Jonah Prayer Team Ministry

Chris Slattery Chris Slattery, Jonah Team Coordinator

Jonah Whale

What are "Jonah Teams"?

Jonah Teams are a prayer ministry based at the parish level. The goal is for every parish to have Jonah Teams or its equivalent. Praying over each other is an excellent way to affirm each other's faith as a community, to let the Holy Spirit heal our hurts and to open our eyes to being thankful for the truth and love in every situation that we experience.  

Jonah Team Members are people like yourself who are approved by the pastor for this ministry. Team members feel the call to pray for others or desire to use their spiritual gifts of prayer given to them by the Holy Spirit. Training is required and consist of two half day sessions, usually conducted on two consecutive Saturday mornings. After training, you can pray in small groups with individuals who need your prayer support. This can happen after Masses and at other times people gather but typically it is scheduled to occur briefly after Mass.

In summary, Jonah Teams are another beautiful way that the Holy Spirit can have profound direct spiritual impact both in the parish community and in personal lives.

"Christ has no body now on earth but yours, No hands but yours, no feet but yours, Yours are the eyes through which is to look out Christ's compassion to the world; Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good; Yours are the hands with which he is to bless men now."   -St. Teresa of Avila

Jonah Team Training 

There are three Jonah Team Training scheduled at the following dates/locations:

  • June 16 & 23, 2012 @ Our Lady of Guadalupe/ 9am - 12:30 pm (Parish contact is Maeve Horton - 314-524-5385)
  • September 22 & 29, 2012 @ St. Anthony in High Ridge, morning sessions time tbd (Parish contact is Tom Bayer - 636-677-5288)

This is an archdiocesan workshop to train prayer teams for ministry in their parishes. Applicants will need the signature of their pastor on the application form. Forms may be copied at the parish office, or call Chris Slattery at 314-427-7786 or email chrisslattery@archstl.org

Jonah Team Training Application (PDF)

Next Jonah Team Day of Renewal to be scheduled!