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GOOD NEWS! Via de Cristo of SE Michigan and NW Ohio
THIS MONTH...
Fall Weekend
 

 Men's - Oct. 13-16, 2011  

 

Women's - Oct. 20-23, 2011   

   

The women's application deadline is this Monday, Oct. 10th. If you have a application you will be sending in, please call our toll free phone number 888-468-3295 and let us know so we can be looking for them. 

 

Please pray for the participants of GNVDC Weekend #49:

Men Participants   

John (Star)  Canfield
Dave Collins
Matt Dame
Greg Faubert
Joshua Saunders
Rendle Thornton
Christopher (Chris) Thorson
Mark Weiler
James (Jim) Williams
 
Women Participants
Emily Bendure
Patricia (Patti)  Blashill
Jennifer Clark
Guinevere (Guin) Eatmon
Jill England
Cynthia (Cindy) Faubert
Anna George
Rachel Gilley
Kimberly (Kim) Hebert
Cindy (CJ) Kallgren
Emily Koenig
Susan (Sue) Lambarth

Kathy Martin
Darcy Meeks
Andrea Schweinenger
Kathy Starosciak

***Unknown Particpants  

 

Sponsors...don't stop now
 

If you have a participant for an upcoming weekend, here are some things to remember about your responsibilities:

 

For the weekend:

·pray for your participant 

·take the participant to the weekend, attend Send-off

·get spouse, family and friend palanca letters, write one yourself

·attend the serenade and encourage others to attend 

·attend Clausura and transport them home  

 

After the weekend:

·pray for them

·answer any questions they may have

·assist them in finding or forming a reunion group

·bring them to the first Ultreya after the weekend

·continue to be there for them 

 

Prayer Charts

Prayer charts are available at all team meetings or you can sign-up on our website at www.gnvdc.org under the "community" page.

Weekend Schedule

There are many ways to help support our upcoming weekends. Below is a schedule of activities (please see our website for exact dates and times for both men & women's weekends):

· Palanca - start writing those letters and sign-up for our prayer banner at our website

· Food donations - send a sweet treat, bagels, muffins, fruit, or beverage for the weekend. Contact Alan or Lynn our kitchen coordinators at: kitchencoordinator@gnvdc.org or call 1-888-468-3295.

· Attend the Send-off Thursday evening at 7:30 pm

· Attend the Clausura Sunday afternoon at 4:40 pm

· Attend the Serenade Saturday evening at 6:00 pm

· Help with Set-up Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm

· Help with Tear-down Sunday afternoon after Clausura

· Help with dishes over the weekend (like after Serenade)

If you have any questions, please call 1-888-468-3295.

Issue Number
OCTOBER 2011
WANTED:
Parish Reps
We are updating our Parish Rep database and need to hear from you if you are still an active representative. We also are looking for new parish reps to represent your church. Please consider serving in this capacity. Below are some of the responsibilities of the parish reps:
  • Passes on information to the GNVDC community within their church any information to upcoming events, weekends, and Ultreyas.
  • Encourages others to sign-up for prayer charts and pray for participants and team members.
  • Encourages Ultreya at their home church.
  • Provides current information about upcoming GNVDC activities to the Secretariat

For more information, contact:

Debbie Steyaert
Phone: (888) 468-3295
email: postweekendchair
Download Newsletter
The GNVdC Newsletter is posted on our website and ready for downloading. The monthly email newsletters are also posted there.
www.gnvdc.org/community/

or download here:
August 2011 Newsletter

Prayer Requests
Please send prayer request for GNVdC community members to:
prayerrequest@gnvdc.org
 
These will be included in our monthly emails. Please keep prayer requests for GNVdC community and their immediate family.

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