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Greeting from the new Fourth Day CoordinatorHello Emmaus and Chrysalis Communities! I am so excited to be a part of the leadership team that is here to support and encourage you all in your Fourth Day and Next Steps. My own journey began in 1996 when I attended my Chrysalis Flight in Crossroads of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years I’ve had so many of the experiences that each of you have had: I’ve served on weekends, both inside and outside of the conference room. I’ve attended monthly gatherings, sendoffs, candlelights and closings. I’ve served on the board and team selection committees. I’ve been a part of weekends that included too many local ideas, and weekends that were nearly identical to the model. These are the experiences that have shaped my fourth day. Over the past four years my passion for the Emmaus and Chrysalis movements has grown. I just completed a three-year term on the International Advisory Committee and I’ve been working in the Northeast as an Assistant Regional Leader for Chrysalis. In both of these roles I have been able to share my heart for Emmaus and Chrysalis with Communities around the Country and around the World. On your weekend, do you remember when you we introduced to your new community for the first time? Someone said these words, “Can there be anything greater than the body of Christ loving us on behalf of Christ?” I get that same feeling each time I am at a Leadership Development Event, or IAC meeting. As I look out across a room full of Pilgrims and Butterflies from different communities, from different states and from different countries, I see the Body of Christ working together to share the love of Jesus Christ. It is a privilege to be on this journey with each of you. In the coming months and years you will see me working in many ways to promote your personal and your community’s Fourth Day/Next Step journey. I will be working on ways to use technology to bridge the gaps between communities whether they are in neighboring states or halfway around the world. I look forward to developing tools to help build and strengthen your community’s network of Reunion Groups and Gatherings. But more than all of that, I can’t wait to get to know you, to hear your Fourth Day story and learn from each other as we walk along this road. De Colores! & Fly with Christ! Kate
An Introduction to Chrysalis on Vimeo. To learn how to get your copy, click here. Meal BlessingsThe International Emmaus Office is pleased to offer the following downloadable versions of the Blessing before Meals and the Blessing after Meals.  The free Adobe® Acrobat Reader is required to download and view this file. To download and install Acrobat Reader, visit Adobe online. If you already have Acrobat Reader, you can download the new blessings below. The International Emmaus Office grants permission to all Emmaus Communities to use these new songs during Emmaus Walks. Communities who download and use the songs are invited to make a donation to the Emmaus Office for the International Development fund. This fund will be used to assist in the establishment of a new Emmaus communities. Listen to MP3s of the new Blessings:
New Database OpportunityOur office receives many requests for help with their community’s database. We have been working with Internet Membership Systems (IMS) and together, we have a system to help Emmaus and Chrysalis communities nationally. Next Steps Newsletter UpdateThe Chrysalis Newsletter has gone electronic. We want to invite you to subscribe to the Next Steps newsletter so you can continue to receive important Chrysalis news every three months. It is simple and easy to do -- just click here and follow the simple instructions to join the email list. We hope you will enjoy our new way of delivering Chrysalis Next Steps to you. Sign up now. Read the Current Issue Online! Clergy Information
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