Vision of ChurchPope Francis

Francis, come and protect my home

Church as Reconciler

Restoring what has been broken Reuniting what has been divided

The Church must be like

‘a field hospital after battle’

• healing the wounds of its faithful•going out to find the hurt & those excluded or fallen away.

. . . show mercy, not condemnation

The key is for the Church to welcome, not exclude

The Church as HomeThe Church as Home

This Church with which we should be thinking is

the home of allthe home of all,

not a small chapel that can holdonly a small group of selected people.

HomeHome is the place where,

when you have to go there,

they have to take you in.

I should have called it

something you somehow haven’t to deserve. Robert Frost

What does HOMEHOME mean for you?

Church of the HeartChurch of the Heart

Only the beauty of God can attract

God’s way is through enticement, allure.

A Church With A Simple MessageA Church With A Simple Message

Presenting Jesus as the compassion of God

The Church of The Church of EmmausEmmaus

Capable of meeting people on their way

Entering into their conversation

Able to dialogue with the disillusioned

Are we still the Are we still the Church of Emmaus Church of Emmaus capable of:capable of:

Warming hearts?

Leading people back to Jerusalem?

Bringing them home?

JerusalemJerusalem is where our roots are

• Scripture

• Catechesis

• Sacraments

• Community

• Friendship with

the Lord ...

Mary ...

the Apostles

LET US PRAY TOGETHER

God of life and promise, protect us, your pilgrim people.As we journey towards our home in heaven,bless us with a sense of adventure and a sense of security.

As we seek to be home-makers here on earth,with our loved ones and in our parish and regional community,may we create for each other an experience of Christian welcomethat puts us in touch with you and gives us a foretaste of what home will be like forever.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ,the Way, the Truth and the Lifenow and forever.

AMEN