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Secretariat Reminder

Posted on by Brandee Terry

“The LORD is my solid rock, my fortress, my rescuer. My God is my rock—I take refuge in him!—he’s my shield, my salvation’s strength, my place of safety” (Psalm 18:2).

I hope this note finds you all well in the wake of the 10 year anniversary of 9/11. Keep praying for everyone who was directly affected by that day!

greetings! Wow- another month has flown by!! Just a reminder that Secretariat meets this Friday, September 16 at 7:30 pm at Auburn UMC. Ultreya leaders will meet at 7 pm.

If you have never been, all are welcome to attend secretariat. We gather at 7;30 pm for fellowship and singing in the sanctuary followed by a meeting. All are welcome to attend the meeting, but only secretariat members can vote.

At this point, I have NO nominations for leaders for the spring and summer 2012 weekends. The plan was to have names submitted by September’s meeting so we could pray over them for a month and vote in October. We still need to vote in October, so if I don’t have enough names, we may have to cut our prayer period short again… PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ULTREYA LEADER AND HAVE THEM GET ME THE NOMINATION IF YOU HAVE ONE!! THANKS!!
I am NOT carrying over names from before. If people want to have their names submitted again, they need to let me know.
Also, if there are any additional names to be submitted for Lay Director of Secretariat, I need that info ASAP also. Thanks!!!

Hope to see you Friday! Safe Travels!! Kevin Farnsworth, Lay Director, Closer Walk

Men’s VDC # 12

Posted on by Brandee Terry

Greetings Christian Community in Action,

Via de Cristo men’s weekend #12 is being held at Zion Lutheran Church in Cobleskill, NY, September 15th -18th. Because of the recent hurricanes, Cobleskill, Middleburgh, and Gallupville were hit very hard by all of the rain. Many community members lost their homes and businesses. I would like to invite anyone who is planning to come out and support the weekend to bring an extra pair of clothes to work in and be prepared to get a little dirty. This is a wonderful opportunity to come together and work in a shelter kitchen, paint, put up dry wall, or break things down in order rebuild. By helping out, we can spread the Gospel and pray, pray, and pray some more!! When you arrive at the church, please see Mike or Jodie Dougherty (VDC Community representatives) and hopefully they will be able to direct you to the right location.

Directions to Cobleskill:
Thruway east to exit 29 (Canajoharie – Rt.10 south to Sharon Springs), go to Rt. 20 east, then to Rt.145 south right into Cobleskill to Zion Lutheran church is on the left. From Utica take Rt.8 south to Rt. 20 east then Rt. 145 south, it is much faster. Forget the Thruway, it seemed to save about a half an hour. This will take you to Main St. Cobleskill at the same point as Rt. 10.

In Christ alone,
Elizabeth Smith
Damascus Road VDC
Lay Director
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Please put this on the Closer Walk prayer chain. We are having the men’s weekend in Cobleskill to pray with and be in community with our brothers there in spite of their personal losses and their need to be at work in their communities. Team members have been lost to this disaster, but God will provide, strengthen and see them through! Duane Moore Rector VDC # 12

Dear Community,
September 15 – 18 is our Men’s VDC weekend at Zion Lutheran Church in Cobleskill, and you are invited to Serenade and Holy Hour on Saturday evening, and Break-in and Closing Sunday afternoon. Email me with any questions. jodie_carol@yahoo.com
DIrections: Exit 29 Canahoharie from NYS Thruway. Take Route 10 south to Cobleskill. At the intersection with Rt 145 (in Cobleskill) turn right to 4 corners (Main Street & Rt 7) then turn left. The church is 615 Main Street on the left. OR I88 to the Cobleskill exit; Rt 7 to Cobleskill which turns into Main Street.
Our host church and surrounding community have been hard hit with flooding. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. If you are able to donate time during the weekend to helping with clean-up of homes, please e-mail me at: jodie_carol@yahoo.com. Tell me what hours you can help. You MUST have rubber gloves, rubber boots and a mask.
Thank you in advance for your servant hearts!

Grace and peace,
Jodie

Important Update Your Address

Posted on by Brandee Terry

Have you moved? Changed your address, email or phone number? When’s the last time that you updated your contact info with Closer Walk? Now’s the perfect time to update your information and ensure that we are able to contact you. You can update your contact information now!

Visit the contact us page and let us know what you would like to see on the site! We are working to make this a site that you will love!

Be sure and register as a user on this site. You can register here. Please note *** you will not be able to log in until your registration has been approved by a site admin.

Also don’t forget to tell your friends about the new Closer Walk of Upper New York website!

Koinonia #52

Posted on by Brandee Terry

Koinonia #52 will be held October 8-10 at Bath Centenary UMC.  Those who have made a Walk to Emmaus, Closer Walk, Chrysalis, Koinonia, Via de Christo, YAC, YAK or other such weekend are encouraged to sponsor youth ages 15-18.  Application form(s) can be found on the Closer Walk web site (http://closerwalkuny.com) or on the Koinonia web-site (http://uppernykoinonia.com/).

We’re Back!

Posted on by Brandee Terry

Many of you probably didn’t notice but the site was hacked last night (8/30/11) and was down for close to 24 hours. Someone gained access to my hosting account and was able to hack three of the websites that  I host there which includes this one. I was able to get everything straightened back out, change ALL of my passwords and recover all of the data (nightly backups are awesome). Thanks for your patience during this time.

Visit the contact us page and let us know what you would like to see on the site! We are working to make this a site that you will love!

Be sure and register as a user on this site. You can register here. Please note *** you will not be able to log in until your registration has been approved by a site admin.

Also don’t forget to tell your friends about the new Closer Walk of Upper New York website!