Gunawan is an Electronic Engineer who lived in Germany for 13 years, where he married his wife, Lania, and had 2 daughters. He was baptised a Catholic in 1978 and emigrated to Australia in 1983. He did not have a very close relationship with God until 1990, when he attended a retreat by Fr. Joe Grech that deepened his faith.  He joined St James prayer group in Vermont in 1993. During a 2 year work stint in Indonesia in 1996, he found more opportunities to attend retreats and seminars in Jakarta. On his return to Australia in 1998, he became the leader of the Indonesian Catholic Family Group (PDKKI) and formed an Indonesian Prayer Group at St Augustine's Melbourne.  He is currently an advisor for the Indonesian Holy Trinity Community in Melbourne and is a member of St Scholastica's prayer group in Burwood. 

Christine was born in Malta and came to Australia when she was 3. She has been married to Joseph Grech for the past 38 years and they have two children and two grandchildren. Christine was the Leader of the Hadfield Prayer Group for 15 years and has been the leader of the Healing Prayer Team at Pascoe Vale for the last 10 years. Her commitment to Catholic Charismatic Renewal and her many gifts will be valuable assets to her new role.

The Co-ordinators of Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Archdiocese of Melbourne (CCR) seek to express what we understand as the special charisms of CCR, and through this expression, to set out a statement of vision for CCR.

The Charisms of Catholic Charismatic Renewal

We believe that the Holy Spirit has given CCR a special role in the Church, a belief supported by the statement of Pope John Paul II to the International Council of CCR on 14th March 1992: “The emergence of the Renewal following the Second Vatican Council was a particular gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church.”

Each member of CCR shares in the task of enriching the Church by helping to incorporate special gifts of the Spirit into the life of the Church.

We are called to help people to grow in faith, by emphasising the immediacy of a loving God in their lives. In saying this, we recognise that we too need to be helped in the same way to grow in faith and ability to serve.

In particular, we believe that the people of CCR are called to encourage and help people to:

• Surrender, as fully as possible, to the will of the Father.
• Accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and to enter into a daily, personal love and trust relationship with Him.
• Be open to the gifts of the Spirit, including the more extraordinary gifts.
• Grow in faith, developing a habit of praising God and giving thanks to Him, believing in the goodness of God in all circumstances.
• Develop the ability to evangelise and serve others.
• To make Christian healing prayer a way of life in families, churches, and medical professions.

Faithful to the Church

Following the Fathers of the Church at the Second Vatican Council, as expressed in Lumen Gentium (No. 42ff), CCR encourages people to grow in holiness and to fullness of life in Christ, remaining always faithful to and in union with the Catholic Church.

Our Mission Statement

• Bring Baptism in the Holy Spirit to the whole Church
• Build Unity in the Body of Christ
• Serve the Poor
• To be a visible presence of Jesus’ desire to heal in the world today by:
  • Providing healing prayer for the sick
  • Training for those who want to learn to pray

through

1. formation and growth of charismatic prayer groups with the Eucharist at the heart of their gatherings.
2. conducting of Life in the Spirit seminars and other teaching and growth seminars, to help people to come into fuller life in God’s Spirit.
3. training of leaders who can exercise a pastoral responsibility within the prayer groups and in the service of the wider Church.
4. conducting of conferences as outreaches
5. fostering of a healing ministry.
6. conducting Regional Masses and other events
7. development of training programs promoting evangelisation.
8. liaison with other Christian churches

Ban joined St Francis' Prayer Group in Melbourne CBD in 1984 as it was close to his place of work. He became the leader of that prayer group from 1992 to 1997 and then as a prayer group leader for 2 more years in St Augustine's. Later, he attended the Sacre Coeur Prayer Community meetings after moving to Malvern East. In 2004 he became a member of its Pastoral Team. In July 2011, he attended the LTC Townsville to refresh on what he has learnt in the past.  When in Singapore he graduated with a BEng and ME; and then obtained an MAdmin in business from Monash University.