Our Journey
Emmaus CAT reflects the journey that Jesus made after his resurrection. The ‘Walk to Emmaus’ offers today’s disciples, our whole CAT community, a parallel opportunity to rediscover Christ’s presence in our lives, to gain fresh understanding of God’s transforming grace, and to form friendships that foster faith and support spiritual development.
The structure of the Emmaus story, at the heart of which is the breaking of the bread, gives the Christian community a perfect reminder of coming 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
St Luke’s story of the two disciples of Emmaus is heard by many as a contemporary reflection of their experience. Two disciples openly share their disappointment and loss on the road; they do not disguise how they see things; they tell the story of how they lost their dreams and hopes. Humility
They are joined by Jesus, who listens to them and opens their mind to a larger perspective than their limited experience. In going to table, the disciples meet the one they thought had gone forever, in the breaking of the bread. Faithfulness
That experience enlivens them to take the road back to Jerusalem and share their new experiences with their companions. Service
Our Values
Humility
Demonstrating compassion and understanding.
Faithfulness
Demonstrating our faith in all that we do together, as a community.
Service
Demonstrating our devotion and service to God in helping to fulfil the Diocesan mission.
The values of Humility, Faithfulness and Service are habitual virtues we seek to live out in Emmaus CAT everyday.
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
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.
Aligned Vision
To provide great Catholic education across Greater Manchester to ‘rebuild the church for future generations’ in line with the Diocesan mission.
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