Due to the installation of Pr. Hellwege, the schedule of worship services will be altered on Aug. 22: 9:15 Sunday School and Bible Class 10:30 Matins 7:00 p.m. Divine Service with Holy Communion and the installation of the Rev. Dr. John Hellwege, Jr., as pastor of Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church, UAC. Reception in the school [...]

Our next Theology Discussion Group will be on Thursday, April 22, 7:00 p.m., at the Gelateria del Leone, at Grand and Wyoming. Our topic will be “First Communion and Confirmation,” focusing on 1 Corinthians 11:27-29. I encourage you to prepare by reading this passage, and then also using the Scripture index in your Book of Concord to [...]

Would you like to join your voice with the choir, in praise of our risen Lord? If so, let Rev. Dr. Benjamin Mayes know (brmayes@gmail.com) so that he can give you the music. Here are the practice times and places: Choir practice in preparation for Easter Wednesday 3/24, 5:15pm, at school. Sunday 3/28, 8:15am, at church. Good [...]

The Church marks off forty days (not counting the Sundays) of special preparation called “Lent,” which begins with Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17). It is a time reminiscent of Our Lord’s fasting in the desert for forty days and the Israelites’ wandering in the wilderness for forty years. During Lent, especially, the Church urges her members [...]

Our next Theology Discussion Group will be Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m. at Gelateria del Leone, located at Grand and Wyoming. The discussion will be about the Trinity. To prepare, please read the “Third Theological Oration” of Gregory Nazianzen. This short sermon is available for free at this website. Tell all your friends! -Dr. [...]