Memorial Day Beach Bash -- Mon. 5/27!

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ,

It’s time for some beach fun at our annual Memorial Day Beach Bash! We will be meeting at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park in Mayport on Memorial Day, Monday 5/27, at 12:30pm. It costs $3 per car (up to 6 people) to get in the park. Once you get in the park, go to parking lots 7 & 8 (near the lifeguard station). Please bring something for our potluck lunch (hamburgers, hot dogs, side dish, salad, fruit, dessert, etc.)  Don't forget plenty of fluids!  Also bring: sunscreen, towel, football, frisbee, boogie board, etc.  I will bring my volleyball stuff. Since they don't allow grilles on the beach, we will have a grille available between 12:30-2:30pm at the covered pavilion/old concession stand (to the left as you're walking towards the beach, before the dunes).  After 2:30pm we will put the grille away and move down to the beach.  Looking forward to celebrating with everyone!

Hanna Park Address:  500 Wonderwood Dr., Atlantic Beach, FL

God Bless,

The Emmaus Core Team

PS- If you have any questions, call Russ at: (352) 359-0629.
PPS- If you have a "tent" or portable table you can bring or we can borrow, please let us know! Thanks!

Emmaus this Thurs., 5/16: Volleyball!

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ,

This Thursday at Emmaus we will be playing volleyball. So, come on by the gym at 7pm and git yo' game on! :) We will also be praying the Rosary at 6:30pm if you want to join us. This is a great opportunity to invite new people to check out Emmaus, so bring that friend or co-worker you've been thinking about inviting. We look forward to seeing you Thursday!

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team

"Nuthin' hits the ground!" :)

 

Emmaus This Thursday, May 9, Confession and Mass

Brothers and sisters in Christ,

This Thursday, May 9, we will be having Confession and Mass with our Spiritual Director Fr Ed Murphy. Confession and Rosary will be starting at 6:15pm and Mass at 6:45pm. Please take note that we will be at Immculate Connception Catholic Church, located at 121 E Duval St, Jacksonville, FL.

We hope to see you there and God Bless,

Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus this Thurs., 5/2 -- The Virtue of Faith

Hello brothers and sisters,

 

This Thursday at Emmaus we will have Dan Mull speaking with us about the virtue of faith.  He will be referring to the Bible and Catechism, so bring yours to follow along and join in the conversation!  Dan has a Masters in Theology from Ave Maria University and he teaches Religion at Bishop Snyder High School.  We will be in our usual place, the Parish Family Center (PFC), Room 2A at 7pm.  You are welcome to join us for the Rosary at 6:30pm.  See you then!

 

In JMJ,

 

The Emmaus Core Team

 

Emmaus this Thurs., 4/25 -- Holy Hour and Dinner

Hello brothers and sisters,

 

This Thurs. for Emmaus we will be having a holy hour in the chapel from 7-8pm and will go somewhere for dinner after.  We will pray the Rosary outside by the statue of Our Lady (near the handicapped parking) at 6:30pm if you want to join us.  See you then!

 

In JMJ,

 

The Emmaus Core Team

 

Emmaus this Thurs., 4/18 -- Volunteering at WHC Gala

Hello brothers and sisters,

This Thurs. we will be volunteering at the Women's Help Center Gala at the Marriott on Salisbury Rd (see address below).  Becky from the WHC would like us to be there between 5:30 - 5:45pm, but the closer to 5:30pm the better.  As I have mentioned, the dress code is business casual with black pants/skirt and white shirt/blouse.  We will be helping with registration, which goes from 5:45-6:30pm.  Dinner starts at 6:30pm.  After dinner, she would like us to "man the doors" to collect donations in baskets as people leave.  The keynote speaker is Kirk Walden, founder of LifeTrends and a former professional golfer.  For those who were unsure if they could make it, we still have space for a couple more volunteers!  See y'all there!  For those who can't make it, you will be with us in spirit! :)

Marriott Southpoint
4670 Salisbury Rd
Jacksonville, FL

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus This Thursday April 11 - Confession and Mass

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This Thursday, April 11, we will be celebrating Mass with our spirtual director Fr Ed at Assumption Catholic Church starting at 6:45pm. Confession and Rosary will be starting at 6:15pm.

We hope to see you there,

Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus this Thurs., 4/4 -- Nature of Divine Revelation and Religion

Hello Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Happy Easter!  This Thurs. we will have Gerald Lamb speaking with us on the "Nature of Divine Revelation and Religion."  Gerald has spoken with us before and always done a great job.  Come and join in the discussion and fellowship!  We will be in the Parish Family Center, Room 2A (music room) at 7pm with Rosary at 6:30pm for any who would like to join us.  See you then!

In the risen Christ,

Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus this Thurs., 3/28: Holy Thursday Mass!

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ,

This Thursday for Emmaus we will be meeting at Assumption at 7pm to start the Triduum with Holy Thursday Mass.  We hope you will join us!  Let's sit together on the front left in the church.

As we continue in the Triduum, we will be going to Immaculate Conception for Good Friday services and for Easter Vigil.  We especially invite you to join us in celebrating Easter Vigil as one of our members, Erica Robinson, will be received into the Body of Christ, the Church!  Come join us in showing our love and support.  Congratulations Erica!  Times for Good Friday and Easter Vigil are forthcoming in another email.

Have a blessed and fruitful Holy Week!
God Bless,

The Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus this Thurs., 3/14 and Mission at Assumption

Hello brothers and sisters,

For Emmaus this Thurs. we will be attending the parish mission at Assumption in the church.  The speaker is Fr. Wade Menezes (from EWTN) and the talk starts at 7pm.  Thurs. is the final night of the mission and so the format will be Mass with the homily being the mission talk.

The mission is from Mon.-Thurs. night, 3/11-3/14, with the following schedule:

5:30-6:30pm:  Confession
7-8pm: Mission Talk and Benediction
8:15pm: Confession

Topics are:

Mon., 3/11 -- Be Faithful to Daily Duty
Tues., 3/12 -- Be Other-Centered
Wed., 3/13 -- Understand the Reality of Vice and Virtue
Thurs., 3/14 -- Practice and Live the Sacraments

We encourage you to attend the entire mission.  There is a plenary indulgence associated with attending the entire mission, provided the usual requirements are fulfilled.  They are:

How to Gain an Indulgence (from http://www.catholic.com/tracts/myths-about-indulgences, (near bottom)


To gain any indulgence you must be a Catholic in a state of grace. You must be a Catholic in order to be under the Church’s jurisdiction, and you must be in a state of grace because apart from God’s grace none of your actions are fundamentally pleasing to God (meritorious). You also must have at least the habitual intention of gaining an indulgence by the act performed.

To gain a partial indulgence, you must perform with a contrite heart the act to which the indulgence is attached.

To gain a plenary indulgence you must perform the act with a contrite heart, plus you must go to confession (one confession may suffice for several plenary indulgences), receive Holy Communion, and pray for the pope’s intentions. (An Our Father and a Hail Mary said for the pope’s intentions are sufficient, although you are free to substitute other prayers of your own choice.) The final condition is that you must be free from all attachment to sin, including venial sin.

We hope to see you there!

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus This Thursday - 3/7

Brothers and sisters in Christ,

This Thursday, March 7, Tina Herrall will be discussing with us what it was like, as a Catholic, to go thru the changes of Vatican II as a lay person and so much more. Tina comes to us highly recommended from her husband Burt, has spoken to us before, and does have a master degree in Theology. Please bring your Bible, Catechism and if you have a copy of the Vatican II documents (if you have an extra copy, please bring, we all may not have one). We will be meeting in the Family Live Center in the Music Room (2A) at Assumption Catholic Church. It starts at 7pm and the Rosary starts at 6:30pm if you wish to join us.

Hope to see you there,

Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus this Thurs., 2/28, at 6:30pm -- Stations of the Cross

Hello Brothers and Sisters,

This Thurs. at Emmaus we will be meeting a little earlier at 6:30pm in the Church for Stations of the Cross with Deacon Dale Tatum.  He will lead us in the Stations and give an extended reflection for each one.  We should finish about 7:30pm and will go to dinner after.  You are welcome to join us at 6pm for Rosary if you can.  See you then!

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus This Thurs., 2/21 -- Volleyball!

Hello brothers and sisters,

This Thurs. at Emmaus we will be playing volleyball in the gym at 7pm.  We will be in the back half behind the screen like we were last time (I think they have basketball or wrestling practice in the front half).  We will pray the Rosary at 6:30pm by the statue of Mary between the gym and Kohls Hall if you want to join us.  If it gets chilly we will move into the vestibule of the gym.  See you all then!

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus This Thursday - Confession and Mass

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This Thursday, February 14, we will be having Confession and Mass at Assumption Catholic Church with our Spiritual Director Fr Ed Murphy. During this season of Lent, we have plenty to be thankfull of and what a better way to grow closer to Christ than Confession and Mass. Confession and Rosary will start at 6:15pm and Mass will start at 6:45pm.

We hope to see you there.

Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus This Thurs., 2/7 -- Familiaris Consortio

Hello Brothers and Sisters,

This Thurs. at Emmaus we will have Dan Mull speaking with us about Blessed John Paul II's 1981 apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio, or "On the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World."  This will be an interesting, and timely, discussion seeing as how Christian marriage and family are under attack in our culture today.  If you want a preview, you can take a look at this exhortation at:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_19811122_familiaris-consortio_en.html

We will be meeting in the Parish Family Center, Room 2A (music room) at 7pm with Rosary at 6:30pm if you want to join us.  See you then!

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus This Thursday - Jan 31, Catholic Church's teaching on contraception

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This Thursday, January 31, we will have our spiritual director, Fr Ed Murphy, speak to us about the Catholic Church's stance on contraception. It will be a great opporunity to learn our faith's stance on the subject, especially in lite of the HHS Mandate and other new health care laws. We will be meeting at Assumption Catholic Church in the Family Life Center in room 2A (music Room) at 7pm with the Rosary starting at 6:30.

Hope to see you there,

Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus This Thursday Nov 24 - Pope Benedict XV's Encyclical on St Jerome

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This Thursday, November 24, we will Bert Harrell, Assumptions RCIA and Adult Education coordinator, Pope Benedict XV's 1920 Encyclical titled Spiritus Paraclitus (St Jerome). It will be a great way to greatly learn about this saint and what the Holy Fathers writing says about him. Here is the link for the Encyclical, http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xv/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xv_enc_15091920_spiritus-paraclitus_en.html, to look it over. We will be meeting at Assumption Catholic Church in the Parish Family Center, Room 2A (Music Room), at 7pm. We will be praying the Rosary at 6:30pm if you wish to join us.

Hope to see you there and God Bless,

Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus This Thurs., 1/17 -- The Second Vatican Council

Hello brothers and sisters,

This Thurs. at Emmaus we will have our good friend Gerald Lamb speaking with us about the Second Vatican Council.  This is a great way to engage in the Year of Faith since the Church is asking us to better understand the purpose of the council and what the documents really said.  Come on out and join us!  We will be meeting in the Parish Family Center, Room 2A (the music room) at 7pm and praying the Rosary ahead of time at 6:30pm if you can join us.  Hope to see you then, God Bless!

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus this Thursday, 1/10, Confession and Mass

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This Thursday, January 10, our spiritual director, Fr Ed, will be will us for Confession and Mass at Assumption. Confession and Rosary will start at 6:15pm and Mass at 6:45pm.

We hope to see you there.

Emmaus Core Team

Emmaus this Thurs., 1/3/2013!

Hello Brothers and Sisters,

This Thurs. at Emmaus we will have Deacon Corky Hecht speaking with us about Christ coming to us in the Nativity (the Incarnation) and His coming to us in the Eucharist, and tying the two together.  We will be meeting in the Parish Family Center, Room 2A (the music room), above the gym at 7pm.  We will pray the Rosary at 6:30pm if you want to join us.  Hope you all had (and are still having!) a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team