DIOCESAN CHARISMATIC HOLDS PENTECOST WEEKEND

Members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria (CCRN) in Auchi Diocese, have held their annual Pentecost weekend celebration at Sabongida-Ora. The occasion which is used to commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, was tagged “Go then and make disciples of all Nations.”

Welcoming participants to the parish, the host CCRN President Brother Obiwuru Remigus, thanked God for the safe arrival of faithful who have come to worship, praise and receive from God.

While assuring the gathering of brethren that with God all things are possible and that there is solution to all problems no matter their magnitude, Brother Obiwuru prayed that their waiting on the Lord during the event would be a blessing and a turning point in their Christian life.

Also in his welcome address, the diocesan Catholic Charismatic chaplain Rev. Fr. Godrick Shab, stressed that God has brought all of them together once again from various parishes, zones and prayer groups to renew their faith, while urging them to be always listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit, have faith in God's saving power and endeavour to live righteous lives, so that their waiting on the Lord will not be in vain.

During the programme, the diocesan charismatic president Brother Chris Afehomo, called on the faithful to shun materialism at all cost which he said has led to the destruction as well as spiritual death of many faithful who allowed themselves to be caught up in its deadly web.

Speaking on the spate of kidnapping and abduction in the country, Brother Afehomo lamented that it has become a lucrative venture for people who have sold their souls to the devil and charged Christians irrespective of their denominations to join hands together and curb the menace, stressing that Christ has given them the mandate to take dominion over all and they can do all things through Christ.

He further admonished the participants that the anointing they received during the Pentecost weekend celebration was not for them to break away from the Church to establish theirs, but rather, it should be used for evangelization to bring those in the grip of darkness to the light of Christ in the Catholic faith.

Activities featured at the occasion included lectures delivered by, Rev. Fr. James Anelu, Brother Akota and Rev. Fr. (Prof.) John Onimawho. Also, there was exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, workshops and candle light procession around the town of Sabongida-Ora.