Emmaus Ecumenical Catholic Community
Celebrating a Wonderful Way to be Catholic
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FAQ: How Can You Be Catholic if You Are Not Under Rome?
While those of us who have been with the Ecumenical Catholic Communion for many years no longer think about this question, it still comes up in conversations. There is a simple answer to this question. We are catholics because we are rooted in the original catholics of the early Church. This is one of many
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Ash Wednesday
It will not be long, and we will be entering the season of Lent. This year we are once again planning to celebrate Ash Wednesday with the members of First Christian Disciples of Christ Church. We love opportunities to come together around these special days on our liturgical calendars. Watch for our newsletters for details
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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
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Diocesan Retreat May 31st
We will be joining the diocesan retreat at Gwinwood Retreat Center on Saturday, May 31st, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The theme is “Exploring Your Path with the Saints: Holding Hands Along the Way.” It has been a while since we’ve had a retreat and we are looking forward to spending time with others
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Celebrating Triduum — Holy Week
Triduum is the three-day feast (April 17 – 20) that we as Catholics celebrate each year. This one great feast begins in the evening on Holy Thursday. We will be celebrating Holy Thursday in the home of Fr. John Tanner and his wife Jai this year. Our celebration will begin at 5:30 pm Pacific time.
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Preparing for Easter!
Palm/Passion Sunday is on April 13th. It is our custom on that Sunday to decorate our new Easter candle. Our members have been given the assignment to be on the lookout for crosses. Each year we choose from the crosses that we find and use that cross as the focal point of our decorations. The
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Emmaus is Joining Holy Questions for Pentecost!
We will be driving up to Seattle on May 19th to celebrate Pentecost with the new diocesan parish of Holy Questions ECC. This new parish was a mission of our Emmaus community and we are proud of them for becoming a solid presence in Seattle. We will be meeting in Seattle at 6532 Phinney Ave.
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Congratulations to Holy Questions ECC
Our mission community of Holy Questions ECC in Seattle has spun off to become its own ECC parish in the ECC Diocese of the Pacific Northwest! To celebrate, the Emmaus ECC community will be joining them on Pentecost for a joint liturgy. Holy Questions ECC is located in Seattle at 6532 Phinney Ave. N in
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Ash Wednesday: Coming Soon
Can you believe it? Lent is just around the corner. Ash Wednesday is on February 14th this year. This means we have an early Easter on March 31st. It is our custom at Emmaus to celebrate Ash Wednesday in a home but stay tuned as we haven’t made our final plans for this year as
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