Tres Dias Community Highlights
March 1, 2007
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These are selected excerpts from the highlights form that was sent to every community.
Thank you to all those who responded.

 Communities Reporting:

Central Connecticut Tres Dias - Updated their contact information.

Tres Dias of Cleveland  - Greetings from Tres Dias Cleveland, a growing, Spirit-filled and Spirit-led Community!  We held a Tres Dias Essentials Training on January 20, 2007 at Highland Sixth Presbyterian Church.  The interactive, multi-media training was presented by Pam Belknap and Tonya Busic. 

We are in joyful preparation for Women's #16 which will be March 22-25, 2007.  The Weekend Verse is:  "And the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."       -Phil. 4:7 NKJV

In our "Fisherman" Newsletter, our President selects a different Tres Dias Essential (e.g., Fourth Day, Sponsorship, Palanca) each month.  He offers Scripture, as well as some personal experiences and encouragement for our Community concerning each Essential.

Costa Rica Tres Dias- has held their # 1 weekend and planning for # 2.  Enjoy the time spent in Central America.  Contact Ed Caputo at EMCaputo@aol.com or call 815-965-0618

Fairfield County Tres Dias-   We have formed a Outreach Committee for the purpose of reaching churches and groups not aware of Tres Dias. Training was provided, a script written, and volunteers assembled for the purpose of speaking the Tres Dias Experience to many. Under the Outreach Comm. A sub committee was formed called “Visitation”. This segment actually makes the visit and assure materials, script and followup.

Grace Tres Dias- Updated their contact information.  They are planning to attend the Assembly in July.

Gulf Coast Tres Dias – Contact information updated.

Mid-Carolinas Tres Dias –  We have updated all written materials to reflect the new outlines, including Rector’s Guide, Auxiliary/Angel Guide, and the Detailed Schedule.  Everything is given to the new rector on CD for download.  The detailed schedule and all music is resident on the community PC and is used in team meetings and weekends.

We have two couples who have volunteered to help anyone in the community get started in a Reunion Group.  They will cover the basics and will meet with them to get the group going.

A Tres Dias School is planned for March.

Mid-Hudson Tres Dias  -  Our community is busy planning for the Assembly in July. 

We just held our weekends # 141.  We have gone back to serving meals family style and this allows for more bonding time for the candidates.

We held a Tres Dias School, labeled as a “Training Leaders Seminar” (to make it more palatable) on January 20, 2007.  This was an all day seminar and dealt with many issues as well as “The Essentials” training.  We had multiple speakers and presented our areas as if we were giving a rollo.  We set up the seminar with tables using our format for TD weekends.  We had table leaders to facilitate discussion at the tables. WE had discussion questions and summaries presented by the tables.  This was a huge success.  Everyone was very pleased and many new pescadores met more people. About half the attendees had made their weekend within the past years.    We are planning on doing this twice per year following sets of weekends. Our critique sheets came back with glowing reviews of the 1) multiple speakers, 2) information presented and 3) food provided.  We put out a box for donations for cost of the food.

Middle Tennessee Tres Dias- We just had our Secuela on Feb. 3rd.  In an effort to encourage more people to come we had a theme on “Loving God & Loving Each Other”. Being Valentine month we wanted to center on love. We had several more people to come than usual.  We were encouraged by the number that attended.

On March 6 we will have Pescador Training. We are doing something different this time again to encourage more participation. Deb Carney has written a play based on “Walton’s Mountain” (television show). We will have three scenes and after each, we will have a presentation based on what the scene was about (Sponsor, Essentials etc.). We are going to furnish food for all who come and we are not asking them to bring anything other than a receptive spirit.(Similar to a Dinner Theater) We are going to video the play and if it turns out good, I am going to bring it to Chattanooga  in March. Someone may want to see if would work in their community. Although, we will not have certified trainers for this one, we will in the fall. This training will be our 1^st meeting for our upcoming Tres Dias weekend.

Montana Tres Dias – Updated their information “We look forward to serving our community with the essentials of Tres Dias.  May the Lord richly bless you and your ministries.”  Garry

Keep us in prayer as we have weekends coming up soon.  The men’s is March 1-4 and the women’s is 2 weeks later.  We have full confidence God will show up powerfully in the lives of these candidates.

Montego Bay Tres Dias dates for # 2 are being planned.  Enjoy the sun in this English speaking Caribbean country.  Contact Scott Pitts at scottp@cdscompanies.net or call (678) 777-1745.

Moscow Tres Dias - Spring weekends are the third and fourth weekends of March.  Please plan to come to Moscow next March and be part of our international team.  See Red Square and enjoy the opportunity to be blessed in another language.  Those wishing to come and serve can contact Wilson Burton at huntandfish@comcast.net

Music City Tres Dias - Last November around 80 candidates and 180 team members shared weekends # 9, which is about what is expected the first two weekends in March for # 10.  We have compiled our entire Rector information on one CD, with all information needed  including, talks, service descriptions, Essentials, By-Laws, P & P, etc.  We plan to include the shortened TDI training once a year by incorporating it into team meetings.  MCTD continues to sponsor and support two communities in Ukraine and three in Russia.  We encourage people from any TD community to take a "Tres Dias Vacation" and serve in a foreign community. 

North Florida Tres Dias - Last Fall we had a two day session as a secretariat looking at their vision of where we are and where we desire to be in 3 to 5 years.

We have 6 persons trained to teach a Tres Dias Essential School.   We recently revised our By-Laws and our Policies and Practices Manuals.    We have had a committee working on our web page and also updating our information regarding our past weekends on the web.

We are currently planning our 36th Men's and Women's weekend...with waiting list of candidates as well as team desiring to serve.

We have an active committee, as I write this note, searching for a camp facility that we can own or jointly own (if God so wills)

Activities: We will have our third annual Tres Dias golf tournament this May.     We have a RV Committee that arranges periodic camping excursions for our Tres Dias families.

We are currently in a holding pattern regarding our South Georgia Tres Dias community.            

North Georgia Tres Dias-   We reached a milestone in 2006 by holding our 100th ladies weekend and 88^th men’s weekend. A new chairman will be elected this month (2/07) because our current chairman has been called into full time ministry.

Northern New Jersey Tres Dias - They conducted six weekends in 2006 with 96 new pescadores. A Tres Dias School  is planned for spring.

Northern Virginia Tres Dias - Updated their contact information.

 Peru Tres Dias - The "newest emerging community" just finished their first set of weekends in Lima, Peru.  38 men and 42 women experienced God's love, grace and forgiveness in a powerful way!  Next set of weekends is planned for the first two weekends in August.  Plan to come and join the team. Contact Richard Thornhill at richone@suddenlink.net 

RIMA - The RIMA Secretariat is discussing a possible fundraising event for their community. There are many needs that need to be met in the future. We are looking for volunteers on the Secretariat to form a committee.  The Secretariat is also looking into a new site to hold our weekends. Weekends are scheduled for spring and fall.  A Tres Dias School will be held in April.

 Rivne Ukraine Tres Dias--Volodymyr Lanevych will be at TDI's March meeting in Chattanooga where we hope to become a chartered community. Five Americans and almost 70 candidates joined us last September for Rivne # 4.  We are looking for even more Americans to join our teams in September of '07 for # 5.  We depend on some Americans coming each September to serve with us, so we can continue to afford Tres Dias in western Ukraine.

 Sabine Creek Tres Dias- We are thrilled to be starting a new community in the area east of Dallas, Texas.  The camp we will be using is Sabine Creek Ranch which has a web site if any one is interested. It actually has horses and all the ambience of a Texas Ranch.  Men’s and women’s Weekends are scheduled for October 2007.   

We are very excited that several of the area churches are already showing a lot of interest and a desire to be a part of the new Tres Dias Community!  They request our prayers!

They are in the process of scheduling a Tres Dias School and are in contact with Paul Weis.

St. Petersburg Russia Tres Dias - Please come this August 8-11 for Men and  August 15-18 for Women.  We expect over 60 candidates, and hope for 25 Americans to serve on the teams with us.  Wilson Burton will be the Men's Rector.  St. Pete is a beautiful city designed and built to be the capital of Russia.  See all the beauty of Europe recreated in the canals, bridges, palaces, and museums of St. Pete.  We cannot continue to exist without our American friends blessing us on our weekends.  Contact Wilson at huntandfish@comcast.net

Trinity Valley Tres Dias - Updated contact information.

Vermont Tres Dias - Contact information updated

Voronezh Russia Tres Dias - Weekends are planned for September this fall.  Voronezh is in southern Russia and some of our Ukrainian pescadores join us for the team. Americans are welcome to come and see what real life is like in our country. Send us support if you cannot come.  We depend on you to help us continue Tres Dias.  Contact Wilson Burton for information at huntandfish@comcast.net
 

New - Emerging Communities:

Ottawa, Canada is planning on having their #1 weekend this year. Contact Eddie Mienie at aesemper@msn.com or call at 678-259-8712 (VOIP).

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