April 2026
Dear Llano Estacado Emmaus Community,
Here is a list of upcoming fourth day events:
- March 2nd Community Meeting at LakeRidge Methodist Church, 4701 82 th St, Lubbock
- Board meeting at 5:30
- Babe Chick Meeting 5:45
- Meal & Fellowship at 6:00 – Please bring food to share
- Worship at 7:00
- Young Women’s Chrysalis April 9th – 12th
- Young Men’s Chrysalis April 30th – May 3rd
- Women’s Walk #174, Emilee Fox, Lay Director, June 11th-14th
- Kairos Montford May 7th – May 10th
Please be in prayer for these walks and teams!
I am very excited to be serving as Community Lay Director for the upcoming year and look forward to working side by side with this year’s Spiritual Director, Rob Sanders. As I start my service as Community Lay Director I want to thank Dawn Moore for her service to the community. She did an amazing job leading us this past year. I also want to thank Tim Pickerel for doing a wonderful job as Community Spiritual Director. We are now entering the season of Easter. Easter is the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to the Bible, Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose from the tomb three days later. For Christians the resurrection proves Jesus’ divinity, it signifies that death is not the end, but a transition to eternal life. The holiday marks the completion of the “Paschal Mystery” where Jesus’ sacrifice is seen as paying the debt for humanity’s sins, offering a path to reconciliation with God. Easter represents the beginning of a new relationship between God and humanity, moving from structures of old law to a life defined by grace and faith. Let’s remember the price that Jesus paid for us, because he loves us and wants good things for us.
May’s Community Meeting will be at Highland Baptist Church, 4316 34th Street, here in Lubbock. May 7th, 2026.
De Colores,
Larry Van Gilder, Community Lay Director
