Like St. Paul "I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy...."(Philippians 1:3-4) It is a joy to welcome you to our web page for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the Diocese of Spokane, Washington. We are delighted to make this contact with you and pray our simple beginnings will grow more and more into truly a work of the Lord. We welcome you, your comments and hope to be able to assist you with our information and availability to further communication with you.
Blessings of peace and joy!
Fr Dan Wetzler, Liaison to the Bishop
Read the summary of our last Prayer and Discernment Day from January 12
Our Mission
After careful prayer and discernment, a group from the Service Team established a new vision mission statement. We think the new statement embodies more carefully the task for the immediate future of the Renewal here in our area. Please read and prayerfully consider what this new vision means for you. Peace, Madre Kuhle
Vision (this is our aim, what we are targeting towards)
Our vision is: that the love of Jesus Christ will be witnessed to through the experience of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Mission (this what we do to obtain our vision)
To foster growth in holiness through an intimate relationship with Jesus through private and group prayer.
To fan into flame the grace of Pentecost and to foster an openness to the work of the Holy Spirit among God's people within the body of Christ in the context of our existing parish and diocesan structure.
Objectives (events that support our mission)
LISS
Conferences
Days of Praise and Worship
Support prayer groups
Workshops on prayer and leadership
Services
- Fostering the Baptism and the gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Facilitating prayer and cooperation among renewal groups
- Encouraging intercessory prayer for ordained and non-ordained servants.
The Diocesan Service Team realizes these services by:
- Nurturing and extablishing a solid organizational foundation
- Stirring into flame the hearts of the Catholics in the Inland Empire by:
- Annual Conference / Workshops
- First Friday Mass at Gonzaga University, and All City Prayer Meeting at St. Ann's
- Diocesan Web Page
- Providing Life in the Spirit Seminars
- Providing Leadership Seminars
- Assessing goals and objectives
The power of the Holy Spirit to shepherd brings this Vision to Reality.
Pray For Our Priests
Lord Jesus, hear our prayer'
For the spiritual renewal of priests
We praise You for giving their ministry to the Church.
In these days renew them with the gifts of Your Spirit.
You once opened the Scriptures
To the disciples on the road to Emmaus.
Now renew Your ordained ministers
With the truth and power of Your Word
In Eucharist You gave the EMMAUS disciples
Renewed life and hope
Nourish priests with Your own Body and Blood
Help them to imitate in their lives
The death and resurrection they celebrate at Your altar
Give priests enthusiasm for the Gospel,
Zeal for the salvation of mankind,
Courage in leadership,
Humility in service,
Fraternity with one another
and with all their brothers and sisters in You.
For You love them, Lord Jesue,
and we love and pray for them in Your name.
Amen
Author is: Fr. Frank Bognanno
Contact Information
Telephone:
(509) 276-2498
(208) 689-9549
Fax:
(208) 689-3719
Postal address:
IECCR
P.O. Box 1193
Tum Tum, WA 99034-1193
Electronic Mail:
General Informaion:
Webmaster:
Area Officers
Co-chairpersons: Madre Kuhle and Anna Cammack
Vice-chairperson: John Faeber
Secretary-Treasurer: Lucille Simmons