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Gatherings Schedule

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The Gatherings are scheduled for the rest of 2025. With some exceptions, the Gatherings are held the first Friday of each month. The board meetings are held the first Thursday of each month, again with some exceptions due to holidays. Feel free to bring a dish to share, as we will eat before the main assembly. This schedule is as follows:

               July 4 – NO GATHERING DUE TO HOLIDAY

               August 1 – Orleans Wesleyan Campground; 1617 S Maple St, Orleans IN 47452

                                    COOKOUT STYLE GATHERING

               September 5 – Avoca Baptist Church; 21 Center St, Avoca IN 47420

               October 3 – Smithville Christian Church; 7280 S Fairfax Rd, Bloomington IN 47401

               November 7 – Sherwood Oaks Christian Church**; 2700 E Rogers Rd, Bloomington IN 47401

               December 5 – Smithville Christian Church; 7280 S Fairfax Rd, Bloomington IN 47401

**This particular Gathering is subject to change. If this location is changed, we will post here on the website and on our Facebook page.

If your church would be willing to host a Hoosier Hills Emmaus Gathering for 2026, please email Keri Stultz, keri_stultz@yahoo.com.

Attending a Gathering is just one way to participate in the  Community. Consider the possibilities:

• Volunteer to serve on a Walk as a Team Member—don’t wait to be asked. The dates for the Walks are generally publicized in advance, so get your applications in without being asked. Applications are available on this website.
• Sponsor a Pilgrim. Again, don’t wait until the last minute. Pray, asking God who you should invite. We all talk about how the Walk changed our lives—share that experience with someone you know. There is information about sponsoring on this website and we are planning periodic sponsorship training, so plan to attend a session.
• Pay your fees. Team Members and Pilgrims alike pay the same amount of fees. Consider your paid fees and your volunteering to be your agape gift to both the Community and the Pilgrims.
• Donate to the scholarship fund. So many who are unable to participate in a Walk or sponsor a Pilgrim might be able to donate a small amount to help out a Pilgrim or Team Member in need. No such thing as a donation that’s too small!
• Attend a Reunion/Fourth Day Group regularly. These are groups meant to hold us accountable to our Christian Mission. Make sure your Group follows the Group Reunion Card.
• We’ve all heard someone say (or may have said it ourselves), “I’ll pray, it’s the least I can do.” Because our Walks are wrapped in prayer for the entire 72 hours, praying is the MOST we can do. Get on the 72-hour schedule and keep the community and Walks in your daily prayers.
• Attend a monthly Board Meeting. The meetings are scheduled for the first Thursday of each month, unless a holiday or Walk conflicts. Guests are welcome to come and see what we do and understand the challenges that the Board works with. Questions and Comments from guests will be addressed after business is concluded. You may also attend the meeting electronically. Email for a Teams invite.
• Volunteer to serve on a Board Committee. This is a way to stay in tune with what the Board does and to understand the work that goes into the Community.

Speaking of committees, we have our committees almost filled. We still need Community volunteers to serve on our Ad Hoc Committee, Fourth Day/Reunion Group Committee, Quartermaster Committee, and the Training Coordination Committee. We also need women for the Team Selection Committee. Please prayerfully consider serving the Community on one of these. For more information, please contact me at rynn.cooper@comcast.net  and I can direct you to one of our Board members for more information.

We are also in the process of updating our database in Ministry Manager.  Please contact us if your information should be updated. Having said that, if you are a former lay director or other team member who still has the lists of team members and pilgrims from any walks, please email copies of those to me So that we can make sure everyone is accounted for in the database. If you know of anyone who has moved from the area or who has passed on and should be removed, please let us know that as well.

I hope you are enjoying the summer so far and that you will be safe during these months.

 

DeColores!

 

Rynn Strange

2025 CLD

Hoosier Hills Emmaus