Often people will suggest that going to Sunday Mass is not necessary. After all, they can pray at home just as well. This has clearly been an issue in the Church for more than a millennium. In the fourth century, St. John Chrysostom addressed this problem directly:

You cannot pray at home as at church, where there is a great multitude, where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great heart, and where there is something more: the union of minds, the accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of the priests. (CCC, no. 2179, quoting St. John Chrysos-tom, De incomprehensibili 3, 6: PG 48, 725) 

When members of our church community are absent from this gathering, they are missed. No member of the faithful should be absent from the Sunday Eucharist without a serious reason. The Liturgy should be the first thing on Sunday’s schedule, not the last. We should arrive on time, prepared in mind and heart to fully participate in the Mass. Those who cannot attend because of illness or the need to care for infants or the sick deserve our prayers and special attention.

Due to the water damage in the church, all Masses held at Emmaus Catholic Parish are currently taking place in the Great Hall of the Parish Life Center.
The Mass schedule remains the same.

Click on the Mass below to access the Worship Aid


Saturday, April 17, 2021 - NO VIGIL MASS TODAY

Sunday, April 18, 2021, 8:30 AM. 10:30 AM & 5:00 PM

The Friday morning Mass and Sunday 10:30 AM Mass are currently being livestreamed.

You can watch live at those times.

The link below will take you to the Emmaus Lakeway YouTube channel. Once you click the link you will be taken to the YouTube channel, then select which Mass you prefer to watch. You can also just search Emmaus Lakeway on YouTube.

Mass Livestream link:  Bit.Ly/2UulQOC

Please click here to read the updated Temporary COVID-19 Protocols from the Diocese of Austin.

We are grateful to all of our parishioners who are able to return to Mass in person.
In accordance with the protocols set forth by the Diocese of Austin and Bishop Vásquez, Emmaus strongly encourages Mass participants to wear a mask and to social distance from other parishioners not within their own family.
In order to safeguard the health of our parishioners who have underlying health conditions and are considered vulnerable, we ask all participants of the 5 PM Saturday evening vigil to wear a face mask during this Mass. Thank you for your kind cooperation.

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Por favor dé click aquí para tener acceso a los Protocolos temporales de COVID-19 de la Diócesis de Austin.

Estamos agradecidos con todos los feligreses que han podido regresar a la misa en persona. De acuerdo a los protocolos marcados por la Diócesis de Austin y el Obispo Vásquez, Emmaus exhorta encarecidamente a los participantes de la misa, a usar una mascarilla que cubra nariz y boca, y a mantener la sana distancia entre otros feligreses que no sean de la misma familia.

Con el fin de proteger la salud de nuestros parroquianos que padecen condiciones delicadas de salud y se consideran vulnerables, pedimos que todos los participantes en la misa de los sábados a las 5:00 p.m.  utilicen mascarilla durante la misa. Gracias por su amable cooperación.