00105DCCR - Our Mission

Mission Statement: The Detroit Catholic Charismatic Renewal (DCCR) is a local expression of the new outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Archdiocese of Detroit as a part of the broader renewal within the church. Its' mission with the approval of the Archbishop of Detroit is to foster Unity, Holiness, and Action through charismatic prayer groups and the Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Vision Statement: To lift up Jesus by the power and charisms of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of God the Father.

Words from Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI

“[The Charismatic Renewal] is evidence of hope, a positive sign of the times, a gift of God to our age. It is a rediscovery of the joy and wealth of prayer over against theories and practices, which had become increasingly ossified and shriveled as a result of secularized rationalism.

“I myself have observed the effectiveness of the [Charismatic} Movement: in Munich I saw a number of good vocations to the priesthood come from it. As I have already said, like every other reality entrusted to human beings, it too is exposed to misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and exaggerations. But it would be dangerous to see only the risks and not also the gift offered by God.

“The necessary caution does not alter my fundamentally positive judgment.”
– The Ratzinger Report, 1985

“We are not some casual or meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary.”
- Homily, Mass of Installation, 2005

“What the New Testament describes, with reference to the charisms, as visible signs of the coming of the Spirit is no longer merely ancient, past history – this history is becoming a burning reality today.” Pope Benedict XVI

“40 YEARS OF AMAZING GRACE”

RELIVE THE FIRE!

In 1967, at Duquesne University, the Holy Spirit ignited the flame of a new Pentecost within a small group of faculty and students – a powerful burst which resulted in the “baptism in the Holy Spirit” and the beginning of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. The flame leaped and spread to other universities across the United States and around the world. Today, the lives of over 100 million Catholics have been touched by the power and love of the Holy Spirit. In February 2007, we invite you to come to Detroit and relive the fire of that first outpouring. Forty Years of Amazing Grace Conference (Click for details)

VISION STATEMENT

(adopted by the National Service Committee of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, January, 2004)
http://ccc.garg.com/ccc/publications/CHARISCENTER.html

The Charismatic Renewal needs to be

Ø       joyful and excited by our mission

Ø       vigilant to the Word of God

Ø       awake to the danger of the present evil, and

Ø       mutually supportive and in service to each other
                        because

the Lord is calling the Charismatic Renewal to be bold in a united voice and to make an impact on the Church and society by proclaiming:

Ø      the priority of the Lordship of Jesus

Ø      the Father’s love for all

Ø      the power of the Spirit in all we do

Ø      the radical call to a witness of holiness.