for directions to New Windsor Conference Center, click here.

and after y'all get back home,...

It's DDU* TIME!!!!

*Day of Deeper Understanding

Our E113 DDU will be held at 8:30AM, Saturday, Oct. 18 , at Sydenstryker UMC, at 8508 Hooes Road, Springfield. This will be a wonderful reunion, and a chance to learn a bit more about this amazing organization. Come hear about the history of the Walk to Emmaus, how the weekends are prepared, and how you can help with this blessed ministry opportunity.

Remember, you must attend a DDU before sponsoring friends or joining a Team.

Christ is Counting on You ~ See you there!!!

Cadre and Team

Jennie Ailstock ~ Assistant Music Director, Closing Cha, Priesthood of All Believers Talk
Debby Ballard ~ Assistant Rectora, Perseverance Talk
Denise Bates ~ Spiritual Director, Grace Talks
Bev Barthmaier ~ Table Leader, Reading, Christian Action Talk
Kathy Channell ~ Table Leader, Scripture Reading, Stations of the Cross
Dee Culver ~ Table Leader, Scripture Reading
Brenda Esteves ~ Talk Room Cha, Priority Talk
Marguerite Gibson ~ Dining Room Cha, Reading, Portray Mary in Stations of Cross
Jen Girten ~ Palanca Cha, Who Me? Reading
Fran Guthrie ~ Table Leader, Reading, Life in Piety Talk
Teri Johnson ~ Table Leader, Reading, Changing Our World Talk
Marty Martin ~ Spiritual Director, Grace Talks
Pat Martin ~ Table Leader, Scripture Reading, Stations of Cross Person 2
Kathy McCray ~ Assistant Chapel Cha, Assistant Mananita Cha, Scripture Reading
Neva Potts ~ Assistant Talk Room Cha, Mananita Cha, Scripture Reading
Cindy Rainger ~ Assistant Palanca Cha, Discipleship Talk
Nikki Rhodes ~ Assistant Dining room Cha, Assistant Agape Cha, Body of Christ Talk
Carolyn Ritenour ~ Table leader, Lord I Have Time Reading
Kathy Skilton ~ Agape Cha, Please Hear What I’m Not Saying Reading
Dawn Squires-Bell ~ Chapel Cha, Growth Through Study Talk
Mary Anne Templeton ~ Rectora, Fourth Day Talk
Sandy Theiss ~ Music Director
Carolyn Tidd ~ Assistant Head Cha, Prayer
Susan Young ~ Head Cha, Scripture reading

A Message from the Rectora

The team of E-113 is joyfully and prayerfully at work preparing for the weekend. Our theme is "Shine, Jesus, Shine" so our theme song is - Guess what? -- "Shine, Jesus, Shine." Although there are many verses in the Bible mentioning light, the one that I think sums up the theme best is 2 Corinthians 4:6,7: "God said, Light up the darkness!' and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful. If you
only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives."

God has given us the command to light up the darkness, but the only way we can do this is to first of all let our lives be filled with light as we "see God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful" and then go out to let His Love shine through our ordinary lives. The team recognizes Jesus shining in various ways through each other, so we are using various logos (stars, lighthouses, suns, candles, even flashlights) to show the many ways in which Jesus shines.

I thank the community so much for prayer support during our teaming. I ask you to continue to pray for the team, the pilgrims and the sponsors. I know that, with God's help and with your support, the light of His love will shine even " in the midst of the darkness." Our desire is that Jesus will shine through each of us as individuals, as a team and as a community to the pilgrims who, in turn, will take the light of Jesus into their world.
Look to Jesus and Keep Shining!
Mary Anne Templeton

Pilgrims
1. Cathy Adell ~Sydenstricker UMC, Springfield, VA
2. Sheila Agullana ~ Church of the Redeemer FG, Gaithersburg
3. Dina Andrews ~ St. Paul UMC, Woodbridge, VA
4. Yolanda Antonio ~ Calvary UMC, Arlington, VA
5. Kimberly Barker-Brugman ~ Sydenstricker UMC, Springfield, VA
6. Sharon Borsari ~ Trinity Episcopal, Manassas, VA
7. Chris Cahow ~ Dumfries UMC, Dumfries, VA
8. Sarah Campesi ~ Ebenezer UMC, Stafford, VA
9. Brenda Caruthers ~ Montclair Tabernacle CoG, Dumfries, VA
10. Jennifer Casey ~ First United Presbyterian, Dale City, VA
11. Andrea Cottrill ~ Culpeper UMC, Culpeper, VA
12. Louisa Davis* ~ United Christian Parish, UCC, Reston, VA
13. Angela Draughn ~ Victory Christian Ministries Internation
14. Karen Evans ~ Burke UMC, Burke, VA
15. Gloria Freeman ~ Prince of Peace UMC, Manassas, VA
16. Yvonne Frye ~ Dumfries UMC, Dumfries, VA
17. Trish Gray ~ Burke UMC, Burke, VA
18. Brenda Hall ~ Franconia UMC, Franconia, VA
19. Susan Hollabaugh ~ Old Bridge UMC, Woodbridge, VA
20. Lisa Hunter ~ Tribe of Judah Miracle Center
21. Pat Johnson ~ Sydenstricker UMC, Springfield, VA
22. Cynthia Kroger ~ Old Bridge UMC, Woodbridge, VA
23. Barb Lawrence ~ Franconia UMC, Franconia, VA
24. Pam Lindholm ~ Triangle Baptist, Triangle, VA
25. Christine Luckenbaugh ~ First United Presb., Dale City, VA
26. Lyntoria Milne ~ Triangle Baptist, Triangle, VA
27. Dawn Mosteller ~ Springfield UMC, Springfield, VA
28. Martha Mraz ~ Messiah UMC, Springfield, VA
29. Deb Munn ~ Dumfries UMC, Dumfries, VA
30. Nada Nuckolls ~ Springfield UMC, Springfield, VA
31. Jane Phillips ~ Messiah UMC, Springfield, VA
32. Jan Prentace* ~ Sydenstricker UMC, Springfield, VA
33. Tracy Quinlan ~ Burke UMC, Burke, VA
34. Polly Rosenstein ~ Culmore UMC, Falls Church, VA
35. Debbie Sellers ~ Dumfries UMC, Dumfries, VA
36. Joanne McNeilly** ~ First Baptist, Alexandria, VA
37 . Susan Templeton ~ Christian Assembly, Vienna, VA
38. Janet Wolfinger ~ Burke UMC, Burke, VA

*Clergy **Name change (formerly Joanne Smith)