Chairman
Bp. Mar Raphael Thattil

Archbishop's House, Trichur - 680 005, Kerala, India
Tel: +91 487 - 2333325, 2338203 (O), Fax: +91 487 - 2338204

Vice-Chairmen
Bp. Samuel Mar Irenios

Major Archbishop's House, Pattom, Trivandrum, Kerala - 695 004, India.
Tel: +91 471 - 2541642, Fax: +91 471 - 2541635

Bp. Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Karikkassery
Bishop's House, Kottappuram 680 667

Tel: +91 480-2802165, Fax: +91 480-2802865

Secretary
Rev. Fr. Jose Anchanickal
St. Mary’s Forane Church, Bharananganam – 686 578, Kerala, India
Tel :+91 4822-236984

E-mail: joseanchanickal@yahoo.com
 

The Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church has been developed with structures and ministries at various levels for effective functioning, consolidation and reaching out. The statutes of the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (ICCRS)representing the various continents and countries of the world with its office in Vatican was formally approved by Vatican in 1993. In Sept 1996 the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of India (CBCI) officially granted recognition to the National Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (NCCRS) and the national office with the objects of ‘ the service and promotion of Catholic Charismatic Renewal of India and to serve as a centre of unity, communication and cooperation.

In 2004 the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services in Kerala [KCCR] was officially recognized by the KCBC and a commission of KCBC with Bishop Thomas Chakkiath as its Chairman and Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Athipozhi and Geevarghese Mar Divannasios as the Vice Chairman was formed.  The Chairman of the Kerala Service Team (KST)  is it secretary and  ‘Emmaus’ at Kalamassery (Ernakulam) serves as the office to the commission

THE CENTRAL GOALS OF CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL

1. To help Catholics experience a Baptism in the holy Spirit; that is a personal experience of the graces of Christian discipleship, namely
   
   a)     Intense love for and commitment to Jesus as one’s personal Saviuor and Lord.
   b)     A child-like trust in God the Father,
   c)     An openness to the guidance and gifts of the Holy Spirit, and
   d)     A warm commitment to the Body of Christ, the church
    

2. To help Catholics understand and use the Charismatic gifts, which are a source of strength for Christians in the carrying out of their mission and in their pilgrimage towards holiness.
    

3. To help Catholics discover the beauty and power of prayer , both collective and personal , with special emphasis on the prayer of praise and worship, faith filled intercession ,and participation in a weekly prayer meeting with fellow believers
    

4. To promote evangelization in the power of the holy sprit ( Including   re evangelization of the baptized evangelization of non christans and evangelization of  cultures and social structures) by proclaiming the Gospel in word and deed , and by bearing witness to Jesus Christ through personal testimony and those works of faith and justice to which each one is called.
    

5. To foster an on going growth in holiness through proper integration of these charismatic emphases with the full life of the church through participation in rich sacramental and liturgical life, appreciation of the tradition of catholic doctrine and participation in the pastoral plan of the local church.

STRUCTURE OF KERALA CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL SERVICES [ KCCRS]

The Kerala Service Team (KST) is the apex body of the KCCRS and  has a wider representative body - Kerala Advisory Council (KAC),The whole of Kerala, which includes 29 Dioceses is geographically divided into 23 Zones with each zone having different sub-zones.

The various zones are combined into 7 sub-regions. All these units have a Service Team with a Co-ordinator (lay person) and a priest animator committed to the service and promotion of the renewal.

KCCRS AT A GLANCE

KERALA SERVICE TEAM (KST) :

The KST meets every month, on the first Saturday from evening till Sunday evening. The members prayerfully evaluate the functioning of the team and prepare plans for the coming months. Many training programmes are arranged for the Laity to promote leadership and to strengthen the Church.

EMMAUS

Emmaus is the secretariat of KCBC Commission and where the Chairman of the Kerala Service Team (KST). Also it is a laity formation center and it co ordinate all net working, information and other needs of KCCRS.

Retreat Centres in kerala

There are more than 90 Retreat centers and various retreat teams all over Kerala functioning in co-operation and otherwise, constant efforts are being made at the central and zonal levels to co-ordinate and network the renewal activities in order to make them best serve the mission and unity of the Church. Though there is a long way to go, the Lord is blessing the Church in a great way through the Charismatic renewal and the appreciation, support and encouragement we receive from the hierarchy helps us to ‘run with perseverance the race that is set before us’.

MINISTRIES

Jeevajwala

Jeevajwala  is the mouthpiece of the KCCRS. Serves to communicate the vision and programmes, give teaching for ongoing growth, build the charismatic spirituality, provide chance to share renewal experiences, help people in the renewal to develop their literary talents, provide exposure to the national and international charismatic renewal world.

Working style of the church for the coming years.

Parish Ministry

The Parish ministry works together with the Kerygma and the Out-reach ministries. All these ministries have their separate service teams and programmes. Their combined effort aims at making the parishes vibrant and evangelistic with the help of parish priests. The ministry aims at conducting renewal retreats and ongoing follow up programmes, building small Christian communities (BCC’s), training for evangelistic out-reaches, making the parish units and the various associations in the parish more effective by promoting the active involvement of renewed people in the parish life, for making the prayer groups alive and active etc.

Couples Ministry

Works for the renewal of the family life through the holy, prayerful, united life of the couples and members of the family and making the family an active ecclesial unit contributing to the effective building up of the body of Christ, committed to pro-life, promotion of vocation etc.

Thuvanisa Ministry

Aims at empowering and animating all categories of Catholic woman in the renewal, get involved in life in the model of Mary, woman par excellence (cf at Cana, at the foot of the cross) – promote their collaboration and active participation in the life of the family, Church and society, organize awareness and leadership trainings at regional levels.

Singles Ministry

‘The Marian Singles’ ministry for the single Women, started in 1981, strive to encourage and promote the Catholic women who have a call from the Lord to live this vocation, to live it fruitfully and joyfully, to receive a recognition to this vocation in the Church, to build fellowships, to provide help for the needy singles and to help them to develop their potentials.

Intercession Ministry

There is perpetual adoration (24 hours)  at Emmaus before the Blessed Sacrament. The intercession ministry serves as the powerhouse for all renewal activities. There are many intercession centers and chain prayer systems supporting the renewal of the Church.

KERYGMA MINISTRY

This is a training course for preparing spirit-filled Catholics to become evangelizers. The main content of this training is the person to person evangelization process. Though meant to be a 10 day residential training, many people are not able to attend it completely because of the duration. So this is also conducted as an evening course in some selected parishes.

FINANCE MINISTRY

Aims at financial management and discipline in all charismatic activities, maintaining the transparency and accountability of financial accounts, to promote tithing etc. All zonal treasurers are members of the central finance team.

JESUS YOUTH

Jesus youth is a catholic youth movement with a charismatic spirituality. The strength of the movement is its special focus on a Jesus – centered life , starting with a God experience , growing through prayer, the word of God , the sacraments and fellowship and bearing fruit in a life style of sharing the good news of Jesus with others . Jesus youth is a wide network of small but strong fellowship groups of youth from different catholic rites. Jesus youth strive to set apart time for the lord , answering the challenges of today’s world in the power of the sprit.

KYCT – is the controlling body of the Jesus youth activities in Kerala  .The 21 various zones are have a Service Team with a Co-ordinator (lay person) and a priest animator committed to the service and promotion of the youth activities.
 

Parish ministry, Campus ministry , Teens ministry, Angels army , Nurses Ministry , Professionals Ministry , Pro life ministry , Intercession ministry, Media ministry , Couples ministry  are the ministry’s of the KYCT.

Contact : 

Secretary Carismatic Movement Commission

Rev. Fr. Jose Anchanickal
St. Mary’s Forane Church, Bharananganam – 686 578, Kerala, India
Tel :+91 4822-236984

E-mail: joseanchanickal@yahoo.com