+ Historic + Thoughtful + Loving +

As the Book of Common Prayer reminds us, we are called to be God's people for the sake of the world.

In a world that is busy and loud, confused and not grounded, where people are over-advertised, over-worked, over-scheduled, and over-connected (distracted), Emmaus is seeking to be a community that celebrates all that is good, beautiful and true in the world by living into the rhythms of God’s grace here and now.

Emmaus understands herself to be HISTORIC, THOUGHTFUL and LOVING:

• Historic: We are Anglican and part of the Great Tradition - the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. Our worship is grounded in the historic liturgy expressed in the Book of Common Prayer, through which we seek to faithfully worship the living God in Word and Sacrament. The simplicity and beauty of the liturgy and the ancient practices carry us as we seek to live faithfully today.

• Thoughtful: We recognize that today, in our rapidly changing culture, we need to learn to think rightly, humbly and wisely about God, ourselves, and His world. We desire for our worship of the Triune God to be thoughtful, to provide space for quiet reflection and contemplation, and to honour God’s Holy Word. We want our worship to engage our minds and our hearts so that we know how to think wisely, critically, and generously as we seek to be God’s people for the sake of the world.

• Loving: We desire to be a loving community. A community of people whose hearts are open to all (2 Cor. 6:11), and who practice generosity and hospitality in our gatherings, our homes and our neighbourhoods. We know that we can think all the right things, say all the right things, and do all the right things, but if we don’t have love we are nothing (1 Cor. 13).