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Friday, August 21, 2026:  Teilhard de Chardin always lived by one certainty: "you can only convert what you love" Dear Emmaus Community, The Fall monthly Reading Circle will resume in September. We wil be reading Teilhard's essay " The Eternal Feminine " using the Lectio Divina method.  To obtain the Zoom link please email Kathleen Duffy SSJ at kduffy@chc.edu and request to be added to the group. She will probably send a copy of the essay as well. See the schedule below. We will meet on Monday's and Wednesday's. The same content will be presented on both days. I hope to see you there. Steve Lyman September 21 & 16 October 12 & 14 November 16 & 18 December 7 & 9 Here's an excerpt about Teilhard de Chardin from an address delivered March 19, 2016 at Centre Sevres in Paris by Marie Bayon de la Tour, grand niece of Pierre (Father) Teilhard de Chardin It is not that I have already taken hold of it (righteousness) or have already attained i...
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Thursday, August 20, 2026:  Prophets Work in Community and they're difficult to have around Prophets are difficult to have around. No one wants to claim the title or do the work because of it. In this postmodern age, everybody is uncomfortable with prophets. They yell when you don’t want them to. They ask for trouble when it could be avoided. They don’t have a politically correct bone in their bodies.… Prophets are leaders, but not leaders of their own choosing. Inevitably, they have some sort of divine encounter. They meet a burning bush, a ram in the bush, or hear a call in the night. They have visions and dreams. They’re quirky and more than a little weird. As an example, take Jeremiah—he’s crying all the time. Isaiah fasts and lies in the dirt; John the Baptist eats locusts, and Huldah prophesies doom. Finally, one of the most important characteristics of prophets is that they are dangerous to the system.… In bringing messages from God—and God doesn’t mince words—God speaks dir...
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Sunday, August 16, 2026: I have never seen a hopeful person join a gang. - Greg Boyle Participatory Hope:  Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.  - Desmond Tutu I have never seen a hopeful person join a gang. - Greg Boyle I believe we must be free to say “yes” before we say “no,” but most of us aren’t that free. Our first response is normally dualistic, negative, and probably even fear based. We often respond initially with something like: “I don’t trust that. I don’t like that. I don’t want that.”  The word “yes” before “no” allows for some enthusiasm (en-theos in Greek), which means “filled with God.” I’m encouraging an enthusiasm that is based on intelligence, wisdom, and the great gift of hope. Hope is a participation in the very life of God. It has nothing to do with circumstances or events going well. It can even thrive in the midst of adversity and trial.  True faith, which always includes hope and love, is a predisposition...
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Friday, August 14, 2026: Tomorrow Palestinian lawyer and civil rights leader speaks at United Methodist at 3:00PM. Attend in person or join her talk online from home by using the QR code embedded in the flyer below.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026:  Please support this important talk by Huwaida Arraf, Palestinian lawyer and human rights advocate. We must work to stop the genocide in Palestine. Please plan to attend and show our solidarity with the people of Palestine. When: This Saturday, August 15, 2026 When: 3 - 5 PM Where: United Methodist Church1551 Montgomery Drive Santa Rosa 95405.  Meet in the Fellowship Hall
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026:  The philosophy is simple: the people entering the church are not problems waiting to be fixed. They are neighbors. That distinction matters. Every weekday morning in San Francisco, a church opens its doors to people who have spent the night sleeping on sidewalks. They do not come for a sermon, and nobody asks them to prove they deserve help. They come for something most people take for granted: a few quiet hours of safe, uninterrupted sleep. Outside Saint Boniface Church, men and women gather in the damp morning air, carrying plastic bags, worn backpacks, and thin jackets containing nearly everything they own. When the heavy wooden doors unlock, they quietly enter the sanctuary, walk down the center aisle, find an empty pew, pull a clean blanket over themselves, and close their eyes. This is not a traditional shelter. Saint Boniface stands in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, a neighborhood defined by extraordinary contrasts. Office workers move throug...
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Sunday, August 9, 2026: Celebrate with the Emmaus Faith Community Today. Join us at 3:45 to celebrate our Liturgy for August 9, 2026:  J esus Walks on Water; Trusting Christ Amidst Life’s Storms Join us Today, Sunday August 9, 2026 in person or on Zoom. All are Welcome! Join us in person at Christ Church United Methodist 1717 Yulupa Avenue Santa Rosa, 95405. We meet in cozy Classroom 8. Or Join our celebration via ZOOM with this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5193158573?omn=87491761170 Passcode 1234 Or open Zoom and use this meeting ID and Passcode Meeting ID: 519 315 8573 Passcode: 1234 Jesus Walks on Water; Trusting Christ Amidst Life’s Storms Welcome: (Welcome to our liturgy today as we aim to encounter God in the midst of fear and doubt, learning to recognize the quiet, sustaining presence of the Divine when life’s storms rage. We hope to have the courage to trust Christ during life’s diļ¬ƒcult times rather than relying on false securities. God isn't just found in comfortable,...
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