A VOICE IN THE DESERTA Bi-Monthly Newsletter Of

Catholic Renewal MinistriesOf the Diocese of Phoenix

December 2015

For Unto Us A Child Is Born

A Radiant ChurchThrough The Holy Spirit

Diocese of PhoenixCatholic Renewal MinistriesPO Box 13102Chandler, AZ 85248www.CatholicRenewalMinistries.netLike us on FACEBOOK: Catholic RenewalMinistries Diocese of Phoenix

Liaison for Catholic Renewal Minis-tries of the Diocese of Phoenix:Auxiliary BishopEduardo NevaresCoordinator of English PrayerGroups:Marge Chavez(Mchavez845@hotmail.com)CRM Advisory Board:Tom Beale, Manuel and BerthaMurillo, and Ed OrilloMusic MinistryRon and Theresa Clavecilla, Lambof God Music MinistryNewsletter Editor;Marilyn Stewart(MarilStew2@aol.com)CRM Mission: To declare Jesus isalive through his word, to put thegifts of the Holy Spirit into servicefor the community, to give testi-mony to what the love of God hasdone in our lives, to be united andcommitted in one spirit of serviceto form community.

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From MargeThe thought of going to see

Pope Francis in New York, Wash-ington or Philadelphia had not en-tered my mind. So why did I endup in Philly to see our belovedPope? A few weeks before his ar-rival to the U.S I read in one of mye-mails that individuals that trav-eled to see Pope Francis would beblessed and in turn they shouldbring this blessing back to theirfamily and community. Interesting! It seemed every time Iturned around someone was asking me, “are you going tosee Pope Francis?” or, “you are going to see the Popearen’t you?” Well, I did want to take 40 rosaries to beblessed by our Holy Father for the Arizona Rosary Celebra-tion dinner that CRM was hosting. This amazingly fell intoplace, perhaps, not the way I would have planned it withmore time, but I am convinced it was the plan of the HolySpirit. After praying for discernment I felt this was the di-rection I was to take; but I can’t go alone Lord, whom am Ito ask to go on this pilgrimage? Laurie Walsh, Coordinatorof the Magnificat Chapter in Phoenix, came to my mind andheart. I know Laurie was doubtful. After all, I had no tick-ets and was relying strictly on the Holy Spirit for guidance.However, the next day Laurie called and said “H”, her hus-

band, told her she should go because I was not to go alone.Was I hearing correctly? Ok, next step, if we are able to geta room that will be our confirmation to go. “H” made ar-rangements for our room. Are you kidding, with over a mil-lion people in the city we have a room for the entire week-end! Why are we such doubting Thomas’s? I knew thiswas a journey that would change our hearts, yet there wasdoubt.

Upon our arrival at the hotel we were greeted with‘welcome hugs’ from the employees. I have never beenwelcomed at a hotel with hugs! Well, this happened everytime we left or entered the hotel. This was truly “HolyGround” we were standing on and (continued on p. 3)

In This IssueColumnsMarge Chavez……………...……....2Feature ArticlesNational Leaders Conference….....4Bishop’s Mass & Prayer Vigil…......5Healing Testimony by Laurie W…..6Arizona Rosary Celebration…...….7Healing Mass Queen of Peace…...7John 17 Gathering……………........7Magnificat Meals……………..….....8Ongoing CRM Events…...........11Special Upcoming EventsSpiritual Warfare Conference…......9Next Magnificat Meal…………........9CRM Conference in February…....10Healing Masses & Seminars……..11Prayer groups, Prayer Rooms,Healing Prayer Ministry, PrayerRequests……………..………….....12

From Marge (continued)we were receiving “Holy Hugs”. I’m sure thiswas all due to the presence of our Holy Fatherand the message he was delivering to us. Theweekend was not easy but we made it fun andjoyful with a positive attitude, laughter andwonderful conversation. The lines seemedendless and the barricades kept us fromplaces that should have been easy to get to,

but again, we found humor in everything, well,almost everything.

The only tickets I was able to purchasewere for the Saturday morning event beingheld at the Wells Fargo Arena which happenedto be a Charismatic event! The entire morningwas dedicated to the sanctity of families. Thespeakers were marvelous and the musicianswere outstanding. The event concluded withHoly Mass. How blessed were we! We prayednot only for our families but also families allover the world; our extended families.

We continued our afternoon venture to getin line for the Pope’s motorcade, which was totake place at around 4 PM. Wrong! It turnedout to be more like7 PM! Nobody seemed tomind as we stood for hours behind the barri-cades. Everyone was singing, praying andenjoying one another. Praying the prayer thatour “Heavenly Father" left us was amazing;there was no age or culture barrier to be seen,we were all one as we all held hands praying.Somehow, by 7 PM we were right up front ofthe barricades, where we were able to catch aglimpse of our Holy Father. We were all ec-static!

Sunday was more than amazing; after walk-ing and trying to find the perfect spot, we didjust that, not in the parkway where those withtickets were sitting, but on the pavement sev-eral blocks away. This was where we weremeant to be waiting for this glorious Mass.

This, I am sure, is where Jesus wanted us tobe so we could experience the love surround-ing us. There were lay people, dozens anddozens of priests and seminarians and reli-gious all experiencing this same love. Somehad folding chairs, others blankets, etc., wehad our jackets, but believe it or not, we werecomfortable. The atmosphere with a millionpeople surrounding us was incredible. Ear-lier We had met a group of “Charismatics”and their pastor on the train; we sang Span-ish Charismatic songs, so we were already‘high on the Holy Spirit”. Sitting waiting forthe Mass in front of a Mega T-V was morethan exciting. There was so much love andrespect floating around you couldn’t help butfeel the warmth on this Holy Ground. I thinkone of the most amazing things was that justbefore Mass started, over the Mega TV wewere asked to be reverent. There were adultsand children of all ages, however, you couldhear a pin drop all during Mass. We had peo-ple during the sign of peace go out of theirway to come and do just that, “give us thesign of peace and, yes, a holy hug”. Again, Ibelieve all of this was because our Holy Fa-ther brought an atmosphere and message of

love and peace and you could feel the pres-ence everywhere.

The love and peace we experienced wereincredible. The people we met were a part ofus, all saints in the making. We are all walk-ing on this journey together and I felt the en-tire time you were on this pilgrimage with us.I pass on our Holy Father’s blessing to eachone of you and each member of your family.To each one of you blessings for a Christmasand New Year filled with love, joy and peace.With all of my love,Marge

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National Leaders’ and MinistriesConference in Review

by Victoria DavisIn the Spirit, Through the Cross, One Body

(Ephesians 2:16-18) was the title of the Na-tional Leaders’ and Ministries Conference,held at Herndon, Virginia this past November13-15. The conference offered its participantsworkshops along three tracks; Living Unity,Healing Unity and Young Adults. Because2015 is the Year of Unity for the CatholicCharismatic Renewal National Service Com-mittee, the focus was on greater unity withGod our Father, his son Jesus our Lord, andwith the Holy Spirit, as well as with each otherin communities and parishes, in marriagesand in singleness.

To emphasize unity as our theme, the em-cee Jim Beckman gave us some great open-ing nuggets to ponder. He said, ‘unity wasachieved on the cross. It was reconciliationbetween the Father and us.” He called us tobe instruments for unity in the body of Christ.There are many divisions even within our ownchurch. He suggested that we pray ferventlyfor unity with study, dialogue and obedientsurrendering of our minds and hearts. Wemust be anchored in the Holy Spirit. The key-note speaker, Charles Simpson, a non-denominational pastor, continued with thetheme by saying division is a human problem,not a sectarian problem, and that we need toput on the mind of Christ when dealing withevery difficult situation. He referenced Dr.Carolyn Leaf’s work called ‘Switching onYour Brain’ and clarified that the brain andthe mind are very different things. It is ourmindset that informs our brain. It is the aweof God that is the beginning of wisdom. Inhis humility Jesus was glorified and the crossis where the mind of man met the radicalmind of God. He said that we need to be will-ing to be of no reputation in order to get thejob done. It’s not about us it’s about Him. Ifwe have the mind of Christ we will see a lot

more. Unity is not conformity – it is diversitywith one heart and one mission. The only wayis through the cross and the Holy Spirit.

Another highlight of the conference wasspeaker Dr. Alveda King, the niece of the lategreat Rev. Martin Luther King. Dr. King is anon-denominational minister and has beenvery active in partnering with Priests for Lifeand the pro-life movement. In her talk, Dr.King advised that unity is the order of the day.We are salt and light to the world. Life is a giftfrom God and breath is a gift from God as well.The Holy Spirit is our teacher, helper, com-forter and guide. Order in using our giftshelps us to humble ourselves and please God.She encouraged us to spend time with God.We need the gifts of the Holy Spirit backed upby the Word. We should be glad that Godtalks to us.

I enjoyed soaring with the angels duringcontemporary praise and worship and enjoyedmeeting fellow believers across the countrywhen I attend these conferences. The finalmass on Sunday, celebrated by Bishop SamJacobs, was a powerful way to end the confer-ence. In his homily, Bishop Jacobs remindedus that it’s great to tell people about what Goddid for us years ago when we were first trans-formed by His power and love. But what aboutyesterday? What did God do just yesterdayfor us that we should be telling people?

Next year’s conference will be November 3-5, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia and the focus for2016 will be the Year of Mission. Plans are un-derway for celebrating the 50th AnniversaryJubilee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in2017. Please pray for unity in our families,parishes, diocese, and for our separatedbrothers and sisters in Christ and for thepreparations and planning toward our 50th An-niversary Jubilee.

A quote from Pope Francis: “Unity does notimply uniformity; it does not necessarily meandoing everything together or thinking in thesame way. Nor does it signify a loss of iden-tity. Unity in diversity is actually the opposite:it involves the joyful recognition and accep-tance of the various gifts which the Holy Spiritgives to each one and the placing of thesegifts at the service of all members of theChurch. It means knowing how to listen, toaccept differences, and having the freedom tothink differently and express oneself withcomplete respect towards the other who is mybrother or sister. Do not be afraid of differ-ences!”

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HEALING ANDRECONCILIA-TION MASS

FOLLOWED BYAN ALL NIGHTPRAYER VIGILOn October 30,

Auxiliary BishopEduardo NevaresCelebrated a Heal-ing and Reconcilia-tion Mass at St. Jo-seph CatholicChurch in Phoenix. The Mass was concele-brated by Father Reggie Carreon and assistedby Deacon Sione Hola.

Bishop Nevares spoke on God’s Divine Mercysaying that Pope Francis is calling for a Year ofMercy noting that the face of Jesus is the face ofMercy. The Father is merciful. Everything Hedoes is because of mercy. Jesus was not scan-dalized by the sick and the sinful. Instead hehealed them and called them by name.

When the Eucharist was first exposed uponthe altar after Mass we all could feel the over-whelming intense presence of the Lord such thatmany of us were overcome instantly with emo-tion that was so strong that we began to weep asthe Lord revealed his merciful healing love to us.It was an incredible experience of God’s pres-ence with us as we began our adoration andprayer vigil.

During the all night vigil before the BlessedSacrament many saw in the exposed host aslanting cross with Jesus under it carrying thesins and sufferings of the world on his shoul-ders.

After a night of prayer and vigil before theEucharist Father Reggie celebrated Mass againfor those who had stayed throughout the night.What an incredible night we had with the Lord!

WORDS RECEIVED FROM THE LORDDURING THE ALL NIGHT VIGIL

The noble of the world are my priests,the ones who serve me at the altar of sacri-fice, for they imitate me in searching outthe needy and the lost and finding them.They bring to the altar all those who areforlorn, angry, hurt, despised or ridiculed.They bring them to the altar of my sacri-fice, to the blood I shed for them. So manyof them are weary of searching for healingand help elsewhere without finding it. Butin the blood of my sacrifice there is eternalhealing. Not healing for this world buthealing for the next, for eternity. The heal-ing I provide at my altar is a spiritual heal-ing for eternal life - not flesh for a time, butsoul for eternity. That is why my priestsare so important to me. They bring thesacrifice of my blood shed at Calvary forthe healing of all nations, all peoples eve-rywhere. This is why I say my priests aremost noble - because they gather thesheep in for healing in the blood I shed onCalvary. Pray for my priests, my people,pray for my priests.

This despises me that they do not rever-ence my priests whom I have called out toserve me. Who is it then, who gathersthem in to witness what I Have done forthem? To witness my sacrifice and theshedding of my blood? It is my blood thatsaves, my blood that heals, by blood thatmends relationships between peoples, be-tween nations. They do not understandwhat I did for them, that I shed my bloodfor all iniquities and offenses, for all quar-rels and disagreements, for all nations andpeoples great and small. The world mustwitness my sacrifice to understand what Ihave done for them. The priests do thisover and over again - they witness to mysacrifice before the world to say, “this iswhat he did, this is what he said, your sinsare forgiven you, your transgressions areerased. This is my body and blood whichwere sacrificed for you. This is what I didfor you.” My Priests cry out, “this is whathe did! We are witnesses of it! We sawwith our own eyes the purging of sin andevil. The word has been passed down tous and we tell it to you as it was told to us!He is alive and he heals! Your salvation isin his blood. See, this is how he did it. Hebroke the bread and (continued on p. 6)

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He Healed My HeartBy Laurie Walsh

My husband “H” and I co-lead the Charis-matic Prayer Group at St Helen’s Church withDr. Bob and Christine Pasterz. It’s been a joyto see God working in the lives of our coreteam and those people who gather with uswhen we meet (on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesdaysof the month.) We pray with and for people

who come seeking physical, spiritual and emotional healingand there are times when we have been healed ourselves. Ithink our own experience with the miraculous fortifies us aswe stand in the gap for others. Most of us have had times inlife when burdens seemed so heavy that faith has faltered. Itis then that it’s nice to have a prayer community where youcan pray with others and be refreshed by the Holy Spirit.

My husband “H” and I experienced a wonderful miracleabout 2 years ago. One night on the way home from an eve-ning with friends, I began to experience tremendous chestpain. It was severe, crushing and nothing I’d ever experi-enced before. “H” drove me to the hospital where I wasquickly triaged and doctors began ordering tests. It didn’t ap-pear that this was a heart attack, but the severe angina neces-sitated further tests. I was admitted to the hospital and a car-diologist ordered several more tests. One of these was a veryaccurate scan which showed two blocked arteries, one at 65%and the other 80%. Both of my parents had long histories ofheart disease and attacks, so it was determined that stentswould be put in the next morning. My husband “H” was trau-matized a few years earlier when I had a massive brain tumorthat needed to be removed and the news re-stimulated thatordeal for him. To make things worse, his aunt had recentlypassed away getting a stent put in. Some calcification dis-lodged which travelled to her brain causing her untimelydeath. Needless to say, “H” was very worried.

That evening, “H” left the hospital feeling the weight of theworld on his shoulders and on his knees at home, he literally“cried out” to the Lord. He asked his Father in heaven to healme so as to avoid needing any stents. Well you guessed it.The next morning when they went in with the little camera,they could find no blockages! My arteries were 100% clear!

Nowhere in sacred scripture do we find a single placewhere someone “cried out to the Lord” that they went unan-swered. Each time we read the words “and they cried out tothe Lord,” they are always followed by, “and He answeredthem.” In our case, we have medical proof of our miracle, butmore importantly, we know the love of our Father who hearsus when we “cry out.” This has helped us trust that whetherour prayers are answered as we want, we know He’s heard usand He will give us what is best for us as a loving Father willalways do. My mom used to say, “The hand that gives flow-ers, retains some of the scent.” We don’t deserve the bless-ings and graces we receive in our prayer ministry, but we be-lieve that the miracles we DO see and receive are not just forus. They are for others to hear too, so that all may believe.

said, “this is my body.” Hepassed the cup and said, “Thisis my blood. Do this in memoryof me.” Remember what I did,my children. Remember andteach others. There is eternallife in my blood.”

Witness to me, my children.Witness as I witness through mybody and blood on the altar.Say, “this is who he is! This iswhat he did!” Say it in yourlives, in your speech, so thatwhen people look upon you theywill see me and say, “oh, that iswho he is! That is what hedoes.” You are Eucharist to oneanother as witnesses to me.That is why your lives must beexemplary, a true and perfectwitness of who I am, how Ispeak and what I do. Reflect meto others as the Eucharist re-flects me to you. They will knowyou by your love. I am love.You, also, must be love. Youmust love and forgive as I loveand forgive. They will be look-ing at you in order to see me.Be like me in all things and youwill be a perfect witness of who Iam.

VISION: I see a cross, I seesuffering, I see pain. I see aheart broken for his people. Isee hatred and death and de-struction and the crying out of ajust God. I see pleading withthe Father for mercy on a dyingworld, dying of sin and corrup-tion. I see a Father calling to hischildren. I see Jesus carryingthe sins of the world on hisshoulders. I see a triumphantChrist risen form the dead say-ing, “see, it is finished, it isdone.” I see hope. The Host isJesus’ whole life here on earth,his death, his resurrection, it ishis witness, it is Him. Christ’swhole story is in the Host. Itspeaks the purity of his witness,perfect truth embodied. Thereis not a blemish on his witness.Everything it contains is loveand mercy.

Dinner October 24 on the Eve ofArizona Rosary Celebration.This year Catholic Renewal Ministries

had the honor of hosting the traditionalDinner on the eve of Arizona Rosary Cele-bration held at St. Paul’s O’Carroll Hall inPhoenix. 155 people attended to hear theguest speaker for Arizona Rosary Celebra-tion, Rev. Dennis Billy, C.Ss,R. The dinnerwas preceded by Mass and Adoration.

Father Billy recounted the story of hishealing from leukemia after those in hisseminary prayed to Our Lady of PerpetualHelp and to St. John Neumann. He be-lieves “prayer is very powerful. Life anddeath are a mystery. We must live well,live a life of prayer. We don’t know aboutour life, but there is no mystery aboutprayer,” he says, “just do it!!” He feelshe’s here because of prayer.

Food was catered by Sharko’s. Musicwas provided by Terry Little & Group.

ARIZONA ROSARY CELEBRATION

A large crowd of Christians from all denomi-nations gathered again for a John 17 unity nightof prayer and worship December 4 at Church forthe nations in Phoenix. Those who spoke sharedthe Christmas story which was the story of Je-sus, Mary and Joseph - their story. In like man-ner we also have a story to tell, our witness toone another of what Jesus has done in our ownlives. We, too, are a story to be told, with Godbeing the end of our story, what he did to changeour story, the justice, the peace, the generosity,the forgiveness, the truth, the life when there wasdeath, what we needed in our story to save us.

HEALING MASSQUEEN OF PEACE

Father José Lobaton cele-brated a healing Mass at Queenof Peace in Mesa on November25th, the day before Thanksgiv-ing, . In his homily Father Jose said we have theprivilege of being able to touch Jesus in theEucharist where we receive the same healing asthe woman with the hemorrhage and the child

who was raisedfrom the dead.They were healingsof the soul, spiri-tual healings intheir relationshipwith God reflected

in the physical healings which could be seen. Inevery Healing Mass our souls come alive again.

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Phoenix MagnificatChapter Becomes Of-ficial with InauguralMeal September 19Phoenix Magnificat offi-

cially became one of 17 newChapters worldwide on Sep-tember 19 with their firstMeal held at St. Helen’s Par-ish. The announcement was made by guestspeaker Barbara Serba, National Representativefor the Southwest Magnificat Chapters.

Barbara gave her testimonyto an audience of 220 women.

To the delight of thewomen there, AuxiliaryBishop Eduardo Nevaresmade a surprise entrance forwhich he received a joyfulstanding ovation.

Beautiful anointed worshipwas led by Mary Castner.

SecondMagnificat

MealWhat a greatday we had onSaturday De-cember 5 with

our speakers, Claudia Castorena and GloriaGomez from Indio, CA!

We hear from so many women who cometo have fellowship, praise God and hear aninspirational testimony (one woman’s“magnificat” - in this case two women) whotell us they leave feeling closer to God.

As Claudia our speakertold us, since starting achapter in Indio 5 years ago,she marvels at how muchcloser she has come toGod! And those of us whobegan working on this chap-ter 5 years ago look backnow and we see the FRUITSand graces that have comeduring this time. Our speak-ers’ witnesses make a dif-ference for those who come

really needing to hear their stories and relateto them in their own lives. (We never knowhow God is working).

Again we had beautiful anointed worship,this time led by Jojo Concepcion.

PROPHECY RECEIVED AT THE MAGNIFICAT MEAL DECEMBER 5, 2015My children, you are the apple of my eye, my delight, my joy, my beautiful children, women of

faith. I exalt you up to my Father to bring you to Him pure and chaste and holy before Him, my chil-dren, blessed and redeemed from your sins, healed of your wounds, washed in my blood, pure andholy, a bride worthy of a king; to be brought before my Father for all eternity as my beautiful andholy bride, my own. Therefore, my daughters, cling to me and purify yourselves before me, so thatI may present you to my Father for all eternity, a spotless bride fit for a king who is king of allkings, worthy of all praise. Come to me, my daughters, and let me prepare you to meet my Fatheras the bride of a holy and worthy king.. I love you, my daughters with an everlasting love. Be faith-ful to me and I will exalt you before my father, says the Lord.

NEXT MAGNIFICAT MEALMarch 5, 2016

11:30 AM - 2:30 PMSt. Helen Catholic Parish

5510 W. Cholla Street, Glendale, AZ 85304Every 3 months Magnificat invites Catholic Women from all over the Diocese to

share a meal, sing, pray and hear the testimony of one woman who tells how God hasworked in her life. In this way, we MAGNIFY the name of the Lord and honor OurBlessed Mother as sisters in Christ. We have our own, May Murad, whose story of es-cape, the fight to survive, deep depression, all ending in her JOY &VICTORY throughthe blessed sacrament of the Eucharist... will touch you…deeply. Our precious sister isa hero to all of us on our service team and even to our own Bishop Olmstead and herpastor, Fr. Lankeit. We hope you make a point to put this on your calendar and bring afriend. (Dress is nice, casual.) Please message Maureen Kight if you are interested inhelping in one of our service ministries and she will direct you to that end.

Her e-mail is maureen.kight@yahoo.com. Register online at:eventbrite.com search for Magnificat Meal

Questions: Call Cathy at 480-364-5209, Maureen at 602-503-5379 or Holly at 602-619 -9788. You can mail your check for $15 by March 1 made out to “Magnificat” to: HollyBurke, 6230 W. Mary Jane Lane, Glendale, AZ 85306. You can also find informationabout this ministry on Facebook “Phoenix Magnificat” or our website:

http://aa-ok0.wix.com/magnificatarizona.

Phoenix Chapter of Magnificat, A (Charismatic) Ministry To Catholic Women, Meets Monthly atthe Diocese of Phoenix on the 2nd Saturday of the Month 1:00 PM-3:00PM.. Questions.. you

can call or e-mail Laurie at 623-979-9780 or e-mail aa-ok@cox.net.

BILINGUAL SPIRITUAL WARFARE CONFERENCE“BREAK EVERY CHAIN” JANUARY 22 & 23, 2016

Queen of Peace Madonna Hall141 N. Macdonald, Mesa

Friday January 22, 2016 Registration : 4:00 PMPraise & Worship 5:30PM & Mass 6:00PM in Church

Talks 7:00PM-9:00PM in Madonna Halland Saturday January 23, 2016 8:00AM-4:00PM in Madonna Hall

Speakers : Jesse Romero, Father Steve Kunkel,Father Bennett, Manuel and Bertha Murillo

Music: Victoria Davis (English) and Juanito Ramirez (Spanish)

Prayer warriors will do laying on of hands after MassFollowed by food and fellowship

For More Information call the Murillos at 602-276-9100

Save the date!

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“Prepare theWay of the Lord”

Matt. 3:3

“For theKingdom ofHeaven is at

hand!”

Keynote Speaker Father Greg BramlageWe are blessed to have Fr. Greg Bramlage as our featured speaker for this con-

ference. Fr. Greg was ordained in 1996 and pastored multiple parishes until 2011when he was released for full-time ministry in the New Evangelization. He hasevangelized throughout the United States as well as in the countries of India,Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, Venezuela, Mexico, El Salvador, Belize and Guatemala. Heis currently based in the Archdiocese of Detroit while continuing his work of train-ing priests in the Deliverance Ministry and conducting Parish Missions around theworld. His website is www.MissionariesOfTheNewEvangelization.us. Fr. Greg willlead us into a deeper relationship with God, our Father. He will explain the truemeaning of “The Cross”. Also he will teach on how the Devil has infiltrated our

culture and what we must do to get free. Come and receive the freedom and healing that Jesusoffers, and acquire the competence to engage fully in the New Evangelization. Please bringyour Bible, Rosary and notebook and prepare to be transformed into “A Soul On Fire”!

ONE DAY YOUTH TRACT SATURDAY ONLY

Sponsored by: Catholic Renewal Ministries of the Diocese of PhoenixMarge Chavez, Coordinator; Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Nevares, CRM Diocesan Liaison

Contact: Marie (480) 585-5912 - momdibone@gmail.comMarge Chavez (480) 201-6691 - mchavez845@hotmail.com

www.CatholicRenewalMinistries.net

Save The DateSave The DateFebruary 13thFebruary 13th--1414thth, 2016, 2016

Phoenix 24th AnnualCharismatic Conference

St. Paul’s O’Carroll Hall, 330 W. Coral Gables Dr., Phoenix

Other Guest Speakers:Father Dan McBride, Jesse Romero,

And Other Local PriestsAuxiliary Bishop Eduardo Nevares

Will celebrate Mass

Ongoing CRM EventsHealing MassesCharismatic masses followed by the laying on of hands for heal-

ing are celebrated throughout the year at parish churches in the Dio-cese of Phoenix.

For information on how to set up a healing mass at your parishcontact Marge Chavez at 480-201-6691.

Come Holy Ghost! Seminar Day of Retreat and ReflectionIn this one-day retreat we learn what the scriptures and the

church tell us about the Holy Spirit and simple, practical ways to per-sonally experience the Holy Spirit in our lives.

For information on setting up a Pilgrimage with the Holy SpiritDay of Retreat and Reflection at your parish contact Tom Beale at623-878-6488.

Life In The Spirit SeminarsLife in the Spirit Seminars serve as an introduction to a life lived

in the power of the Holy Spirit. They provide teaching, guidance,and prayer leading to a new and deeper relationship with the Lord.They are an invitation to make or renew a deep personal commit-ment to Jesus Christ in openness to the Holy Spirit and His gifts.Seminars are given throughout the year at parish churches in theDiocese of Phoenix.

For information about how to set up a Life in the Spirit Seminar atyour parish contact Tom Beale at 623-878-6488.

Valley Wide Charismatic EventsValley Wide Charismatic Events are open to everyone from the

entire diocese of Phoenix and are held throughout the year. Eventsmay include praise and worship, teachings, prayer, and fellowship.

For information on setting up an Event contact Marge Chavez at480-201-6691. For information on upcoming Events visit our web-site.

Weekly Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group MeetingsWeekly charismatic prayer group meetings are held at many par-

ishes throughout the valley where there is praise and worship, teach-ing, sharing, prayer ministry and fellowship. These meetings providea place for the formation of close friendships with other charismaticCatholics in a local area and encourage growth in the use of the giftsof the Holy Spirit and a life lived in the Holy Spirit.

For information on starting a prayer group at your parish or tolocate a weekly prayer group meeting in your area contact MargeChavez at 480-201-6691 or Marilyn Stewart at 480-969-9956.

Men’s MinistryThe Men's Group is open to all men who desire to grow in their

faith or to move from their worldly life to a Spiritual life. Come join usat Queen of Peace on the last Saturday of each month at 7:00AM.

Intercessory PrayerIntercessory Prayer Ministry meets every Thursday at the

Diocese of Phoenix after the 12:00PM Mass at St Mary’s Basilica topray exclusively for the needs of the Catholic Renewal Ministries.Leaders and prayer group representatives are encouraged to cometo pray for their prayer group needs.

For more information contact Manuel and Bertha Murillo at 602-276-9100 or 602-799-2563.

Diocese of Phoenix CRM Youth Outreach for Youth andYoung Adults

Diocese of Phoenix CRM and “Simple Praise Ministry” presentpraise and worship, youth prayer groups, camp-outs, teachings, bi-ble study, youth and young adult Life in the Spirit Seminars, youthConferences, and events and programs for our charismatic youth.Contact Jojo Concepcion 623-229-6902 or jojo@simplepraise.org.

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Healing Masses7:00 PM

St. Jerome Catholic Church10815 N. 35th Ave.Phoenix, AZ 85029

January 11, 2016April 11, 2016

Queen of PeaceHealing Masses

Held every other month onthe 3rd Wednesday of themonth from 6:30-9:30 PM.

Queen of PeaceCatholic Church,

141 N. Macdonald St., Mesa

DISCIPLESTO

APOSTLESMeets the 4th Saturday of the Month

7:00-8:30 AMQueen of Peace Courtyard, #124

141 N. Macdonald St., MesaCall George Koron (480) 314-1822

gkoron@cox.net

Men’s Ministry

Come HolyGhost! Seminar

St. Thomas Aquinas13720 W. Thomas Rd.Avondale, AZ 85392

Saturday, April 2, 20169:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Contact Ada Fe CunninghamRacunni716@cox.net

623-935-9401

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ABOUT CRM HEALING PRAYER MINISTRY:Healing prayer and deliverance ministry conducted by members of the Catholic Renewal Ministry in theDiocese of Phoenix is done under the authority of Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Nevares, CRM Liaison. Eachprayer warrior must attend training teachings given by the leaders of the CRM Healing Prayer Ministry,Manuel and Bertha Murillo, and be commissioned by their parish pastor. As more and more prayer warri-ors are being commissioned, healing prayer rooms are being opened at more and more parishes in thevalley for prayer ministry. For more information call Manuel and Bertha Murillo at (602) 799-2563.

HEALING PRAYER ROOMS: Individual Prayer for Physical and Emotional Healing 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7:00-8:30 PM, — St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 539 Loma Linda, Goodyear 4th Mondays, 12:30-5:00 PM, — St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 13720 W Thomas Rd, Avondale Tuesdays 12:00 Noon-1:30 PM — Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Madonna Hall, 19002N. 128

Ave, Sun City West Wednesdays 6:00-9:00 PM — St. Mary Catholic Church, 230 W. Galveston, Chandler Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM — Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Madonna Hall, 141 N. Macdonald, Mesa 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 7:00-9:00 PM — St. Timothy Catholic Church, 1730 W. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa Wednesdays 9:00PM after the prayer meeting—St. Helen Catholic Church, Teen Center, 5510 W.

Cholla, Glendale 4th Thursdays 6:30-8:30 PM — St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, 17111 W Bell Rd., Surprise Fridays 7:00-9:00 PM — St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 3140 N. 51st Ave., Phoenix

HEALING PRAYER MINISTRY: Individual Prayer for Physical and Emotional Healing 2nd and 4th Tuesdays after 6:00 PM Mass — St. Augustine Catholic Church, 3630 N. 71st Ave., PHX.

Prayer by appointment — St. Augustine Catholic Church, 3630 N. 71st Ave., Phoenix (call church) Every First Sunday after 10:00 AM Mass, — St. Jerome Catholic Church, 10815 N. 35th Ave., Phoenix Every 4th Sunday after 11:00 AM Mass — St. Steven Catholic Church, 24827 S. Dobson Rd., Sun Lakes Prayer by appointment only — St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 13720 W. Thomas Road, Avon-

dale — Please contact Shirley Guertin 602-647-8309, Pricilla Ashton 623-875-6130 or AdaFe Cunning-ham 623-935-9401.

LIST OF PARISH PRAYER GROUPS IN THE VALLEY:

MONDAYBlessed Sacra-ment, Scottsdale7:00 PM(480) 991-0870

St. Augustine,Phoenix 7:15 PM(623) 418-1594

St. Jerome,Phoenix 7:00 PM(602) 997-1134

Queen of Peace,Mesa 7:00 PM(602) 276-9100

St. John Vianney,Avondale7:00 PM(480) 294-7954

St. Germaine,Prescott Valley6:30 PM(928) 443-0556

St. Steven, SunLakes 10:00 AM(480) 585-5912

TUESDAYOur Lady ofLourdes, Sun CityWest 10:00 AM(623) 344-7283

St. Maria Goretti,Scottsdale7:00PM(480) 994-1643

WEDNESDAYSt. James, Phoenix7:00 PM(602) 363-2945

St. Daniel, Scotts-dale 6:30 PMSouth Annex(480) 945-2990

St Joseph, Phoenix6:30-8:00 PM(602) 493-0190(602) 568-6778

St. Thomas More,Glendale 7:00 PM(623) 582-0994

St. Helen, Phoenix7:30-9:00 PM(623) 979-9780

THURSDAYSt. Rose Philip-pine Duchesne,Anthem 7:00 PM(623) 465-2604

St. Clare of Assisi,Surprise 6:30 PM(623) 544-1787

Holy Cross, Mesa6:30 PM(480) 830-8346(480) 830-3538

St. Thomas Aqui-nas, Avondale9:30 -11:30 AM(623) 935-9401(623) 972-6741

City of the Lord,Tempe-7:00 PM(480) 968-5895

FRIDAYLamb of God,Gilbert Mu-seum, Gilbert7:30 PM(480) 330-4350

St. BernardClairvaux,Scottsdale9:30AM(480) 347-4522

St. Mary's,Chandler7:00 PMpat.kruska@stmarychandler.org

Holy Cross,Mesa6:00-9:00 PM(480) 251-6122

SATURDAYSt. Joachim &St. Anne, SunCity9-00 AM(623) 997-4892

St. Jerome,Phoenix2:00 PM(602) 751-5703

WOMEN’SMAGNIFICAT

Phoenix1:00 -3:00 PM2nd Saturdayof the monthCall for info(623) 979-9780(602) 433-5121

Prayer RequestsFor prayer requests please log on to our website at catholicrenewalministries.net and select the PRAYER RE-QUEST box. When the prayer request page comes up complete the form and submit your prayer request.Your prayer requests will be sent to CRM prayer groups.