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The Emmaus Story

Humility
Faithfulness
Service
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Our Journey

Our name reflects the journey Jesus made after his resurrection. The Walk to Emmaus offers today’s disciples, and our whole Emmaus community, the same opportunity: to rediscover Christ’s presence in our lives, to encounter God’s transforming grace, and to build the friendships that grow faith and nourish spiritual development.

The Emmaus story, with the breaking of the bread at its heart, is the pattern we come back to. It reminds the Christian community how we come to know Jesus as Lord in the Eucharist:

  • The coming together
  • The hearing of the story
  • The gathering around the table
  • The breaking of the bread
  • The recognition of Jesus as Lord
  • The renewal of personal discipleship
  • The departure to share new experience and good news
As Catholic leaders, we are here to support the Diocesan strategy of working towards the common good (c795), to play our part in ‘rebuilding the Church’ (Pope Francis), and to renew faith formation so that great Catholic education is preserved and protected for the next generation (c806b).Emmaus is one of three Academy Trusts in the Diocese of Salford, and the only one serving the whole of Greater Manchester. Our vision is to provide great Catholic education right across the region, and to ‘rebuild the Church for future generations’ alongside the Diocesan Mission.The short video from Bishop John and Daniel Copley, CEO of Emmaus, sets out what our schools mean for children, families and communities here.
On The Road To Emmaus

Salford Diocesan Mission and Emmaus CAT Vision

As Catholic leaders, we are here to support and deliver the Diocesan strategy in working towards the common good (c795) in ‘rebuilding the Church’ (Pope Francis) and renewing faith formation to preserve and protect high quality, excellent Catholic education (c806b).Emmaus CAT is one of three Academy Trusts in the Diocese of Salford and the Emmaus CAT vision is to provide great Catholic education across Greater Manchester to ‘rebuild the Church for future generations’ in line with the Diocesan Mission.The video from Bishop John and Daniel Copley, CEO of Emmaus CAT shares the vision and importance of our schools in delivering great, Catholic education.

Our Values

The values of Humility, Faithfulness and Service are habitual virtues we seek to live out in Emmaus CAT everyday

Humility

Compassion and understanding, in everything we do.

Faithfulness

Living our faith together, as a community.

Service

Devotion and service to God, in support of the Diocesan mission.

Our Mission

The Diocese provides schools and colleges for the following reasons:

To assist in the mission of making Christ known to all people;

To assist parents, who are the prime educators of their children, in the education and religious formation of their children;

To be of service to the local Church – the Diocese – the Parish and the Christian home;

To be of service to society

Aligned Vision

To provide great Catholic education across Greater Manchester.

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On the Road to Emmaus

13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him.

17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”

They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”

19 “What things?” he asked.

“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.”

25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together 34 and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” 35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

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