Philip Militante is a gifted singer & worship leader. Many years ago, God brought about his conversion, using music as a catalyst. As he grew in his love for God, he joined a religious order called the Brotherhood of Hope. Here he grew in love of God and anointing in worship. He left the Brotherhood after discerning that his vocation was not to live as a religious. He and the love of his life, Rebecca married in 1999 and live with their 3 sons in Jacksonville, FL.
Music has always been an important part of Philip's life. God continues to use and grow that gift in Philip. He ministers in many venues in the diocese, including various parish activities, the Life Teen Program at Christ the King, Rachel Vineyard Retreats, diocesan youth rallies, March for Life, and for the last 3 years, at the annual Diocesan Eucharistic Congress. He and his wife are founding members of Families Following Christ where Philip helps lead worship and adoration on a regular basis. Charismatic prayer is an integral part of Philip’s spiritual background and he looks forward to helping with the Catholic Holy Spirit Healing Conference.
Fr. Mathias Thelen: Fr. Mathias is Co-Founder and President of Encounter Ministries. He is also the Pastor of St. Patrick Catholic Parish in Brighton, MI.
Father is both a graduate of St. John Vianney College Seminary and of the University of St Thomas in St Paul, MN where he earned degrees in both Philosophy and Catholic Studies. He attended Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit for his graduate seminary formation and after graduation was ordained a priest on June 11, 2010 for the Diocese of Lansing.
He served several parishes before joining the faculty of Sacred Heart as a spiritual director and assistant professor of theology. In 2016, Fr. Thelen earned his Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas in Rome. He is the author of the book, Biblical Foundations for the Role of Healing in Evangelization (Wipf and Stock, 2018) and has appeared in the documentaries Fearless (2017) and Revive (2020). Fr Mathias is passionate to see the Church come alive with the fullness of the transforming power of the Holy Spirit so that the world might believe in Jesus, the Son of God.
Jean Roach
Jean has been active in the Charismatic Renewal since 1974. She serves as a Pastoral Leader to the People of Praise Prayer Group in Gainesville, Fl. She has led an intercessory prayer group for the past 26 years. She is a published Christian writer and believes the Holy Spirit is calling her to lift up the name of Jesus through her publications.
She also serves in prison ministry.
Fr. Mathias Thelen
Tom Edwards
Tom and his wife, Jean Marie, make their home in St. Augustine, FL. They are grandparents to twenty grandchildren and one great grandson. Tom was born and raised as a Roman Catholic. In 1974, Tom resigned from his management position in retail to answer a call to full-time ministry. This step soon evolved into an international mobile outreach of lay Catholic evangelization with an emphasis on the preaching and teaching of the Word of God. His conference speaking, retreats, and the presentation of many parish missions has been widely received throughout five continents. Tom’s goal is always to bring the Word of God alive and applicable to one’s life today.
In 1996, the Lord called Mary to the ministry of healing prayer, bringing the Lord's comfort and healing to the broken-hearted and freedom to those in captivity (Is. 61:1). Her desire is that all come to know Christ and receive His gift of salvation.Since 1998, she has served as a short term missionary, team leader, and teacher, to Eastern Europe,often with Renewal Ministries. She teaches and ministers extensively on healing prayer and life in Christ. Since 2014, she has been sought to teach Priests, Seminarians, Religious, and Catholic leaders in Slovakia and the Czech Republic on healing prayer, primarily inner healing and deliverance. She is active as a conference speaker, retreat leader, seminar leader, and teacher nationally and internationally. Mary is a certified Spiritual Director (2012) through The Cenacle of Our Lady of Divine Providence School of Spirituality in affiliation with Franciscan University. She serves as Director of Healing Prayer at her local parish.
7:25 Talk- Fr. Mathias which will lead into prayer ministry (about 8:15) calling on Holy Spirit
SATURDAY MORNING (Moderator—)
8:45-9:10Praise
9:10-9:15Announcements
9:15-10:00Talk: Tom Edwards
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:40Praise
10:40-11:25Talk: Fr. Mathias
11:25-11:30Announcements
11:30-12:30Lunch (Lunch must conclude in by 12:30.)
SATURDAY AFTERNOON (Moderator—)
12:30-12:45 Praise
12:45-1:30 Talk: Fr. Mathias
1:30-1:45 Break
1:45-2:00 Praise & Worship
2:00-2:45 Mary Shaw
2:45-3:00. Break
3:00-3:30 Praise & Worship
3:30-4:15 Talk: Fr. Mathias
4:15 Announcements: All attendees must leave the venue by 4:30 due to parking for 5PM Mass.
4:30 – 6:30 Supper Break
SATURDAY EVENING (Moderator—)
6:30—7:00Praise & Worship
7-7:30 Jean Roach -testimony of healing
7:30---7:45 Break & Prepare for Mass
7:45---9:30 Mass (Homily: Fr. Mathias) and Healing Prayer Service
The Holy Spirit Healing & Evangelization, Inc. was established in 2021 to Evangelize Souls to Jesus Christ, bring renewal in the Holy Spirit to God's people, and provide an annual Holy Spirit Healing Conference. (We are a 501(3)(C) Non-Profit organization.)
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