Service Team

The CCRCC Service Team is made up of nine members, including the Liaison to Cardinal Francis George,
Archbishop of Chicago. The Service Team is entrusted with the ministry of pasturing the Charismatic
ministries and affiliated Prayer Groups of the Chicago Archdiocese and the surrounding greater
Chicagoland area by discerning the needs for growth, setting direction, and communicating vision.

Lauretta Froelich came into the Renewal in 1983 when she attended a Life in The Spirit Seminar which
became St. Peter’s Prayer Group, and also an ecumenical group, known as People of the Resurrection.
She has actively been involved in the Charismatic Renewal, parish ministry, and a prayer group at
St. Luke’s parish in River Forest, IL; she also is one of the organizers of WOW Ministries with annual
Praise Conferences in the United States and Africa. In 1987, Lauretta completed a two year Archdiocesan
Lay Ministry Training Program. Lauretta says, “Supported by a fabulous Catholic education at home,
church, and school, I received a spiritual healing at a mass presided over by Fr. Dennis Kelleher. The
Charismatic Renewal saved my life. I love Jesus in the richness of his church and his sacraments.
Submission to the Spirit in the Charismatic Renewal is the heartbeat of the Church, pulsating new life
into it and empowering all to know Christ in His fullness.”

Maryse Gregoire was born in Haiti. She moved to the United States in 1971. She was introduced to the
Renewal in 1991, during a personal crisis in her life. In response to God’s grace and mercy she became
the leader/co-founder of the Spirit of Love Prayer Group at St. Mary’s Church in Evanston. Maryse says,
“God has allowed me to use my gifts of intercessory prayer, healing, and prophecy in the Renewal. I
have had the honor to serve on the CCRCC service team and in the word gift ministry. My vision for
the Renewal is that we would go forth and witness the love and forgiveness of God to all the world.
By reading the word of God daily, and applying it to our lives, we will become the light of Christ in this
dark world.”

Russell Klimowski came into the Renewal in 1973 in Seoul, Korea. Upon returning to the Chicago area in 1974, he became a member of the Cenacle Prayer Group where he has served on the leadership team, prayer ministry team, and participated in presenting Life in the Spirit Seminars. Russ has also assisted at many CCRCC conferences, healing services, and other functions. He has also been active in parish life serving on various boards and leading a Christ Renews His Parish Retreat.

Russ says: “ The Lord has and continues to bless and provide for me beyond my hopes and dreams. The greatest lessons I am continuing to learn in the Renewal is to develop a close personal relationship with Jesus and to keep my eyes on Jesus and pray to discern his will. Through my work on the Service Team, my desire is that the Lord uses me to encourage others to develop and deepen their personal relationship with Jesus and that the Renewal can become a more integral part of parish life.”