News from the Board
Greetings, EOEE 4 th Day.
As the Community Lay Director, I feel that my most important task is to inform and
encourage involvement from the EOEE 4th Day Community.
Here are a few items that I want to make you aware of, to challenge you to be involved.
1. The Gathering in August is our annual picnic and praise gathering. This is one
time as a community, as an outside event, that we can accommodate a larger
attendance than the space of our normal Gatherings. So, I encourage you to
come have a great time with your fellow brothers and sisters in the Community.
2. Sponsorship is an important part of the Walk Weekends’ success, and as team
meetings are about to begin, we need to be praying that God would put a name
on your heart to invite to the Fall walks. The teams work hard preparing for the
pilgrims who will arrive on Thursday night of the Walk. Let’s do our part to make
sure there is a room full of pilgrims for them to serve, by getting the applications
in as soon as possible.
3. The Board recently passed a full revision of the Community Bylaws that will be
provided to the Community for ratification at the Gathering on September 20th . I
encourage each member of the Community to read them in the August and
September newsletters, and to then attend the September Gathering to provide
your approval through the ratification process.
4. The Nominating Committee is currently working to find new board members to
join the board in 2026. If you are contacted by a Nominating Committee
member, please prayerfully consider serving on the board; you will have been
contacted because you have shown your servant heart and leadership in other
ways as you have served the Community. If the Nominating Committee has not
contacted you directly, but you have the desire to serve on the Board, contact
Laurie Maltempi.
You can find more details about most of these items in other parts of this newsletter,
so I encourage you to read and think about how you can serve our Emmaus
Community.
Charlie Brechmacher
Community Lay Director