Dear Emmaus

Dear Emmaus

The last week of horrific, heartbreaking and unsettling events have shifted the ground underneath all of us. The protests and the uprising around the world including Minneapolis in response to George Floyd’s and other’s murders at the hands of police and the...
Resources to Listen, to Learn and to Love

Resources to Listen, to Learn and to Love

Reading for Learning and Loving Reading List: Children’s Books Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters by Andrea Davis Pinkney The lives of ten Black women activists are featured in an incredible story about courage in the face of oppression; about the...
Prayer of Lament

Prayer of Lament

WHAT IS A PRAYER VIGIL? A prayer vigil is a predetermined amount of time that a group of people devote entirely to prayer. A person representing a church or group of churches usually organizes a prayer vigil. Prayer vigils often have a specific goal as the object of...
Redefining times

Redefining times

Dear Emmaus family, Our world and daily routine has changed significantly for all of us in just a couple of weeks. Many of us are spending significantly more hours together in our homes, others more time alone than ever. This time can feel uncertain, chaotic,...

Heart, Mind, & Soul Prayer

As a congregation we are glad to lift up our voices and our spirits to break the silence that often happens when we are face to face with mental illness. As a faith community we name the gifts and the often unnamed experiences which come to those who live with mental...