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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 8 Aug 1984, p. 19

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6 pr p,,, ) _ 1 _ , ‘CUsmatlie renewal is a first time or renewal of personal conversion or faith in Jesus Christ," he explained . With the theme Take courage‘ 1 have overcome the world‘ (a passage from the Scriptures), organizers of the threeâ€"day conferâ€" ence plan to bring a message of hope and encouragement to Christians who may have become discouraged by the growing world problems and stress of everyday living. *‘We feel that at this point in the charismatic renewal (the conference is 15 yearsâ€"old), there is a need for a message of encouragement for those who are suffering the pressures of the world," Curtin said. Most of the weekend activities will take place outdoors in Seagram Stadium . Keynote speakâ€" ers for the event are Father Tom Forrest, director of the International Catholic Charisma tic Office in Rome, Father Bob Bedard, director of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the With the therm overcome the wo Scriptures), organ ence plan to brir encouragement to become disconra a is held to provige "lea direction for Catholic ct the provir,ce of Ontario." iss C 22y ~THECTEAE Father James Curtin of $ Catholic Church in Kitchener steering commitiee which has the past two years to organi; that the anniial uraual ... 1 h D . _ ,,_\ _ _‘ °6 72°° Sunny skies a: prayer groups from across Ontario gather in Waterioo Aug. 17â€"19 for the 1984 Ontario Catholic Charismatic Provincial Conference. Hosted by the St_ Anne‘s Catholic Charismatic Community, the conference, possibly the largest ever held in the city, is expected to attract as many as 5,000 people. ""It is one of the biggest the university has handled and the biggest Waterioo has ever had," said Regina Rolph, conference secretary . Father James Curtin of St. John‘s Roman Catholic Church in Kitchener, a member of the steering commitiee which has been working for the past two years to organize the event, said that the annual weekend of prayer and worship s held to provige "leadership, teaching . and lirection for Catholic charismatic renewal in he DrOVince af Ontasi. 1 @00 > s Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staft lanynooplewmhehoplnglorsmqylflesu prayer groups from across Ontario gather in Waterioo Aug. 17â€"19 for the 1984 Ontario Catholic Charismatic Provincial Conference. Hosted by the St_ Anne‘s Catholic Charismatic community, the conference, possibly the largest ‘¥er held in the sin. 1. _ LE TCCG working for you Charismatic aims to bring message of hope to Christians main thrust of charismatic are described .i;'...&.)..e ireeâ€"day conferâ€" e of hope and who may have growing world , comes from 6.q _____o% ~*‘ 9¢ covered. "If we find ourselves sitting in a large downpour, we will know that God has not smiled on us or is just testing our faith," he added. Those interested in attending the conference are asked to contact Regina Rolph at 886â€"8480 or 884â€"5400 _and ha,,j;;_7,__ _ ~Sadium. The main celebrant and homilist for the closing mass will be Bishop Anthony Tonnos of the Diocese of Hamilton . Organizers emphasize that although it is referred to as a Catholic conference, the event is open to members of al} faiths. Visitors to the city will be housed in residences at the two universities and special bus service has been arranged to transport participants to activities at the stadium . Now, with arrangements complete, success of the conference will hinge on the number of people who attend and, of course, the weather, Curtin said. No alternate plans have been made In the event of rain, the program is expected to continue since the stage will be covered. "If we find ourselves sitting in a large downnimir wa uc3 ° CCC9 Sil C c _ 102 ECS mauC m.‘. ll.l future, its hope; thedicnnyolthehunuhehg nso-ecre.lodlnthelnupolco‘; the unity of all Christians as a basis for hope and the clurhmo!lluu..htbemidnolwfledng. Sessions are also being offered in French and Portuguese. Among those leading the workshops are Don Demarco, a professor from St. Jerome‘s College and his wife Mary, Sister Aloysia and Audrey Reitzel from Kitchener, coâ€"founders of project RAISE, a program offering assistance to senior citizens, and Father Karunei Joseph of Kitchenâ€" er. Nug Bm Oe Somonne the Eucharist at Seagram nalakeccl l o2z s EeE eeee .m~ a 8 I ‘ MoPamnet e , l'oul.ed‘:,’ the conference theme, have .,.' M&.tun‘dz‘lol;:.-m-. porary concerns in soc y and offer on how hope can be maintained . Tufles.mzr the workshops include Charismatic Renewa! i+ firtimms bes Lo O COC t DhcueolOtuwamuh.:;â€" heal . Marcel Gervais auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of London . *‘ conference weekend will close with a celebration of |chll"l'8l TY Cna sls n ioz ie a large C 653â€"2511 Ext. 279 A challenging business career is waiting for you, if you have the skills to get you started. You‘ll find those skills in three Business programs starting in September at the Waterloo campus. 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