Contact: Murray Edwards
The Walk to Emmaus is a weekend for deepening your relationship with Jesus. It is a vehicle for helping people connect what they know in their head about God – what they have learned in study – with the love in their hearts that is placed there by God. The “Walk” is not really a walk, but it takes its name from the disciples in Luke 24 who were walking to Emmaus, encountered Jesus and he unfolded scripture to them, and they had their eyes opened as Jesus shared bread with them.
The Walk is a four-day event with Loudoun Valley Emmaus. You are picked up on Thursday by your sponsor and taken to dinner before you are taken to the gathering place in Front Royal. The Walk ends on Sunday evening when your sponsor picks you up and then takes you to dinner before returning you to your home and family.
There are separate Walks for men and women. Twice each year, once in the spring and once in the fall there are two weekends. The first weekend of each pair is for the men and the second is for the women. To date over 50 persons in our congregation have attended.
During the Walk you will hear 15 talks by laypersons and clergy. The talks are designed to communicate God’s grace and how each of us might move ahead in our faith journey and relationship with God. Interspersed with the talks are special activities, worship, communion, and singing.
If you would like more information or would like to go on a Walk weekend, let Murray Edwards know and she will give you information or check on the wall rack in the narthex where there are brochures and applications. You can also download an application to attend an Emmaus weekend and to be on the leadership team for an Emmaus weekend.