Vine and Branches

IMPORTANT MESSAGE - WALK FEE INCREASE

Beginning with Walk 325, the Walk fee will be $175. A new Pilgrim Application form is available on the website- www.ctcemmaus.org. This new application should be used for Walk 325 and all later Walks. After April 1, all old forms should be destroyed and only the new form should be used for Pilgrim applications. The new form can be easily identified because it has the CTC logo (state outline with cross and rainbow) in the upper left corner.

This Walk fee increase applies to team members the same as for Pilgrims. Team members on Walks 325 and later will pay $175.

Please be sure this information is shared throughout your Fourth Day Groups so that people who submit applications for these Walks and those asked to serve on a team are informed of the increase.

Grace and peace,
Rich Thompson
CTC Emmaus Registrar

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Please go to the CTC Emmaus website for the revised 2008 Walk schedule.

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	REUNION GROUPS
	Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and do good. Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see that the Day of the Lord is coming near. ~Hebrews 10:24-25

SUNDAY
MONDAY		M&M's (Monday Moments) Women's Group 8:00 a.m. 1204 Murry Dr., Cleburne Contact: Helen Herron 817-645-8455		Women's Reunion Group 7:00 p.m. Joshua FUMC Contact: Church Office 817-558-9801
Between Sisters		Between Sisters Women's Group 7:00 p.m. First Mondays only Spring Creek BBQ, Burleson Contact: D'Ann Drennan 817-558-1071
TUESDAY		Covenant Keepers Women's Group 6:30 a.m. 1608 Stonegate, Cleburne Contact: Marilyn King 817-645-2134		Men Of Grace Men's Group 7:00 a.m. 1647 West Henderson, Cleburne Contact: Bob King 817-645-2134
		Joshua Women's Group Women's Group 5:00 p.m. Joshua FUMC Chapel Contact: Esther Sluder 817-558-8414		Joshua Men's Group Men's Group 6:00 p.m. Joshua FUMC Chapel or Billy's office Contact: Billy Strayhorn 817-558-9801
		The Cracked Pots 6:00 p.m. Burleson St. Mathew Presbyterian 380 NW Tarrant Ave. Contact: Jana Welch 817-426-1779		W.O.W. (Women Of the Walk) Women's Group 6:00 p.m. FUMC Burleson 590 McAlister Road (Genesis Room) Contact: Vickie Perkey 817-295-3716
WEDNESDAY		Joshua Women's Group Women's Group 6:15 p.m. Joshua FUMC Worship Center Contact: Church Office 817-558-9801
THURSDAY		Women's Reunion Group 6:00 p.m. St. Matthew CPC, Burleson Contact: Leslie Young 817-447-6144
FRIDAY		Men's Breakfast Reunion Group 6:30 a.m. Cracker Barrel, Burleson Contact: Jeff Steele 817-297-2226
SATURDAY
Since Reunion Groups are the heart of the Fourth Day experience, we will list the day and time of every local Reunion Group that we know about. If yours is not listed, please let us know. If your time or place changes or if a Group is disbanded, we need to know that as well. If you are not participating in a Reunion Group, you may use this list as a "Shopping list". We encourage everyone to get together with others for a time of sharing, accountability and prayer.
	NEW BABE CHICKS
			We welcome you in the name of Christ.

Sharon McGovern				Kristy Ralph

	OPEN DOOR GATHERING SCHEDULE
	The Open Door Emmaus Community gathers at 7:00 pm on the second Friday of each month. Gathering locations rotate to different churches throughout Johnson county.

		August 8, 2008 Godley UMC
		September 12, 2008 FUMC Alvarado
October 10, 2008 FUMC Joshua		November 14, 2008 Cahill UMC		December 12, 2008 Godley UMC
January 2009 TBA		February 2009 TBA		March 2009 TBA
April 2009 TBA		May 2009 TBA		June 2009 TBA
	FROM THE CTC EMMAUS BOARD

IMPORTANT MESSAGE - WALK FEE INCREASE Beginning with Walk 325, the Walk fee will be $175. A new Pilgrim Application form is available on the website- www.ctcemmaus.org. This new application should be used for Walk 325 and all later Walks. After April 1, all old forms should be destroyed and only the new form should be used for Pilgrim applications. The new form can be easily identified because it has the CTC logo (state outline with cross and rainbow) in the upper left corner. This Walk fee increase applies to team members the same as for Pilgrims. Team members on Walks 325 and later will pay $175. Please be sure this information is shared throughout your Fourth Day Groups so that people who submit applications for these Walks and those asked to serve on a team are informed of the increase. Grace and peace, Rich Thompson CTC Emmaus Registrar * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Please go to the CTC Emmaus website for the revised 2008 Walk schedule. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
For the latest in Walk schedule updates, applications, information on other communities, and correspondence from the CTC Emmaus Board go to www.ctcemmaus.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Team Selection Information I periodically receive team applications from people wanting to be considered for the team on a Walk that is occurring in just a few weeks from the date they submit the application. By this time, the team has been selected and has already started having meetings. The following information is provided to help everyone understand the process used to select teams in the Central Texas Conference. Potential team members are selected by a Team Selection Committee in each Region. Team selection normally occurs about six months before each Walk. The Team Selection Committee uses a report from the Team Database as the source of names for the team list. The list is provided to the Lay Director who contacts individuals and asks them to be on the team. Individuals asked to serve on a team should: be active in his/her local church; be active in a reunion group (or other small faith-sharing or accountability group); be active in Fourth Day Community activities; and should not have served on a team selected by a Lay Director (Conference Room or On-Site Servant Team) (Fourth Day Community Servant Team participants are not considered to have served on a team for the purposes of this section) within the same calendar year (with some exceptions as needed for musicians, those working into leadership positions, or as directed by the Board). Persons from outside the Central Texas Conference should not be considered for service on CTC teams. Church and ethnic diversity should be intentionally considered in developing the assignments for the Conference Room and the Servant Team. There should be no more team members from one church than there are tables at the Walk. No table should have more than one member from the same church. Emmaus leadership begins and ends with anonymous positions of servanthood. To be considered for service in the Conference Room a potential team member should have served on at least one On-Site Servant Team or one Fourth Day Community Servant Team. If you have questions about team selection you can contact the Board members from your Region. Grace and peace, Rich AGAPE With the reduction in the number of Pilgrims assigned to a Walk from 42 to 36, the number of agape items to be supplied has changed. If the agape is for the Conference Room group only, the number is 62 items. If the Servant Team is to be included, the total number increases to 79 items. Grace and peace, Rich WEBSITE I have had several inquiries lately about where to find the schedule or where to get applications. Please inform everyone with whom you have contact about the website location- www.ctcemmaus.org - and what is there. It is much faster to download the information and saves us postage and administrator work time if people use the website. De Colores, Rich Thompson CTC Emmaus Administrator/Registrar
To view the By-Laws of the CTC Walk to Emmaus Community click on the tablets icon on the right.

	CHRYSALIS CORNER

If you need someone to talk to your youth group or youth leader/minister, please give Amy or Eric Prather a call, 817-297-3437, or email us at pratheraggies@sbcglobal.net and we'll be happy to talk about the wonderful experience of Chrysalis. There are also many positions left open this year on the board. If you have a heart for youth work, give us a call.
Chrysalis Registrar: Rich Thompson ctcemmaus@sbcglobal.net

Open Door Community Chrysalis Contact Eric & Amy Prather pratheraggies@sbcglobal.net			Chrysalis Wall Letters may be sent to Janice Welk 205 Toluca Trail Hewitt, TX, 76643 jan-jonw@hot.rr.com .

	KAIROS / EPIPHANY
		For information about Kairos prison ministry
in North Texas visit www.kairosntx.org			national and international visit www.kairosprisonministry.org
Kairos Wall Letters for all units may be sent to: Mike Springer 3028 Bluebonnet Lane Bedford, TX 76021 springguy@juno.com 817-571-9681 Epiphany serves juvenile offenders and tries to provide them with a Christian experience to change them from a lifetime of crime. For local Epiphany information contact Tom Kimbro kimbrots@prodigy.net

	UPPER ROOM

Find Emmaus information, daily devotionals, and much more at the Upper Room Ministries web site. www.upperroom.org Upper Room Emmaus Office 1908 Grand Avenue Nashville, TN 37203-0004 877-899-2780 (toll free) Emmaus@upperroom.org Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central Time Customer Service 800-972-0433 Upper Room Prayer Center: 800-251-2468

	GLEN LAKE CAMP
	Visit the Glen Lake Camp and Retreat Center website www.glenlake.org

	VINE AND BRANCHES
	OPEN DOOR EMMAUS COMMUNITY

VINE AND BRANCHES

REUNION GROUPS

NEW BABE CHICKS

OPEN DOOR GATHERING SCHEDULE

FROM THE CTC EMMAUS BOARD

CHRYSALIS CORNER

KAIROS / EPIPHANY

UPPER ROOM

GLEN LAKE CAMP