Latin or Tridentine Mass this Thursday

Have you experienced the form of Mass that inspired all the Saints from 1969 and prior? Have you ever seen the Mass that was celebrated by countless Popes and Saints prior to 1969? Well this Thursday Emmaus will celebrate the "Latin Mass/Tridentine Mass/Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite" at St. Ephrem's at 7:00pm. This Mass is very unique in its reverence, language, prayer, and much more. I am sure that if you have never been to the Tridentine Mass that you will find this Mass awe inspiring and contemplative. Many never get a chance to see the Mass because it is celebrated early in the morning but not this Thursday. Many priests still celebrate this Mass everyday. Fr. Darius from St. Vincent Hospital knows how to celebrate this Mass and will be coming this Thursday for us.

Don't make excuses not to come this Thursday and fellowship with other young adults and with Christ in the Eucharist. Bring a friend too. Don't worry about not knowing the Latin because I am bringing Missals for everyone which have the english translation in them. I will also be giving a small talk on the history of the Mass and pass out some flyers of frequently asked questions for your interest. After Mass we will go to Ruby Tuesdays off of Hodges to eat. Come and join us.

Be sure to check out our website links under Liturgy for more info on the Latin Mass and other rites of the Church. http://emmauscya.blogspot.com/

God Bless and I hope to see you this Thursday!
In Christ,
Sean and the Emmaus Core Team (David, Jennifer, Peggy, Paul S., Joe)

Thurs-Do you know what a Sacrament is?

Do you know what a Sacrament is? What it does to your soul? Or why you need Sacraments? Well this Thursday we will discuss these questions and much more. This month Emmaus will be starting our series on the Sacraments. We will be discussing each Sacrament with a local priest throughout the quarter. Be sure to come out this Thursday. If you rarely come to Emmaus think about being part of the community and growing in your faith. To learn about your faith is to worship God and to fellowship with each other is to fellowship with the Holy Spirit in each of us.

In Christ,

Sean and the Emmaus Core Team (David, Paul, Jennifer, Peggy)

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P.S. Don't forget to join our Faith discussion yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/emmauscyaprayer/

Thurs- Bible Study on St. Paul

Hey guys,

Come out to St Ephrem's this Thursday. As the church prepares for the closing of the year of St Paul, we will have a discussion all about the great Apostle to the Gentiles. Peggy will guide the conversation. .....do you have a favorite letter written by St Paul, a favorite passage or verse? or is there one you just can't seem to understand?. ....come, listen, learn, share... and BRING A FRIEND!

We gather at 7 to pray the rosary and will start with praise and worship at 7:30. Let us know if you have any questions...

InChrist

The Emmaus Core Team
Peggy, Jennifer, Andrea, Paul, Sean and David

Important Emmaus Info Please Read

Join this New Emmaus Yahoo group if you want to send and receive prayer requests, faith questions, discussion questions, words of encouragement, comments and suggestions for and from the Emmaus Catholic Young Adult group.

This Yahoo group is not for posting Catholic Young Adult Events. The regular Yahoo group, emmauscya@yahoogroups.com , will be used for posting Young Adult Events and other very important Young Adult info. If you wish to post prayer requests, faith questions, discussion questions, words of encouragement, comments or suggestions for the Emmaus group please use this yahoo group, emmauscyaprayer@yahoogroups.com, and not the Emmauscya@yahoogroups.com group.

Why another Emmaus Yahoo group?
The Emmaus Core Team is trying to reduce the number of e-mails that come through that are not related directly to the Emmaus group but are important for the Catholic young adult community as a whole. Therefore, the Emmaus Core team would like to keep one yahoo group for Emmaus events and the other for news, prayer, and discussion. If you have any questions please let me know at john6bb@yahoo.com .

* For those who wish to receive only Emmaus event e-mails do not join this group.
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In Christ, Sean and the Emmaus Core Team (David, Andrea, Peggy, Jennifer, Paul .S)
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Holiness, can I really be Holy?- Fr. Jose 6/18

This Thursday Fr. Jose Kallukalam from St. Paul's at the Beach will discuss what Holiness is and the keys to living a holy life. He will answer questions such as:

How can I be Holy when I constantly fail and sin?

Is Holiness really real?

I thought only God was Holy so how can I be Holy?

Are there any spiritual tools or things that I can do to live a Holy life?

Come out and discover how to live a life of Holiness for God.

In Christ,

Sean and the Emmaus Core Team (David, Jennifer, Peggy, Andrea, Paul.S)

http://emmauscya.blogspot.com/

P.S. check out the new videos at the bottom of the last blog post. Make the Emmaus site your site for Catholic information. Save the site as a favorite.

New Catholic Videos - Priesthood

In honor of the Year of the Priest as called for by Pope Benedict 16th I will be posting a new men's vocation video once a month. I just posted 4 new videos on the blog. God in the Streets of New York, Fishers of Men, and the first vocations video of the month , the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Check them out. They are really cool. You can also check out the mens vocation links on the side bar which will include a link to the Religious order whose video is posted. There are also women vocation links, of course unrelated to the priesthood.

Enjoy!!
In Christ,
Sean and the Emmaus Core Team
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Volleyball at Christ the King Church -Thursday 6/11

Emmaus will be traveling to Christ the King Church off of Arlington Rd. to play some Volleyball. Make sure to dress ready to sweat and bring water or Powerade to drink. We will start at 7:30Pm. You may come early for the Rosary at 7:00Pm. I look forward to spiking the ball on the opposing team.

Directions for Christ the King: 742 Arlington RoadJacksonville, FL 32211 (904) 724-0080

In Christ,
Sean and the Emmaus Core Team (David, Andrea, Peggy, Paul S., Jennifer)

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

Sunday- St. Ephrem's First Annual Festival

Our beloved St. Ephrem's is having it's First Annual Church Festival this Sunday May 31st from 1-6PM. I encourage all Emmuas Young Adults as well as any one you know to come out and support the church that helps host Emmaus Thursday after Thursday. Lets show them some love. There will be tons of great Middle Eastern food, games, dancing, and raffle.

Come out to St. Ephrem Syriac Catholic Church this Sunday. I will be there at 1:00PM. I hope to you some of you there.
Directions: 4650 Kernan Blvd. South Jacksonville, Fl 32224 (Same place Emmaus meets)

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http://www.stephremjax.com/Default.aspx

In Christ,
Sean Smith and the Emmaus Core Team (David, Peggy, Andrea, Jennifer)

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Young Adult Evening Series May 26-28th

Young Adult Evening Series

Series Topic: Find out what it means to be Catholic... to live in the world but not of the world. Come and break away from the daily grind. Enjoy time with other young adults and appreciate the simple beauty of our Catholic faith. And of course, meet and chat with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal from NY (http://www.franciscanfriars.com/)! Featuring solid Catholic teaching, the sacraments, awesome music, prayer, fellowship and the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.

Tuesday, May 26 - Thursday, May 28
from 6:15 - 8:30 pm at St. Ephrem's Syriac Catholic Church & parish hall (same place Emmaus meets every Thursday)
Directions: 4650 Kernan Blvd. South, Jacksonville, FL 32224

COST: Free!! Donations for friars flights to and from NY accepted

FOR: Young Adults - sinners, seekers, and lovers of Jesus and His Church :)

SERIES BREAKDOWN:
Tuesday & Wednesday
6:15-7:45 p.m. - Holy Hour with reflection, prayer & music led by the friars; Confession will be available throughout; closes with Benediction

8:00-8:30 p.m. - Question & Answer session with friars; final prayer & music with friars; light snacks and beverages will be provided

Thursday

6:15-7:30 p.m. - Holy Mass with friars

7:45-8:30 p.m. - Question & Answer session with friars; final prayer & music with friars; Dinner available for $5 per person

MORE INFO: E-mail youngadultretreat@yahoo.com or call 904-251-5493

Important Reminder Beach Party Location Change

Go to Sean's house for the Memorial Day Beach Party Rain or Shine. We will eat at his house and then go down to the Beach to play Volleyball and other sports. Don't go to Hanna Park. Everything else is the same. So the time,what to bring, and all that is the same.

Sean -

Emmaus Memorial Day Beach Party at Sean's Beach House May 25th RAIN or SHINE

It's time for the Emmaus Annual Memorial Day Celebration at Sean's Beach House May 25th RAIN or SHINE. We will be gathering from 1 - 5ish so bring beach chairs, umbrella's, beach toys (such as volleyballs, footballs, skim boards, boogie boards, and anything else you can think of).

If you have any questions please contact Andrea at 970-405-4408 or Sean at 904-307-0824.

Food: If your first name begins with:(A-G) bring drinks, (H-P) bring a main dish or side dish (we need people to bring hamburgers and hotdogs and buns), (R-Z) bring dessert or snacks.

Please list what you are bringing when you reply to aelsner17@hotmail.com (Andrea).

Time: 1-5PM (some might stay longer). Whoever is bringing the grill please try to come around 12: 30PM.

Thursday- Volunteering for the Womens Help Center 3rd Annual Gala May 21st

Hi brothers and sisters in Christ,
This Thursday for Emmaus we will be celebrating LIFE and volunteering for Women's Help Center 3rd annual Gala. The Gala is a program that consists of dinner and inspirational speakers. This is one of the biggest if not the biggest fundraiser for the WHC. There will be a volunteer meeting today from 6pm-7pm at the Women's Help Center on University Blvd. If you cannot make it to the meeting but would still like to volunteer please email Nikki Kelly at nikki.kelly@ gmail.com. So far there are about 13 of us volunteering, but we need more volunteers if possible.

The Gala will be held at the Grand Ballrrom - UNF University Center off of Kernan Blvd. (Just around the corner from St. Ephrem's)

Please come help as a volunteer at the Gala this Thursday, May 21st!

Love in Christ,
Peggy & the Emmaus Core Team (Andrea, Jennifer, Sean, David & Peggy)

P.S. If you cannot make it please keep the Gala in your prayers because this is first and foremost what the Women's Help Center needs, our prayers! : ) Also feel free to call me if you have questions (904) 962-0057.

Going Away Party For Jess- Wed May 20th

One of the best Emmaus members ever our good friend Jess Broussard is moving to Miami next week and he wanted to invite everyone to a going away dinner May 20th at 7:30pm at Copeland's restaurant. He is moving May 21st. Everyone is invited, please pass the email along to anyone who may not be on the emmauscya email list.

Contact Heidi if you are coming eznutrition4u@yahoo.com .

Date: Wednesday, May 20th at 7:30pm
Address: Copeland's, 4310 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida 32216

Pray for Jess as he moves down to Miami. Pray that he will adjust well and do good in his work.
May God's peace be with you all.
Heidi

Requiescat in Pace (Rest in Peace) Brother Danny

It is with a heavy heart that I'm writing to inform you that our dear friend Danny Barker died unexpectedly this past Saturday. The family has requested that we let everyone know that there will be a wake held at Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home at 6pm on Wednesday, May 13th, followed by a rosary at 6:30pm. The funeral mass will be held at 11am on Thursday, May 14th at Resurrection Catholic Church. Danny was a wonderful person. Please pray for his soul, family, and friends.

May the souls of the faithfully departed, by the mercy of God, rest in peace. Our Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for us!

Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home 940 Cesery Boulevard Jacksonville, Florida 32211

Resurrection Catholic Church 3383 University Blvd NJacksonville, FL 32277

Mass this Thursday with Fr. Fred

Hey guys,

This week at Emmaus, May 7, Fr Fred Parke, pastor of Assumption parish, will be offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass promptly at 7:00 PM. St Ephrem's is having a parish prayer service beginning at 8, so we need to be out of the church by 7:45. Because of this, Fr Fred, unfortunately, will not have enough time to hear confessions before Mass. If you need to go to confession, please try to make it Immaculate Conception downtown, confessions are heard before each Mass, even daily Mass at 11:30am. Also,on Wednesday night at 6:30, confessions will be heard at Blessed Trinity on Beach Blvd before the 7 PM Mass.

Please come out and join us. And bring a friend.

In Christ,

The Emmaus Core Team
Andrea, Jennifer, Peggy, Sean, and David

Cinco de Mayo Party!! May 9th

It's that time of year for all of you volleyball enthusiast!!!!
It time for the 4th annual Cinco De Mayo celebration at the St Augustine Beach Pavilion. So put together you beach bag, bring some food to share, and bring your A game for the hundreds of volleyball matches you can play. You will have the chance to hang out with local young adults from the Jacksonville, St Augustine, and Fleming Island areas. Come and enjoy the day, and yes you may bring the little ones out. Also bring your favorite volleyball, football, or any other sports equipment you want.

Time: 2:00PM

Location: St. Augustine Pavilion (see directions below)

Food: If your first name begins with :(A-G) bring drinks, (H-P) bring dessert or snacks, (R-Z) bring Hamburgers and Hot Dogs/main dish or side dish. We never have enough hamburgers, hotdogs, and buns. Please list what you are bringing when you reply. If you are bringing a grill please come early at 1:30PM.

Directions: Take 95 south to exit 311 which is SR207 go left.Stay on 207 and make a right onto 312 east and go over the bridge. 312 becomes CR A1A. Stay on Ala. The Pier is on the left next to the fire station.

This event is put on with the help of the Emmaus Catholic Young Adult Group (http://emmauscya.blogspot.com%3c/a%3E ), St. Augustine Catholic Young Adult Group, and the Orange Park Young Adult Group (http://www.castcya.com/) .

New Catholic Video -Comayagua

The new video is of a mission trip to Comayagua, Honduras with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. It is a beautiful video and very moving. Check it out at the bottom of the last post!! http://emmauscya.blogspot.com/

http://www.cfrhonduras.com/
http://www.franciscanfriars.com/

Sean
john6bb@yahoo.com

Ice Cream Social for Ceder Hills Nursing Home and AfterParty May 16th

Hey guys,
Emmaus is helping sponsor an Ice-Cream Social for the Ceder Hills Nursing Home on May 16th at 2:00 - 3:00PM. They will have 20-30 residents attending so we need about the same amount of people to hang out with the residents and to serve ice-cream. After the party there is the after party at Kyle's home. Also the Pillars of Joy will be playing musicwhile we are there. The Pillars of Joy are an awesome band whose music has brought joy and peace to many people.
Please let Kyle know if you are in, 404-6108 or e-mail him at knis@bellsouth.net.

Directions: Ceder Hills Nursing Home - 2061 Hyde Park Rd., Jacksonville 32210
Time: 2:00-3:00
Please donate $2-$3 to cover the cost of the ice cream, bowls, and spoons.

Please call Kyle with any questions 404-6108 or e-mail him at knis@bellsouth.net for directions to the After Party.

World of Nations this Weekend May 2nd

For those who would like to go to the World of Nations, we will be meeting at Assumption at 11:00am and will be carpooling over to Metro Park.

The World of Nations is a Jacksonville event that host countries from around the world. There will be arts and crafts, dancing, and great food from around the world. Check out the website below for details and directions.
http://www.coj.net/Departments/Recreation+and+Community+Services/Special+Events/World+of+Nations/Default.htm

Prices:
One-Day Ticket to the World: $5.00
Two-Day Pass: $7.00
International Party: FREE! (Friday, May 1 from 5-9 p.m.)
Children Three & Under: FREE
Discount Tickets
$2.00 off admission with Military and Senior Citizen I.D.
MINT Magazine Coupon (April 2009 Issue): $2.00 off admission
Friday, May 1: International Party (5-9 p.m.)FREE admission, beverage specials
Sunday, May 3: Church Bulletin DayBring your church bulletin for $2.00 off admission