THIS WAS TAKEN @ CCRNO 2007, Conference, New Orleans, La. It appears to be a masculine face in the rays of light at top as if completing the Holy Trinity- FATHER, SON, HOLY  SPIRIT!!!      ALL OF THE AREAS WE NEED TEACHING ON IN THE RENEWAL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Foundation: UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUR SACRAMENTAL BAPTISM IS DIFFERENT FROM BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Baptism in the Holy Spirit awakens our sacramental baptism and confirmation.  It awakens our minds, our heart our soul as to what it means to be a child of God.  It's enlightenment because it radiates light.  In baptism in the Holy Spirit we begin to live out our sacramental life of grace we receive as infants.  We experience rebirth of grace, anointing and enlightenment of God's power and awe. Commitment: POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE-SURRENDER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE. We have to be committed to Jesus as he is always faithful to us.  We are faithful as we live and experience the gospel. The enlightenment and grace and new vision you see in your life from the power and surrender to the Holy Spirit. LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR, RELEASE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND RELEASE OF THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. We share experiences and learn with each other about different aspects in living as Jesus lived in different talks and sharing. TEACHING PRAYER ROOM MINISTRY, TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO PRAISE JESUS. Learn from teaching and experience on how to communicate with people in using the gifts of the Holy Spirit. GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HOW EACH GIFT WORKS FOR YOURSELF AND THE BODY OF CHRIST. Gifts of the Holy Spirit:  Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety and Fear of the Lord.  The moral life of Christians is sustained by these gifts. James 4:3, 1 Corinthian 12:4-11, John 10-10, 2 Timothy 2:1 & 2 Be careful of motives when you pray.  Seek and learn about all the gifts.  Jesus promises us good-new life in him.  Always ask for grace and learn from seasoned prayerful warriors. THE NINE MINISTERIAL GIFTS (gifts for ministry) Word Gifts-Prophecy, Tongues, and Interpretation of Tongues. Intellectual Gifts-Wisdom, Knowledge and Discernment of Spirits Power Gifts- Faith, healing, Miracles, Eph 6:18, 1 Cor 12:4-11 Gifts for ministry- St. Paul talks about in 1 Cor 12- Gifts for building up yourself and the body of Christ.  Gifts for bringing people into healing and wholeness. THESE GIFTS FLOW OUT TO OTHER MINISTRIES IN THE PARISH AND FAMILY. The gifts for ministry are powerful in other ministries-family, friends and community.   TEACHING ON SPIRITUAL WARFARE AND PROTECTION. St. Paul tells us in Ephesians and warns us to draw our strength from the Lord and his mighty power. For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness with the evil sprits in the heavens.  Eph 6. JESUS USES PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW THEY ARE. Jesus needs our availability not our knowledge.  Jesus needs our faithfulness and commitment.   The Word of God is someone and not something.  Rooted in scripture, focus has to be on Jesus.  It is the Holy Spirit that transforms.  Authority- helps keep people balanced in ministry.  Teachable Spirit, Docile Spirit.  Know who you are in relationship with Jesus and who's you are. A teacher must teach and help students to learn and become teachers themselves to teach others.  In that teaching involves being obedient to learning and taking authority from a teacher.  Persons of forgiveness and prayer warriors.  Jesus had such personal, intimate relationship with his Father in prayer and everyday living.  Hunger for more of Jesus in scripture. Too many people always want to be spoon fed.  You must have pabulum before you can have solid food. There comes a time in the Christian Spiritual life that he or she becomes mature in the spirit and leaves childish ways behind and become like a little child.  People are lazy.  Motivation is needed.  We have to become people of vision.  Our identity comes from having an intimate relationship with Jesus. Jesus, open the eyes of our heart. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND PRAYER MEETINGS. Some are born leaders.  Leadership has to be cultivated in a person by teaching affirming and bringing gifts out of a person.  You have to believe in what you do and who you are.   Prayer meetings build community.  Friendship, leadership learning how to praise and worship Jesus in song.  You can't give what you don't have.  Knowing how to praise and worship.  Asking the Holy Spirit to help you to surrender to his way.  To be free of so much structure.  Seeking inner healing for yourself to be set free so you can love others and yourself and surrender to Jesus. UNITY AND COMMUNITY- THE NEED FOR EACH OTHER. The need for each other and each others special gifts.  We meet the Lord in a deeper and more intimate way in getting involved in people's lives and having our gifts integrated in working with each other.  Really knowing Jesus is alive.  A human person who wants our attention and love.  Jesus wants and desires a relationship with us.  Jesus is a living person we can talk to. UNDERSTANDING WHO JESUS IS FOR US. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.  We are gift- we are the children of God- his masterpiece-created for good works and created to know, love and serve Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life-The Eucharist is Jesus.  Jesus in the Eucharist is our strength, our courage, our hope.  Jesus is our healer.  By practicing his mercy, love and forgiveness we learn and are capable of giving mercy, love and forgiveness.  In forgiveness we learn to be patient with people and their faults and wrongs committed against us and them. Forgiveness is an act of the will.  Forgiveness, Mercy, Freedom and the cross is the road to spiritual freedom and the road for Christian living.  It is only by this grace that we can rise again.  We are here by grace and gift.  With His grace we rise again to our faults, our limitations and learn to be patient with ourselves and our sinfulness. OUR LADY OF GRACE. Our Lady is Our Lady of Grace, Our Blessed Mother Mary, Our Lady Mary lived Renewal, Commitment, Trust, and Surrender in her everyday life.  She pondered everything in her heart.  She trusted even when she didn't understand "How can this be?"  She surrendered her will to God.   By Kathy Bonin Carencro, Louisiana