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What is Life Like with the Holy Spirit? - Upcoming Life in the Spirit Seminars
Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit do? Does God really love me personally? How can I get to know Him? Come learn about God and having a personal relationship with Him. Learn about the role the Holy Spirit can have in your life. All sessions are free. Click to read about what a Life in the Spirit Seminar is.
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
3304 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA, in Benedict Hall - For all ages
January 11 – February 8, 7:30-9:30pm. Five consecutive Wednesdays.
To register, contact Angelus at 703-527-5500 x13 or avirata@stcharleschurch.org.
All Saints Catholic Church
9300 Stonewall Rd., Manassas, VA
In the church.
Information Session: February 7 at 7:30pm
February 7 - March 27, 7:30 to 9:00pm. Seven consecutive Tuesdays.
To register, contact: Mary at 703-392-4336 or email Carolyn at k.bc@verizon.net.
Download and share the flyer. Speakers Include: Fr. John Melmer, Fr. Jeb Donelan & Fr. Stefan Starzynski
Church of the Nativity
6400 Nativity Lane, Burke, VA
February 9 – March 29 from 7:15-9:00pm. Seven consecutive Thursdays.
Fr. Stefan Starzynski will present the teachings.
Pre-registration required before Feb 9. contact: Kathleen McArdle at 703-978-6811 or email nativityprayergroup@gmail.com. Download and share a flyer with others.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
12805 Valleywood Drive, Woodbridge, VA, in the Parish Hall (upstairs)
February 29 – April 11, 7:30-9pm. Seven consecutive Wednesdays.
To register, Contact: Tuckie Staab at 703-494-4630 or email MotherofJoySeas@gmail.com. Download and share a flyer with others.
St. Thomas à Becket Catholic Church
1421 Wiehle Avenue, Reston, VA, in Findlay Hall
April 10 - May 15, 7:30–9:00pm. Six consecutive Tuesdays.
Contact: Kevin Sweeney, 571-212-1767, or email sundaysing@aol.com. Download and share a flyer with others.
Activate Conference
A practical conference led by Father Greg Bramlage and Father Dan Wilder bringing the New Evangelization to the Church. Hosted by the Mother of God Community. Download a flyer: here.
Steps to help you experience the healing power of the Kingdom of Jesus.
Focus on Healing: relationships, spirit, mind, emotions, marriage, and physical
Friday, Feb. 10, 7:00 PM—10:00 PM; Saturday, Feb. 11, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Mother of God School Gym
20501 Goshen Rd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Cost: $50/adults
Students FREE
Register at this link.
Box lunch included for per-registered participants. Register at www.motherofgod.org
“Fr. Bramlage and Fr. Wilder have felt called by God to respond to John Paul II’s vision concerning the New Evangelization, especially among the poor. They have been touched by the Holy Spirit to share the Good News of God’s love through the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit. God continues to use them in this great ministry of the Church.”
Bishop Sam Jacobs of Houma-Thibodaux Diocese, Louisiana
Pope Benedict XVI calls the laity to have occasions of healing which are centered on the Word of God to heal our lives: “Sacred Scripture contains countless pages that speak of the healing which God brings” Verbum Domini [Word of the Lord] Dec. 2010
"We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father."
- From the Gloria in the new Mass translation that came into use in Advent 2011
IGNITE: Eucharistic Praise and Worhsip with Young Adults
Friday, February 10; 7:30pm
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
3304 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA (near the Virginia Square metro station)
IGNITE is a community of Catholic charismatic young adults who are committed in helping one another to encounter the love of God through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit and develop a personal relationship with the Holy Trinity so that their faith may be ignited and be empowered to share the Gospel with others. Gatherings include praise, worship, teaching, prayer ministry, and fellowship. For young adults ages 18 to 35, single or married.
- Friday, September 30, 2011 – Encountering Christ
- Friday, October 28, 2011 – The Ultimate Relationship
- Friday, November 11, 2011 – Reckless Abandonment in Jesus
- Thursday, December 29, 2011 – The Power of Prayer and Scripture - Fr. Jeb Donelan from All Saints in Manassas will be our speaker
- Friday, January 13, 2012 - "Why do bad things happen?" - Joe Curto, Founder of Catholics for Christ, will be our speaker.
- Friday, January 27, 2012 - "Yielding to the Power of God" - Fr. Luke Dundon, from St. Philip Catholic Church in Falls Church will be our speaker. Eucharistic Praise and Worship.
- Friday, February 10, 2012 - Praise and worship
- Friday, February 24, 2012 - "Healing Past Hurts" - Fr. Jeb Donelan from All Saints Catholic Church in Manassas. Eucharistic Praise and Worship
God inhabits in the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3). Praise is a vehicle of faith which brings us into the presence and power of God! Praise and worship is the gate which allows us to enter the sacredness of His glory. The psalmist writes, “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name” (Psalm 100:4).
St. Charles Borromeo talked about that "tiny spark" that exists within those who are faithful, and implores those who recognize that spark of faith to treasure and sustain it like a "stove tightly shut so that it will not lose its heat and grow cold." Isaiah 42:3 says, "A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench." Emily Dickinson wrote a poem that says, “You cannot put a FIRE out—a thing that can ignite can go, itself, without a fan—upon the slowest night.” May that tiny spark, which so often grows dim, ignite our souls so that it will never go out, even during the "slowest nights" that are yet to come.
Encounter
Friday, February 17
St. Thomas a' Becket Catholic Church
1421 Wiehle Avenue, Reston, VA
7pm-9pm
These are gatherings for Praise and Worship, teaching from the Bible, and ministering in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gatherings are an opportunity for the Body of Christ to use the charismatic gifts in the group, and then become ignited and emboldened to take these gifts out to the world which needs them.
We hope these “Encounter” nights will be occasions for all to be ministered to, filled and equipped in a way that only the Holy Spirit can do.
We surrender our expectations to His Divine Lordship. A priest is often here and he is available for Confession during the time of ministry.
Day of Prayer anf Fasting - February 17
The National Service Committee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and other national leadership groups of the Renewal have designated the Friday preceding Ash Wednesday as a day of prayer and fasting. Renewal participants are encouraged to pray for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the US and that the Church in our country may continue to be renewed in the grace of Pentecost.
Please download the brochure and give to your prayer groups, or send out link on email.
http://www.nsc-chariscenter.org/Events/documents/IntercessionBrochure.pdf
National Catholic Charismatic Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Like the Dewfall
The new translation of the Mass has a beautiful new image for the Holy Spirit.
Read here about how the Holy Spirit's coming is like the dewfall.
May we invite the Holy Spirit into our lives with each new day!
Healing Mass
Fr. Stefan Starzynski generously ministers with the gift of healing. He offers the following Masses for anyone to come and receive healing for themselves or others who they want to pray for. Visit his website here to learn more.
Healing Mass - 2nd Saturday of every month
St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church
5222 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA
7:00pm: Mass (counts for the Sunday obligation). Praise and worship music begins at 6:30pm.
8:15pm: Testimonies, praise, and individual prayer for healing with the laying on of hands.
Mass for Healing of the Family Tree
This Mass is for the healing of the family. Does a problem, illness, or addiction appear throughout your family in several generations? Are members of your family divided? Surrender it to God and let Him give healing, deliverance, and restoration through the Eucharist. People are encouraged to bring a copy of their family tree.
St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church
5222 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax, VA. The Masses are at the main Worship Center.
Mass starts at 7:30pm on the following days:
Monday, January 30
Monday, March 26
Monday, April 16
Monday, May 21
Friday, June 1
Get closer to God! The Charismatic Renewal offers many avenues to grow in your spiritual life.
Monthly Eucharistic Adoration with Praise and Worship
1st Saturday of the month, 7:00-8:30pm
St. Leo Catholic Church, 3700 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA
Music lead by the Catholic music group VISION
Learning About the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Series
The Renewal reminds everyone that all can serve God and their neighbor. After attending a Leadership Course with the office from the Vatican that guides the Renewal globally, leaders from the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the diocese decided to share what they learned. At each gathering anyone who had interest came and learned learned about an aspect of the Renewal. The sessions also had time for praise and worship and fellowship. The topics were: the Renewal's history in November 2010, evangelization in January 2011, and prayer groups in April 2011.
"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.
Miracles: Healing for a Broken World by Fr. Stefan is about people from the area who have experienced healing. Proceeds go to the Paul Stefan Home for Expectant Mothers.
"God is always faithful to His promises, but He often surprises us in the way He fulfills them."
- Pope Benedict XVI, December 24, 2010, "Thought for the Day" on the BBC
