simms, Nita Wright, and Steve Zuercher and to continue to serve with Rev. Victor Perez, Rev. Loyd Mabry, Rev. Bill Owen, Jeannie Bell, Steve Grayson, Carla Hunt, Carla Snodgrass, and Edna Vaughn as ex officio. It’s a new year, it’s a wonderful time to let remember your walk, what it meant to you and to your life. It’s a wonderful time to share that memory with each other and with someone who has not yet had the opportunity to take the Walk to Emmaus. Whether your walk was a year ago or 20 years ago, pray for our community, your board, our teams, our pilgrims and where you can plug in and make a difference in another’s spiritual life. We welcome your comments, questions and service. Grace & Peace to You, Sandie Glover Community Lay Director 615-289-2701
Feb 6 Gathering St Mark UMC, Murfreesboro 6 pm Mar 31-Apr 3 Men’s Walk #193 Hermitage UMC Apr 14-17 Women’s Walk #194 Hermitage UMC Apr 20-21, 27-28 Face to Face Donelson Heights UMC