September, 2016 Vol. 17 No. 8

Gathering/Hoot/Training Schedule Flagstaff Area: Trinity Heights UMC

TBD - 3600 N Fourth St, Flagstaff Potluck at 5:00 PM, gathering at 6:00 PM. John Weber’s contact is zzweber@juno.com, 928-225-0989 Phoenix Area:

East Side Gathering at St Matthew UMC September 9 - 2540 W Baseline Rd, Mesa Dessert at 6:30 PM, Worship at 7:15 PM West Side Gathering at Spirit of Hope UMC September 23 - 14403 N 75th Ave, Peoria (north of Thunderbird) 6:30 dessert potluck & fellowship, 7:00 PM worship & communion. Same 4th Friday of each month! Nancy Oyler’s contact is 480-558-6717. Tucson Area: Christ Church UMC September 17 - 655 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson Potluck at 5:00 PM, 7:00 PM Worship Stephanie Hartung’s contact is shartungdds@gmail.com,520-405-3210 Yuma Area: Potluck at 6:00 PM/gathering 7:00 November 11 - 1st UMC, 298 W 3rd St AnnaMarie Sollars’ contact is amsazmama@aol.com, 928-446-9022

Walk Weekends Walk #243, Oct 6-9, Paradise Valley UMC, Roy Trevolt, Lay Director Walk # 244, Oct 13-16, Paradise Valley UMC, Becky Case, Lay Director

What is KOP?

It’s an outreach for women who have been either directly or indirectly affected by incarceration. We hold two weekend retreats yearly for women. KOP #21 will be held

October 21-23rd in a North Phoenix location. This is a FREE weekend experience for our guests!

The word, Kairos, is a Greek word meaning in God’s Special Time or in the Fullness of Time indicating an opportunity for our participants and guests to reconsider their life choices. As hearts are changed, participants begin to take responsibility for their actions. It’s like a front row seat at a miracle—transforming lives and impacting the world.

While faith-based, Kairos is open to ALL beliefs and affiliations. Please consider joining us. Thanks!

Other upcoming weekends: KO Tucson: September 23-25 KONAZ (North): September 30 - October 2 Please see kairosofaz.org for more information!

KNEE MAIL

Did you know the Knee Mail was recently restarted? Bill LaNoue has started sending out the Knee Mail again. If you have any prayer requests, or if you’d like to receive those prayer requests, please email Bill at wlanoue111@gmail.com. Let’s keep this community floating on a sea of prayer!

Walk #243 October 6-9, 2016 Paradise Valley UMC, Paradise Valley

LEADERS TEAM Roy Trevolt Lay Director Ernie Cheetham Assistant Lay Director Lyle Clarck Assistant Lay Director Bill Cluck Assistant Lay Director John Ross Assistant Lay Director Bob Lind Head Spiritual Director Carl Peterson Assistant Spiritual Director Deb Shauer Assistant Spiritual Director Jerry Paris Head Cook Levi Chiles Assistant Head Cook Ed Taylor Music Director

TALK TEAM

John Campbell Gary Cannon Bimal Dey Tom Farley Dave Paccetti Bill Pate Joe Rudder Ray Smith Scott Thompson Larry Wiegman

COOK TEAM Peter Arkin Bob Caskey David Clark Don Davis John Dey Charles Edwards Shaun Farrier Court Fischer Al Levy Leroy Livingston George Mason Bill Munn Pat Nolan Jerry Oyler Skip Shauer Mike Schwake John Weber

Walk #244 October 13-16, 2016 Paradise Valley UMC, Paradise Valley

LEADERS TEAM Becky Case Lay Director Marilyn Dickens Assistant Lay Director Cheryl Samelson Assistant Lay Director Shannon Sanders Assistant Lay Director Kathi Upham Assistant Lay Director Linda Worsnop Head Spiritual Director Louie Lyon Assistant Spiritual Director Pam Wagner Assistant Spiritual Director Robbie Fowler Assistant Spiritual Director Barbara Burford Head Cook Michelle Beckelhimer Assistant Head Cook Sandi Caskey Assistant Head Cook Judy Taylor Music Director Kathleen Griffin Prayer Warrior Holly Case Tech

TALK TEAM Meryl Ahert Ann Bernal Mary Brown Colleen Centner Ginni Hoaglan Marie Linder Janet Livingston Brenda Lundmark Joyce Lyon Sherri Norris-Fish Cassidi Perry JoAnn Puyear Tracy Thompson Mary Ann Wilkie

COOK TEAM Amy Beck Bonnie Boisvert Sharon Burke Angela Crabb Becky Fisher Cindy Harvey Sue Jax Vicki Jubala Angela Kimler Judy Kobrzycki Cindy Mathe Dee May Marsha McClintock September Mitchell Rana Nolan Judy Parker Liz Pierotti Trina Smith Eunice Tesoriero Kathryn Tracy Teresa Wallace Patti White

3-DAY TEAM Kelly Capps Penny Malone Mary McGill Julie Martin Nancy Oyler

COMMUNITY,

Please keep both teams in prayer.

Sign up on the 72-hour Prayer Vigil online:

www.azemmaus.org. Thanks!

Message from Community Lay Director, Dusty LaNoue

Last month I informed you, the community, that the AZ Emmaus

Board had decided to move us to 2 sets of walks per year while

we regroup as a community, work toward regaining our fire for

the movement, and increase the number of pilgrims on walks in

all areas of the state. At that time I could not tell you where or

when we would be holding walks each year. The Board met on

August 13th to determine how we were going to make this hap-

pen effectively for our Arizona Walks. The decision is as follows:

The Northern area will hold a set of Walks in late spring of 2017.

The Phoenix area will hold a set of Walks in October 2017.

The Southern area will hold a set of Walks in

February/March 2018.

The Phoenix area will hold a set of Walks in October 2018.

We will repeat this cycle until we can resume Walks every year

in all three areas.

Because Phoenix is central and about the same distance from

both North and South, they will continue to hold a set of Walks

every year, providing access to both ends of the state 2 times

per year. I believe we can indeed rekindle our Fire for this

remarkable movement, but it will take everyone of us working

together. We must first and foremost pray for the life of the

movement, and we all who have been blessed to have been a

part of this movement must be PROACTIVE. Someone else is not

going to do what God calls each of us individually to do. Talk to

the people who were at your table even if that was years and

years ago! Ask them to join you at a gathering. Talk to those you

have sponsored. Ask them to join you at a gathering. Talk to

your group brothers and sisters. Ask them to join you. Also ask

everyone if they are receiving the Rooster Tales. If not, help

them get connected. If computers are difficult for them, print a

copy and bring it to them. Make sure all you know in the com-

munity are current with their information (Phone, Address,

Email, etc). If not, help them connect with Holly Case, our

Communications Chairperson. Print out the Rooster Tales, and

put it on your desk or counter or any space that you are going to

see it daily, so those gatherings and candlelights don’t get away

from you. Many of us have been in this movement for a long

time, and have become complacent, older, and tired. Many of

us are REALLY busy. However, this is heavenly service; God will

supply all you need. Remember how your weekend impacted

your life for the better, and make a friend, be a friend, bring a

friend to 3 days with their Lord. Help another brother or sister

celebrate 3 days with our Lord, be a Sponsor. Ask for God’s

guidance as to who He wants you to sponsor. There is no one

else my friends, we are it! Christ is counting on US. This is His

movement, let’s each do our part to get the fire going again!

Your Sister in Christ, Dusty LaNoue

Message from Community Spiritual Director, John Fairchild

Valerie and I just spent 16 days with our daughter and family in Alaska, playing with the grandkids and fishing for salmon on the Kenai River. Back in Fairbanks where they live about 300’ from the Chena river they were experiencing some flooding and water intrusion into their basement—nothing like folks in Louisiana right now (keep them in prayer!). Unlike Arizona, it was raining before we arrived, it rained the whole time we were there, and it was raining when we left—my Arizona body didn’t know what to do with all that humidity!

It brought to mind the Hillsong lyrics to “Holy Spirit Rain Down,” Holy Spirit, rain down, rain down Oh, Comforter and Friend How we need Your touch again Holy Spirit, rain down, rain down

Let Your power fall Let Your voice be heard Come and change our hearts As we stand on Your word

Holy Spirit, rain down

No eye has seen, no ear has heard No mind can know what God has in store So open up Heaven, open it wide Over Your church and over our lives

One day, four-year old Ayzling was running around playing without a care or thought to the rain...it was normal for her and she understood how fun it is to enjoy the simple pleasure of the rain.

We know what happens without rain. Rain is essential to life as it renews the streams and rivers and replenishes the reservoirs and ground water. What happens to you without the Holy Spirit? Yup, we dry up spiritually and our life in Christ be-gins to wither like a vine branch cut off from the vine.

If you’re feeling a bit dry today, a bit cut off from God’s love, just go back up the column and pray those words from Hillsong. Invite the Spirit back and then let the One who loves you more than anything—rain down on you. My prayer for you this month is that you receive the renewing, refreshing, life-giving, joy of God’s gift of the Holy Spirit to refill you and renew your love and passion for him.

Peace & Grace, Pastor John

EMMAUS OFFICE 480-632-2199 Community Lay Director ......................... Dusty LaNoue 480-831-2811 ........................ wlanoue@centurylink.net Community Lay Director - Elect .................. Alan Fisher 602-978-5094 ............................... alan.l.fisher@cox.net Community Spiritual Director ................ John Fairchild 480-707-3552 ............................. sohpastor@gmail.com Secretary ........................................ Debbie Bachelder 480-963-0722 ....................... debbachelder@gmail.com Treasurer ............................................. Judy Kobrzycki (602) 329-9935 ..................... judykobrzycki@gmail.com Agape ....................................................... Becky Case 480-748-6057 .............................. bcase567@gmail.com Communications ........................................ Holly Case 480-734-9493 .............................. hncase84@gmail.com 4th Day .............................................. Colleen Centner 602-695-0811 .................. colleenthebean1@gmail.com Music .................................................. Ted Bachelder 602-820-3777 ................................. tbachelder@cox.net

Pre-Emmaus ............................................ Roy & Joyce Trevolt 623-582-0915 ................................................. rctdrums@cox.net Three Day ............................................................... Red Hinckley 623-332-4126 ............................................ redrider9593@q.com Gathering ........................................ Wayne & Beth Woodland 480-396-9507 ....................................... mbwoodland@msn.com Southern Arizona ........................................... Charlie Edwards 520-576-3494 .............................. cmedwards4873@yahoo.com & ................................................................................. Don Booth (520) 465-1174 ...................................... donbooth52@msn.com Northern Arizona ............................................. Sarah McGuire 928-853-3584 .......................................... samgmmcx5@aol.com & ............................................................................... John Weber 928-225-0989 ............................................... zzweber@juno.com Registrar .......................................................... Cindy Achilles (602) 686-1200 .......................................... chocol84me@cox.net

BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2016 AZ Walk to Emmaus P. O. Box 86309 Phoenix, AZ 85080-6309 Website address: www.azemmaus.org

September, 2016