Upcoming EMMAUS Gatherings: March 12, 2016 (7:30 p.m.) 1 st UMC Devine 212 W Benton Avenue (see map later in newsletter) From Your Newsletter Coordinator: Recently I started reading Rick Warren’s book – The Purpose Driven Life. In the book he pointed out some things I had never given much thought. First, he pointed out how we often attend church services and walk away saying how the service blessed us or how we really got something from that service. He pointed out that worship is not about us receiving something. Worship is about giving honor and glory to God. We also talk about the different parts of the service – the music and then worship. He pointed out that every part of the service is worship: praying, Scripture reading, singing, confession, silence, being still, listening to a sermon, taking notes, giving an offering, baptism, communion, signing a commitment card, and even greeting other worshipers. So, as we attend services each week let us remember that it is not about us and what we receive. It’s about God and giving the honor and glory to Him. ******************************************* Come join us for the March community gathering at 1 st UMC in Devine!! ******************************************* Koinonia 2016 Gathering Calendar March 1 st UMC Devine April New Fountain UMC May St. Paul Lutheran – Hondo June W.H. Cowboy Church July Somerset UMC August Lakehills UMC September St. Paul Lutheran – Hondo October Lytle UMC November New Fountain UMC December No Gathering KOINONIA COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER March 2016
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Upcoming EMMAUS Gatherings:
March 12, 2016 (7:30 p.m.)
1st UMC Devine
212 W Benton Avenue
(see map later in newsletter)
From Your Newsletter Coordinator:
Recently I started reading Rick Warren’s
book – The Purpose Driven Life. In the
book he pointed out some things I had
never given much thought.
First, he pointed out how we often attend
church services and walk away saying
how the service blessed us or how we
really got something from that service.
He pointed out that worship is not about
us receiving something. Worship is about giving
honor and glory to God.
We also talk about the different parts of the service –
the music and then worship. He pointed out that
every part of the service is worship: praying, Scripture
reading, singing, confession, silence, being still,
listening to a sermon, taking notes, giving an offering,
baptism, communion, signing a commitment card, and
even greeting other worshipers.
So, as we attend services each week let us remember
that it is not about us and what we receive. It’s about
God and giving the honor and glory to Him.
*******************************************
Come join us for the March community
gathering at 1st UMC in Devine!!
*******************************************
Koinonia 2016 Gathering Calendar
March 1st UMC Devine
April New Fountain UMC
May St. Paul Lutheran – Hondo
June W.H. Cowboy Church
July Somerset UMC
August Lakehills UMC
September St. Paul Lutheran – Hondo
October Lytle UMC
November New Fountain UMC
December No Gathering
KOINONIA COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
March 2016
2016 Walk to Emmaus Schedule
Date Walk Gender FDG Location
03/03/16 1826 M Living Water Eagle’s Wings
03/03/16 1827 M Concho Country Christ the King
03/10/16 1828 M Solid Rock Young Judaea
03/17/16 1829 W NWSA Mt. Wesley
04/07/16 1831 M New Life Blue Print Min.
04/07/16 1832 M Windmill Camp Zephyr
TBA 1833 M Rivercreek TBA
04/14/16 1834 M Care Bexar Mt. Wesley
04/14/16 1835 M Crossroads SRC
04/21/16 1836 M BOeRNe Again Omega
04/21/16 1837 M Hill Country Mt. Wesley
04/28/16 1838 M Koinonia Mt. Wesley
05/05/16 1839 W Greater Austin Young Judaea
05/12/16 1830 W Hays Praise Young Judaea
06/23/16 1840 W Coastal Bend Our Lady of CC
07/21/16 1841 W Crossroads SRC
07/28/16 1842 W Concho Country Christ the King
07/28/16 1843 M Coastal Bend Our Lady of CC
But I will sing of your strength, in the
morning I will sing of your love; for you
are my fortress, my refuge in times of
trouble. You are my strength, I sing praise
to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God
on whom I can rely.
Psalm 59:16-17
God is our strength in times of
trouble or need. He is our fortress,
stated twice in these verses.
What does your fortress look like?
What kind of fortress do you need?
God is that fortress for us. We
find strength, defense, and mercy
in God.
Don Krumrey
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Hondo, Texas
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Prayer Vigil Needs We are trying out a new process for filling prayer vigils. We are trying an online service
called VolunteerSpot to fill our assigned times for prayer vigils. It has some nice
benefits, such as making it less complicated for people that don’t attend a gathering to
get signed up for prayer vigils, and automatically sending a reminder two days before
the prayer vigil time. You can also sign up using an iphone or ipad app, which is
inexpensive, but not free. For the Prayer Vigil Coordinator it also provides some easy
reporting capabilities.
We have set up a group page at http://vols.pt/H3Gn7r. The prayer vigils for the first half
of 2015 (through May) have been loaded into this group page for us to get them filled
quickly and easily. Please take a look and let us know what you think about it!
Here's how it works in 4 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our group page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/H3Gn7r
2. Select a weekend that you are available to sign up for a prayer vigil.
3. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on
VolunteerSpot)
4. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation
and reminders.
It’s easy!
***NOTE***
VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. Putting your e-mail
address in allows the system to send you a confirmation that you have signed up, and a
reminder two days before the event. If you prefer not to use your email address, please
contact Connie Norton ([email protected]) and she can sign you up manually.