| How is a Rector Selected? |
It is often asked, How is a Rector Selected? For a better explanation, you can refer to the Leaders Manual which explains this in great detail. Here are a few points taken from the leaders manual (pgs 67-68):
A Rector for our weekends should be given at least forty (40) weeks to prepare. This would mean that approximately one year before the weekend a Rector will serve, the Rector selection process should begin. The Rector Selection Committee includes the Lay Director, the Past Lay Director, the Spiritual Director, and the Leaders Committee. When they meet they will select three (3) individuals as nominees for the Rector position.
The following qualifications should be considered:
- Active in their own church
- Have served in several varied positions on weekends and have given two Rollos
- Active in a reunion group
- Active in ultreyas, send-offs, Clausura, and in other ways demonstrate leadership in Via de Cristo
- Member of a church with a faith consistent with Lutheran theology
The nominees will be ranked, by the selection committee. The Lay Director will then contact the nominees, in order, as soon as possible after the ranking. A short time can be allowed for the nominee to consider prayerfully the calling. In the event that all three nominees decline, the selection committee will meet again to provide more nominees.
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| How are Team Members Selected? |
It is also often asked, How are Team Members Selected? You can refer to the Leaders Manual which explains this in great detail as well. Here are a few points taken from the leaders manual about team selection (pgs 68-69):
Suggested Policies for Team Selection:
- Approximately half should be FIRST timers in order to build experience
- Approximately one half the team should be experienced, having served on previous weekends
- We encourage a Rector to have her group reunion serving on the team
- Other than group reunion, team members should only be asked to serve one team per year
- Except in rare compelling situations no one should serve in the same position twice, or give the same rollo a second time
- Team members should be in group reunions, actively involved in their church, and supporting Via de Cristo activities
Much prayer and careful consideration is put into selecting team members. Accepting the call to serve on a team involves the commitment to attend ALL team meetings, the entire weekend, and be willing to serve in ANY position.
CLICK HERE to take a Fall Team Availability Survey if you already haven't done so. Team meetings & locations will be posted to our website as them become available.
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PRAYER REQUESTS for Fall Weekend #51
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Please pray for...
Please pray for our Fall Rectors and their families:
Roger Heino, GN!VDC Weekend #24
Tina Gans, GN!VDC Weekend #21
Praise for a great early start for our fall weekend participants. Although our application deadline is Oct 1 for Men and Oct 8 for women, if the weekends fill before those dates, then applications are put on a waiting list. There is a max of 30 participants for each weekend.
Pray for the following participants of weekend #51:
Women Men
Kim Balogh Robert Klaffke
Jane Bates Wally Tatara
Rosilyn Brown
Linda Denzer
Cheryl Hice-Hillon
Mary McCullough
Anjanette Olivier
Catherine Rayner
Beth Sisler
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Please pray for...
NOTE: Prayer requests will be send out once a month in our monthly emails. Please keep prayer requests to GNVDC community and their immediately family. Please include updates as well as an address to send cards to.
Roger & Amy Gassman - Weekend #47
Please keep the Gassman family in your prayers as they mourn the loss of Roger's dad who recently passed away after his struggle with cancer. Their address is:
43560 Laurelwood Ct.
Canton, MI 48187
Allen DeWall - Weekend #50
Allen's family is in need of our prayers. His wife's father found out that he has an enlarged aorta and is in need of immediate surgery. Please keep him your prayers as he is going through this.
John & Jody Canfield - Weekend #49
John's Mom is in the hospital. Not sure how long but please send prayers their way.
Brian & Roxanne Katke - Weekend #46
Please lift up Roxanne as she has began a 12 month regiment of chemotheorapy and radiation.
Jerry Zalecki - Weekend #50
God, in His mercy, has called JEAN ZALECKI to her Eternal Home. Mrs. Zalecki, the mother of Jerry Zalecki, has been battling cancer for a while, but the battle ended this morning at the Hospice Center in Perrysburg. From JOHN 11:25-26 - "JESUS SAID...'I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. HE WHO BELIEVES IN ME WILL LIVE, EVEN THOUGH HE DIES; AND WHOEVER LIVES AND BELIEVES IN ME WILL NEVER DIE..." Please keep Jerry (weekend #50), Christine (weekend #46), their son Jeremy and the whole family in your prayers during this difficult time. Their address is:
101 Hickory St. Swanton, Ohio 43558
Dawn Dunigan - Weekend #17
Praise for an uncomplicated delivery of my first grandchild Feb 25! Continued prayers from my daughter who suffers from a degenerative disk disease and prayers that something can work our for her financial struggles as well.
Wes Starks - Weekend #9
Wes has currently been in the hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Wes has relocated there last year to pursue an employment opportunity in teaching. Wes recently had his gall bladder removed but is suffering from an unknown ailment which has kept him in the hospital. Please lift Wes up in prayer that this unknown ailment is revealed.
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| Fall Weekend #51 | |
Weekend #51 for Men
October 11 - 14, 2012
St. Clair Shores, MI
Application Deadline:
Oct. 1 or sooner if filled
Weekend #51 for Women
October 18 - 21, 2012
St. Clair Shores, MI
Application Deadline:
Oct. 8 or sooner if filled
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| KROGER REWARDS |
 UPDATE:
At the last ultreya, it was said that Ohio people can not sign-up for Kroger rewards. This is NOT entirely true. Many Ohio Kroger's are now participating in this program. To check if your store participates: click here.
REMINDER: April is the month to re-enroll in the Kroger Community Rewards Program to continue earning funds for GN!VDC during 2012-2013! Our id# is 84232 or you can look it up under Good News Via de Cristo to enroll. It's easy to enroll or re-enroll in Kroger Community Rewards. Click on the link below: Kroger RewardsSelect your location, click on "Enroll" to register for the first time, or "Re-enroll" to re-register. All participants must have a valid online account at Kroger.com and must sign up online to participate. Organization members can no longer scan their group's bar code at the registers or service desk. PLEASE NOTE:Even if you have recently enrolled in Kroger Community Rewards, you must re-enroll after April 1, 2012 to continue earning rewards during the coming year (May 2012 - May 2013). Thank you for participating in the Kroger Community Rewards Program and earning extra funds for Good News! VdC! |
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Prayer Requests
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Please send prayer request for GNVdC community members to: prayerrequest@gnvdc.org NOTE: If you do not receive a reply within 48 hours, please call (888) 468-3295 These will be included in our monthly emails. Please keep prayer requests for GNVdC community and their immediate family.
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