Mother of God Ministries & Activities
The Mother of God Community Web site lists and describes a variety of ministries and activities including the Mother of God School; weekday morning prayer and mass; a monthly, charismatic Community Mass on Saturday evening; the weekly Sunday evening prayer meeting; a children's ministry; a summer camp program; youth ministry; young adult ministry; men and women fellowship groups and retreats; Marian Cenacle; an arts guild, and volunteer activities with Mother Teresa's Gift of Peace Convent in the District of Columbia. In the past few years the Community also sponsored various area wide conferences, courses, and healing services including four featuring Catholic Evangelist Damian Stayne from England. In November 2009, the Community was approved as a full member of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships, with a recognized relationship to the Roman Pontiff through the Pontifical Council on the Laity at the Vatican in Rome.
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