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T-shirts - Get yours Nov. 9 @ Chili Gathering
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Chili Gathering and more (click on images for flyers to share)
 Nov. 9, 2013 Chili Gathering
Bring a pot of your favorite chili and fixin's, dessert or drinks to share at our annual Chili Gathering on Saturday, November 9th at 6pm. Then attend candlelight for Women's Walk #250. It's a great time to catch up with old friends or meet new ones!
 Jan. 25, 2014 Annual Training and New Year's Gathering
We will have our Annual Training and New Year's Gathering at Highland Park United Methodist Church on January 25, 2014 starting at 3 pm. There will be training for music, sponsorship, 4th Day and more. There will also be a Chrysalis Q&A session. Music training will be from 3-5pm. All other sessions will be at 3 or 4pm (45 minutes each). The New Year's Gathering will begin at 5pm with a potluck dinner then we'll worship together Emmaus style.
Come learn how you can be involved in Emmaus and enjoy an afternoon in fellowship and worship with old friends.
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Message from the Music Chair
 The Empty Chair at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving will soon arrive once again. Everyone will be joined around the Thanksgiving table ready for a meal. Each of us has his or her individual thoughts about the day. The guys may be thinking about the football games they have or will be watching. The children are thinking about having a few extra days from school to be with family and friends. The ladies may be thinking about how soon they will be hitting the malls and holiday shopping. All are busy thinking about their own individual wants and needs. But off to one side of the room sits an empty chair. This chair represents the one to whom we should be most thankful and who makes all things possible. This chair is for Jesus Christ. We must take the empty chair out of the corner and place it at the head of the Thanksgiving table to remember to give Him thanks for the numerous blessings provided. May each of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and may God bless and keep you throughout this Blessed Holiday Season. Dennis Arnold Walk 189 Table of Jeremiah Music Chair |
Message from the Communications Chair
Have you ever wondered about those Great Agape Letters that each walk receives from all over the country and even outside the US?
The following is from the gentleman who collects and prints all those lovely letters for each walk that the Dallas Emmaus Community has.
It has been a labor of love from me to the Dallas Emmaus Community. As long as they will have me and my fingers and eyes last, I will continue to do the letters. They are uplifting to me also. Especially when I get them from European countries (Hungary, Ireland, England, etc.), the Philippines, South Africa, etc. Just recently received one from Kuwait. WOW!!!
I was touched beyond belief on Dallas Men's 17. My spirit was revived after having lost my son 2 years before. I physically felt God take the hate and pain from me. I have devoted as much time as I can to my church and Emmaus. I will continue to do so as long as
I live.
It's good for the community to know what goes into those letters shared on the walk and posted on the wall. All for the glory of God.
De Colores! In His service, David Adams
That is great story of Agape Love. Those letters touch all our hearts. David has contact with hundreds of Emmaus Communities monthly. He averages sending/receiving 20 emails per week - sending to other communities on behalf the Dallas Emmaus Community. At the end of every year he makes a copy of all agape letters received and sent that year and burns them onto a CD for permanent retention. What a treasure of letters he must have for the last 14 years! He says that his agape letter ministry probably totals about $1000 per year in print cartridge and paper costs. He's happy to be able to contribute in this way and wants to continue doing that as long as he is able to.
Many thanks to David Adams and the ministry he performs for the Dallas Emmaus Community. Next time you work a walk.... you will know a little more about how those letters get there!
Happy Thanksgiving,
De Colores,
Ruth Dunn
Table of Elizabeth
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November 7th-10th
The Community is encouraged to attend the following events:
Send-off which starts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Candlelight begins at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Closing will start around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Please be careful not to arrive earlier than 7:15 p.m.
if just attending the Candlelight services on Saturday.
The online Prayer Vigil supplements (but does not replace) the paper Prayer Vigil passed around at Candlelights and other DEC events for signature. Both Prayer Vigils are posted during Walks for Pilgrims to see who has been praying for them. Please follow the link above to sign the online Prayer Vigil.
Please prayerfully consider if you are being called to sponsor
a friend or member of your congregation.
"The aim of sponsorship is to build up the body of Christ."
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Help Wanted
 Working on a Fourth Day Team is a rewarding way to participate in the Emmaus weekend as as the hands and feet of Christ, and the easiest way to stay connected with the Community. To sign up, view the Walk Schedule to get in touch with the 4th Day Director for the walk you want to serve on. |
DEC is on FB
Next time you are on Facebook, search the Dallas Emmaus Community, then select the "Like" button to be updated on the latest news and events including Candlelights, potlucks, prayer requests and more. "Share" or "Suggest" the page to your friends so they can stay easily connected to the Dallas Emmaus Community too. As of July 2013 there are 509 likes!
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: You do not have to be on Facebook to see what's going on... click here to see what's it is all about. Email Melinda O'Brien with any questions. 
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 You can easily donate money to the Dallas Emmaus Community at any time by clicking here. PayPal is a secured donations system which directly deposits all funds into the Dallas Emmaus Community account. This is a great way to make payment for a pilgrim you are sponsoring or to keep the cost affordable for others who may not otherwise have means to sponsor a friend or loved one. |
Looking for an opportunity to serve in a powerful ministry? Visit Kairos of Texas online to find out about the units and areas of ministiries near you.
Kairos is a prison ministry whose success is dependent on the community of faith support in providing agape such as prayer chain signatures, cookies, and financial donations. If you are interested in knowing more about how you can participate, or to find out how to attend a Kairos closing, email the editors for information.
"... whatever you did for the least of my brothers, you did for me."
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Contact Information
214-502-4072
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