The seventh talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Louise Smith, on "Keeping the Joy of the Gospel." This talk was given on Friday, March 27, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Christy Whiting, Upper Room Administrator, made opening and closing remarks. The talk was also preceded by brief sharings from some of the participants.

This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the book Charisms of the Holy Spirit: Tools for the New Evangelization by Renee A. Marazon.

Please note: There were some minor microphone problems in the beginning that were addressed later in the recording.

Key words: joy, gifts, Holy Spirit

The sixth talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Randy Cirner. Drawing from personal experience, Randy speaks about how to deal with obstacles in exercising the spiritual gifts. This talk was given on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry.

This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the book Charisms of the Holy Spirit: Tools for the New Evangelization by Renee A. Marazon.

Key words: obstacles, gifts, Holy Spirit

The fifth talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Sr. Sarah Burdick, Christ the King Catholic Church. Sr. Sarah discusses practical ways we can use the gifts God has given to us while remaining open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit about how and when He wants to use us. This talk was given on Friday, March 6, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry.

This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the book Charisms of the Holy Spirit: Tools for the New Evangelization by Renee A. Marazon.

Key words: practicality, gifts, God’s will, Holy Spirit

The fourth talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Dcn. Dan Foley, Christ the King Catholic Church. Following sharings from class participants about using their gifts, Dcn. Dan spoke about discerning God's will. This talk was given on Friday, February 27, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. 

This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the book Charisms of the Holy Spirit: Tools for the New Evangelization by Renee A. Marazon. 

Key words: discernment, God's will, charisms, gifts

The third talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Jeannette Barbacane, co-director, with Tesa Fleming, of the Heart of Christ Spiritual Direction Training Program. This talk was given on Friday, February 20, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Jeannette is introduced by Christy Whiting, Upper Room Administrator.

Note: Due to technical difficulties, the recording of Jeannette's talk is somewhat choppy.

This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the book Charisms of the Holy Spirit: Tools for the New Evangelization by Renee A. Marazon. 

Key words: charism, evangelization, prayer

The second talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Christy Whiting, Upper Room Administrator. This talk was given on Friday, February 13, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. 

This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the book Charisms of the Holy Spirit: Tools for the New Evangelization by Renee A. Marazon. 

Key words: charism, evangelization, small groups

The first talk in the Gifts for the New Evangelization class, given by Dr. Mary Healy, associate professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. This talk was given on Friday, February 6, 2015, at Christ the King Catholic Church as part of the Upper Room Ministry. Dr. Healy is introduced by Christy Whiting, Upper Room Administrator.

This 7-week class helps participants to identify their gifts and learn how to exercise them. It uses the book Charisms of the Holy Spirit: Tools for the New Evangelization by Renee A. Marazon. 

Key words: charism, evangelization