Days of Healing Prayer provide opportunities to hear teachings on prayer and to receive healing prayer. These Saturdays dedicated to prayer are offered for St. Michael’s parishioners as well as the wider community, as an outreach, sharing the healing power of God’s love poured out through Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Typically, four Days of Healing Prayer are offered every year. Some Days of Healing Prayer have featured special speakers as well, including Norma Dearing, Rick Belser, Barbara Shlemon Ryan, Nigel Mumford, and Joanne Ellison.

Next Day of Healing Prayer

Saturday, March 17, 2012
9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Unforgiveness

An Emotional Cancer that Rots the Soul

featuring the Rev. Nigel Mumford

“Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us?”  Luke 11:4

To forgive is the law. It is not an option. Jesus said, “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Luke 11:4  We might respond, I do not want to forgive and why should I forgive? How do we forgive? Do we let someone ruin our life even from the grave?  I have observed that unforgiveness is an emotional cancer that rots the soul. I put it to you, if God forgives us and we do not forgive, are we not putting ourselves above God? Unforgiveness can mutate into bitterness and cause physical harm. Come and learn that we are not letting “the perp” off the hook, we are stopping them from renting space in our brain!  Will you allow someone to hurt you again in the long term?  God indeed sets the captives free when we start the process of forgiveness.

Fr. Nigel Mumford, a former drill instructor in the Royal Marine Commandos was born and educated in England. After witnessing the healing of his sister, Julie Sheldon, a ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet in 1989, he dedicated his life to the healing ministry.  From 1996 to 2004, he was the director of the Oratory of the Little Way, a healing retreat center in Connecticut. In 2004, he became the director of the healing ministry at Christ the King Spiritual Life Center with the Episcopal Diocese of Albany. Fr. Nigel’s third book was released in September 2011; “After the Trauma the Battle Begins” Post Trauma Healing. Fr. Nigel has his own personal story of healing. In October 2009, he was hospitalized with H1N1, pneumonia and secondary pneumonia and was near death. He was on a ventilator and in a chemically induced coma for nineteen days. Six weeks in ICU and three weeks at a Rehab facility, he was sent home on Dec. 23, 2009, to continue his recovery. The pulmonologist told him, “You were as close to death without dying that I have ever seen.” Fr. Nigel gives thanks and praise to all the intercessors who lifted him up in prayer. He is alive because of prayer. Thank you Jesus! Fr. Nigel lives with his wife Lynn in Greenwich, near Saratoga Springs, New York.

Schedule

8:45    am     Registration
Session I
9:00    am     Worship & 1st Teaching – Fr. Mumford
10:30  am    Prayer Ministry
11:30  am      Lunch
Session II
12:20 am     Worship & 2nd Teaching – Fr. Mumford
1:15    pm    Prayer Ministry
2:05   pm    Holy Communion for Generational Healing
3:00   pm    Adjourn

All occurs in church, Corner of Meeting Street and Broad

Registration Closed online but you can register at the door at 8:45 am

$20 Registration Fee (Covers lunch)

Archived Reflections on Day of Healing Prayer

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