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MONDAY NIght BIBLE people who meet regularly to give BRANCH #260 OF THE
STUDY praise, thanks, honor and love to ITALIAN CATHOLIC
Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior It FEDERATION
is meant to be a community gathering
The Monday night Bible Study
where individuals come together to
was started in 1988 by the then The Italian Catholic Federation
praise and worship God as the Holy
"Deacon-in-training" Dick Karl. Even the I C.F is a charitable, religiously'
Spirit moves.
though Deacon Dick moved on to based organization that was founded
A charismatic prayer group
other responsibilities the following in 1924 by Catholics of Italian heri-
emphasizes the importance of being
year, the group has continued to tage.
baptized in the Holy Spirit and
grow and change, and meet on Today I.C.F membership
openness and responsiveness to the
Monday nights. Several resource includes over 26,000 devoted Catho-
Holy Spirit. One way this openness to
materials, all excellent, have been lics of all nationalities. We contribute
the Holy Spirit is manifest is by
used over the years, but the back about $50,000 00 a year to the
praying for and exercising charismatic
bone of the program continues to be research and eventual cure of
gifts at the weekly prayer meeting
the Word of God, the community that Cooley's Anemia and our pasta
and in the day to day life of the
is formed, and the experiences of dinners, bake sales and barbeques
members of the prayer group.
each member of the group. Whether have raised over $750 000.00 for the
A charismatic prayer group has
the group has been small or large, the promotion of vocations to the
many functions it forms a supporting
constant has always been lively and priesthood in the form of a Seminary
community of Christians, and it also
spirit-filled discussions as we share Burse. We are also fervently involved
serves as an instrument of communi-
our faith journey with one another in the education of our children and
cating the infilling of the Spirit and
have happily donated over
charismatic gifts to others It supports
CHARISMATIC PRAYER $338,000.00 worth of scholarships
prayerfulness, so that the effects of
Group the baptism in the Holy Spirit since 1964
Our local branch of the I.C.F
and the charismatic gifts
The Charismatic Prayer Group at may be reaped. Branch #260 has been proudly
Our Lady of Perpetual Help has been It also provides affiliated with Our Lady of Perpetual
meeting each Wednesday morning at an atmosphere Help Church for over twenty memo-
9· 30 a.m. in the Conference Center for for others to rable years. We are the only I.C.F
the past four years. Presently its come to know branch in the Santa Clarita Valley and
group leader is Giovanna Spatrisano. the Lord. have members from Saint Clare's
The Prayer Group is a number of Church as well as members who join

Charismatic Prayer Group (left to right): Michelle Horgan, Kitty Italian Catholic Federation-St. Joseph's Table (left to right):
Drohina, Giouanna Spatrisano, Mary Taylor and Peggy Landrum Rosa Morana, Jim DeSario, Father Power Angel Morana

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