Community News

Keeping current

With our database recently rebuilt, we are now attempting to verify all of the contact information that we have for members of our community. Having this contact information means that we can stay in-touch, and send you all of the current Cedar Rapids Emmaus Community news. Thanks for helping us in this way. Send changes to your contact info to cremmauscom@gmail.com.

Talk To Us

We’d love to hear your stories of faith as you live your 4th Days. Please share with us how God is working in your life - there is nothing as powerful as true stories of God at work in the world. We may be able to use your stories in upcoming newsletters or in our Facebook feed. Send to cremmauscomm@gmail.com

Remember How You Felt

Remember how you felt when you walked into the chapel - the warm glow of candles, and singing voices of your Emmaus community? Your presence at candlelight can mean so much to our pilgrims, and can be a time of renewal for you, as well. We encourage you to participate in the community portions of our Emmaus Ministry Events: Sponsor’s Hour, Candlelight and Closing. Please consider supporting our pilgrims and teams in this way.

Board of Director Positions

Job Descriptions for each position on the Governing Board

Chair--- Carry out administrative needs for the community including communications with the community, schedule and lead all board meetings, plan meeting agendas, maintain the community calendar, change the website password at the beginning of each year, and serve as liaison with Upper Room

 Vice Chair--- --Assist the Board Chair as requested/recruit and develop a list of people willing to serve on the board for 3 year terms, beginning in June with election to be held in October each year, learn duties of board chairman, fill in for Board Chairman if absent

Past Board Chair--- Be supportive to the incoming/current Board Chair, provide advice and guidance as needed, assist in providing continuity between past and current leadership  

Secretary--- Document meeting minutes, type them up for board confirmation and approval; send the minutes to board members prior to next meeting for their review within 5 days of meeting; send minutes of each meeting to the web team for posting on the website, communication with outside agencies

Treasurer---Maintain records for each ministry areas (such as Emmaus and Chrysalis), deposit gift and attendee checks and record in appropriate accounts, accountable for all accounts receivable and payable, create regular financial reports for board meetings, write reimbursement checks to team and board members for approved purchases, ensure teams have access to credit cards and signed checks for event expenses, generate and mail end of year tax statements for all gifts received during the year, file IRS tax form and have accounts audited annually; arrange for an audit of the books every “even” year, communicate with bank regarding accounts, statements, etc

Communications/Marketing Chair--- Gather all article submissions from the ministries, determine dates all submissions must be made. Send 3 emails blasts per month pre-walk, daily email blasts during the week of the walk weekend and every two weeks post walk weekend to assure community remains in good communication, compose and send agape letters to other Walks going on throughout the world, marketing responsibilities, keep website team informed.

Walk to Emmaus Ministry Area Lay Director--- take active role at Walks welcoming the participants, arrange for recruiting weekend lay directors in conjunction with team selection, liaison between ministry area and board, call ministry area meetings, coordinate budget for ministry area, training of lay directors for Walk weekends

4th Day Chair--- Organize community gatherings to coincide with sponsorship training. Educate regarding reunion groups, track list of current reunion groups along with their meeting schedule and leadership contact, offer assistance to connect people with a reunion group in their area, provide guidance to any person in the community wanting to establish a new reunion group

Community Spiritual Director--- provide Spiritual guidance to the board and to the community, responsible for recruiting a Weekend Spiritual Director for the weekend events (WSD), commission conference room team in conjunction with the WSD, responsible for  communion leadership at community gatherings and encourages new clergy involvement, serve as liaison with Upper Room ministries, appoint SD for ministry areas

Training—Plan and conduct/direct required annual training sessions for lay & clergy board members and interested community members.  Manage and document the training received.  Help develop standard training within CREC for each team member position utilizing the Upper Room materials and present that training to board members who will do the training for a given Ministries Event. Train community members how to be effective sponsors by reviewing all of the responsibilities that encompass the role of a sponsor.

Equipment/Technical support—Maintain and store technical equipment for CREC. Develop a check out/Check in list for the equipment with a signature provided by the person receiving/returning the equipment.  Responsible for the maintenance of CREC website.

Need a New Cross or Book?

It happens. We lose stuff. If you need a new Emmaus cross, 4th Day book or reunion card, we can order those for a small fee. This is not a profit-center for the community, and these are items that we have to purchase, so if you need cross, book, or card, email us at cremmauscomm@gmail.com.

Stay Connected

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Send us a message cremmauscomm@gmail.com and we will get your message to the board of directors and we’ll see that your questions and concerns are addressed.

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News, forms, prayer charts, Walk information ... our online repository for all things CREC is our website.

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Cedar Rapids Emmaus Community
3715 33rd Avenue SW Cedar Rapids IA 52404