Brazos Valley Emmaus Community News

Brazos Valley Emmaus Community News October 2025

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all of my heart.

I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

I will be glad and rejoice in you.

I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

Psalm 9:1-3

De Colores & Welcome

to our new community members!

The Brazos Valley Emmaus Community (BVEC) looks forward to getting to know each of in the months to come. We encourage you to get plugged into the community through this newsletter, reunion groups, Gatherings and our website at bvemmaus.org

November Gathering

The 4th Day Celebration is Saturday, November 8 from 5p - 7p at Caldwell Methodist Church. Gatherings are open to all community members and their guests, and we hope to see everyone there!

5:00p - Fourth Day Celebration & Communion

6:15p - Potluck Dinner & Fellowship

Remember your name tag and purple book!

Caldwell Methodist Church

306 W Fox Street

Caldwell, TX 77836

Fall Dessert Baking Contest!

Bring your favorite fall dessert to the 4th Day Gathering on November 8 and enter it in the contest!

Everyone has a vote and a chance to win! Prizes awarded!

Upcoming Candlelight Services for Chrysalis Flights

Mark your calendar to join us for Candlelight Services for Girl's Flight #10 on Saturday, January 2, 2026, and Boy's Flight #11 on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 7:30 pm at HUS Encampment, Caldwell TX.

We'd love you see you there!

Chrysalis - A Journey with Christ

In 1984, Chrysalis was developed as a youth counterpart to the Walk to Emmaus. It is designed for high school youth ages 15-18, the age many when young people begin to make decisions about religion, lifestyle, vocation and lifelong relationships.

Like the Walk to Emmaus, Chrysalis is designed to develop leaders, deepen faith, and revitalize the spirit! The Holy Spirit works through Chrysalis to awaken in youth a love and passion for God and to encourage them to live into the new life Christ offers.

What Happens at a Chrysalis Flight?

Three days of singing, learning, laughing, worshiping, reflecting, praying and participating in small groups. Discussions center around fourteen talks given by youth, adult laity and clergy. These talks present the theme of God's grace, how that grace comes alive in the Christian community and how it is expressed in the world. Youth discover how grace is real in their life, how to live a life of grace, and how to share that grace with others.

Like the Walk to Emmaus, Chrysalis is open to all Chrisitan denominations.

More information is available at bvemmaus.org/chrysalis

Do you know a youth you would like to invite? It is time to start the conversation.

Dates: Girls Flight #10, January 2-4, 2026

Boys Flight #11, January 17-19, 2026

Registration information will be posted in the November Newsletter.

Fly With Christ

Chrysalis Help Needed

We are in need of 4-5 folks for the Background Team (aka Outside Team) for each Flight, and an RN for the Girls Flight.

If interested and available, complete an Emmaus Team Service Application here.

Voting for new board members!

All Brazos Valley Emmaus Community (BVEC) members should have received a ballot to vote for new board members. If you did not receive that ballot via email, please contact Jan Maddocks at jmadd2164@gmail.com.

Every community member is invited to vote. Voting ends November 12, 2026.

Hey Community -- What are you reading?

Eden to Eternity: A Chronological Study of Scripture.

This is a 4 volume study that walks through the Bible in the order the events occurred, over 365 days.

Late last year, I felt the Lord strongly prompting me to read through the Bible in a year, and I started on January 1, 2025. I have been a Christian for about 30 years and while I know the Bible and the truth it carries, I have never read through its entirety, and definitely not the whole book in one year.

I am 3/4 of the way through the study and I can truly say it has changed the way I view scripture. I now have a more cohesive understanding of the meta-story and unity of the Bible. I can see God's plan and promises more clearly and His great love for me personally. I can also see Jesus woven throughout the Old Testament, as well as a deeper understanding of my need (and extreme gratitude) for a Savior.

I highly recommend this study!

Christy Birgen, Walk #135, Table of Rebekah

Do you have a favorite book, study or podcast to share? We would love to hear about it and share it with the community!

Song Books & Purple Books

If you have extra blue books or purple books, we would love to recycle them!

This helps keep our costs down. You can bring them to any gathering.

Recent Team members - -

AGAPE stacking up in your closet? You can donate those back, too!

Thank you, God, for your blessings!

De Colores

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