Rivendell Community
Emmaus Chapter - Memphis

The Rivendell Community is one of eleven Christian Communities of The Episcopal Church. The professed members of the Memphis Emmaus Chapter, the Companions, "those who break bread and share the journey together," are women, men, laity, clergy, married and single individuals who live independently or with our families, and practice a Rule of Life designed to orient our whole lives to God and the Great Commandment to love our neighbor as ourselves, and to help us as we try to learn to live into that on a daily basis through prayer, hospitality, and active participation and service in our parishes, dioceses, neighborhoods, other organizations, and larger communities. We believe that the nature of Christianity is to live, work and share our lives in community.

We invite everyone to join us for prayer and conversation on Saturday evenings. Hosts rotate among the friends and Companions of the Community, clustered in the midtown area close to Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. We gather from 5:30 until 8:00 for a potluck meal, social time, prayer and conversation centered on readings, especially the Gospel, from the lectionary for Sunday. We believe that as we gather together in the name of Christ, our Lord will be with us as promised, as he was with the companions on the road to Emmaus, and will lead us into a deeper understanding of what we are called to be and to do in the world and times in which we live.

We also lead Evening Prayer in the Grace-St. Luke’s Chapel at 5:30 pm Thursdays with Centering Prayer following from 5:50-6:20pm. We celebrate Eucharist in the chapel at 7:00 am on Fridays with light breakfast and conversation following.  We welcome anyone who can to join us for these Offices.

For more information, and the location of the Saturday night gatherings, please contact Joanne Rhea (jorhea@aol.com) or (901) 491-4069.
For the Rivendell Community as a whole, centered at the Motherhouse in Dunnegan, Missouri, visit the website: www.rivendellcommunity.org.