To: ALL
From: Msgr. Joseph P. Kelly, M.S.W.
Re: Maria Vadia
Maria Vadia would be happy to lead a prayer meeting for the Hispanic Community in Luzerne County at Holy Rosary Church, 363 Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, August 5th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Holy Rosary, Wilkes-Barre
When: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 – 7:00 p.m.
Maria is an inspirational evangelist in the Catholic Tradition
Please come and pray with Maria
Maria Vadia
Born in Havana, Cuba, Maria was 10 years old when she and her family fled to Miami, Florida to escape the communist regime in her native county. She attended Catholic Schools and was a “Sunday” Catholic with no personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Later married to a wealthy man, she was gripped by materialism; yet in the midst of everything the world could offer, she knew that something was missing.
Maria was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1987 and consecrated her life to the Lord Jesus Christ and to the preaching of the Gospel. In spite of great adversity, the Lord has been with her like a “mighty warrior” (Jeremiah 20:11)
Maria is active in the “Catholic Charismatic Renewal” of the Archdiocese of Miami and has spoken at many charismatic conferences. She is founder of the “Jesus is Lord” chapter of Magnificat in Miami, and a member of the Advisory Board of Magnificat, International, a ministry for Catholic Women. She has traveled around America, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, Mexico, Malta, Ghana, Nicaragua, Uganda and India bringing a message of faith, salvation and healing. She ministers the Word to various prayer groups, including “The King Jesus Prayer Group” which she has faithfully led weekly since 1992, as well as at the Miami Women’s Detention Center and Genesis House, a home for the homeless with AIDS. She has authored two books; “There is Power in Your Tongue and “Pressing On in the Spirit.
Tom Mackin
Administrative Assistant to Monsignor Joseph Kelly
Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton
33 East Northampton Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Ph: 570-822-7118, ext. 349
Email: tmackin@csswb.org
