2007 Walk Schedule
2008 Walk Schedule
A Journey With Christ
What is the Walk to Emmaus?
What Happens at Emmaus?
What Happens After Emmaus?
History
of Emmaus
Purpose
of Emmaus
Who Should Go to Emmaus?
Weekend Schedule
Locations: Mt
Wesley (Kerrville), Camp Thicket (Weslaco), Omega (Boerne), Alto
Frio (Leakey), Queen of Peace (Corpus
Christi), Victoria SRC (Victoria), Cathedral Oaks (Weimer), Camp
Zephyr (Mathis), Christ the King (San Angelo)
For additional information call the
Conference Emmaus Registrar at
(210) 408-4528 or (888) 349-4193
A Journey with Christ...
The
Gospel of St. Luke relates the story of the risen Christ
appearing to two who were going along the road from Jerusalem to
Emmaus. Two friends were walking together, sharing their hearts'
deepest concerns. The risen Christ joined them and explained the
scriptures as they walked, how it was ordained that Christ should
suffer and so enter his glory. This experience on the road was a
heart-warming experience as the risen Christ walked and talked
with them. The illuminating climax of the experience was when
Christ took bread and said the blessing, then broke it and gave
it to them. The two had their eyes opened and they recognized him
as the risen Christ and they rushed back to Jerusalem to tell the
others. (Luke 24:13-35)
What is the Walk to Emmaus?
The
above story provides the image for Emmaus, an Upper room program
that calls forth and renews Christian discipleship. Like its
predecessor, Cursillo de Christiandad (Spanish for "short
course in Christianity"), the Walk to Emmaus is a three-day
experience which takes a New Testament look at Christianity as a
lifestyle. It is a highly structured weekend designed to
strengthen and renew the faith of Christian people, and through
them their families, congregations and the world in which they
live. Emmaus is a combined effort of laity and clergy toward the
renewal of the church.
What Happens at Emmaus?
The
"Walk to Emmaus" is a 72-hour experience. The weekend
begins on Thursday evening and ends Sunday evening. At Emmaus you
will spend three busy but very enjoyable days, usually at a
retreat center. You will live and study together in singing,
prayer, worship and discussion. Discussions center around fifteen
talks given by laity and clergy. These talks present the theme of
God's grace, and how that grace comes alive in the Christian
community and expresses itself in the world. You'll also discover
how grace is real in your life, and how you can live in the life
of grace, bringing grace to others. You will have the opportunity
to participate in the daily celebration of Holy Communion, and to
begin to understand more fully the presence of Christ in his body
of believers. You will experience God's grace personally through
the prayers and acts of service of a living support community.
What Happens After Emmaus?
One
of the primary strengths of Emmaus is the follow-up. Your weekend
lasts only three days, but you are invited to build on it for the
rest of your life. Those who attend a "Walk to Emmaus"
are encouraged to do two things following their weekend:
1. Expand their own
spiritual lives through study and congregational participation;
2. Become more active disciples of Christ in the world through
their churches.
To nurture this
process of discipleship, the Emmaus movement offers specific
opportunities. First, reunion groups of four to six people meet
weekly to reflect on their quest for spiritual growth and
encourage one another in their discipleship. Second, there will
be monthly meetings called "Community Gatherings." All
people in a particular Emmaus community or area are invited for
fellowship, worship, and informal instruction. Third, through a
newsletter, members become aware of support needs for upcoming
Walks to Emmaus and there are opportunities to work during future
weekends in a variety of ways.
Locations: Mt
Wesley (Kerrville), Camp Thicket (Weslaco), Omega (Boerne), Alto
Frio (Leakey), Queen of Peace (Corpus
Christi), Victoria SRC (Victoria), Cathedral Oaks (Weimer),
Camp Zephyr (Mathis), Christ the King (San Angelo)
For additional information call the
Conference Emmaus Registrar at
(210) 408-4528 or (888) 349-4193
History of Emmaus
Originating
in Spain in the late 1940s, Cursillo moved to America in the late
1950s. It was primarily a Roman Catholic movement until the l970s.
As Catholic centers started accepting applications from
Protestants, efforts began among some groups to make the Cursillo
experience available to all Protestants. In the late 1970s, The
Upper Room (a unit of the Board of Discipleship of the United
Methodist Church) formed The Upper Room Cursillo Community in
Nashville, Tennessee. In 1981, by mutual agreement between the
National Secretariat of the Roman Catholic Cursillo movement and
The Upper Room, the name of the Nashville Protestant community
was changed to Emmaus. The Emmaus movement is ecumenical.
Purpose of Emmaus
The
focus of Emmaus is God as known in Jesus Christ and how that
finds expression in the local church. The objective of Emmaus is
to inspire, challenge, and equip local church members for
Christian action in their homes, churches, and places of work.
Emmaus lifts up a way for our grace-filled life to be lived and
shared with others.
Who Should Go To Emmaus?
Emmaus
is for the development of Christian leaders who:
-
wish
to strengthen their spiritual lives;
-
may
have unanswered questions about prayer, study, and
sharing their faith;
-
understand
that being a Christian involves responsibility;
-
are
willing to dedicate their everyday lives to God in an
ongoing manner;
-
have
positions of responsibility in the church and in the
world.
Emmaus is
open to members of any denomination.
Emmaus Weekend Schedule
| Thursday |
Friday |
7:00 P.M.- Registration
Introductions (Team and Pilgrims)
Orientation
Movie
Reflections
Evening prayer
|
7:00 a.m. Morning prayer
-- Worship Service
Breakfast
Table group assignments
Talk #1 -- Priorities (Laity)
Discussion, creative responses
Talk #2 -- Prevenient Grace (Clergy)
Lunch
Talk 3# -- Priesthood of All Believers (Laity)
Talk #4 -- Justifying Grace (Clergy)
Dinner
Talk #5 -- Life of Piety (Laity) Emmaus Road
prayer experience
Celebrating the day's message
Evening prayer
|
| Saturday |
Sunday |
|
7:30 A.M. Morning prayer
Breakfast
Talk #6 -- Growth Through Study (Laity)
Talk #7 -- Means of Grace (Clergy)
Worship Service
Lunch
Talk #8 -- Christian Action (Laity)
Talk #9 -- Obstacles to Grace (Clergy)
Dinner
Talk #10 -- Discipleship (Laity)
Celebrating the day's message
Special service of evening prayer
|
7:30 a.m. Morning prayer
Breakfast
Talk #11 -- Changing Our World (Laity)
Talk #12 -- Sanctifying Grace (Clergy)
Talk #13 -- Body of Christ (Laity)
Lunch
Talk #14-Perseverance (Laity)
Talk #15-Fourth Day (Laity)
Commissioning
Worship Service and closing |
We invite you to join in a
refreshing weekend spent meeting Jesus as he comes to you through
other Christians. Please speak to your Pastor about your interest.
We wish to acknowledge that
most of the Emmaus information was obtained from The Upper Room and the Southwest Texas
Conference Emmaus Office [(210) 4408-4528 or Toll Free (888) 349-4193].
