CharisLetter
Newsletter of the Catholic Charismatic
Renewal
July
2005
"The Year of the Eucharist” Volume 5, Issue 7
Day of Renewal At St. Henry’s Church
Sunday July 10, 2005 2:00 PM-5:00 PM
Mass at 4:00 PM with Fr. Einer Ochoa
Praise
& Worship Music with Chiquita Pacheco & New Generation
“The
Renewal, Then & Now” presented by Roger Robles
Roger is a longtime Catholic Charismatic who has
served as prayer group leader, Archdiocesan Service Committee member, and
advisor to the National Service Committee in
Receiving the
“Gift of Healing” for ministry
(Recibiendo “El Don de
Sanación” para el ministerio)
Lon and
Rosemary Benedict – English
Carla Ayala - Español
The purpose of all the GIFTS is the “building up of
the body of Christ.”
El propósito de los dones
es para “construir el cuerpo de Cristo.”
Everybody is welcome, bring a friend. Todos son bienvenidos, inviten a sus amigos.
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Free Women's Spiritual Retreat and Lunch
July 16, 2005, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM at CCCR
"I am the way the truth and
the life." John 14:6
& the Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal
Contact: Rebecca Rocha (210 566-1570)
Attention: Single Young Men
(18-40), you are invited to the “COME AND SEE” vocational retreat with Fr. George Montague and the
Brothers of the Beloved Disciple at CAMP TECABOCA December 26-30, 2005. Contact Fr. George Montague
at 210 734-6727.
FANNING
THE FLAME LIVE ON CTSA-TV CHANNEL 15 - Hosts for the program are Tony and Rose
Buentello. Fanning the Flame is a
charismatic program carried live so you can call in for prayer, questions,
or comments. Please tune in and make the calls to the number listed on the
screen. At the same time, there is a prayer team at the CCCR (226-7545), to
answer calls for prayer for healing. This
program is on EVERY 3rd MONDAY OF THE MONTH - 8:00 TO 9:00 P.M.
Fridays at CCCR - Healing MASS at Noon with Fr. Jorge Baistra, “Pray for one another, so that you will be
healed” Contact: Laura Montoya and
Maria Onzon 210 333-5913
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FROM THE STAFF
Praise and glory to God for all
the servants who “go about the Father’s business” renewing the grace of
Pentecost in the life and mission of the Church. “For this reason I remind you
to stir into flame the gift of God bestowed when my hands were laid on you” (2
Timothy 1:6). You and I, brothers and sisters, are sent to “rekindle” the fire
of the Holy Spirit “within and beyond the Church!”
And, we are sent with all the
gifts/charisms needed to accomplish the mission. We cannot shy away from the
gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in the New Testament (1st
Corinthians 12, Romans 12, etc.) and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Both, the institutional and the charismatic dimensions of the Church must
complement each other in the proclamation and implementation of the Gospel. We
are one in the Spirit and we are one in the Lord! Glory to the Risen Christ!
We pray all are having a blessed
summer and remind you that whether you are home or on vacation, attend mass, do
your daily prayers and pray for us. Isn’t it wonderful that Jesus never takes a
vacation from us? His Holy Spirit is always with us to comfort us, guide us and
love us. Thank you, Jesus!
The
We extend our sincere condolences
to the FitzPatrick family. Deacon Alan FitzPatrick died on June 19. He served
at St. Dominic’s Church in
May the love, peace, and joy of
Christ be yours. Please pray for us as we pray for you.
Most Rev. Thomas J. Flanagan,
D.D. Rosbel
(Ros) Hernandez
Liaison
for Charismatic Renewal Director
and Associate Liaison
CharisLetter is a ministry of the Charismatic Renewal;
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CCCR
BOOK STORE: Thank you for
your kind support. We remain well stocked with Bibles, books and teaching
material for prayer group leaders. We also have beautiful baptism, 1st.
communion, confirmation gifts and other religious articles. Bookstore hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. If you need
a book table for your Life in the Spirit Seminar, let us know 3 weeks in
advance. We will gladly provide the
books you need.
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Consultants: Rev. George
Montague, SM Rev. Bob Hogan, SM Rev. Einer R. Ochoa Deacon Robert Garza Archdiocesan
Healing Ministry Pedro & Nelda Palacios Carla Ayala Youth Ministry Rudy & Delfie
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Prayer Meetings and Events at
CCCR
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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CCCR Bookstore is open Mon. – Fri. 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
9:30 AM Upper Room PG & Mass Helen Pickard (830) 303-9614 |
CCCR Bookstore is open Mon. – Fri. 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM |
9:30 AM Sala Alta PG Rosie Chavarria 923-2502 |
12:00 Noon Healing Mass |
Special
Events As Announced |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Sunday |
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7:00 PM Flame of
Love PG Isabel
Martin 674-8141 |
7:00 PM Formación de
Ministerio de Sanación Carla Ayala – 734-3696 |
7:00 PM Tree of Life PG
(Bilingual) Eleonor Huron 432-1509 |
7:00 PM
(English) The Word & The Spirit PG Rudy |
7:30 PM NGY Youth Chiquita Pacheco |
Special
Events As Announced |
July 2005 –
CCCR Calendar of Events
July 2, 3 & 4,
July 09, Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00
PM – Healing Workshop – at CCCR
(English – Lon
and Rosemary Benedict) & (Español – Carla Ayala)
July 10, Sun. – 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
– Day of Renewal at St. Henry’s Church
July 12, Tuesday 10:00 AM – Mass
and Anointing of the sick at CCCR with Bishop Tom Flanagan
Julio13,
Miércoles 7:00 PM – Misa y Servicio de Sanción en la capilla de CCCR
July 16, Saturday 8:30 AM – 4:30
PM – Women of the Cross women’s retreat at CCCR – Rebecca Rocha
Julio 31, Domingo 2:00 PM - Domingo Carismático y Misa en la capilla de
CCCR - Carla Ayala – 734-3696
Note: There are many other events scheduled
weekly, monthly and throughout the year including prayer group meetings,
"Life in the Spirit seminars", "Days of Renewal in English and
Spanish", "Healing Workshops", “Evangelization Courses in
English & Spanish", Healing Masses & blessing of sacramental
objects such as crosses, oil, water etc. Please check the current newsletter
for the schedule of these events
SPECIAL LEADERS SECTION by Ray
Rossman - JULY 2005
Prayer – our pot of gold! I think that somewhere along our journey of life,
each one of us is offered the key to God’s treasure house and yet many times,
we fail to realize that the key is in our pocket. This may seem a bit
simplistic to some people, but the truth is that if we REALLY believe in the Scripture and we take God at His word, then
we must believe in the power of prayer.
Many times people are reluctant to pray because they either don’t
believe that God has time to answer their
prayer because it’s too small a matter to concern God or else they don’t
pray because the matter is too big and they haven’t done enough to merit such a
big favor from God. Both of these excuses are lies that Satan has fed us to
kill our faith that God is truly a loving Father and that He cares about our
EVERY need.
Is there a secret to prayer? Jesus taught us to pray the Our Father and He also
told us to pray in agreement with someone else (“Where two or more agree etc.”)
and He also told us to ask “in my name.” But I think the most important element
of prayer is for us to praise God and thank Him in advance for answering our
prayer. Praise is the acknowledgement that God is in control of all things and
that His will for us is best. Thanksgiving is our saying to God that we know He
is meeting our need and we are grateful to Him for His goodness. Remember the
story of the ten lepers who were healed.
The other part of effective prayer is to have no unforgiveness in our
heart. In Matthew 5, Jesus tells us to leave our gift at the altar and be
reconciled to our brother before offering our gift to God. Don’t hold on to
grudges! One other important point – read the Scripture, hold on to a personal
promise from God to you and speak His word aloud. God is true to His word – he
cannot go against Himself. The more we pray the more chances that we will have
to see God’s goodness to us. Does He answer every prayer? Yes, yes, yes! Do we
always get the answer WE want? No, no, no!
I feel that God’s presence with us is the comfort that we need to get us
through every situation even though we may not see the answer to our prayer
right away. Answered prayer changes our attitude – faith in God now becomes
reality because we have EXPERIENCED God
in a real way. We don’t have to rely on our faith, because we have seen God in action. Let’s give it a try! We
only have our cares, burdens, and concerns to lose.
God Bless You! Ray
Rossman
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St. Dominic’s Catholic Church
Healing Services (
Healing Mass with Fr. Florencio Rodriguez 7:00 PM at
St. Lawrence Catholic Church (236 E.
Third Wednesday of each month
Dr. Bob Rice will be coming to
The
Fifth International Retreat for Priests will be held in
Flowing from the successful National Leaders’ conference held in
Life
In The Spirit Seminar – Sat. July 9, 2005 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sacred Heart Church
- Von Ormy, Texas - Mass at 11:00 AM with Fr. Einer Ochoa – Contact Isabel
Martin at 674-8141 or Michelle Martin Cantu at 273-0953
Pope Benedict XVI to Meet With Movements in 2006
Pope Benedict XVI will
meet with ecclesial movements on the solemnity of Pentecost in 2006,
Next year's meeting will
not be "an identical copy" of the 1998 event, which took place in St.
Peter's Square and attracted more than 100,000 people, said the
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Youth and
Young Adults Section
Jesus Enters Worldly Situations
- J.E.W.S. by jessiy
Hey everyone jessiy here, I hope ya’ll are
having a great summer. While watching my TV for the fourth day in a row, (which
is about the extent of some of my days during summer) my friend came over with
a load of healthy food.
I watched her try to make a salad as she
told me about the new diet she’s on. As I grabbed a chocolate bar and sat down
to hear about her new diet I thought maybe I should get on a diet too? Then I
thought well which one should I go on? After thinking for about a second I
wonder if Jesus would ever get on a diet. And if he did what diet would he get
on?