The Board
of Directors of the Skylands Emmaus community is here to serve you, in
the name of Christ. If you have
any questions about the
community
or its activities, feel free to click
one of the links below to send an email.
Community Spiritual Director: Bob Mayer This
is the clergy side of the leadership of the community, and this person
acts as a liaison between the community and the clergy servants.
Secretary: Lisa Burse
The Secretary records the meeting minutes and
maintains the written records of the community.
Treasurer: Gabe Sasso The Treasurer handles
all the contributions to the community and the expenditures by the
community.
Committee Chairs
Agape for
Weekends: Chuck Archdeacon
ensures that all the agape teams of the Walk to Emmaus weekends are
equipped and prepared. All members of the community who contribute to
this effort should contact this committee chair.
Agape
International: Joanne Burt receives and distributes
letters of agape
love to and from other Emmaus communities around the world. If you know
of other communities with whom we should be sharing greetings, please
contact this person.
Child
Care: Pat West -phone (646) 207-1938ensures that there is adequate child care
at Emmaus gatherings, team meetings and other functions. Please contact
this person 48 hours before any covered event if you need child care.
Chrysalis/SEARCH: Lisa
Burse is our
liaison with the Chrysalis
movement for young Christian
adults, and with SEARCH for youth looking for spiritual direction.
Community Training
Coordinator: Burgess Abu-Smail is responsible for all training
seminars,
including Fourth Day Insights (required for those interested in working
on an Emmaus team) and Sponsorship Training (required for all those who
would like to sponsor someone for a Walk to Emmaus). Contact this
person to check on upcoming training sessions.
Facilities: Godfrey Bovell
arranges for locations and dates of upcoming Walk to Emmaus weekends,
as well as some other facilities (such as storage).
Gatherings:
Judy Marinozzi arranges the locations and speakers for monthly
community Gatherings. Contact this person if you are interested in
giving a Fourth Day witness.
Group Reunions: Jason Porter
is
the keeper of the central database of reunion groups in our area. See
the related page on this site. If you are
looking for a reunion group in your area, this is the person to contact.
Hospitality:
Rev. Greg Milinovich is responsible for all the
refreshments, setup and
clean-up at Gatherings and other Emmaus events. Call this person to let
this committee know what you can bring!
Kitchen: Joanne Jeffersonheads
up the
coordination of kitchen teams for all weekends that use a community
kitchen team. If you would like to serve a weekend in this way, this
person
is your contact.
Literature:
Cathy Altobello orders all the Emmaus literature, books and other
readings available to the community.
Music: Bob Stannard is
the leader of the musicians for Gatherings, Walks to Emmaus,
and team meetings. If you have song suggestions, please bring them to
this
person's attention.
Community
Development: Mark DeFederico
is the person to contact
regarding presentations of What is Emmaus to Churches that may be
unfamiliar with the ministry.
Team Selection: Steve Yeske
heads the committee that selects team members for upcoming Walk to
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Skylands
Newsletter: Pat Terry publishes the monthly Skylands
newsletter
for the community. This is the contact for submitting items for the
next
newsletter.
Prayer
Chain: Pat Terry administers an email prayer chain. If you have a
prayer concern to lift to the community, click this link to send an
email. Also click there if you'd like to be added to the prayer chain.
Bulletin
Board: Pat Terry administers an email announcement chain for
upcoming events or news flashes to the community. Click the link if you
have an announcement you'd like distributed.