God-given gifts may be. (continued on next page) (Data Base Update continued) If you have not updated your personal MISSING TEAM MANUALS! information yet or if you are having difficulty accessing the Data Base website, please contact Corinne Olson at A few of our team manuals are nowhere to (that’s Emmaus_outreach) and she will be found in the Emmaus Room. Have you assist you. served on a live-in team and still have your Please note: The Emmaus website and team manual lying around the house? If the Emmaus Database website are NOT so, please return it to Sidney First UMC, the same; however, a link to the Database website is located on the dropping it off at the 2nd floor Emmaus Emmaus website. storage room or give it to any board member. Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated! Serving in the Kitchen . . . If you would like to serve in the kitchen during an Emmaus weekend, please contact Melody Schneider at rmdsbs@embarqmail.com AGAPE DO’S AND DON’TS One year ago, in the October 2013 edition of the Greater Sidney Area Emmaus Newsletter, the issue of agape being given to the live-in team and/or pilgrims was addressed. We would like ‘super’ to stress AGAIN that agape is not appropriate on a weekend. agape can be distractive ‘super’ ‘Super’ and disruptive and even cause a sense of disappointment for those who do not receive agape ‘super’ and witness someone else receiving it. All agape must fit in a 9x11 envelope. This article is a follow-up to last year’s agape article to clarify HOW and WHEN to give Agape. On an Emmaus Weekend, agape is first introduced to the pilgrims on Friday during the Justifying Grace talk. Team members begin receiving agape on Thursday evening at bed time. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE THE PILGRIMS TO RECEIVE ANY PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL AGAPE ON THEIR BEDS ANY NIGHT OR AT TABLE DURING MEALS. The pilgrims begin receiving bed time agape Friday night and EVERYONE receives the SAME thing. If you or your group plan to provide bed time agape, DO supply enough pieces so that ALL of the pilgrims and/or team will receive it and properly label it. If you are short (even by one
God-given gifts may be. (continued on next page) (Data Base Update continued) If you have not updated your personal information yet or if you are having difficulty accessing the Data Base website, please contact Corinne Olson at (that’s Emmaus_outreach) and she will assist you. Please note: The Emmaus website and the Emmaus Database website are NOT the same; however, a link to the Database website is located on the Emmaus website. MISSING TEAM MANUALS! A few of our team manuals are nowhere to be found in the Emmaus Room. Have you served on a live-in team and still have your team manual lying around the house? If so, please return it to Sidney First UMC, dropping it off at the 2nd floor Emmaus storage room or give it to any board member. Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated! Serving in the Kitchen . . . If you would like to serve in the kitchen during an Emmaus weekend, please contact Melody Schneider at rmdsbs@embarqmail.com AGAPE DO’S AND DON’TS One year ago, in the October 2013 edition of the Greater Sidney Area Emmaus Newsletter, the issue of ‘super’ agape being given to the live-in team and/or pilgrims was addressed. We would like to stress AGAIN that ‘super’ agape is not appropriate on a weekend. ‘Super’ agape can be distractive and disruptive and even cause a sense of disappointment for those who do not receive ‘super’ agape and witness someone else receiving it. All agape must fit in a 9x11 envelope. This article is a follow-up to last year’s agape article to clarify HOW and WHEN to give Agape. On an Emmaus Weekend, agape is first introduced to the pilgrims on Friday during the Justifying Grace talk. Team members begin receiving agape on Thursday evening at bed time. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE THE PILGRIMS TO RECEIVE ANY PERSONAL/INDIVIDUAL AGAPE ON THEIR BEDS ANY NIGHT OR AT TABLE DURING MEALS. The pilgrims begin receiving bed time agape Friday night and EVERYONE receives the SAME thing. If you or your group plan to provide bed time agape, DO supply enough pieces so that ALL of the pilgrims and/or team will receive it and properly label it. If you are short (even by one
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