A Charismatic Prayer Group is a community of support, encouragement and prayer that allows those who participate to grow in faith and to support their church and community. A Charismatic prayer group will typically have sung worship, scripture, prayer and praise and will use and discern the charisms (speaking in tongues, words of knowledge, prophecy, prayers for healing) within the heart of the local Catholic church community.
2025 The Jubilee Year
Pope Francis has asked that 2025 is a year of Jubilee, meaning it’s a special holy year that occurs every 25 years, with the theme for 2025 being “Pilgrims of Hope”. There is such a need for hope in our world and lives today and being pilgrims of hope requires the church to reflect, pray and for us personally to renew our faith, particularly promoting an alternative way of living in today’s world, as a disciple of Jesus Christ and to offer hope in a world suffering many challenges.
A Jubilee year is detailed in Leviticus 25, 8 – 31 and the word “Jubilee” comes to us through the Greek from of the Hebrew yobel, which means horn and the beginning of a jubilee year was proclaimed by the blast of a horn. It marks a year of celebration, a year of renewal and a fresh start for all.
The prayer groups listed below will help you to renew, reflect and pray on what it means to be a Pilgrim of Hope in 2025.
Prayer Group List
St Paul’s Parish, Haywards Heath
Friday 8pm. Contact: Gerry Gallagher ggallacher01@gmail.com
Broadfield Prayer Group, Broadfield Church, Crawley
Weekly on Thursday. Contact: Sharonne Ono shazono@outlook.com
Farnham “Life in the Spirit” Group, Parish of St Joan of Arc in Farnham, Surrey
Wednesdays 8.00-9.00pm Contact: Alaistair Emblem alastairemblem@yahoo.co.uk
Waters of Life Prayer Group, Parish of the Nativity of the Lord, Redhill
Meet monthly contact Margaret McGettrick mmcgettrick@googlemail.com
Kaleo Praise and Worship, St Mary’s Church, 5 Surrenden Road, Brighton and Hove, BN1 6PA
Thursdays 7pm, kaleogroup@outlook.com
The Wild Goose Prayer Group, Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, Bexhill-on-Sea
Contact Ghislaine Cornfield: g_pilard@hotmail.com
Richard Grey, Home prayer group in Elstead, Godalming
Mondays 5pm, Richard Grey rcegrey@aol.com
Siloam Prayer Group, Windlesham Surrey, https://siloamcommunity.wordpress.com/
Tuesday’s at 8pm. Contact Dave Connelly d.a.connelly999@gmail.com or 07877 513556
Praise and Worship Group, 6 Wellington Road, Brighton, BN2 3AA
Tuesday evenings 7-8pm. Contact melissajgreener@gmail.
All are welcome.
Kairos Charistmatic Prayer Group, Our Lady of Ransom Church, Eastbourne.
Alternate Wednesday evenings (details on Parish Newsletter or on website www.ourladyofransom.org.uk ) between 7.30 – 9.00 pm. Contact Caroline Rother cazrother@hotmail.co.uk
The Guildford Homegroups meet regularly for praise and worship, teaching, discussion, prayer and fellowship and are grounded in the teachings of the Catholic Church, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The Homegroups meet every 2 weeks during term-time, in the homes of our members or altogether in our parish church. Contact Katherine Cadogan kat_groves@yahoo.co.uk
If any one would like to join us email Mark Pearson at mark@pearsononline.org for details.
The Way Prayer Group, St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church, 58 Crescent Rd, Worthing BN11 1RQ
The Way Prayer Group meets periodically throughout the year. Typically Monday evenings starting at 7:30pm. For more details contact Stuart Burman stuartpburman@gmail.com
“Breathe into me, Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Move in me, Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Attract my heart, Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is holy. Strengthen me, Holy Spirit, that I may defend all that is holy. Protect me, Holy Spirit, that I may always be holy.”
Saint Augustine