Our Mission
Emmaus ECC seeks to provide an inclusive and welcoming Community, sharing the richness of the Catholic faith tradition, open to a progressive theology, available and accessible regardless of age, race, national origin, religious affiliation, gender or sexual orientation, and welcoming all regardless of differing abilities. We desire to provide a source for deepening an individual’s personal commitment to the life, teachings, and spirit of Jesus through prayer, study and mutual support. We also seek to be engaged in social justice outreach rooted in Christian gospel values, interacting with the wider community. We are a gay friendly Catholic Church, supportive of our trans siblings. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are Christian values.
We are happy to welcome those who have no Church to call their own, who have left a Church, or never belonged to a Church. Come where we believe what we pray, and where we seek not only to be comforted by God, but to be challenged by the Good News, the Gospel of Christ.
LGBTQI+? All the Letters of God’s Alphabet are Welcomed Here.
Visit the ECC Pacific Northwest Diocese website HERE.
Donate to Emmaus ECC HERE.
Sunday Mass: We celebrate mass at 10:30 am in the Sacred Space at First Christian Church in Olympia. Entry door is on your left as you go up the ramp at the Church, and before you reach the social hall. During the coronavirus covid 19 crisis we were meeting by video conferencing (Zoom). Now we are meeting both in person and over Zoom. We call this a “hybrid mass.” Email HERE if you wish to attend by Zoom. However, it is much better to come in person. There is good parking both on the street and across the street in a parking lot.
We welcome people of all ages, all abilities, all sexual orientations and gender identities, all nationalities and ethnicities, the poor and the rich, single people, and the many forms of family. All people are welcome, but not all behaviors.
ALL ARE WELCOME
ECUMENICAL CATHOLICS
Restoring relationships of justice, peace, and love with God, with one another, and with all of Creation by living out our baptismal ministry as the Body of Christ.
An Ecumenical Catholic is someone who wants to engage deeply with the example of the early Church, when congregations were small, inclusive, participatory, and centered on Christ’s message of love, collaboration, and service. Ecumenical Catholics believe that God is present in all things, and that to know and care for all the people, the earth, and all the living things around us is how God wants us to serve Them.
News & Events
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First Sunday of Advent
November 30, 2025 We are getting close to Advent which begins on November 30th this year. This is the perfect time to start coming to church or to return to church, for it is the beginning of a new church year. We will also start reading from cycle A of the three-year cycle of the
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Overview of the Liturgy of the Mass
October 24, 2025 We finished our faith formation series on the liturgy of the mass at Emmaus ECC. Below are the YouTube videos of each session. Each session was given before mass and kept as short as possible so as to not add too much time to our Sunday gathering. There is so much more
Emmaus Ecumenical Catholic Community 