At Mass this Weekend:
- Bring a check or cash to purchase gift cards - SEED Card Raffle happening!
- First Communion at 10:30 AM & 5:00 PM Sunday Masses.
- Sign-up for adult summer classes - many from which to choose!
- Get your blood pressure taken.
- Social Saturday following the 5:00 PM Vigil Mass
- Social SUNDAY following the 5:00 PM Youth Mass - here is the sign-up to contribute (you are very appreciated!):
- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4BAFAC2BA02-social6
Fourth Sunday of Easter Bulletin for May 12 - click here.
Link to pastoral council elections - new council members still needed: click here. This is an advisory board to Fr. Samuel. The council meets monthly.
Please consider this important service to our Emmaus community!
MONTH-OF-MAY SEED GIFT CARD RAFFLE
Win a $100 Gift Card of your choice! For every $100 purchased in gift cards during the month of May (including online and automated) you will be entered to win.
Woo Hoo! Remember, bring a check or cash to purchase your gift cards, before or after all Masses. Help Emmaus at no cost to you!
Summer Faith Defenders - new program for our children! Information and registration, click here. Vacation Bible School registration at this link also!
Registration for Faith Formation for the 2019-2020 school year, please click here.
Summer classes for Adults - including the summer Adult Confirmation program: information and registration, please click here.
Mondays, 9:30 AM at Queen of Angels - beginning May 20
Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come, this class pulls back the veil on the rich symbolism present in Revelation. Discover what the mysterious figures and images of Revelation mean and see how Revelation is more than an apocalyptic vision of the “end times.” Explore the Church’s teaching on the second coming of Christ and the Last Judgment. Understand how God, the Divine Bridegroom, and the Church, his spotless bride, enter into a heavenly, holy, and mystical marriage every time we celebrate Mass. Facilitator is Jose Juan Valdez.
Tuesdays, 9:30 AM at Emmaus - beginning May 21
It’s Not Your Typical Bible Study: The Turning Point won’t just teach you how to understand the Bible better. Through engaging videos, a thought-provoking workbook, and an edition of the Gospel of John that reads like your favorite chapter book, this unique nine-week study will help you develop a meaningful relationship with Jesus. Facilitator is Jose Juan Valdez.
Wednesdays, 6:30 PM beginning June 5 - just four sessions!
An Introduction to the Theology of the Body: Discovering the Master Plan for Your Life is four session study designed to give you a solid understanding of God’s plan for humanity - a plan stamped right into our bodies. Most people have heard the “whats” of Catholic teaching, but very few have ever heard the “whys.” The Church teaching on sex and marriage “makes sense”, and, in fact, is the “logic” of Christianity, because it corresponds perfectly with the deepest stirrings and desires of the human heart. Facilitator is Yvonne Howington.
Wednesdays 9:30 AM beginning May 22
Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible - An Engaging Journey through the Bible
Many people want to read the Bible because they know it is God’s Word but give up because it is so complicated. The Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible study program helps you to get the “big picture” of the Bible by showing how the books of the Bible tell the complete story from Adam and Eve to Christ and the Church. Aided by a unique color-coded Bible Timeline Chart that arranges the key people, places, and events of Scripture in chronological order, Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible will help you discover the story of salvation history and understand how you fit into God’s plan. Facilitator is Jose Juan Valdez.
Please see all the graphics below for everything else that is happening!!!!
Link to pastoral council elections - new council members still needed: click here. This is an advisory board to Fr. Samuel. The council meets monthly.
Please consider this important service to our Emmaus community!
MONTH-OF-MAY SEED GIFT CARD RAFFLE
Win a $100 Gift Card of your choice! For every $100 purchased in gift cards during the month of May (including online and automated) you will be entered to win.
Woo Hoo! Remember, bring a check or cash to purchase your gift cards, before or after all Masses. Help Emmaus at no cost to you!
Summer Faith Defenders - new program for our children! Information and registration, click here. Vacation Bible School registration at this link also!
Registration for Faith Formation for the 2019-2020 school year, please click here.
Summer classes for Adults - including the summer Adult Confirmation program: information and registration, please click here.
Below is the detail about the four class offerings:
Mondays, 9:30 AM at Queen of Angels - beginning May 20
Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come, this class pulls back the veil on the rich symbolism present in Revelation. Discover what the mysterious figures and images of Revelation mean and see how Revelation is more than an apocalyptic vision of the “end times.” Explore the Church’s teaching on the second coming of Christ and the Last Judgment. Understand how God, the Divine Bridegroom, and the Church, his spotless bride, enter into a heavenly, holy, and mystical marriage every time we celebrate Mass. Facilitator is Jose Juan Valdez.
Tuesdays, 9:30 AM at Emmaus - beginning May 21
It’s Not Your Typical Bible Study: The Turning Point won’t just teach you how to understand the Bible better. Through engaging videos, a thought-provoking workbook, and an edition of the Gospel of John that reads like your favorite chapter book, this unique nine-week study will help you develop a meaningful relationship with Jesus. Facilitator is Jose Juan Valdez.
Wednesdays, 6:30 PM beginning June 5 - just four sessions!
An Introduction to the Theology of the Body: Discovering the Master Plan for Your Life is four session study designed to give you a solid understanding of God’s plan for humanity - a plan stamped right into our bodies. Most people have heard the “whats” of Catholic teaching, but very few have ever heard the “whys.” The Church teaching on sex and marriage “makes sense”, and, in fact, is the “logic” of Christianity, because it corresponds perfectly with the deepest stirrings and desires of the human heart. Facilitator is Yvonne Howington.
Wednesdays 9:30 AM beginning May 22
Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible - An Engaging Journey through the Bible
Many people want to read the Bible because they know it is God’s Word but give up because it is so complicated. The Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible study program helps you to get the “big picture” of the Bible by showing how the books of the Bible tell the complete story from Adam and Eve to Christ and the Church. Aided by a unique color-coded Bible Timeline Chart that arranges the key people, places, and events of Scripture in chronological order, Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible will help you discover the story of salvation history and understand how you fit into God’s plan. Facilitator is Jose Juan Valdez.
Please see all the graphics below for everything else that is happening!!!!
And the Funnies...
The visiting Bishop had preached at the Fall Fest Mass and as he stood in the doorway of the Narthex, people were very complimentary about his sermon. "Splendid," said one, "Thank you for the wonderful message," said another, and so it went. However one rather shabbily-dressed man took the Bishop's hand and said, "Pathetic," before moving out. The compliments started again, but after a few minutes the strange man was back in the queue. This time he said to the Bishop, "Very, very boring," and again went through the door. The pattern repeated yet again. This time the message was, "Hope it will be a long time before we see you again." Soon everyone had gone to the festival except the Liturgy Director. "Who was that strange man?" asked the Bishop, "he said some very peculiar things." "Oh, don't worry about him," came the reply, "he's a bit simple, and he just wanders around repeating what he hears other people say."
One day while making his delivery, the milkman was met at the side door by the housewife. She said she wanted an extra 40 gallons of milk since she was going to take a milk bath. The milkman was almost speechless, but managed to stammer, "Do you want that pasteurized?"
"Oh, no," said the woman, holding her hand neck-high, "only about to here."
