Sal's Message July 23

Lord, Thank you for bringing our prayer group together last night. As I sat and watched my sisters and brothers praise the Lord the love of Christ shinning from them was breathtaking!You are so good Lord! Fellowship was great. The reading were: Psalms 10 ver. 2--3, Psalms121---Ephesians Ch. 3- ver. 1--13, and Matthew 10,ver. 37-42. The teaching was on the power of prayer and how we all belong together as children of God. We want to live our life as His beloved child. And that we are doing. We want to be just like Jesus. We thank Debbie and Bruce for a great sat afternoon at there home. We left knowing the Lord is with us always. Looking forward to fellowship next monday. God Bless, Sal

Sal's Message July 16

Take a group of loving Christians and place them in a small chapel and allow the Lord to touch them, and see what happens. Yes how powerful theLord can be! We sang, praised the Lord and as always left tonight with the Love of Jesus. The readings are:1 John 2 Ch.1-Ver.5-10---Psalms 33-Ver.20-22----Isaiah Ch. 12. The teaching came from Mark 14: 32-36--. We began to understand God's suffering in the garden, and learned that God was never more human than at that hour. So if and when we are suffering let's take a walk in the garden of Gethsemane and know that God's greatest gift was his suffering for us. Until next Monday evening or if before that at Debbie and Bruce house this Sat. at 1:30p.m. may the Lord bless and keep each of you safe. Sal

Sal's Message July 9

Our God is so good. How good? So good. Tonight we gathered after our holiday off. It was so good to be together again. We started very quietly and then the Lord touched us with the readings and music. The praise became very powerful. Lord you are so good to us. With the gifts you give us and how you bring everything together we know that it's you. The readings are and please try and read them, Psalms 91----Psalms 46---andPsalms 9-ver. 1--21. Mary Ann's teaching finished the evening and the song and words on Grace were so powerful! We left filled with the Love ofJesus and we look forward to next week. Thank You Lord for the gift of You tonight. God Bless Sal

Sal's Message

As always we started with quiet prayer and as we prayed the Lord gave us a word. ( I have chosen each of you to lead. Now let your heart show you the way.) The reading were Psalms Ch. 104---Psalms Ch. 138--Hebrews Ch.5-ver. 7--10. The teaching this week continues from last week, which was Grasping for Grace. This week was What Grace Means. Romans8--31, said it all. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" So repeat the first four words this week and let it stay with you, ( God Is For US ). Yes, and when you learn that God is not only within sight, He is within reach, you will know that is what Grace Means. Next Monday when we continue on Grace, Mary Ann will be doing the teaching. The air condition is on for us now thanks to Father Dan. Have a blessed week, Sal

Sal's Message

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, what a beautiful night we had at the chapel. It was filled with the voices of angels and the power of the Holy Spirit was present. Although it was warm in the chapel we continued to sing, praise, and worship our Lord. A word was given, "Be strong my child and allow me to guide you and lead you and show you the way". The readings were: John Ch. 12- ver. 44----Matthew Ch.7-ver.7-12----Isaiah Ch. 58--ver.11-----Isaiah 41-ver.27--31---and Romans Ch. 15.- The teaching was on Grasping Grace. We learned or knew that "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith----and this not from yourselves, it is a gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast" (Ephesians 2: 8--9). Through grace we are able to walk on water, and life has real purpose, and God is not only within sight, he is within reach. Also prayer time was so powerful and the music was great. We are truly blessed to have the gift of Mary Ann and Rich 1 playing, and also to have Rich 2 with us. Next week we will meet and the teaching will be on what Grace Means. God Bless all of you this week. Sal

Sal's Message

Prayer, Praise, Song, and Jesus, is how we gathered tonight and fellowshiped with each other. Jesus is the way we were told, (Take hold my child for I will take you on a journey of love) and that is what happened tonight. The reading are: Ephesian Ch. 1-ver. 3-10----Isaiah ch.55---- and John ch.10--ver. 1-18. The teaching was on faith, and we were left to think about our protector, who He is. We know He is the One who stands with His arms wide open waiting for us to come and huddle in the security of all He is. We ended as always in prayer, and left with the love of Jesus in our heart. Just a reminder that there is no prayer meeting next week because of the Holiday. We will be back the following monday evening. Have a safe Holiday. Love in Christ, Sal

"Well, tonight was a very different type of night, and the Lord certainly showed a sense of humor! We arrived in the parking lot at church to find out both the chapel and church were being used for Confirmation. Not sure of knowing who was going to come to prayer meeting, we sat in Anne's van, first just 3 of us and we thought we would have just a quick prayer meeting in it...then 1 more came, and we made room, and then 1 more and we made more room....listened to a version of Amazing Grace on CD.....then two more came and we were out of space!!!! But we persisted and found the Music Room to be empty...so we all transferred to our next place to continue. I am sure the Lord looked down and chuckled too...we were tested but we carried on to a place for a little quiet time. Our thoughts turned inward for a few minutes to taking in all of God's love for us...without asking Him for anything at that moment..we just sat and "were". We were to just feel the presence of the Lord within us and "know" the Love there. Just as a baby chick is taken under its mother's wing for protection and love, so we too were to try to feel and experience that at that moment. We came with thankful hearts. Psalm 103 was read and we dwelled on the words. Our next few minutes turned to petitions and thanksgiving to our Lord above for allowing us the time to be with Him. And of course, we prayed for the power of the Holy Spirit to fall upon the young confirmation candidates. He truly is "Amazing Grace".

Sal's Message

Tonight the teaching was "I INVITE YOU INTO MY PRESENCE", but before we even heard the teaching, the Lord was so powerful. We each felt His strong presence through the silence and the gift of word, the songs sung and the sharing of our prayer family. One reading was given from Hebrews Ch. 5--and many words were given. One was " BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD", and we were. You could feel the Lord's presence bring each of us a special peace. Geri shared that the sign above Jesus on the cross, INRI could mean "I NEVER REGRET IT. We found this very powerful. We must always remember to trust the cross and when we do we will be welcomed into God's presence. Reminder we will not meet nextMonday, but will return on Monday, April 16, at 7:30p.m. in the chapel. Have a Happy and Blessed Easter, Love in Christ, Sal

Sal's Message

Take a small group of people, place them in a chapel, allow them the power to sing and praise the Lord, and you have an evening of complete Joy in Jesus. That is how we felt tonight. The Lord was there for each of us, We felt His Angels dancing around us as we praised the Lord. A word was given " I am aware of your presence my child and I am here to heal you". The readings were: Ezekiel Ch.37----Roman Ch. 1---Ver. 16-17. The teaching was on "What Will You Leave at The Cross?" We closed our eyes and relived Good Friday at the Cross. We were asked to leave something at the foot of the Cross so that we could be healed. If we leave all our sins, -literally at the Cross we will find a new peace. So find some quiet time this week and speak to our Lord at the cross, and leave all your sins and you will feel so good, good in Christ. Until we meet next Monday, May God Bless and Keep you safe. Love in Christ, Sal

Sal's Message

By some mistake I though we would be in the choir room, but we moved back to the Chapel tonight. I'm sorry for those who had to walk all around. We began quietly in prayer and listened to the Lord speak to each of us. Mary Ann played and her gift of music is so beautiful. The reading were: John Ch. 17- Ver. 20---24----and Joel Ch.2--Ver 12-17. The teaching was on Lent, and our thoughts why we are here, what purpose are we put on earth for? We found that we are here to accomplish something and to do our best to live the Gospel in all situations of our life. So we are left with this question, " Am I doing it?? Am I living the Gospel and thus having the effects that God wanted me to have on this earth?" ---If not,we still have some time. Something to think about this week. We ended in prayer and left with peaceful hearts. Until we meet next Monday in theChapel, may God Bless and keep each of you in the palm of His Hand. God Bless Sal

Sal's Message

The Lord was truly present tonight as we prayed and sang. His words were, "My children I am here, you have called Me, I am present. I will show you the way". He also offered a gift for each one of us. All we have to do is listen and feel it through our heart. He will show us. Well after that some of the readings and the teaching offered us gifts. The reading were: 1 Corinthians Ch. 4-ver. 9-----Micah Ch.7-Ver.18----Isaiah Ch. 41----Romans Ch. 4-Ver. 4-8-----JeremiahCh.18-ver.1-6. The teaching was on Love your neighbor as yourself. Becoming grateful is the armor to put on, and it will help us to see things more clearly. I believe this is a gift from God, which we can learn to use. Let us each day live out our Yes to the Lord. We will meet next Monday in the choir room at 7:30 p.m. Please pray for all of our Sisters and Brothers that attend our prayer meeting. We all need prayers. Until next Monday, God Bless. Sal

Sal's Message

We gathered together at Sal and Janice's house this week because the choir room was too cold a few weeks ago. It was bitter cold outside but the house was warn with the Love of Jesus and the fellowship of each other made the evening feel like summer. Jesus came to us last night with powerful readings and words given. The readings were: Jeremiah Ch. 1 -Ver.5----Jeremiah Ch. 29-----Psalms. Ch.62---and Joshua-1. A word was given " If your heart is heavy come forward and I will heal you'. We many have come with a heavy heart but I am sure we did not leave that way. We enjoyed Bill's sharing and ended in prayer. Some stayed for fellowship. a Until we meet next Monday, may the Lord Bless and keep each of you safe this week. God Bless. Sal

Sal's Message

The night was short but the fellowship was strong. Blessed with the presence of the Lord the night became filled with the power of prayers. We did not sing or have a teaching but the time together was filled with the love of Jesus in each of our hearts. There was a word given, in our quiet time. The Lord said, " Each of you here and all that are not will begin a journey, so stay aware and listen because I will be speaking to your hearts. We ended in prayer and remaining open to what is ahead for us as Lent begins. May the Lord Bless and keep each of you safe. God Bless until we meet in the choir room next week. Sal

Sal's Message

Thank you Lord for the power of prayer which was given to our prayer group tonight. The presence of the Lord surrounded us and with Mary Ann's music, we warmed ourselves in the Lord. The readings were: James 2-Ch.3--Ver13-18---1John Ch 5--ver.1--12---Deuteronomy ch.4--ver.31-- The teaching was on "Our Task," What do you think God is asking of you in your life? We neglect so many opportunities to "BE" Christ to those around us. We should pray every day for the heart of Christ--a heart of Love. Remember God's greatest gift to us is His Son, Jesus, so share the gift of Jesus with everyone you meet, not so much by your words as by your actions. Again, the night was very powerful for prayer. Many I believe will have answered prayers. Until next Monday as we meet in the choir room in the front of church. Have a blessed week and BE Christ to others. God bless, Sal

Sal's Message

It may have been very cold outside, but it was warm at Sal and Janice's house as we gathered to warm up with our Lord. We prayed, praised and sang some songs. A word was given, ( Stand strong My children, for I am taking you on a journey, so be prepared.) There were some reading: John16---ver. 13-15-----Psalm 40------- 2 Corinthians Ch.9-Ver. 9-10. The teaching was on Psalm 150--we reflected on how we praise the Lord, and if we take the time to do so or not. We tried to focus on Our Lord 's presence around us and to always thank Him, Praise Him, and Love Him. We closed and some stayed for fellowship. Cold evening but the Love of Jesus in us kept us warn. God Bless, Sal

Sal's Message

The night was cold and the chapel was chilly but we all came with a warm heart and the love of Jesus, so keeping our coats on we sang and praised the Lord and warmed ourselves up. The power of prayer again was so very strong. There was a reading from Ephesians Ch. 1--Ver. 3--14. A word was given, "We have not chosen Him, He has chosen us and we are to go out and be fruitful. " Bill did the teaching and his gift of speaking and sharing is so powerful. He shared about real life, that bad things happen and that we should count our blessings and with God's help when the bad stuff comes we will know how to handle it. There was so much more in his teaching hard to share. We ended in joyful prayer and went to our warn homes and thanked the Lord for bringing us together again. Until next Monday, may the Lord bless you and keep you safe this week. God bless, Sal

Our 3rd Organizational Meeting

Our 3rd organizational meeting began at 7:30 with prayers of praise, thanksgiving and petition. Janice and Sal, Mary Ann, Phyllis, Rich, Lindy, Bill, Geri and myself were present

We reviewed each aspect of our prayer meeting using last years minutes as our guide for discussion.

Prayer meetings are usually starting close to 7:30. This is improvement.

Since last year, we have made a smaller circle of chairs. We are able to hear better and have a better feeling of intimacy.

Sal has been opening with prayer. All are welcome to add to this prayer. This is followed by a time of silence. We as a group have become more comfortable with silence.

Mary Ann is now the music ministry since Rich Ruggeri has found a prayer group closer to his home. Mary Ann requested that we ask her before the prayer meeting if we want a particular song. This way she is able to play it at a time when it will fit in with the flow of the music and the meeting. When Mary Ann is not present to play for us it was decided we would prefer to sing acappello rather than with a tape because it feels more natural.

We discussed structure of our meeting versus spontaneity and we realize we need a balance, which we strive for.

We feel progress is being made with keepping intercessory prayer from becomming too long or "story time."

Sal was thanked for doing so many teachings. Sal expressed the hope that more of us would volunteer more often to teach since it does become a burden sometimes for him. Sal also believes it is good for us to do teachings and also we do enjoy listening to different members give their teachings. Bill volunteered to speak at the next meeting.

We will continue to pray for individuals at the end of our prayer meeting but if anyone needs to leave early or needs prayer earlier, we will happily pray for anyone at any time.

Mary Ann brought up the possibility of joining occasionally with another local prayer group. We could go to their meeting one time and they could come to ours another time.

I personally believe that these organization meetings are very important. This is an opportunity for us to discuss together whatever concerns we have about our group. The consensus tonight was that we are on track. Praise God!

Anne

Sal's Message

We opened in prayer and allowed the Holy Spirit to touch each of us tonight. Tape music was used and we sang and enjoyed the different songs and felt His presents among us. A word was given, "My children tonight I will light the way for each of you." We were told to listen from our heart, our soul, and our mind. The reading came from: 2 Corinthians Ch.12-Ver.7 ------Colossians Ch. 1 Ver.24---29. The teaching was How Significant Are You? We discovered the significance that has been ours all along as a child of the King. We must be aware of the power of prayer, realizing that our prayer, our life, can make a difference. Read Mark 11, Ver 22--25 and you know how important prayer is, and how powerful and significant you can get. God Bless, Sal

Sal's Message

How good if felt to come together after the Holidays. Praying, sharing and singing with our Sisters and Brothers tonight and lifting our prayers to the Lord was great. The presence of Our Lord was there when we remained open and allowed Him to touch us. The readings were: 2 Samuel 2---Luke Ch. 7- Ver. 37--45---John Ch.5--Ver. 19--30. The teaching was on Grace and how grace is an invitation to be "at home" with the Father. If we train our eyes to see, we will see Grace in many aspects of our life. God is with us in everything, so keep these words by your side, "Everything I have is Yours." Linger on those words. Live with them. Your Father is saying them to YOU. We will meet next Monday at 7:30 p.m. Until then may Grace be with you this week. God Bless, Sal

Sal's Message

The Lord works in strange ways. As I was sitting here ready to write about tonight's prayer meeting I opened my folder where I keep my teaching and found a ppiece of paper in it. I remembered this paper fell out of the song book I had used tonight and had not picked up, but someone did after the prayer meeting and put it in my folder. This is what it said. "My Dear and Precious Children, Please remain open and listen carefully to what will be shared tonight. Listen not only with your ears, but listen with your mind and your heart----for what will be shared is for each of you. So my faithful children remain alert and strong and always remember, I AM WITH YOU." We shared tonight on Advent of Grace, remember Grace is a five-letter word that can also be spelled J-E-S-U-S. Offer your heart each day as the new manger where the Word can become flesh. God Bless -----Reminder next Monday Dec. 18, the prayer meeting will be at our home. This will be a Christmas prayer meeting social. Please bring your loved one. We will be having a short prayer meeting, sing Christmas songs and share over coffee and some food. Hope you all can make it. The next meeting will be on Jan. 8, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel. You can also bring your Christmas cards, if you like. God Bless.
Sal and Janice