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

Prayer Ministry

ADoRE Prayer Ministry


Terms and conditions

  • It is available to all adults (over 18 years of age) who, for safeguarding reasons, have the capacity to consent to our terms & conditions.
  • The healing team member/members on duty will check the answerphone on an hourly basis and attempt to get back to you within an hour and a half of your original call.
  • You will be asked if you are aware of the terms & conditions related to our service and consent to them. If so, you will be offered prayers for spiritual healing, if not, the healing team member will tell you about them and get your consent before proceeding.
  • If you prefer to speak to someone of a different gender or to a specific ministry team, you will be advised (having consulted our weekly duty rota) when that might be possible and invited to call again.
  • All members of the ADORE healing team are skilled listeners, experienced and gifted in spiritual healing, have received the appropriate safeguarding training, and ADORE checks for the necessary DBS clearances on an annual basis.
  • Each healing session will probably be between 10 to 20 minutes in duration. The team member might decide to spend longer or suggest a second session if it is felt to be appropriate.
  • It is important that those requesting this service feel comfortable with members of our team, however, we feel it is also important to discourage over dependence on individuals and remember it is the Lord who does the healing, we are merely the conduit of God’s love.
  • In order to protect the privacy of our team members they are not allowed to share their private phone numbers and they are required to block them when responding to the requests left on the ADORE answerphone. Therefore, please expect a call with a withheld number on the day of your request.
  • Your request will be logged, but no telephone conversations will ever be recorded. Confidentiality is crucial for all users of this service. However we must abide by Church regulations and our Safeguarding Officer will be informed of all relevant safeguarding issues particularly if there is any risk of self-harm, or danger to others.
  • We abide by the safeguarding guidelines laid down by the Catholic Church and the Catholic Safeguarding Association.
  • If the healing team member feels you need some other form of specialist help, they will signpost you to where you can get it, however the decision to follow this advice will be yours.
  • Once you are aware of these terms and conditions your decision to proceed will be viewed by ADORE as your acceptance of them.
  • For more information about healing, follow the link "What is Healing Prayer?"
  • For full details of the safeguarding and guidelines we abide by, follow the link "ADoRE Healing Guidelines".











ADoRE Prayer Ministry

ARE YOU ILL, WORRIED OR SEARCHING? Experienced, trained prayer ministers will pray with you after the monthly ADoRE meetings for healing or encouragement. ADORE  has been gifted by the Holy Spirit with a ministry of healing and renewal prayer for over 48 years. Our team members are called by the Lord to use the charisms they have received, to the glory of God and the building up of his Church.

In-person Prayer Ministry
This is now only possible after the live meetings that we hold twice a year - please refer to the programme for the year.

Telephone prayer ministry
We are pleased to offer a confidential* prayer service over the phone. Our prayer ministers will pray with you for your needs - including healing of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual problems; renewal of faith; Baptism in the Holy Spirit; and development of your charismatic gifts. Receiving direct prayer can be so much more powerful than normal intercessory prayer.

* Please note that we must abide by Church regulations and our Safeguarding Officer will be informed of all relevant safeguarding issues particularly if there is any risk of self-harm, or danger to others.

How does it work?
Telephone (NOT text) our dedicated ADORE answerphone number  07579 824523. Leave ONLY your name and telephone number and we will call you back within 90 minutes (during open hours) from a withheld number. More details under Terms and Conditions below. 

When is telephone ministry available?
Only after the streaming of our online, monthly ADORE Saturday meetings, 1.30 - 5.00pm. 

PLEASE NOTE: WE REGRET WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO OFFER WEEKDAY TELEPHONE PRAYER AFTER APRIL 2023. SEE BELOW.

May the Lord bless and heal you. Amen.












 HEALING TESTIMONY

"At the last ADoRE meeting it was mentioned someone with a painful left knee should contact the Prayer line. I did and was prayed with. I believed the Lord would intervene....He did. A couple of hours later and the pain has gone. Thanks be to God. You can use my cure as a testament of God's love and goodness" - Carol Mayes







PLEASE NOTE: 

We cannot guarantee instant answers to prayer. Although we believe that God does heal, we cannot presume to tell Him how and when. 

The Catholic Church teaches: "The Holy Spirit gives to some a special charism of healing so as to make manifest the power of the grace of the risen Lord. But even the most intense prayers do not always obtain the healing of all illnesses." (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1508)


ORIGINS OF ADORE TELEPHONE MINISTRY

Read the article by Jenny Osterfield about how she started the ADoRE ministry. HERE

















N.B. CHANGE TO SERVICE FROM MAY 2023
 
We regret that, from May 2023, we will no longer be able to offer the telephone prayer ministry on weekdays, but only once a month on the Saturday afternoons 1.30-5.00 following ADoRE Zoom sessions, and on Mondays 10-4 following live sessions. (April 27th & September 23rd 2024.)

The service was started during lockdown, when live prayer groups and ministries could not operate, and we discerned that many people would be in need of telephone prayer.
 
But demand has declined, as people are able to access more live services, and we have a reduced number of people to provide the service, So we discerned that the Lord was asking us to lay down the weekday ministry and return to our original ministry of offering prayer only after our monthly meetings. 

We offer some suggestions of alternative prayer ministries, for your information. We are not able to make any specific recommendations.

For more information please contact Alastair Emblem
Email: adore@altonrenewal.com


ALTERNATIVE TELEPHONE & EMAIL MINISTRIES

St Patrick’s Soho 7 pm - 11 pm daily. Tel: 02074349211
 https://www.stpatricksoho.org/ministries

Catholic Charismatic Renewal email prayer requests: ccrprayerline@gmail.com 

Premier Christian Radio Prayer line: 9 - 5 pm daily (Excluding public holidays) 0300 1110101

UCB (United Christian Broadcasters). Opening times and other details: https://www.ucb.co.uk/pray


New Kapporet Christian Helpline 0808 8010585 3pm - 11pm daily. Also prayer requests by email & text, go to: https://christianhelpline.uk/welcome


Page visits


"The prayer ministry was, for me, extremely helpful and an important part of the day. Thank you." - ADoRE attendee