Welcome to Emmaus!

We are an awesome Catholic Young Adult Group ages 20-39, single or married, located in Jacksonville, FL. Keep an eye on the announcements below for meeting times and events! Examples of events are Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, monthly confession and Mass, Theology on Tap, outdoor activities, bible studies, guest speakers, and much much more. If you join the Emmaus Yahoo! Group, find us on Facebook or check this website regularly, you will be able to receive the latest news on what is happening with Emmaus. So if you are looking to grow in your faith, find friendships, and get involved in something that helps spread the Gospel, then get involved with “Emmaus”!



About Us

The Emmaus Catholic Young Adult Group was started in 1996 by Fr. Ducci in Orange Park, FL. The group first met in the Wilcox house, moved to St. Catherine’s, and then due to the group’s growth and mission ultimately to Assumption Catholic Church. We chose the name “Emmaus” because of the passage in the book of Luke 24:13-35. We love this passage because it deals with the Lord opening the eyes of those who are blind to the truth. The two men’s minds are opened to the Truth when Jesus teaches them about Himself starting from the Old Testament to His death on the Cross to His Resurrection. Afterwards the two men recognize who Jesus is when He gives them the Eucharist i.e. His very Body and Blood in Communion. Our group’s mission is to open the hearts and minds of young adults to Jesus in order to live a holy life. We seek to proclaim the Gospel, which includes all of the Church’s Teachings. We do this by having guest speaker’s talk about the faith, Bible studies, Mass and Adoration, worship music, retreats, sports, and more. We believe in building a strong community of Catholic young adults whose goal is to change lives and live lives of holiness for Christ.

"Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" Luke 24:32.

Emmaus Core Team

Patrick, Emily, Paul, and Jacinta. Please feel free to contact us at emmauscya@gmail.com with any questions, comments, suggestions or concerns.

Our Spiritual Director

Our Spiritual Director
Father Ed Murphy (L), Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish. E-mail: ewmurphy@windstream.net

Emmaus Directions

We are located at:
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church

121 East Duval Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Fr. Larry's Last Mass with Emmaus

This Thursday at Emmaus we will be having Holy Mass with Fr. Larry (a Maryknoll priest). Fr. Larry will be retiring in August and moving (toChicago I believe). He is really looking forward to doing Holy Mass for us and we will have a chance to say goodbye to him and wish him well in his retirement. ( I will bring a card for all of us to sign)

Fr. Larry will be at St. Ephrem's at 6:30pm to listen to confessions, so if you didn't get a chance to go last week with the Friars this would be a great opportunity. Or if you did go last week and would like to go again... this is a great opportunity as well! :)

Holy Mass will start promptly at 7pm. Please come out and say goodbye to Fr. Larry, he has been coming to Emmaus the last couple of years and has really enjoyed seeing the young adults and was always willing come celebrate Holy Mass for us when was not out of town doing missionary work forMaryknoll. We hope to see you this Thursday!

May the Holy Spirit bring joy and peace in your life and guide us to encounter an intimate relationship with Jesus.

In Christ, The Emmaus Core Team(Jennifer, Andrea, Sean, David & Peggy)"

Only the Spirit, in fact, which creates unity in love and in thereciprocal acceptance of diversity, can liberate humanity from theconstant tension of an earthly will-to-power that wants to dominate andmake everything uniform." - Pope Benedict XVI

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