The following word gifts were received at the CRS Boston Fall Conference held at BC High School on September 14, 2019. 

1. Rise up my warriors and enter the ranks of the army of God. For I am on the move. The battle rages. Capture and free those who are held bound. A way will be made. Strength, courage, and confidence shall march will you. Fear, anxiety, and doubts shall flee before you. Love hope and joy shall follow you.

2. Victory is mine and it is yours because you are mine. I bring a victory that frees hearts, minds and wills to follow me to the cross. My cross is the only way to complete freedom – to complete peace – to complete everlasting love. Claim the victory I give you, my people, claim it with all that you are remembering that you are mine, created in my image - my likeness! Do not be afraid of your faults, your weaknesses,your failings - I will use all that you lay at the foot of my cross. I alone will give life to you and to all my people. Claim my victory - Claim my victory. 

3. Your woundedness is a treasure to me a treasure that I look upon with deep love. I cherish you and your wounds. I hold you and them deeply in my merciful heart. I will anoint you in your woundedness so that the world will see you and your wounds and experience my deep love for them. Celebrate your roundedness for your heavenly Father loves you, purifies you and lifts you above with his mighty, generous Sprit for all the world to see. 

4. I call you each by name today to come closer, deeper, to know more fully my ways, to purify you. Open your hearts to me as I open my heart to you. I am a generous and bountiful God. I pour my Spirit on you. You will be blessed beyond your ability to comprehend for my generosity has no limit. I love you so tenderly. I had to carry my cross and you too shall carry yours, but I will never leave or forsake you. Stand beside me my people. I will hold you up though your knees grow weak or your arms are no longer able to lift. I love you with deep and everlasting love that nothing can change. Be like little children and give me all your problems, fears, joys – EVERYTHING. Stand beside me I will be your guide. 

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely;

In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths.

 [Proverbs 3:5-6]

5. My Spirit is resting upon you. You have been given my Spirit. Do not conform with the things of this world. Look up my people. Look up and listen carefully to your God. I AM here before you! You will never understand the depths of the Father’s love unless you seek first My Kingdom, My Power and My Glory. Stay safe in me. I alone will save. My word is alive in you my people. And I am your Lord. Commit your very way to my way. Ialone am God!

6. I created you for My love and glory and My never-ending story. From before the beginning of time before life opened its eyes, you are mine. Your life is not without purpose if you give it to ME. What are you waiting for? The time is now. Surrender! 

7. This day I call each of you to be my warriors in truth. Your are being battered by the enemy of Truth and need to be in a place of holy love. Stay centered on Me. Let me fight the battles for you. Be well armed in the days ahead (Ephesians 6:10-18) for you know not what he will try to do to keep you from me. I am the Author andFinisher of your faith my people. Do not be afraid. I have all in my hands.

8. Rejoice – Rejoice for I am in your midst. Rejoice for I am your God. Rejoice in knowing that you are special in my eyes. You are my beloved and I espouse you to me in love, in tenderness, in mercy and in faithfulness. Be true to me as I am to you. Let me take you by the hand and lead you in ways unknown to you. Trust, believe, go forward with me. I will not leave you alone nor in despair. I will fill you with hope - with courage – with determination to do what I ask of you. Dance with me – Sing with me – Offer yourselves to me as a beautiful sacrifice of praise and watch what your loving God will do.

9. Beloved – do you still not trust in the depth of my love for you – my desire for you to understand my call to you and the depth of that meaning. Rest in the assurance of safety and healing that engulfs your very being as you open to all that I say is yours and who you are in me – trust and do not allow the lies of the world in denial of me to deceive you. Call on the Holy Spirit of all truth and be filled with wisdom and understanding that can only be found in me - your God who loves you.

10. My people I am sending you forth to be the Light in the darkness that I alone can give. I am the Holy One of Israel. My Spirit is with you. I will call you to a place of holiness in me. Be aware my people there is a reason you are here. You have been called to be vessels of strength in the days ahead. Meet me here in holiness and grace. My hand will save. Majesty and power are mine my people. You have no need to fear. I am here before you now. Stay on the straight path. My hand will save.

11. The Spirit of the Lord is one of kindness, compassion, joy, and glory. As you die to self and live in me and come into my presence, you will know my unconditional love!The love of the Father is revealed in Jesus the Son. I and the Father are one.

12. Beloved, I desire to speak to you of hope and encouragement, to affirm you in my love and bring to mind the vision I have placed in our heart. I desire to remind you of my promises to you and my faithfulness. I called you and gathered you-- filing you with my Spirit, the power of my love, my fire in the midst of darkness and perversion. Beloved, where is the fire! Where is the light! Where is the love we first shared, the willingness to place my will above your wants? You are called to be fire, to burn for love of me. Are you burning my people? Can those who live in darkness find their way to me by your light ? You worry about the wrong things. Do not worry about your sin, I can forgive your sins and make mercy abound in your life. You worry about your weakness, but my strength is perfected in your weakness. You worry about your ability, but I seek your availability.

The Charismatic Renewal Services of the Boston Archdioces Fall Conference was held at Immaculate Conception church in Malden, Massachusetts on September 8, 2018. 

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Boston's Catholic Charismatic prayer groups celebrated 50 years of renewal in the Holy Spirit on September 8 and 9, 2017.

They gathered at the Betania II Retreat Center in Medway, Massachusetts for a multicultural conference with English, Spanish, and Portuguese language tracks and joint sessions for all.  The track teachers featured Peter Herbeck from EWTN and Renewal ministries, Padre John Mario Montoya from Columbia, and Padre Gleuson Gomes from Brazil.  Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei of Obala, Cameroon presided at the opening and closing Masses.

A video featuring snapshots of images and music from the conference can be viewed on YouTube at  https://youtu.be/KM9d8EOtons

The Pilot article by Mark Labbe describing the conference can be viewed at
 https://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=180298

During the opening Mass Janice Filippi, Director of Chrismatic Renewal Services for the Archdioces of Boston (CRS Boston), welcomed everyone. She then introduced the members of CRS Boston's ethnic leadership teams and thanked them for their service of building the grace of Pentecost in their communities.

Clergy attending the conference included:
Father Michael McNamara
Father Albert McPherson AA
Father Vincent Agutamba from Uganda
Father Miguel Consalves  El es chego Rio DeJanero
Father John Mario Montoya from Columbia
Father Gleuson Gomes from Brazil
Father Gerry Osterman
Father Jean from Cameroon 
Father Marcel Uwineza from Rwanda 
Deacon Alvaro Soares
Deacon Thomas from the first class of deacons in the Archdiocese of Boston
Deacon Edwardo Maura

Father Robert Carr gave the opening Mass homily.

A short video of Peter Herbeck describing the Church's renewed focus on the charismatic dimension of faith can be viewed on YouTube at https://youtu.be/GD6_dWh28BI

In his second talk Peter described the challenging envrironment the Church faces in the world. Yet this is the authentic call that leads us to the glory Christ won for us. Short clips from this talk can be viewed at  https://youtu.be/R8pWUMBExmU

Peter Hervbeck's third talk about our call to Mission is summarized at https://youtu.be/NyMf4vAPfok

Highlights from Bishop Sosthene's talk can be viewed at 

https://youtu.be/hM9cmFwbZPA

Word gifts from the conference can be read on this Blog: http://crsboston.com/index.php/en/blog

 AUDIO CDs AND VIDEO DVDs of the conference are available. Use the following form to order through the mail:

The following are transcribed word gifts from the CRS Boston 2017 Fall Conference, September 8 and 9 at Betania II in Medway, Massachusetts. These were received in the general sessions and English language track sessions.

1. 9/9/2017

My people, I see you, I know you, You are mine.

Stay within the knowledge of who I AM in You!

Trust me always my people, It is necessary for you to stay settled in me.

Daily I call you to pray my children.

Come into a strong relationship with me, the Father. I AM with you to take you to a place of hope in me.

Trust me my people - I hold you to a place of hope in me.

2. Listen Carefully to My Word today my beloved people. Heed and obey What you hear this day. For My Word will bring you freedom and Strength for the journey ahead. Be assured I am with you pouring my great mercy and love – so that you may share it with the weary and sinful world that you live in.

3. Beloved – I have called you together – made in my image to be who I have created you to be. – But for many that is a distant call lost in the living of life –often a life not created by me –but all that would lead you away from my plan & into a darkness that does not allow my light & life to shine through you & give me glory

Today I seek a new commitment to personal perseverance –a deeper surrender – I call you to be fire –Fire not smoke –FIRE –The fire of the Holy Spirit – A fire that burns all away that is not of me. A fire that reveals my glory – my love – my power –my call  so many will be heard & drawn to me & live

My demands are simple – but they often require profound interior change -Repent of all that separates you from me and you from each other. Burn with a love & fire that is my call to each of you. Burn with the fire of who I say you are and others will see & know me – because of your faithfulness to my call.

Have  courage. I am counting on you. Peace.

4. Do you want to know what I want? Spend time with ME. Spend a lot of time with ME in prayer, in listening and MY written word and you will know.