The Pentecost Retreat run by the Emmanuel Community was held at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre on the 7th and 8th of June 2025. Fr Josh Miechels and Fr Paschal M. Corby OFM Conv. joined us to minister in both word and sacrament. The theme of the retreat was The Holy Sprit: Lord and Giver of […] Lire la suite
100 pilgrims have travelled with the Emmanuel Community in Australia to embark on a Jubilee Pilgrimage “To The Source” this July to Rome and Paray-Le-Monial. The pilgrimage began upon arrival in Rome. The experience of Rome was geared towards a profound embrace of the Church, our Mother and Teacher, which is “One, Holy, Catholic and […] Lire la suite
Walking Pilgrimage from Mary McKillop Chapel to St Brigid’s, Coogee Our 7 Churches Walking Pilgrimage was a grace-filled day of prayer, and fellowship. Beginning at the Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel in North Sydney, we set out with hearts open to the journey, joining together in prayer, song, mass and reflection as we walked from Church […] Lire la suite
The Catholic Weekly joined us on our street mission recently! Read an account of the experience here! Lire la suite
Join us for Mass and dinner to celebrate this great Feast! Lire la suite
Take a look at the retreats, missions, and liturgy coordinated by the Sydney Emmanuel Community in 2025! Looking forward to seeing you join us as we find new ways to share Jesus Christ with the world! Lire la suite
Emmanuel Music releases a typically American album. All my soul Unreleased tracks, covers with new arrangements… Bas Suijkerbuijk, head of Emmanuel Music, shares his experience of the album as it is released on streaming platforms. “For this album Emmanuel Music collaborated with Abe Gross, an arranger from Minneapolis, already renowned for his work in Christian […] Lire la suite
Every year, the Emmanuel Community facilitates a Retreat Day for married couples who have been unable to have children due to infertility, miscarriage, or still-birth. This has been featured in the Catholic Weekly. You can read the article here: https://catholicweekly.com.au/miraculous-healing-to-devastating-loss-you-are-not-alone-in-the-journey/ Lire la suite
On Saturday 12 October 2024, 100 Pilgrims united for the annual 7 Churches Pilgrimage in Sydney. Organised by the Emmanuel Community in Sydney, pilgrims prayed at and learned about significant historical and sacred sites of Sydney. The pilgrimage started at Mary MacKillop Chapel with a time of praise and prayer at the tomb of Mary […] Lire la suite
Look, today I am setting you over nations and over kingdoms, to tear up and to knock down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.’ It sounds strange, and faintly ridiculous, that the Lord tells us today that he set us up to knock over nations and kingdoms. What is true is […] Lire la suite
“These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, the one who was to betray […] Lire la suite
“The retreat was a grace-filled opportunity to celebrate the great liturgical event of Pentecost, with a focus on receiving God’s passionate love – the Holy Spirit – in order to be strengthened in our call to evangelise.” The Pentecost Retreat run by the Emmanuel Community was held at the beautiful Benedict XVI Retreat Centre Grose […] Lire la suite
“‘I tell you solemnly, there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, father, children or land for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not be repaid a hundred times over, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and land – not without persecutions – now in this present time and, […] Lire la suite
On the 27-28th April 2024, the Emmanuel Community in Sydney facilitated a Love & Truth weekend for married couples at Mount Carmel Retreat Centre in Varroville, NSW. The theme was ‘Order in Chaos’ and centered on how we can live authentic Catholic lives in an ordered hierarchy: first as children of God, second as spouses […] Lire la suite
They put fresh heart into the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in the faith. ‘We all have to experience many hardships’ they said ‘before we enter the kingdom of God.’. These words of the acts of the Apostles are important for us also: In this text the Lord is telling us also: Do not be […] Lire la suite
There is nothing more good and beautiful than somebody laying down their life for another. We know this because this is what God did on the cross. And that this is what God has ever done and will always do. This is not an example which is far away. Our servicemen and women, and our […] Lire la suite
Two of the disciples of Jesus were on their way to a village called Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking together about all that had happened. Now as they talked this over, Jesus himself came up and walked by their side; but something prevented them from recognising him. Often we don’t see […] Lire la suite
I will establish my Covenant between myself and you, and your descendants after you, generation after generation, a Covenant in perpetuity, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land you are living in, the whole land of Canaan, […] Lire la suite
Every first Friday of the month, the Emmanuel Community facilitates a School of Prayer at St. Peter Chanel in Berala. This has been featured in the Catholic Weekly. You can read the article here: https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/back-to-basics-berala-revives-first-fridays-devotions Lire la suite
On 14 March 2024, the Emmanuel Community was invited by the parish of St Patrick’s in Sutherland to facilitate a Mercy Night. The evening captured the hearts of the local parishioners. There were over 100 people that attended the event. The evening commenced by welcoming people and providing a brief overview of the Emmanuel Community […] Lire la suite
The angel brought me to the entrance of the Temple, where a stream came out from under the Temple threshold and flowed eastwards, since the Temple faced east…‘This water flows east down to the Arabah and to the sea; and flowing into the sea it makes its waters wholesome. Wherever the river flows, all living […] Lire la suite
Ecclesia’M Jeunes, c’est la nouvelle année missionnaire pour les jeunes 18-28ans qui débutera en septembre 2024 Un an au coeur d’une paroisse en France pour se laisser transformer par le Christ et annoncer l’Evangile au monde ! Ecclesia’M Jeunes, la branche jeune de la mission ecclesia’M, est née du désir des jeunes de vivre une année missionnaire au […] Lire la suite
23rd Feb 2024 St John Bosco Parish Centre with the Emmanuel Community In 2018 and 2019, at the request of the Archbishop, the Emmanuel Community provided the annual Clergy retreat for the Sydney Archdiocese. Following these retreats, the Community suggested afternoons of prayer and reflection to assist the priests in their mission. On 23rd February, […] Lire la suite
“I have called you by name, you are mine” With great joy in being together, the Emmanuel Community National Gathering was held from 18 – 21 January at the beautiful Benedict XVI Retreat Centre in Grose Vale, NSW. To participate in these days of prayer, formation, and fellowship, approximately 110 members and children of the […] Lire la suite
This coming Friday, September 23, the Emmanuel Community will be hosting its monthly Mission Night at the church of St. Vincent de Paul in Redfern. The goal of the night is to spread God’s love through joyful encounters with those passing by in the street. Participants spend time evangelising in pairs and also interceding for […] Lire la suite
Love & Truth is a worldwide outreach of the Emmanuel Community for couples seeking to grow in their Christian vocation to marriage. The outreach takes the form of various events designed for men and women of all ages to receive practical and spiritual formation from others walking the same journey as them. This formation is […] Lire la suite
In Australia, Love and Truth organised an evening to help couples renew their love experienced through confinement. “Last week we passed 100 days of Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne, with among the most oppressive draconian restrictions imposed by our State Government. This has meant effective “house arrest” for 22 hours per day, 8pm curfews, schooling […] Lire la suite