Grace Presbyterian Church

Emmaus

History of Emmaus

Originating in Spain in the late 1940s, Cursillo moved to America in the 1950s. It was primary a Roman Catholic movement until the 1970s. 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 Commuity 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 unanswerded 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 the world.

Emmaus is open to members of any denomination.

Are You Interested?

We invite you to join in a refreshing weekend spent meeting Jesus as He comes to you through other Christians. For more information on Emmaus contact the Grace Emmaus Council (members include: Jeanie Harvey, Henry and Kathy Dominguez, Tom and Julie Dugger, Sharon Carr, Shirlee Peterson)

Here is the list of upcoming walks in 2010:

Apr 8-11,2010 107 (Women) Boerne Omega Laura McCroskey Karen Greif Cathy Flynn $180

July 22 - 25, 2010 108 (Women) Boerne Omega Patti Tanner Diana Whitley Robin Atiyeh $180

Sept 9 - 12 ,2010 109(Women) Salado Summer's Mill TBD TBD TBD $220

Sept 23-26, 2010 110 (Men) Boerne Omega Gordon Hardin TBD TBD NA

Here are the reunion groups currently meeting at Grace:

· Mondays, 6 am-Carl Burklund, Kevin Reeves, Don Kent, Jimmy Guckian, *Fred Frederich

· Mondays, 6:00 pm-every other Monday Men-Jerry Lester, Melvin Atkinson, Mike Lorenzen, Richard Willis, Bob Good, Kevin Gardner, George Scherer, Kevin Jones

· Mondays, 6:30 pm-every other Monday Women-Jana Lester, Sharlene Atkinson, Linda Lorenzen, Nancy Willis, Marti Good, Melissa Gardner, Traci Scherer

· Wed 6 am-Kerbey Lane Café-Mike Porche, Kevin Reeves, folks from other churches

· Wed 4 pm-Starbucks b y Dell Children’s-Mari Lyn Jones, Sharon Carr, Jan Alexander

· 3rd Thursday-Women Clergy-Jan Alexander, Nancy Reeves, *Jeanne Stanely

· 2nd Saturday at 9:30 am at church. Tina Whalen, Brenda Krusely, Jeannie Harvey, Celeste Yeakley, *Gloria Quesada, Mary Milligan and Sandy Maranto.

· Saturdays, 1st and 3rd -"g3" Women-Nancy Porche, Lou Ann Moore, Laura Kelly, Susan Vacula, Andrea Jones, Shirlee Peterson @ The 620 Cafe, 8:30 a.m.

· Participants in Other groups outside Grace- Linda Byrd

If you start a group, please let us know!!!!