Next Crave Service is tomorrow night!!!

Tomorrow is Wednesday, February 1st and at 7:3opm we will hold our first Crave service of 2012!  Come to the Cathedral to seek and praise the Lord.  As we seek Him, we walk into his blessings of joy, healing and renewal of spirit.

Notice – No Parking in the Library Lot

The library will be using their lot on Sundays for the next 2 months and asked that we refrain from parking there.

Advent Begins

We always thank God for you, mentioning you in our prayers.  We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.    1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

Advent Events

• Week of Prayer: Click here for a list of Designated Prayer times throughout the week of December 5th.
• Crave Service: Wednesday Dec. 7th at 7:30pm
• Intercessor Christmas Living Nativity: Saturday Dec. 3rd at 6:15PM.  Malverne Tree Lighting is at 4:45pm

• Christmas Eve Children’s Service 5:00PM
• Christmas Eve Christ Mass 11:00PM
• Christmas Day Service 10:00AM

Wise Family Condolences

Prayers and condolences to James Wise and family at the passing of close family member, Patricia Teger.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 25th at Church of the Intercessor located at 50 St. Thomas Place in Malverne, NY 11565 at 2:00pm.

Roque (Zepernick) Family Condolences

Prayers and condolences to Bari Zepernick and family at the passing of her mother, Rita Roque.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 23rd at Church of the Intercessor located at 50 St. Thomas Place in Malverne, NY 11565 at 2:00pm.

Columbus Day – Office Closed

The office will be closed in honor of Columbus Day, but there WILL be a Noon Eucharist.

Healing in the Eucharist

Dn. Alan and Katie Melanson

By: Dn. Alan Melanson

In June of 2002, I made one of the smartest decisions in my life and asked Katie Lee Bates to marry me.  To my surprise, she accepted my proposal in front of 700 people at GOC2K2 in Selma, Alabama.  Because of our engagement, I flew to Long Island at least once a month and was able to celebrate the Eucharist with my future church family.  I noticed there was something slightly different in the Eucharistic prayers from what I was familiar with in Jacksonville.  Just before receiving the Eucharist, the congregation says,

“Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed”

This statement had a major impact on me and I began to say this response before receiving the Eucharist wherever I was.  I was beginning to truly believe that healing and restoration could take place by simply receiving the Sacraments of His Body and Blood.

At this time, I was working full-time at the Cathedral Church of the Messiah in Jacksonville, Florida – part-time youth pastor/part-time lawn man.  As you can imagine, cutting grass in the summertime in Florida was not a pleasant experience, but I tried to do the best I could as I served God by serving the Church.  One day, I was a little zealous with cutting the grass and began to mow through a large weed pile which was hiding poison ivy.  I just so happen to be extremely allergic to poison ivy.  My mother used to say that all I had to do was breathe within 25 feet of it and I would break out from head to toe.  Well, this day was no different.  My leg flared up the next day from the poison ivy.  That day the staff was having a meeting and celebrating the Eucharist together.  As I knelt at the altar rail, I prayed, “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.” I went about the rest of the day not thinking much about my leg with poison ivy.  It finally hit me at dinner time that my leg had stopped itching and I had not put any medicine on it since earlier that morning.  I looked down at my leg and there was still slight redness, but a majority of the bumps were gone and the itch was no longer there!

Now I am in full favor of “charismatic prayer times,” like our Crave service, but I always have to remind myself that God is truly present in the Eucharist and other Sacraments, such as Holy Unction (Anointing with Holy Oil).  If God is present in the Sacraments, and as our true Father wanting to give us good gifts (Luke 11), why don’t we bring our requests for healing to Him and truly believe the statement:

“Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed”

I urge you to approach the Eucharist with reverence and faith that God wants to bring healing to your life: physical, spiritual, and emotional.

Alpha Introduction Dinner

Alpha Introduction Dinner– Tuesday, September 13th at 6:30pm in the parish hall.  Bring your family, friends or neighbors–Sign up with the green envelopes.

This is a great opportunity for you if you’ve already taken the course, to invite someone you know and help bring them to Christ.   Besides that, you’ll get to eat a great dinner!

How to Buy & Sell on Ebay

Come out to The Family Life Center located at 1852 Grand Ave in Baldwin this Saturday morning at 9am  for a FREE class that will teach you how to successfully and profitable buy and sell on EBAY.  The class will be taught by Rob Roy, an Intercessor member with  financial wisdom.

Can I Live – Nick Cannon Video

Nick Cannon: CAN I LIVE (Singer Nick Cannon’s mother nearly aborted him. Experience this powerful music video based on Nick Cannon’s life story.)