Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Nashville Emmaus Community November 2014

How important are you? More important than you mightthink! Kellogg minus a farmer equals no cornflakes. Just asRodgers needed Hammerstein, you need someone and someoneneeds you.

How important are you to our Nashville Emmaus community? More important than you think. Without you wedon’t have spiritual formation weekends. Without you weekendswould have no pilgrims you pray for and sponsor. Without youbeing on teams (conference room and background) means noweekends. Emmaus without you means (fill in the blank).

Amos 3:3 says “Do two people start traveling together withoutarranging to meet?” The Message

We, the Nashville Emmaus Community, met and beganwalking together 30 years ago. It is wonderful to celebrate thisjourney together! We met and decided we were going to be anEmmaus Community. Our traveling together has enabled us tomeet the risen Christ as did two other travelers several hundredyears ago. (Luke 24:13-34)

Each Emmaus weekend allows us to continue walkingtogether as a community with new companions who will meetJesus Christ where they are. They will begin their walk with all ofus and bring others on the journey.

How important are you? You have become the hands andfeet of Christ, you have studied, become disciples, you live outyour Christian action. You are Emmaus! How important are you?More important than you think – to the Emmaus community andto the family of God.

We have just successfully completed our Fall Walks andit would not have been possible without you walking together,side by side.

May we continue our walk together and understand howimportant we are - working together, side by side, in the ministryof Emmaus. Philippians 1:3

DeColores,

Edna Vaughan

While they were talking and discussing,

Jesus himself came near and

began walking with them...

Luke 24:15

In This IssueAccountability/Reuinion Groups .........................................2Who Do You Say I Am? ...........................................................3Welcome New Pilgrims .............................................................3Up Coming Events.......................................................................4Chrysalis ............................................................................................44th Day..............................................................................................4Gathering #2 ..................................................................................5Nashville Emmaus Board .........................................................5Face to Face .....................................................................................5Elections ............................................................................................6

Together We Walk Side By Side

Emmaus Walks and Face To Face Encounters are about our 4th days and Next days. We urge you to be involved with an accountability group(also called reunion groups) to encourage and support you during your 4th day journey. As a community we want to assist in your search for an existinggroup to join, find new members for your existing group or start a new group. Therefore, your Emmaus Board is asking for your assistance in this effortby completing the following survey. This information will be used to match requests for groups by location, gender, etc. You can download and mail thisform or complete it online at www.nashvilleemmaus.org/Reunion_Groups/

Your participation is truly appreciated as we endeavor to support our community members not only on the Emmaus Weekends but every dayof our lives as followers of Jesus.

DeColores.

Accountability/Reunion Groups

Peter answered this question without much thought or (as agood friend says) the words sort of fell out of his mouth, “You are theMessiah, the Son of the living God.” Did Peter truly understand whatthese words meant for his own personal life or what Jesus was actuallyquestioning? Unfortunately not until Jesus was crucified and resurrecteddid Peter truly being to understand. We all follow in Peter’s footstepsat times but God is mercifully in the business of changing lives. Howblessed we are that God uses Emmaus as one of the ways to revealwho Jesus is and how He loves and transforms us.

During our 4th day experience we are faced with Jesus’ question … “Who do you say I am?” We could answer this questionwith words, but more importantly we could be answering it with ouractions. In other words what does your life and my life say about WHOJesus is? Who do our relationships say that He is? Who does our bankaccount say that He is? Who does our time say that He is? Who doour commitments say that He is? I believe that when you and I startanswering Jesus’ question by looking into our actions, then we get to

the heart and intent of the question that Jesus is asking. And as we liveout our 4th day experience in response to this question, it has the potential to lead us into a deeper walk with Christ and into a deeperservice to the people we encounter. If we follow this implication to itsfull extent, we see that every single circumstance in life is really an opportunity to answer Jesus’ question, “Who do you say that I am?”with our lives.

When I think about the resources God has blessed me with – Jesus is asking, “Who do you say that I am?”

When I think about the needs of others – Jesus is asking, “Who do you say that I am?”

When I encounter people on the fringe, folks that are written off andpushed to the outside of life –Jesus is asking, “Who do you say that I am?”

In the way that I relate to myspouse and children – Jesus is asking, “Who do you saythat I am?”

In the choices that I make in mypersonal life – Jesus is asking, “Who do you saythat I am?”

In the way that I spend my time – Jesus is asking, “Who do you saythat I am?”

We cannot escape this question.Every circumstance in life is an opportunity through our actions toproclaim that Jesus is the Messiah,the Son of the Living God. May our4th day be a loving and joyous exclamation of who God is!

De Colores,

John Arnold, Community Spiritual Director

Who do you say that I am?In Matthew (16:15b-16) Jesus asks the disciples, “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

The dates are set for the winter flights. The Girl’s Flight will beJanuary 17-19, 2015 and the Boy’s Flight a month later on February 14-16, 2015. Both will be held at Fellowship UMC inMurfreesboro.

Our Board continues to look for a few more lay and clergymembers. Let us know if you would like more information.

Fly with Christ,

Patrice RulloNashville Chrysalis Community Director

Chrysalis

GatheringsDecember 6 – Andrew Price UMC, Nashville

February, 2015 – Christ UMC, McMinnville

Emmaus WalksMen’s April 2-9, 2015Women’s April 23-26, 2015Men’s October 1-4, 2015Women’s October 15-18, 2015

Chrysalis FlightsGirl’s Flight January 17-19, 2015, Fellowship UMC,Murfreesboro Boy’s Flight February 14-16, 1015, FellowshipUMC, Murfreesboro

Face To Face EncounterMay 6, 7, 13, 14 2014 • Hilldale UMCClarksvilleCheck the Community website for the latest schedule

Welcome To Emmaus Community

Please welcome the Pilgrims of Men’s Walk #187 and Women’s Walk #188 to the Nashville Emmaus Community.

Walk #187Lee AlexanderAlan Bain

Greg BrandonBrian Brown

Mark CummingsBobby FinneyTony JacksonKirk Jones

Fred KimbrellClemmie LongSteve PhillipsAlan RogersErik Sapre

Lance SchadeRoddy StrattmanKeith ThomasonDave WilloverTom Wiseman

Walk #188Megan Alexander

Amy BrownValerie BumpusTeresa CheekAshley Craig

Suzanne DuVallBrandy Eddings

Toni FisherTania JonesJoy KimbrellTaryn KingPam MoudyCindy Phiffer

Chrystal PhillipsSheila Rogers

Laura ShybloskyOpal Wedgewood

Kim WhiteGrace WilliamsChristy WilloverVivian Wiseman

What’s Happening in Your 4th Day?

We all remember our own Emmaus experience and what it meant to us personally. We held that cross at Closing and answered the questions about what the Walk meant to us

and what we are going to do about it.

Others can benefit from our stories of what happened next. They are witness to God’s work in our lives and an inspiration to others as they persevere in life’s challenges. If you would like to submit your story for consideration, please email it to the

Candlelight Editor at News@NashvilleEmmaus.org

The dates for the 2015 Encounter are May 6, 7, 13, 14at Hilldale UMC in Clarksville. We appreciate the Communitysupport in encouraging pilgrims to attend.

Face to Face is looking for some kind people to makebanners for us. It would be so great to have our very own, somewe could fold because as we move around we have to packeverything in boxes. If you can do this, please contact Pat Mishlerat pmish5@comcast.net or 615-406-1367.

Face To Face2014 Nashville Emmaus Board of Directors

Executive LeadershipEdna Vaughan - Community Lay DirectorCharlene Eubank - SecretaryJon Bell - Treasurer

Lay Board MembersGreg Engroff - Registrar • Immediate Past Community Lay DirectorJeannie BellSandie GloverSteve GraysonCarla HuntNancy LeSuerHugh MasonJane Melrose Pat MishlerJohn NanceBill NelsonSam Trott

ClergyJohn Arnold - Community Spiritual DirectorAllen Weller - Assistant Community Spiritual DirectorJon BellLoyd Mabry

Ex-OfficioPatrice Rullo - Chrysalis

For More Info on Board Members and their areas of service, orto email a Board MemberNashvilleEmmaus.org/About_Us/

Our second community gathering is scheduled for December 6th at 6:00 pm at Andrew Price UMC. The churchaddress is 2846 Lebanon Pike, Nashville. The meal will bepotluck with the drinks, plates, napkins and utensils provided.Mark your calendar for Dec. 6th. Bring your favorite dish andjoin us for a joyous Christmas gathering.

NOTE: Our 3rd Community Gathering will be at Christ UMC,McMinnville, February, 2015

If your Emmaus Group is interested in hosting a gathering,please contact: Jeanne Bell jonbell0213@gmail.com

Attention!!! Gathering #2More Opportunities to Renew Emmaus Friendships

and Make New Friends!

It’s time to elect new member to the Nashville Emmaus Community Board of Directors. Their terms will start January 1, 2015. We need to elect 5 lay persons and 2 clergy. Members of the Nashville Emmaus Community are eligible to vote.

Ballots must be received by November 30, 2014 to be counted.

You can vote online at www.nashvilleemmaus.org/custpage.cfm/frm/12849/form/12849/ or by printing this ballot and mailing it to Nashville Emmaus Community, P.O. Box 292643, Nashville, TN 37229.