July 1993
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

Well Brothers and Sisters, this is my last official newsletter article to write as your Community Lay Director.  This has been an exciting year for me, but it is now time for me to pass the reign over to someone else in the community.  When I wrote my first newsletter, I shared with each of you, my feelings regarding my position as Community Lay Director.  I shared with you that in Isaiah we read, "Arise, shine, for your light has come."  Well my light did come this past year.  The Lord provided that light many times.  I also shared with you the fears I had as I accepted the position, and I asked each of you to continually pray for me as I undertook this position.  I also shared with you, that I was afraid that I wouldn't have anything to say each month, as I sat down to prepare the my newsletter article.  The Lord provided me the words to say each month.  I shared with you the fear that I had standing up in front of large crowds.  The Lord took care of that fear too.  Most of all, the fears that I had, were taken care of by each one of you.  I really felt in my heart that you provided me the prayer support to carry out this mission.  From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank each of you for your support, and your prayers, this past year.  I don't plan to quit participating in functions of this community.  I will be seeking the advice of the Lord, as to what I should be involved in. The bottom line of this whole year is, we must trust in the Lord always, and He shall provide us the support we need.

At our May Board meeting, there were several concerns about the way we, as a community of believers, conduct communion.  There are those that were concerned that we don't take the communion service seriously enough.  Those that believe that we socialize too much, talk too loud, and disturb others while we stand in line to take communion, or after.  Those that believe communion singing may contribute to a disorderly atmosphere.  I'm telling you this because we do have a concern.  Communion is a time of celebration, but it is also, or should be, a time of reverence.  The Community Spiritual Directors will work to set an appropriately reverent atmosphere during communion, but it is incumbent on all to respect the worship time of one another.  I was very touched by the special music that was provided in lieu of the singing during Communion at the Lord's Table during the May Gathering.

Last month I shared with you, what the Vision of Emmaus was.  Elsewhere in this newsletter, I will share with you what our International Director shared with us in her last newsletter.  I do hope you will read it.

Let us all be praying for Steve Seiden and Nita Cline, the Weekend Lay Directors for Emmaus 9 and 10.  They have already started working on those weekends.  May the Lord bless each of you, as you prepare for His weekends.

I would like for each of you to keep your present Board Members in prayer, as we have the task to select your next Community Lay Director at our June Board meeting.  We ask the Lord to show us who He wants to serve in that position.

As I said before, this has been a great year.  We have accomplished at lot, but we have a lot of work ahead.  I asked you to provide your next Community Lay Director the same support you have provided me. He or she will need that support.

I must go, I love each of you from the bottom of my heart.  I will see you at the next Gathering, which will be at Ebenezer UMC, at 6:30 PM on 12 June.

God Bless and may the Lord richly bless you.
DeColores,

David Young
Until further consideration by the Board, Fellowship time will continue to be held after the Gathering vice before.

The Next Fredericksburg Gathering

What:	Fredericksburg Emmaus Community Gathering
Where:	Ebenezer UMC, Stafford VA.
Why:	Worship and Fellowship
	Worship	- 6:30 PM, July 10, 1993
	Begin music for the Gathering	- Promptly at 6:30
	Opening Prayer of Gathering	- 7:00
	Fellowship & Refreshments	- _ 8:30 PM (after Gathering)
How:	In Grace of Our God & Fellowship of His Holy Spirit

The Fredericksburg Emmaus Community looks forward to seeing each of you at the monthly Gatherings. Our Gatherings are open to fellowship for all Christians whether you have been to an Emmaus/Chrysalis/Cursillo Walk or not.  Feel free to bring friends or guests from your church to share in the Grace of our God.  For directions, see the map elsewhere in this newsletter.  Child care is ONLY provided for children through fifth grade age group.  Children older than that age must sit with their parents throughout the Gathering.  

Upcoming Weekends

Dates	Weekend	Dates	Weekend	
1-4 July 1993	Richmond Chrysalis Coed 3	1-4 July 1993	Tidewater Chrysalis Coed 6	
8-11 July 1993	Maryland Chrysalis Coed 9 *	22-25 July 1993	Nat. Cap. Chrysalis Coed 19 *	
12-15 August 1993	Maryland Chrysalis Coed 10	12-15 August 1993	Nat. Cap. Chrysalis Coed 20	
26-29 August 1993	Southside VA Emmaus Men's 5	9-12 September 1993	Nat. Cap. Emmaus TBD 55	
9-12 September 1993	Richmond Emmaus Men's 22	9-12 September 1993	Tidewater Chrysalis Young Adult 4	
9-12 September 1993	VA Kairos (Prison Min.) Men's 8	16-19 September 1993	West VA Emmaus Men's 31	
23-26 September 1993	Maryland Emmaus Men's 30	30 September -3 October 1993	Southside VA Emmaus Women's 6	
30 September -3 October 1993	West VA Emmaus Women's 32	7-10 October 1993	Nat. Cap. Emmaus Women's 56	
13-17 October 1993	Richmond Emmaus Women's 23	21-24 October 1993	Shenandoah Emmaus Men's 5	
21-24 October 1993	Sonshine Emmaus Men's 3	28-31 October 1993	Shenandoah Emmaus Women's 6	
28-31 October 1993	Tidewater Emmaus Men's 22	4-7 November 1993	Maryland Emmaus Women's 31 **	
4-7 November 1993	Sonshine Emmaus Women's 4	11-14 November 1993	F'burg Emmaus Men's 9	
11-14 November 1993	Tidewater Emmaus Women's 23	9-12 December 1993	F'burg Emmaus Women's 10	

*  College Age	** Deaf Included

Reunion Groups

Small groups are the backbone of keeping the fires burning.  The weekly challenge to Study, Piety and Action as well as the special fellowship and the power of His presence amongst you are a continuing inspiration.  I encourage all of you to join or start a group.  If you want your group to be open to others, we will periodically list groups in this column of the newsletter.  Some of us group as listed below.  These are open groups and you are welcome to join in.  We'd love to see you!!

When	Place	Contact	Address	
Saturday @ 7:30 AM	Roy Rogers	Steve Seiden	Route One across from Aquia Town Center	
Wednesday @ 8:00 PM	Sammy T's in rear	Joe May	Caroline Street in F'burg	

Emmaus Volunteer Chairpersons Needed

The following vacancies exist, and we are looking for volunteers to come forward:

	Prayer Vigil Coordinator	Agape Coordinator	

These positions are very important in our Community, and we can't have a weekend without the positions being filled.  So please pray about them, if you feel you can serve, please call David Young @ 703-659-5921.  

Volunteers to Supply Transportation for Weekends

Another need the Fredericksburg Emmaus Community has for support of weekends is for transportation of the weekend supplies from their to regular storage site to Camp Easter Seal on Thursday morning at the beginning of each Weekend, and back again after the Weekend on Sunday evening.  What is needed is a driver and the use of a covered vehicle (for inclement weather) such as a small truck, large pickup or 12 passenger van with seats removed.  Several foot lockers, the large cross, some 10' pieces of conduit (for hanging the talk room curtain) and other miscellaneous items must be moved each way.  Originally, this requirement was the obligation of each team to coordinate.  Recently Bill & Sandy Klingenstein have donated a rental vehicle.  Our sincere thanks to Bill & Sandy, but the Board feels that, with the enthusiasm we now see in this rapidly growing Community, we should be able to meet this need through one or a number of volunteers.  Three things are needed: (1) a Transportation Coordinator, 
(2) a list of those who have, or can obtain access to such vehicles, or could make vehicles available for other drivers to use when required, and (3) a list of those who could provide their time to drive borrowed vehicles.  If we can assemble such lists, then the Coordinator can have a pool of people to call on for help for each weekends.

Cleanup after Weekends

And yet another need the Fredericksburg Emmaus Community has for support of weekends is for cleanup after Closing on Sunday evenings.  There is about 30-60 minutes of work to be done after the closing, including cleanup of the dining hall, packing and loading the last of our supplies on the assigned vehicles, etc., that has fallen on the same few repeatedly in the past.  To resolve this problem, the Board has decided to add additional Sunday afternoon Chas to the Community Cha sign-up list to arrive about 3:00 PM and assist Bill Klingenstein who is the Facility Cleanup Coordinator.  We will ask that these Chas not be sponsoring anyone, so that they can concentrate on the task at hand without inconveniencing a new pilgrim.  This is a dirty (not really) job, but somebody has to do it!  Christ said, "So pray to the one in charge of the harvesting, and ask Him to recruit more workers for his harvest fields." and "The greatest among you will be your servant."  Jesus is counting on us!  Pray about giving your time in humble service to filling this need and let's fill al  these new Sunday afternoon Community Cha positions when the sign-ups for the next weekends are circulated.

Misprint - Chrysalis Steering Committee

The July Chrysalis Steering Committee meeting will not be on the first Sunday as published in the June Newsletter, since that date is Independence Day, but will be on the second Sunday (July 11) at 3:00 PM at Peace UMC.  And we need your help in bringing this good work to full fruit.  Please pray for the Lord's guidance and follow Him to be a part of this new ministry.

A Chrysalis Milestone!!

Excitement was high at the June Chrysalis Steering Committee meeting as we made our first major decision.  The Steering Committee made and unanimously passed a formal motion committing ourselves to conduct the first Fredericksburg Chrysalis Weekend not later than the end of the Summer of 1994.  This is a significant milestone on the road to reaping a rich harvest for our Lord and Savior.  A week later, the Emmaus Board received a report of this action and voted themselves to ensure Fredericksburg Emmaus support of this goal.  And the Gathering that night affirmed the broad support of the entire Community for this Chrysalis movement.

A lot of support will be needed to make this commitment a reality.  The Steering Committee will be busy defining the requirements in the next few months, but you can expect Chrysalis to need much of the following:

Prayer - Leadership of the Holy Spirit thru your prayer
Volunteers - Chrysalis has most of the same job requirements as Emmaus
Supplies - Chrysalis will need to acquire its own supplies
Contributions - Chrysalis will require funding, particularly scholarships so high school students with limited resources can sponsor, that is "Make a friend, be a friend, and bring a friend to Jesus"
Pilgrims - We need to sponsor some of our youth now so that they are prepared to team next Spring
Steering Committee Members - The Steering Committee meetings are open to all members of Fredericksburg Emmaus and we can use plenty of help.  Particularly from the youth or young adults who have attended Chrysalis or Emmaus.

Praise God!!

Prayer Requests

A column will be open each month for Prayer Requests.  Submit your praises or needs to the newsletter editor, Mary Ruth Forstal @ 703-659-2461, by the first Saturday after each Gathering:

Monte Luhr - Praise the Lord for the many things He's doing in my life	Kenny Erisman's Mother - God bless her
David Farrar, Gary's Dad, physical problems	
Helen Mullins - My Dad whose stroke has affected his speech and memory	Sylvia Seiden - Peace & encouragement/Healing of persistent ailments	
Ferrebee family - David Ferrebee, age 15, killed in a bicycle accident	Pat Weinhardt - Blessings for al the young people finishing school in the next few weeks	
Richard Warner - Thanks for all my friends who celebrate God's love with me.  Thanks for the miracles now coming into my life.
New Chrysalis in F'burg - 1994	Kenny Erisman - Peace & comfort - Mother passed away
Pat May - Praise for the awesome "March for Jesus" today	
F'burg Chrysalis - Praise & prayers for this effort & the young people who will go on Chrysalis weekends	Mary Glisson - Grandmother Beil's physical problems
Lori & Roy Mitchell - God's wisdom & Peace	
David Pinney - Father, Hunter Pinney, recovering from heart surgery but losing his sight & Mother, Gladys, recovering from a fall	Terry Shreve - Healing for his back
Randy Avis - Praise God - Only five more weeks of chemotherapy	
F'burg 9 & 10 - Blessings for new teams forming & Pilgrims to come
Tolbert family - For God's peace & His wisdom as we raise our children and teach them His word
March 4 Jesus in F'burg?!  Pray 4 it!	Rex & Bonnie Ostrander - Pray for 19 year old son in New York state for summer & facing decisions for his future, continue college or work, etc. - Pray for guidance & strength in Rex & Bonnie's tough decisions facing us this month, God's will be done	
Sarah Savage - That doctors can find a way to treat her brain tumor & pray for her family	Matthew Jensen - Aplastic Anemia - Grandson of Eldon & Yvonne Jensen	
Pat Sears - For M.S.	Janet Dunn - Health - healing	
Pray for new Christian magazine "The New Life Journal" published from F'burg & for the publisher/editor Eric Wallace	Susan Short - To be restored to fellowship in some local church
Bob & Carolyn Canaday - For our children	
People in my life to be touched by the love of God & for me to be a witness in the way I should be	Tim & Tammy (Andrew & Jessica) Aho -  To speak plainly the Gospel	
Praise God for Marketplace ministry at McLane Mid-Atlantic	Wade Haney - Death of his wife	
Pray the Lord meets the needs and ensures the success of the Ashland District's Mission Team to Mexiquiahuala, Mexico.  Team includes Amelia Armendariz, Joe, Sandy, and Jincy Pace, and me, Kelly Seiden	

Missions to Mexico
Hi!

I write to you on behalf of five members of Ebenezer UMC, all members of your Emmaus Community.  We will be participating in the Ashland District's Mission Team to Mexiquiahuala, Mexico in early August 1993.  The Ebenezer members of this Ashland team are Amelia Armendariz, Joe, Sandy, and Jincy Pace, and me, Kelly Seiden. We are very excited and anxious about this opportunity to serve.  While in Mexiquiahuala we will live with host families and we will be finishing construction of a church started during a mission trip last summer.  We will also have an opportunity to spend time in Mexico City.  

In order to participate in this trip we each must raise $700.00 by July 15th for costs including airfare, and the Ashland District must raise $12,000.00 for building materials.  To contribute to this cause each of us have been active saving, selling refreshments at church youth softball games, developing other sources of fundraising, and seeking contributions.  We seek your help as well.  Prayerfully consider this need and, if you feel led, please send contributions to:

Kelly Seiden
2019 Admiral Drive
Stafford VA 22554

Or you can give contributions directly to my parents (I'll be out of town) or one of the other members of our team at the Gathering on July 10th.  Checks may be written to me (or Steve/Sylvia Seiden) or any other member of the team, and will be shared evenly as needed to meet the needs of us all.

Thank you kindly for your love and consideration!!!  God Bless each of you,

Kelly Seiden