Theresa served as parish youth leader for almost 10 years and served on various committees and ministries at St. Joseph Parish in Pa. Her utmost priority has been the ministry to her family, raising four adult children Melissa, Stephen, Brian and Michael with the help and support of her groom, Stephen of 32 years. Theresa is a licensed cosmetologist and owner of Shear Purpose. Serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to the homebound, she was led by the Holy Spirit to bring beauty with a purpose to her community by creating a mobile business to serve the elderly, disabled or those that cant get to the salon due to illness or lack of transportation. Theresa’s desire to Discover, Create and Inspire beauty within everyone that she meets has led her to pursue an encounter with the Holy Spirit which has spurred a passion in her to bring the healing love of the Holy Spirit to family, friends, and clients alike.

Lauren desires to lead people to a deeper relationship with Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit through worship. Together with her father, Laurel, they began their music ministry at The Upper Room Praise & Worship Community located at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Lauren desires to empower people to praise freely and encounter the love of Christ through worship. She invites you to come praise with us!

Rob has been on a journey with God to know and love Him deeper. Rob has led several groups to consecration to Jesus through Mary using the 33 Days to Morning Glory book. Rob has led small groups to understand Divine Mercy. Rob has spent 10+ years studying the Bible and other religious writings, pilgrimages, retreats and Adoration. Encountering God’s love in his life and others is humbling but with Encounter Ministries Rob helps to unlock God’s love and healing presence by teaching how the Holy Spirit and the Word of God works in all our lives.

Sharon is from Wilkes-Barre, PA and has a B.A. in Performing Arts-Dance from La Roche College located in Pittsburgh, PA. She has been a performer/dancer for over twenty years and left that life to come back to the Church to full-fill the emptiness inside. Since coming back almost two years ago, she has been given the Worship Dance and Flag Ministry from the Upper Room Praise and Worship Community at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA. With the ministry, it allows the physical demonstration of total intimate, spiritual abandonment, and showing one’s sacrificial love to God the Father through joyful, reverent movement.

Cecelia comes from a loving, faithful Catholic family. She is the 6th of 7 children. She married her wonderful husband Marcial in 1996 and they have 3 wonderful sons. Cecelia, along with her husband, have served as team members of Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry since 2009. She taught CCD in her local parish for several years while her 3 sons were going through CCD. She has been a member of the Upper Room Praise & Worship Community at Our Lady of Czestochowa since it began in the Fall of 2019. Being a member of the Upper Room and the Encounter School of Ministry, she has found many blessings, healings, more joy, courage and excitement to share her faith, and a deeper, closer relationship with the Lord. Her daily desire is to say “yes” to Jesus’ callings, follow Him and continue to share the love of Jesus with others.