Come, Holy Spirit!
"When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim." - Acts 2:1-4
Get to know the Holy Spirit! Read some teachings from the Popes about the Holy Spirit.
Miracles: Healing for a Broken World, the new book by Fr. Stefan about local miracles, is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. All proceeds go to the Paul Stefan Home for Expectant Mothers.
Life in the Spirit Seminar
Church of the Nativity
6400 Nativity Lane Burke, VA 22015
Thursdays, Feb 11 - March 25, 7:15-9pm
All-Purpose Room
Need a faith-lift? The Life in the Spirit Seminars have been a tool of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal since the 1970’s to bring people into a deeper relationship with God through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Nativity “Love Is Given” Charismatic Prayer Group will host the seminar which includes teachings, personal witnesses, and small group discussions that help you learn to live the fullness of your Catholic faith. Registration prior to the first class is required. Contact: Kathleen McArdle 703-978-6811, Donna Hansen 703-250-7988; or send an email:
Interested in Helping the Renewal Grow?
Anyone interested in helping the Renewal grow in our Diocese can mark your calendar and attend the next CRSC meeting on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, 2-4pm at All Saints in Manassas. Please let us know if you are able to attend by replying to leadership@arlingtonrenewal.org.
Diocesan-wide Prayer Meeting
Monday, March 1, 2010, 7:45 - 9:15pm
Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 8213 Linton Hall Rd., Gainesville, VA 20155
Contemporary Praise and Worship led by John Downes. Individual prayers teams will also be available. For more info, please contact leadership@arlingtonrenewal.org or call 703-569-5470.
Christian Women in Action Conference
May 21 - 23
International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (ICCRS) Leadership Training Course
Sept. 12-19, 2010, Steubenville, Ohio
An incredible opportunity to learn and grow in the Spirit with people in the Renewal from all over the world. Not to be missed! Register online.
National Service Committee - Conference
October 29 - 31, 2010; St. Paul MN
Speakers include Bishop Sam Jacobs, Fr. Dave Pivonka, Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa and Peter Herbeck.
Register online, discounted early registration.
Monthly Eucharistic Adoration with Praise and Worship
1st Saturday of every month, 7:00-8:30pm, with the Catholic music group VISION
St. Leo the Great Catholic Church
3700 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA
Monthly Healing Mass - 2nd Saturday of every month
St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church
5222 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA
7:00pm: Mass
8:15pm: Testimonies, praise, and individual prayer for healing with the laying on of hands
CRSC presents An Evening of Charismatic Prayer and Praise
These are a diocesan-wide call for all to gather in prayer in celebration and thanksgiving for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and seek guidance on how to appreciate and use that outpouring in our lives, our Church, and the world. Below is a vision from the leader of Refuge Prayer Group at St. Francis de Sales:
The closer we get to entering into His full glory, the greater the resistance to pull us back. The power of unity is our strength. In the Spirit I saw the Gladiators as they were in the Coliseum and as the chariots came out, individually they would have all died, but as they came together AS ONE, they found their true strength to defend and defeat the enemy. We are to push forward into the realm of the impossible. It is as if God is saying, 'The everyday Christian life as I have designed is impossible for natural humans, but I have created you supernatural, to be vessels that allows MY GLORY to flow through. You must learn to be One Church, Have One Mind, One Mission, Be One Body, with many members. I cannot allow my full glory to flow through only one or two of you, it will overwhelm you, I need ALL OF YOU ACTING AS ONE, to flow through.
- About 500 people praising God, singing "Mighty To Save," during ADORE 2097 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Falls Church, April 2008