With spring weekends quickly approaching have you been thinking about who could benefit from attending one of these weekends? Start with prayer and then look around your environment. Who is on your heart? Step out and invite that someone.
There is detailed information about the Via de Cristo weekend on our website: www.gnvdc.org or you can call or email and request a brochure. Our toll free phone number is 888-468-3295 and our email is info@gnvdc.org. You can also download these forms below:
APPLICATION DEADLINES:
(please note: these are FIRM dates)
Men's - April 1, 2013
Women's - April 8, 2013
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Palanca is fervent, sacrificial prayer. We need Prayer Palanca for both the Men's and Women's Weekends. It is important to pray for the Participants, Team and the events of each Weekend.
The Prayer Banner is shown to the Participants on Friday afternoon during the Grace In Action Rollo. Seeing all the names that are praying for them during all the Weekend, is very powerful to them. It helps them to see that a whole Community of people are helping and caring about them.
How we handle our prayer charts have changed and is easier than before. We are now using www.3dayol.org for our prayer charts. Please follow the links below.
Click here for the MEN's prayer chart - SPRING 2013 Click here for the WOMEN's prayer chart - SPRING 2013 Click here for the MEN's prayer chart - FALL 2013 Click here for the WOMEN's prayer chart - FALL 2013 There will be a hardcopy prayer chart sign-up book at Ultreyas and Team Meetings.
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 TEAM AVAILABILITY SURVEYS
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Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey for your team availability for the spring and/or fall. This is used for both YES and NO responses. Team meeting dates will be posted to our website once they are determined.
SPRING 2013
FALL 2013
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 REUNION GROUP SURVEY
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In order to better serve our GNVDC community, we are trying to collect information on existing GNVDC reunion groups. Please take a few minutes and fill out the survey on reunion groups below.
TAKE REUNION GROUP SURVEY
For a current list of reunion groups - click here
If anyone is having problems locating a reunion group, please call (888) 468-3295 or email postweekendchair@gnvdc.org and we will try to connect you with someone who can assist you in locating a reunion group.
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 SECRETARIAT VACANCIES
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Nominations are being sought for GN!VdC Secretariat positions coming up this June. If you feel a calling to become more involved in serving the GN!VdC community or have someone in mind that displays a love for the movement and has leadership skills, please contact Terry Grundy at (734) 856-5652 or email leaderchair@gnvdc.org. She will share the job descriptions of the positions available and answer questions you might have.
Communications Chair
Responsible for website, social media, publicity materials, database management. Coordinates the creation and mailing of newsletters,emails, printed materials such as team manuals, forms, applications, brochures, etc. Communications with the Good News Community, NLS and other movements.
Leaders Chair
Convenes the Leaders Committee, develops and maintains team and leaders training materials, receives and directs availability forms and conducts leaders training workshops. Assists in rector selection, training, support and with team selection as needed.
Palanca Chair
Coordinates and communicates with the NLS and other movements on matters relating to palanca. Receives and distributes palanca gifts and letters on weekends. Organizes a 72 hour prayer banner for use on Good News weekends. Keeps an updated list of banners used on weekends. Coordinates movement's music program.
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Pray for healing for our sick brothers and sisters:
Matt Steffen
GNVDC Wnd#19
Heart disease and recent problem breathing. Prayers for Bonnie Lipka, his sister and all the doctors and nurses working with Matt.
Kim Baker
GNVDC Wnd #44
Please pray for her daughter, Michalene, for healing from her surgery and strength for her recovery.
O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servant, the help of your power, that his sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Continue to lift in prayer for our spring rectors
Michele Wandrei and PJ Colbeck,
and for the team and participants of weekend #52.
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PRAYER REQUESTS for GNVdC community members can be email 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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| Issue Number | | February 2013 |
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What To Give Up
25 Creative Ideas for Lent
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Are you looking for something unconventional to offer up for Lent? Taken from Life Teen missionaries, this is what they shared:
- "This year I'm giving up shoes as often as possible. I'll still wear shoes if I'm doing a work project or if I have to fly on a plane. But I'm going to avoid going to places that require shoes."
- "I'm addicted to caffeine so I gave up all drinks but water for Lent two years ago."
- "Last year I didn't give up anything for Lent, just added more prayer life. This year I am going to add more prayer life and give up Facebook."
- "I gave up spoons and forks. I learned to use chopsticks. It was funny for my friends and made it easy to talk about Lent in a way that people were cool with. We laughed a lot." - Matt
- "I've heard of people giving up their beds for Lent. They slept on the floor or the couch."
- "I fasted for all of Lent one year. 1 meal a day really brings souls to Jesus, especially your own!"
- "I'm going to treat my body as a temple of God during lent... everything I read, watch, listen to, eat, drink, do, say, etc.....focusing on being a temple of God."
- "One year for Lent I wrote a letter each day. I made a list of 40 people who have touched my life in one way or another. Each day of Lent, I wrote a person on the list a letter of thanks for how they touched my life and I prayed for that person on that day....it was a WONDERFUL experience!!!"
- "I tried improving on my spirit of giving."
- "This year, I'm giving up the radio in my car in order to focus more on the things that are around me that God created! I can't wait so I've already started doing it!"
- "One year I gave up my bed. I slept outside in a tent. And I live in Canada! So it was well below freezing! I even kept a blog on Myspace (that's all there was at the time!) Another year I made a few shirts out of burlap, and wore one under my regular clothes for all of Lent. Both were hard, but really helped me those years."
- "This year, I'm giving up all sweets, (I work at a frozen yogurt shop) and am going to use the constant reminder to pray for one person in particular every day, I made a list/calendar via Facebook of friends that need/want prayer."
- "I have an issue with vanity, especially when I get ready in the morning. So I decided a couple years ago to just wear the first outfit I put on every morning. What I learned from that was how to get a source of self esteem beyond my outfits."
- "I didn't do this, but last year two of my friends gave up warm water for their showers."
- "This year I'm giving up having my phone with me during the day because I'm always checking my email throughout the day. My hope is that having moderation I can be more present to the people around me. I want them to see my deeper connection with God."
- "I want to listen more."
- "I have given up makeup in the past, and this year I am giving up meat!"
- "Usually during Lent, on top of giving up something we love but don't need, we say that any money that is found in the laundry, couches, and anywhere else was God's money and we gave it to the poor. I remember one of the first years we did this, I found a $20 bill in a parking lot."
- "Two years ago I went to adoration every day during Lent. I'm not gonna lie, I didn't make it every day but I made it most of the time and it changed my life to get and be with Jesus that much, it was an awesome experience."
- "I know a girl who said she only listened to Christian music during last year's Lent. She said it was hard at first, but soon loved the depth and meaning behind many Christian songs."
- "Getting more involved in the church....time & talent. More prayer as in...the rosary & Novenas really get into some SERIOUS PRAYER!! Getting help for my depression. Alongside giving up meat on Fridays. Focusing on being a better Christian in general, being more concerned & in tuned to God's plan for me & my family as opposed to 'our plans' for our lives."
- "Getting to the 3rd floor using stairs not escalator/elevator."
- "I've adopted a priest in Chile...... I offer daily prayers and sacrifices for Father Juan Nunes!!!"
- "I've never done it, but I've heard of people giving up the snooze button on their alarm clock. They said that it was harder than they thought, but it taught them a lot about discipline."
- "I didn't do it for all of Lent, but for Holy Week last year I gave up my pillow. Honestly, at first it was fun, but it proved to be hard. But it made me realize how blessed I am to even have a bed."
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Printed Newsletter
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Our bi-annual newsletter is being printed and will be mailed shortly. Watch your mailboxes!!!
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 Facebook Group
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NOTE: you must have a facebook account and log-in for this link to work.
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Sharing Your Experience
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We are looking for community to share their experience as a participant or as a team member for our newsletters. In 250-300 words, share your 4th Day with others and how God is working in your life. Please consider sharing your story with others. We would love to hear from you. Contact GNVDC Communications Chair Phone: (888) 468-3295 email: communications |
Contact Us
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Website:
Email: info@gnvdc.orgToll Free Phone & Fax: 888-468-3295 Snail Mail: PO Box 549 Sylvania, OH 43560 |
| 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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