to speak at B.C. conference

            Fr. George Montague and Maria Vadia will be featured speakers at the 2010 B.C. provincial Catholic charismatic conference, to be held Sept. 24 and 25 in Vancouver. Theme is Come Let the Touch of Jesus Heal You.

            The conference, jointly sponsored by Vancouver Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services and Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services of B.C., will take place at Broadway Church, on Broadway near the Renfrew Skytrain station.

            Father Montague , of San Antonio, Texas, is a leading Catholic Bible scholar. He is also founder of a new religious community, the Brothers of the Beloved Disciple, who combine reliance on the power of the Holy Spirit with devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

            Vadia (pronounced Va-DEE-a), of Miami, is an international author and speaker who moved to Florida from Cuba at age 10. She is the founder of the Glory of God ministry. She has already visited Vancouver twice this year for charismatic events.

            The conference runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 24, a Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Saturday. The Friday program will feature a Eucharistic procession and adoration, praise and worship, a talk by Father Montague, and prayer ministry. Each speaker will give two talks on Saturday, and the day will end with Mass (Sunday liturgy).

            The talks will be followed by prayer ministry

            Books by both speakers will be on sale at the conference. Father Montague, a former president of the Catholic Biblical Association and a former editor of Catholic Biblical Quarterly, is the author of numerous books, including Fanning the Flame (co-author with Fr. Kilian McDonnell), The Apocalypse and the Third Millennium, and most recently Holy Spirit Make Your Home in Me: Biblical Meditations on Receiving the Gift of the Spirit. Maria Vadia’s books include An Arrow in His Hand, Healing Is for You, and There’s Power in Your Tongue.

            Tickets are $20 per person, through prayer groups or from Lennie David at 604-597-8227.

            Broadway Church, 2700 East Broadway, is a Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada church approved by the archdiocese for Catholic events.