Prayer Group: Accident leads man to outreach ministry
Although a 1986 wreck on the Paris Road bridge and tonight's meeting of the Spirit Filled Prayer Group at Prince of Peace Catholic Church will have occurred many years apart, they are directly linked, for Pete Giacona of Chalmette. Giacona, 52, who was thrown from his vehicle during that accident years ago, said he had a life-altering experience that day which led him to a spiritual rebirth, bringing him closer to God."I didn't need a physical church, he...
Prayer Group: Prayer leader has a devoted following
Those who attend weekly meetings at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Riverside say she's an answer to their prayers.
RIVERSIDE When Anne Gardner leads her weekly prayer group at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Riverside, she makes sure Jesus is with her, in more than spirit. For the past 20 years, Gardner has included a chair with a picture of Jesus at every prayer group meeting."It's a beautiful feeling knowing that I'm not doing it by myself, that he is there with us," Gardner said.Before Gardner started the prayer group, she was a shy, quiet...
PRAYER GROUP NOT 'SOCIAL CLUB'
The Palm Beach Prayer Group is not your typical religious gathering.It is not for those who are lukewarm in their commitment to God and their devotion to the Scriptures. Nor is it for superficial believers or what founding member Dede Merk calls "social Christians.""Social Christianity is for show," Merk said. "Spirit-filled Christianity is when people are led by the Holy Spirit and transformed by the Holy Spirit and are...
Prayer Group: THE SPIRIT MOVES US WHETHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, PRAYER IS A UNIVERSAL YEARNING OF THE HEART
It was a sound like the murmur of the sea - rising and falling, caressing and warm - and it enveloped the room.The Good Shepherd Prayer Group, a gathering of charismatic Catholics at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, began by claiming ``the protection of the shed blood of Jesus Christ over ourselves and this prayer meeting.`` Then came joyous song to guitar, tambourine, clapping hands and stomping feet. ``You`re so filled with the Lord, it`s like you`re going to burst ...