The Next Fredericksburg Emmaus Gathering
	Where:	Summitt Presbyterian
	Why:	Worship and Fellowship

	When:	6:00 PM,  September 10, 1994
Social Hour*:	6:00 - 7:00 PM Begin music for the Gathering:	Promptly at 7:00 Opening Prayer of Gathering:	7:30
	How:	In Grace of Our God
		& the Fellowship of His Holy Spirit

*Please bring drinks and light refreshments at this time.

The Board will meet on September 10, 1994 at 4PM.  

Mark your calendars now for the October Gathering.
Date:  October 8, 1994
Time:  6:00 PM
Place:  Rehoboth  UMC

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; older children are expected to sit with their parents during the Gathering.

Mark the dates of other upcoming Gatherings!

	October 8, 1994	Rehoboth UMC
	November 12, 1994	Rehoboth UMC

Next Newsletter Deadline is September 16, 1994

Upcoming Weekends Dates

Weekend	Dates
Richmond #27 (men)	  8-11 Sept 1994
Richmond  #28 (women)	13-16  Oct  1994
Sonshine #7 (men)  	 20-23 Oct  1994
Sonshine #8 (women)	  3-6    Nov 1994
F'burg Emmaus Men's 13	  3-6    Nov 1994
Richmond Chrysalis #5(co-ed)	 10-13 Nov 1994
Southside #9 (men)	 17-20 Nov 1994
F'burg Emmaus Women's 14	  8-11  Dec 1994
Southside #10 (women)	  8-11  Dec 1994

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
 
 Tuesday @10:00AM
 Brenda Sunderlin's Home
 Brenda Sunderlin
659-3975
 427 Telegraph Rd
Stafford, Va.
 
 Wednesday @ 8:00 PM
 Sammy T's in rear
 Joe May
 Caroline Street in F'burg

The Lost Verse of Decolores

Sing the Chorus, sing the chorus
Because no one can really remember the verses,
Sing the Chorus, sing the chorus
'Cause what rhythms in Spanish does not rhythm in English
Sing the Chorus, sing the chorus
Because all the words never really seem to fit

Sing the chorus and clap your hands loudly and 
no one will notice you really don't know it!
Sing the chorus and clap your hands loudly and 
no one will notice you really don't know it!
lole!

Do you ever feel lonely in a crowded room?
Do you ever feel like you stifle a laugh or smile for fear of hurting someone else's feelings?
Do you feel like you can't ask someone you care for to pray for you?
When you try to talk to people, those you think to be your friends, do they suddenly get defensive?  Are they understanding of your feelings?  Your situation?
Do you feel like when you share with some that they betray your confidences, that they judge having higher expectations for you than what they themselves actually do?  Then they tell others of your faults, never revealing their own?
Do you wonder "Who can you trust?"

Hello and praise our Lord Jesus Christ!

What a way to start out a letter, but to be perfectly honest, I feel all the above at times and I cry out to God...What is wrong with your people?  His reply is, "What is wrong with you?"  Somehow, I have placed my focus on people, and off of God again.  I know Him, and I trust Him as my Father...in heaven and on earth...but when those feelings start coming in, I need a shoulder to lean on.  I need a person speaking words to me that truly encourage me and truly a heart that cares and loves me. not because God says to do it but because it is the truth.  That is the difference between works and desire.  We all being the body of Christ, know the truth, whether we want to adhere to that discernment or not.  When someone says, "I love you" and their actions do not follow it through, it's not love.  When they say, "I want you around" but the atmospheric pressure is so full, you know if you don't get out of there, there'll be an explosion...there is no truth in the words.  OH, words are not enough.  God not only gave us His Word but also His only Son that we might believe...

God is so good today.  He is ABBA, worthy of all of our praise, love and adoration.  I recently needed a person to not only to say but do, so that I could just know that I was loved, but at every turn I was ridiculed, and made fun of because of my walk.  I was hurting so bad that I went to someone I thought to be my friend, for prayer, and as I started to explain they began to yell at me and tell me all that was wrong with me, and...
God was faithful when I sat in a chair in the corner of the room and cried out to Him...

An invitation came that I could go spend some time with a special lady out of town.  I went.  She welcomed me with open arms, a hug, and a compliment.  For three glorious days we shared "Life" in Jesus, overflowing with the Father's love.  She spent time teaching me and sharing with me, and I with her, and if we messed up, it just didn't matter.  Every morning, I woke up at about 4 a.m. to the sound of water rushing against the shoreline and the Father's voice calling me to wake up to a new and beautiful day...and I would commune with Him until 5 a.m. when I would hear this dear woman get up and sense that she was now in His presence...

When you were saved, He clothed you with the garments of salvation, and as you seek His face, a robe of righteousness covers you.  He has received you fully, so you know you are covered with a covering like none other.  Come to Him.  Laugh with Him.  Talk with Him.  Know that He understands and He wans you to share with Him.  He will listen and share with you.  He will never reveal your sins or your failings to anyone, because He knows that when you are ready, you will share what he has done in your life, and He will be glorified.  He wants you to be an overcomer, not a failure.  He is El Shaddai,-The All Sufficient One!

I love you and pray that the Father brings you that friend here on earth, also.  The friend that you can laugh with, pray with, one who will be understanding even in your sins and failings.  The friend that you can share with, knowing that they'll not betray you, causing rumors that can hurt so horribly later on.  The friend on whom you can trust because they will gently lead you where you were before...to ABBA...the Father...to El Shaddai, the ALL Sufficient One.  I am forever thankful for the friends He has given me.  Come to Him...   He is waiting with open and loving arms..for you...

Forever in Jesus with love,

Lost From F'burg #12

After the agape feast for #12, there were several white linen tableclothes misplaced. We have not been able to locate them since the walk.  If anyone has any information concerning these tableclothes, please contact Jennifer Tolbert at (703) 680-7026.  These tableclothes belong to her church and we would really like to return them. Thank you for your help in this matter.

Wanted . Wanted . Wanted

The community has been given an overhead projector to use for music during the gatherings.  We would like to have a large screen to use with this.  If anyone has an old one in the closet (or anywhere else)they would like to donate to the community, it would be a great help.  Check it out and let Gary Farrar (372-7535) or Brian Long (720-2383) know.  Thanks!

Letters

I want to thank everyone for their prayers, hugs and moral support at the death of my father.  I thank God for you all and take great comfort in the knowledge that I will see him again on those streets of gold.

Decolores,
Sandy Klingenstein

The Fredericksburg Emmaus community would like to extend our sympathy to the following families

To Bob Graver and his family on the death of his wife, Nancy
To Sandy Klingenstien on the death of her father
To Randy Alvis on the death of his mother
Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Praise, Joys, and Concerns
The list below is taken from last months Gathering.  However, I will be glad to list any others I receive from the community through a letter or telephone call..  Submit your praises or needs to the newsletter editor, Mary Ruth Forstall @ 703-659-2461 or mail to P.O. Box 34 Brooke, Va.  22430, by the first Saturday after each Gathering:

Praise and Joys

Praise for an injury - to me and not my daughter
Praise for "Daily Meditations" buying one of my articles
Praise for God giving us a 'new song' in our hearts
Praise the Lord for true friends and genuine fellowship sparked by His Spirit
Praise God for the Fredericksburg Emmaus community
Praise for Christ's love and light that has grown in my families life
Thank you Lord for Children. . . for Friends . . .for New Jobs . . .and the power of prayer
Thanks to our awesome and mighty God for His many blessings to us, in us and for us

Prayers and Concerns

Fredericksburg Chrysallis #1 
Fredericksburg Emmaus #13 (Men)
Fredericksburg Emmaus #14 (Women)
Youth group from Bethel UMC on mission trip to Iowa, 8/6-14, to aid last year's flood victims
Unity in the Body of Christ
Complete surrender to God's will in our lives
Humility in the Body of Christ
Pray for our family, if we should stay or move in our present church
Men taking their roles as leaders in this nation
Search for new home
Va. Beach Mission, Jr& Sr High of All Saints August 14th - 27th
Concern as I struggle with lack of self confidence, self esteem and insecurity Thelma
Concern for a young lady injured in a bus accident
For a nephew who is lost
For unsaved people

Major decisions in my life
Charles and Margarite
Ruby Doumlele
Frank Rice and Taylor
For Jeff and Kim please pray Ephesians 1: 17-23
Roydetta Cutright - complication with surgery
David Rouff - back surgery
Frank Snow - angioplasty
Lloyd Johnson - terminal cancer
Barbara Cavalier - Peace of Jesus Christ through troubled times in her marriage
For my grandmother (78) with heart failure/ may she live so I can tell her goodbye
For my grandfather who is confused about his eternal destination
That we all shine our "Christ Light" to others.

Decolores,
Sandy Klingenstein

Emmaus Newsletter____Walton C. Forstall, II  (Tony)