Emmaus this Thursday - Faith and Finances at Assumption

Hello dear brothers and sisters!

I am happy to announce to you all that our new permanent meeting home for Emmaus will be at Assumption Catholic Church
2403 Atlantic Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32207

7:00 - Rosary
7:30-9:00 Meeting

unless otherwise noted in the weekly email, we will be meeting in Khol's hall, next to the gym
(it is labeled Khol's hall on the outside of the building)

This week, we will have a discussion about our faith and our finances! This is not just about tithing...we will also discuss reasons WHY we should be good savers and self-less stewards of the blessings God has given each of us, particularly as it applies to preparing for marriage! Just as we should prepare for marriage by developing a deep and life-giving prayer life, praying for and guarding our purity and the purity of our future spouse, and even fasting and offering up sacrifices for our future spouse, our finances is another way in which we can love our future spouse now. But, having a generic, undefined goal of saving money for them can make it difficult to find the daily motivation to say "no" to some spending now for the sake of your future family's benefit later, so we'll take a little time to define the "yes" - what saying we're really saying yes to by saving. Of course some dying to self is involved in choosing to love your future family not just in the future, but also now, but that is why love is so connected with the cross. After we found our proper motivations, we'll also talk about some practical ways to set and accomplish our financial goals.

As a side note, last, October 6th, to be precise, David Keegan passed along an email entitled Jamey's thoughts ...if you didn't happen to read it all, now might be a good time to go back and take a look. There were several points, some related to the topic of finances, but most just ways in which we as single people can prepare and actively love our future spouse now without even knowing who they are.

Love and blessings to all. See you in Khol's hall at Assumption on Thursday!

Russ, Emily, Adam, Jennifer