ADoRE
Alton Day of Renewal: Spiritual Mini-Retreat
"The Charismatic Renewal is a current of grace of the Spirit for all the Church, not just for some" - Pope Francis
"The Charismatic Renewal is a current of grace of the Spirit for all the Church, not just for some" - Pope Francis
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Speaker details correct as at 2021
Session 1: “God's Love” God loves you; He wants to be in a personal relationship with you and to give you a better life. Speaker: Fr Anthony Meredith, Vicar General of the Rosminians. See video recording below.
Session 2: "Salvation". God sent his Son Jesus to give you new life through his death and resurrection. Jesus is your Lord and Saviour. Speaker: Fr Paul Leonard, Parish Priest at Sacred Heart, Hook. Mass celebrant at Celebrate Southampton Conference.See video recording below.
Session 3: “New Life” Jesus came so that you could be given the source of new life, the Holy Spirit. Speaker: Jenny Baker. Vice Chair of Renewal Services England; Celebrate conference co-ordinator and speaker; presenter of CaFE Catholic faith exploration DVDs. See video recording below.
Session 4: "Receiving God's Gift." To receive new life you must turn away from those things which block our relationship with God and accept Jesus as your Lord. Speaker: Peter Hobbs, leader of Parish formation and confirmation courses. See video recording below.
Session 5: "Praying for Baptism in the Holy Spirit." Surrender to the Lord and expect to receive the new life in the Holy Spirit. Speaker: Fr Anthony Meredith, Vicar General of the Institute of Charity (the Rosminians) and former Chaplain to ADoRE.See video recording below.
Session 6: "Growth." Grow your Christian life in the Spirit through prayer, study, service and community. Speaker: Carol Ann Harnett, independent trainer in forming adults as catechists. Formerly with the Maryvale Institute and School of the Annunciation. See video recording below.
Session 7: Transformation in Christ. The Holy Spirit is at work in you to change you and make you holier. Speaker: Maria Heath, Chair of Charismatic Renewal Services England and a passionate speaker on making parishes more missionary.See video recording below.
Session 8: “Gifts of the Holy Spirit." The Holy Spirit gives a variety of gifts to enable you to be Jesus to others. Special focus on charisms of Tongues and Miracles. Speaker: Fr. Gareth Leyshon, working with the Sion Community to train parish missionaries.See video recording below.
Session 9: “Healing through the Holy Spirit." Special focus on the charisms of healing and deliverance. Speakers: Geoff and Gina Poulter former directors of the Catholic Bible School with over 25 years healing ministry experience.See video recording below
Session 10: “Guidance of the Holy Spirit." Jesus promised the Spirit will guide you into all truth. Special focus on charisms of Wisdom, Prophecy and Discernment. Speaker: Ros Powell, conference speaker and Catholic Evangelist. Creator of "Armchair Church".See video recording below
Session 11: “Fruit of the Holy Spirit." As you give the Spirit more control of your life, he grows you to look like Jesus. Speaker: Andrew Lawrence. Lead Elder of Harvest Church, Alton and part of the leadership team of Commission, an international family of churches. See video recording below
The resources on this page can be used to run a Life in the Spirit course in your parish - see suggestions. All resources are free, but we invite donations to help our mission.
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Sing along to joyful and inspiring worship songs with videos showing the lyrics
SESSION ONE; GOD'S LOVE (14 mins) Your love is amazing; Come on and celebrate; Lord, you have my heart; Purify my heart; Prayer. YOUTUBE LINK
Shine Jesus shine; Great is the darkness; My Jesus, my saviour; Light of the world; Be still, for the presence of the Lord; Prayer. YOUTUBE LINK
SESSION THREE: NEW LIFE (20 mins)
Kyrie Eleison; Lord I lift your name on high; Praise is rising; If anyone is thirsty; I surrender; YOUTUBE LINK
SESSION FOUR: RECEIVING GOD'S GIFT (17 mins)
Gather us in; Alleluia give thanks to the risen Lord; Rejoice, rejoice; Majesty; I cast my mind to Calvary; He is Lord; Prayer. YOUTUBE LINK
SESSION FIVE: PRAYING FOR BAPTISM IN THE SPIRIT (31 mins)
Bless the Lord, O my soul; Show your power; Great is the darkness; More love, more power; He is Lord; Spirit of the Living God; This is my desire; Holy Spirit you are welcome here; Pour out your Spirit. YOUTUBE LINK
SESSION SIX: GROWTH IN THE SPIRIT (17 mins)
Colours of day; Father God I wonder; Blessed be your name; I believe in Jesus; Hallelujah Jesus is the Lord; I could sing of your love forever. YOUTUBE LINK
SESSION SEVEN: TRANSFORMATION IN CHRIST (19 mins)
The Servant King; My Jesus my Saviour; I am a new creation; Water you turned into wine; Great is the Lord; O Lord, your tendersness; Prayer. YOUTUBE LINK
ADDITIONAL SESSIONS EIGHT TO ELEVEN: Worship videos can be found HERE
"He will baptise you with the
Holy Spirit...”
This programme was originated and conducted in response to the following appeal by Pope Francis:
"I ask each and all of you that, as part of the current of grace of Charismatic Renewal, you organise seminars of Life in the Spirit in your parishes"
OVERVIEW
Jesus instructed the Church to share his Good News with the world; but he knew that Christians would need supernatural power to enable them to do this, so he promised to baptise them in the Holy Spirit. The Church today needs to experience this power just as the first disciples did.
"I would ask you to share baptism in the Holy Spirit with everyone in the Church...." - Pope Francis
SEMINARS IN YOUR PARISH
The videos can be streamed from our website to a large group, if a Parish has a computer linked to a projector; but we can also envisage a small prayer group gathering round a laptop to watch in someone’s home.
It could be really helpful in places where there is currently no prayer group, just one or two people with a vision for renewal, who might invite two or three others to a low-key, home-based course.
The first seven sessions are normally used on a weekly basis for a Life in the Spirit Seminar course. The other sessions could be added on either immediately or at a later date.
PLANNING RESOURCES
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