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charisletter-sep-201.. - San Antonio Catholic Center For Charismatic

Volume 13 - Issue 7
Archdiocese Catholic Center for
Charisma c Renewal
1707 South Flores Street
San Antonio, TX
78204-1926
Phone (210) 226-7545
Fax: (210) 212-9330
... woe to me if I do
not preach the Gospel! 1Corinthians
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Anointing of the Sick Mass with Bishop Tom Flanagan, CCCR, 10:30am
Take Jesus 2 The Streets Procession & Youth Rally
Charisletter
CCCR FALL
TEACHING SERIES:
THIS IS THE
TIME OF
FULFILLMENT
Catholic Radio
San Antonio
CCCR CLOSED in observance of Labor Day
Sala Alta Prayer Group, Bilingual Healing Mass, CCCR Chapel, 10am
Anointing of the Sick Mass with Bishop Tom Flanagan, CCCR, 10:30am
Night of Renewal, St. Paul’s Church, 7pm-9pm
Fall Teaching Series, CCCR, 10am-12:30pm
Website: www.cccrsa.net
September 2012
Y hay de mí si no
predicara el Evangelio! 1Corintios,
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Email: [email protected]
89.7 FM KJMA (English)
1380 AM KWMF (Spanish)
3308 Broadway, Suite 400
San Antonio, TX 78209, 210
Helpful Numbers:
CCCR-Youth Office:
(210) 226-7070
Chariscenter USA:
1-800-338-2445,
Website:www.nsc-chariscenter.org
For General Catholic Information:
Archdiocese of San Antonio
(210) 734-2620
CCCR SERIE
DE ENSENANZA
DE OTONO:
ESTE ES EL TIEMPO
DE ENTREGA
Jesus begins his ministry with this proclamation: “This is the
time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and
believe in the Gospel.” How do we experience this fulfillment in
our lives?
Jesús comienza su Ministerio con esta proclamación: “este es el
momento de la entrega. El Reino de Dios está a mano. Arrepentirse y creer en el Evangelio.” ¿Cómo experimentamos esta cumplimiento en nuestras vidas?
September 29, 2012: The Kingdom of God is at Hand. Living
as a kingdom people. “He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son” (Col
1:13). Are you experiencing kingdom living that overcomes the
power of darkness?
29 De septiembre de 2012: El Reino de Dios está a mano. Vivir
como un pueblo de Reino. “Él nos librado de la potestad de las
tinieblas y trasladado a El Reino de su amado hijo” (Col 1:13).
¿Está experimentando ¿vida de Reino que supera el poder de las
tinieblas?
October 6, 2012: Repent. Removing barriers to experiencing
the kingdom of God through repentance, forgiveness and reconciliation. Celebrating a Time of Life-Giving Repentance for Charismatic Renewal so we can be set free to do the Lord’s work.
6 De octubre de 2012: Arrepiéntete. La eliminación de barreras al
experimentar el Reino de Dios a través de arrepentimiento, perdón
y reconciliación. Celebrando un tiempo de arrepentimiento vivificante para la renovación carismática por lo que nosotros podemos
libéranos para hacer la obra del Señor.
November 17, 2012: Believe in the Gospel. Living the Year of
Faith proclaimed by Pope Benedict. This is a year that God
wants to deepen the gift of faith in all of us.
Each Saturday session is from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm at the
Charismatic Center (1707 S. Flores St.).
17 De noviembre de 2012: Cree en el Evangelio. Viviendo el año
de la fe proclamado por El Papa Benedicto. Este es un año que
Dios quiere profundizar el don de la fe en todos nosotros.
Cada sesión del sábado es de 10:00 a 12:30 en el centro carismático (1707 S. Flores St).
There will be separate English and Spanish sessions.
Habrá sesiones separadas de inglés y español.
Sessions are prepared by Fr. Bob Hogan, BBD and the English
and Spanish Service Committees for the Charismatic Center.
Please get the word out. These sessions are open to anyone
seeking to grow in their faith. Everyone is invited. A love offering to support the Center will be taken.
IN THIS ISSUE:
2 - From the Staff
3&4 - From Service Committee
4 - Take Jesus 2 The Streets
5 - Prayer Groups/Healing Masses
5 - English Night of Renewal
6 - Life in the Spirit Seminar
6 - Actividades en Español
7 - National Leaders Conference
7 - Volunteers Needed
7 - Kid’s Article
8 - Calendar of Events
Las sesiones son preparadas por el padre Bob Hogan, BBD para
los de inglés y comités de servicio de español para el centro carismático.
Por favor pasen la palabra. Estas sesiones están abiertas a cualquier persona que buscan crecer en su fe. Todos están invitados.
Se tomará una ofrenda para apoyar el centro.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Most Rev. Thomas J. Flanagan
Liaison for CCCR
Father Bob Hogan, BBD
Associate Liaison
We will be taking our CCCR Bookstore
to the site of our upcoming National
Conference on November 2-4, 2012,
which will be held at the Airport Hilton
Hotel.
Rosbel Hernandez
Director
Walter Matthews, the Executive Director for the National Office for Catholic Charismatic Renewal, visited with us on August 13-14. We continue to move forward in the preparations for the National Conference here in San Antonio on November 2-4 at the Airport Hilton Hotel. The conference begins on
Friday night and ends on Sunday around 12:30 pm. There are general sessions on Friday night, Saturday morning and evening, and Sunday morning. On Saturday morning Archbishop Gustavo GarciaSiller will celebrate the Mass with us. On Saturday afternoon there are three sessions where people
can choose the workshop that they want to attend.
The hours of our Bookstore at the conference site will be:
Fri, Nov 2: 4pm - 10pm
Sat, Nov 3: 8am - 10pm
Sun, Nov 4: 8am - 2pm
Hilton San Antonio
Airport Hotel
611 NW Loop 410
SATX 78216
***These hours do not include setting
up and taking down***
As you can see, we have a lot of hours
to cover, so we really need your help.
No experience needed, we will train
you! We need help in the following
areas:
We encourage you to register before the end of September to get the best price. Information can be
found in this newsletter showing you how to register on line or by phone, or you can pick up a registration form at CCCR. We can also e-mail you a registration form. Notice that there will be an afternoon
for priests and deacons on Friday, and a Young Adult Track and a Spanish Track on Saturday. We encourage prayer groups to make plans to come together as a group or with some member of your
group. When you share a common experience like this, it helps you to grow together, and hear from
the Lord insights that you can apply to your own group’s situation. We encourage everyone who has
been involved with Charismatic Renewal not to miss this wonderful opportunity. Please help us to
promote the conference.
You will also find in this newsletter information about our Fall Teaching Series, This Is the Time of Fulfillment, with sessions on Saturdays: September 29, October 6, and November 17 at CCCR. You will
learn how to live as a kingdom of God person, not under the power of darkness. We will follow the call
of the National Leadership Groups for CCR to celebrate a Time of Life-Giving Repentance in 2012 in
order to remove barriers that may keep us from following the call that God has given us in charismatic
renewal. Also, we will discuss the Year of Faith that Pope Benedict is calling us to celebrate from October 2012 to November 2013. I (Fr. Bob) have been greatly stirred up in my prayer to believe that
God is going to use this Year of Faith to disciple me in deepening my faith. God may want to do the
same thing in you! It is an exciting time. It is a time of fulfillment! I hope to see you there.
We want to thank people who gave us donations to replace our Risen Christ statue outside the Center
that was vandalized. The statue has been ordered and should be here soon.
Let me finish with a quote from Pope Benedict in the new Baptism in the Holy Spirit book from the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, available in our bookstore. We pray with the pope
that this will indeed come about!
“Today I would like to extend this invitation to everyone: Let us rediscover, dear brothers and sisters,
the beauty of being baptized in the Holy Spirit; let us be aware again of our baptism and confirmation,
sources of grace that are always present. Let us ask the Virgin Mary to obtain a renewed Pentecost
for the Church again today, a Pentecost that will spread in everyone the joy of living and witnessing to
the Gospel.”
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For more details, please call me at 2267545 or email me at [email protected]
Thank you and God bless you!
Norma Alaniz-Administrator
Kid’s Article
We were at my 10 year olds football practice one night. We were surrounded by ants crawling around the ground at our feet. My 3 other kiddos and I were on Ant Watch! Julia, 5
years old, said, “Ugh, why did God make ants?” I decided to use that and said, “God wants us
to be like the ants. Have you ever seen an ant standing still? Never, they are always walking, working, or scurrying. God wants us to be good workers and not lazy”. Then Abram, 8 years old, said, “Oh, that’s why! God made
the ants so He could put it in Scripture!”
My kids were drawing and coloring their own designs at the kitchen table. Julia, 5 years, was not
happy that she couldn’t draw the “perfect” heart. Abram, 8 yrs old, said, “Julia, no one is perfect.
I’m not perfect. You’re not perfect. The only perfect person is God. He’s big and perfect.” Then
Julia exclaimed, “And that’s BIG!”
Both sent by: Erica, San Antonio.
Please send stories by the 10th of the month via email: [email protected]
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MISA DE SANACION
LIBERACION Y ALABANZA
DIA: Viernes 7 de Septiembre, 2012
HORA: 7:00 pm a 9:30 pm
LUGAR: Parroquia San Andres, Lytle, TX
La Parroquia de San Andres esta ubicada por el
35 Sur, via Laredo, Exit 133
DIRECCION: 14831 Main St, Lytle, TX 78052
PADRE: Albert Lelo
La invitación es para toda la familia, adultos y niños.
Si necesitas sanación, ven, abre tu corazón al Señor
Jesucristo y deja que El actué.
Para mas información: 210-303-2338
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR
September 6 - November 8, 2012, 7pm - 9pm
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church
(Jubilee Hall)
Speakers: Fr. Bob Hogan, BBD
Fr. George T. Montague, S.M.
There will be a special group for Young Adults that
desire the FIRE of the Holy Spirit!
****Nov. 1 is a holy day of obligation, All Saints
Day. Meeting will begin immediately after the 7pm
mass. Meeting will consist of the teaching and
small groups sharing.
Conferencia Nacional del ano 2012
Sábado, 3 de Noviembre
Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel
611 NW Loop 410, SATX 78216
Con la Conferencia Nacional de Ingles
del 2 - 4 de noviembre, también habrá una parte en
Español; el Sábado, 3 de noviembre de 9 a 5:30 pm
Esta conferencia es para lideres y sus asistentes.
Mas información en la Charisletter de Octubre.
Información: Ros Hernández, 226-7545
Actividades en Español
Todos los Domingos: 1:00 pm
Misa en Español, St. Thomas More,
4411 Moana Dr., SATX 78218
Cada Lunes: 7- 9 p.m.
“Misioneros de Cristo”, San José Misión Prayer
Group, Info: Viola Talamantes, 210-922-0274
Cada Martes: 7- 9 p.m.
Grupo de Oración, “Jesús, Divina Misericordia”,
Capilla del CCCR
Cada Miércoles: 7- 9 p.m.
Grupo “Tree of Life”, Capilla del CCCR
Cada Miércoles: 7- 9 p.m.
Holy Family (Spanish) Prayer Group,
152 Florencia, SATX
Cada Miercoles: 7- 9 p.m.
Grupo de Oración, Discípulos de Jesucristo, San
Buena Ventura, 1918 Palo Alto Rd., SATX
Cada Jueves, Grupo de Oración
7-9 pm, Santa María Magdalena, 1710 Clower St.,
SATX
Todos los Viernes: 7:00 pm
“Familias Unidas en la Palabra Viva”, Grupo de Oración de St. Thomas More, 4411 Moana Dr. SATX
78218 (en la Iglesia)
Cada Viernes: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
“Grupo Hora Milagrosa”, Capilla de CCCR
10am - 11:15 am, Hora Milagrosa
11:15 - 11:45 am, Rosario
11:45 - 12:00 pm, Alabanza y Adoración
12:00 pm, Misa
Para información: Jesús y Laura Montoya, 333-5913
Misa de Sanación (Bilingüe)
Primer Jueves de cada mes
(Bendición de sal, agua,
Y artículos religiosos)
6 de septiembre, 2012
10:00 am, CCCR Capilla
Para información: Rosie Chavarria, 923-2502
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Dear Brothers and Sisters:
At the beginning of this year (February 2012), the Catholic Center for
Charismatic Renewal (CCCR) put forth a survey asking the CCCR Community several questions regarding the newsletter. Among those questions was: The Charisletter will include more teachings. What three topics would you like to
see addressed? The overwhelming response to this question centered on the Holy Spirit. I must admit that I was
among those who responded to this question with an earnest desire to know more about the Holy Spirit so that I can
experience a more intimate relationship with the Holy Trinity.
I have kept a notebook for several years where I have journaled my prayer time with Jesus. I ask him for help, talk to
him about my problems and annoyances, and ask for guidance and help in making decisions. On October, 2010, during my prayer time, the Lord Jesus asked me to begin addressing my journal entries to the Holy Spirit instead of to
Him. Jesus said to my heart, “You do not understand now what I am doing, but you will understand later.” He reminded me that “the Holy Spirit was my Helper and was left here on earth to guide me and teach me all the things that I
would need to know to fulfill my purpose.” So, I began to pray to the Holy Spirit to reveal Himself to me in my daily life
and I expressed to Him my desire to experience the love of the Holy Trinity in every fiber of my being.
So, I set out on a journey of self discovery regarding the Holy Spirit: his attributes, character, duties, responsibilities,
and His love for me. So like a good investigator, I tried to gather good and credible resource books regarding the Holy
Spirit. But there were so many books and my search only resulted in me becoming overwhelmed. During my prayer
time, I told the Holy Spirit, “Everyone describes you in a very personal way and writes about you from a different perspective. They are writing about you based on the truth that you have shared with them about yourself. I need you to
reveal yourself to me in truth; the truth about you that you want me to hold onto in my heart as I move forward in my
life doing the work of your Son.”
On October 2011, I received a flyer regarding a talk with David Rittiman regarding his relationship with the Blessed
Mother that would be hosted by Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Antonio. From the moment I got the email I
knew I had to go and so I went with the grace of God. At each presentation, David Rittiman, out of the generosity of
his heart, would have free material available for those who attended and he also gave a copy of a picture of the
Blessed Mother from his collection to every person in attendance. I received a picture of our Lady of Guadalupe and a
little red book titled Following the Holy Spirit. This book is a compilation of dialogues, prayers, and devotions intended
to help everyone to know, love, and follow the Holy Spirit by Rev. Walter Van De Putte. As I began to read this book, I
knew that the Holy Spirit was answering my prayers. Rev. Walter Van De Putte noted that St Augustine said, “the Holy
Spirit does in the church what the soul does in the (human) body. So think of what the soul does in your body; it unifies and brings unity into the members of the body. It makes you be human, a rational being, in contrast with plants
and beasts. It forms, organizes, and fosters growth. Lastly, it is the source of all the vital operations in the body.”
It really touched my heart to have the Holy Spirit compared to a soul;” the soul of the Church working in us to make us
in the image of Christ. As I began to read more about the Holy Spirit, I was drawn more and more to the Catechism of
the Catholic Church which is “a reference book that explains Catholic doctrine regarding both faith and morals to be
used by the Christian faithful with the hope that Catholics might better adhere to it and promote knowledge and application of it [in their daily lives].” For instance, the role of the Holy Spirit in fulfilling the mission of the church begins
“by prepar[ing] men [and] reaching out to them with his grace in order to draw them to Christ. The spirit manifests the
risen Lord to them, recalls his word to them, and opens their mind to the understanding of his death and resurrection.
The Holy Spirit makes present the mystery of Christ, supremely in the Eucharist in order to reconcile them to and bring
them into communion with God, that they may bear much fruit” (CCC 737).
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, some of the Holy Spirit’s duties and responsibilities in fulfilling his
role to the church are as follows: 1) animates all creation; 2) awakens faith; 3) comes unceasingly into the world; 4)
enables communication with Christ; 5) grants gifts to all; 6) helps man grow in spiritual freedom; 7) is the master and
source of prayer; 8) the principal author of all Holy Scripture; 9) restores the divine likeness; 10) reveals God; 11) reveals the Holy Trinity; 12) is the source of all holiness in the church; 13) brings about the unity of the church as temple
of the Holy Spirit; 14) directs and supports the church in the liturgy of the church; 15) is the living memory of the
church mission, and 16) responsible for the church’s mission (CCC Subject Index, pgs. 784-785). So, if you remember
anything about the Holy Spirit remember this (continue
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S
stands for Sanctifier: To sanctify means to set apart for a sacred purpose; or to religious use or to consecrate [Webster’s Dictionary, 10th Edition]. In John 17:17-19, it is written: “Consecrate them in the truth. Your word
is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. And I consecrate myself for them, so they also
may be consecrated in truth. The Holy Spirit fulfills Jesus’ request by bringing the truth of the Gospel into our hearts
and helping each of us enthrone the truth of Jesus’ Lordship in every area of our lives such as our as our beliefs,
attitudes, emotions, feelings, motivations, intentions, perception, actions, habits and character. Because if you believe Jesus is your Lord then your attitude towards his work will reflect his commitment, and your commitment to
Jesus is what sets you apart from those in the world.
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Volume 13 Issue 7
English Night of Renewal
Theme: Repentance and Receiving the Gifts
Friday, September 21, 2012, 7pm - 9pm
St. Paul’s Church, 350 Sutton Dr, SATX 78228
Speaker: D. J. Bernal
O
stands for Oneness through Obedience: The Holy Spirit is one with the Father and the Son. Our oneness
with the Holy Trinity can only be achieved through obedience. However, Chris Tiegreen, Author of At His Feet states
that for “obedience to be perfect it must be rooted in love. It is written in John 14:31, “The world must learn that I
love the Father and that is why I do everything as he commands me.” The Holy Spirit helps us to obey God out of
love. He awakens us to the love of the Father and the love of Jesus for us on the cross. Obedience is not our
means to righteousness; it is the clearest expression of our devotion to Jesus.”
U
stands for Unifer: Jesus prayed for Church Unity. It is written in John 17:20-21, “I pray […] also for those
who through their word will come to believe in Me. May they all be one. As You, Father, are in Me and I in You, may
they be one in us.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “the Church is one because of her source:
“the highest exemplar and source of this mystery is the Unity, in the Trinity of Persons, of one God, the Father and
the Son in the Holy Spirit. The Church is one because of her founder: “the Word made flesh, the prince of peace,
who reconciled all men to God by the cross,…restoring the unity of all in one people and one body.” The Church is
one because of her “soul”: It is the Holy Spirit, dwelling in those who believe and pervading and ruling over the entire church, who brings about that wonderful communion of the faithful and joins them together so intimately in
Christ that he is the principle of the Church’s unity” (CCC 813).
L
stands for Life giver: in the Catechism of the Catholic Church it states, “The Word of God and his breath are
at the origin of the being and life of every creature: It belongs to the Holy Spirit to rule, sanctify, and animate creation, for he is God, consubstantial with the Father and the Son… Power over life pertains to the Spirit, for being God
he preserves creation in the Father through the Son” (CCC 703).
It is my prayer that the Holy Spirit’s revelation to me as the “Soul” of the Church will awaken in you a greater desire
to seek Him and to know Him and have Him reveal himself to you in a very personal way.
Thank you and God Bless You, Mary Esther Lopez-Chair of the English Service Committee
10.14.12
“TAKE JESUS 2 THE STREETS”
Procession
RAIN
OR S
HINE
Sponsored by: Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal, 1707 S. Flores, SATX 78204
210.226.7070 / [email protected] / www.youthstayingconnected.com
Procession
Youth Rally
St. Henry Church Hall, 110 Keller, SATX 78204
11:00 am: Sign-in
11:30 am: Rally begins
2:00 pm: Lunch ($6, must pre-order by 10.2.12)
3:00 pm: Speaker
Confessions
3:45 pm: Activity
1:45 - 3:45
4:00 pm: Adoration
4:45 pm: Assemble for Procession
5:15 pm: Procession Begins
6:15 pm: Arrive @ San Fernando Cathedral for Praise,
Worship & Adoration
7:00 pm: Mass Celebration with Bishop Tom Flanagan
FREE EVENT
All are welcome!
Special program for “Young Adults”
Music Ministry: “Tongues of Fire”
The Spirit and The Word
Charismatic Praise and Prayer Group
St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church
(Room 202-Christopher Hall, Bldg. 7)
1602 Thousand Oaks, SATX 78232
Presents:
12-Course Deliverance Healing Study &
Training Workshop
Facilitator: Carmen Frankel ([email protected])
Begins Wednesday, September 12, 2012
- Warfare Praise & Worship starts at 7pm
- Registration & Introduction
- Deliverance - Healing Study
- Deliverance - Training Workshop
Explore 2 Spiritual-building opportunities for your Ministry:
1. Defeating harassing spirits
2. Carry out the Life of Christ to others
The Spirit and The Word Charismatic Praise
and Prayer Group
Meets every Wednesday night at 7pm
St. Mark (Bldg 7-Room 202)
1602 Thousand Oaks, SATX 78232
Contact: 490-7820 or
Email: [email protected]
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Healing Mass every 3rd Wednesday at
St. Mark (in the Day Chapel)
7:00 pm Praise; 7:30 pm Mass
8:30 pm Sacrament of the Sick
Overnight Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Sala Alta Prayer Group
1st
Bilingual Healing Mass
Thursday of every month
Salt, water, oil & religious Articles blessed
September 6, 2012, 10am
CCCR Chapel (Fellowship to follow)
1707 So. Flores, SATX 78204
For information: Rosie Chavarria, 923-2502
St. Thomas More
Charismatic Prayer Group
4411 Moana, SATX 78218
We invite you to experience September blessings
“My Spirit Rejoices in God My Savior” Luke 1:47
Sep 6, 6pm - Holy Hour
7pm - “The Gift of Holiness”, “You must be a new and
differ ent person in righteousness and true holiness”
Encourager: Arnold Lopez (Ephesians 4:24
Sep 13, 7pm - “Mary, Masterpiece of the Holy Spirit”
Encourager: Patrizia Frey
Sep 20, 7pm - “Magnifying and Rejoicing in God, My Savior”
Encourager: Virginia Sanchez (Luke: 1,47)
Sep 27, 7pm - “The Healing of Memories”, Teaching and Prayer with Fr. Ed Hauf, O.M. (The Lord heals the brokenhearted
and Binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)
Please bring your bible and an open heart. All are
invited to join in lively praise & worship followed by an
insightful sharing from God’s Word.
Praise & Worship by: Jubilee Praise
For info:
Arnold Lopez, 210-653-4383, Lolly Bancker, 210-655-7724
Mass & Anointing of the Sick
Bishop Tom Flanagan
CCCR Chapel
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
10:00 am - Praise & Worship
10:30 am - Mass & Anointing of the Sick
(Blessing of religious articles)