Rev. Fr. Franklin D’Souza, National Youth Director of ICYM, from CBCI Delhi conducted two days healing retreat on June 29th & 30th, 2013 for the parishioners of Ascension Church, Dacosta Layout Bangalore.
On 29th & 30th, 9 am to 1pm he took session for the prayer group leaders “How to exercise gifts & charisms in the ministry”. He stressed that gifts and charisms in the Church given for common good. Hence we have to use them for not selfish glory instead we should use them to build the community. He shared his experience with various examples.
In the evening on 29th at 5.30pm he celebrated Holy Eucharist. He spoke on ‘cost of discipleship’ at 6.30pm he preached on Luke 5:1-10 ‘call, fall and rise of Simon’. At 7.30pm he conducted adoration and prayed for the healing.
On 30th holy mass celebrated by Fr Franklin at 5.30pm. In his homily he invited the people to ‘love Jesus above all else & to witness him’. At 6.30pm he spoke on ‘Forgiveness brings healing’. Then he conducted healing adoration also special prayers for the youth were conducted. This retreat was organised by New Jerusalem prayer group of the Ascension Parish. Bro. Lincoln thanked Fr Franklin for making time and preaching retreat in the parish.
