July 2008
Marriage E-Newsletter Keeps You Posted on Ministry to Marriage in the Archdiocese of Baltimore
Please share this newsletter with all in Marriage Ministry! **
-- HOST REMARRIAGE AND SPONSOR COUPLE TRAINING
-- NEW LOOK FOR FOCCUS COMING SOON
-- PRICE CHANGES BEGINNING JULY 2008
-- CONVALIDATION SURVEY
-- CONTINUING FORMATION FOR MARRIAGE MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS
-- MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDS
-- LIFELINE FOR TROUBLED MARRIAGES
-- HOST TRAINING
We are beginning to plan training dates for leaders of marriage preparation. Host a two-session training for marriage prep leaders for sponsor couple or Pre-Cana programs, and train one couple free! Email Lauri, lprzybysz@archbalt.org TRAINING $55/COUPLE after June 30.
NEXT scheduled trainings: Sponsor Couple, June 19 and 21 (Thursday and Saturday), St. Michael, Overlea, and Sept. 13 and 20 at St. Andrew by the Bay, Annapolis, October 25 at St. Joseph, Midland. Remarriage Training in Columbia December 6. Call 410-547-5417 for more information and registration.
REMARRIAGE TRAINING FOR SPONSOR COUPLES: Our trainer couple can hold this supplementary session for sponsor couples at your parish. Choose from October 4, January 31 or April 18. Contact Lauri to schedule.
-- PRICE CHANGES BEGINNING JULY 2008
Our convenient and quality marriage preparation packets for basic and remarriage preparation will cost a little more in 2009, but they are still a great value for your programs. Sponsor Couple/Pre-Cana Packet, $45; Remarriage Packet, $60; individual FOCCUS processing, $20; Archdiocesan Pre-Cana registration, $75. Buy 10 and get one packet free. Thank you for all you do for marriage.
-- CONVALIDATION SURVEY
How does your parish encourage and implement convalidations of marriages for couples civilly married? Do you have some insights to share with other parish leaders? Please complete this survey, part of the National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage. Send your response to the address on the survey.
-- CONTINUING FORMATION FOR MARRIAGE MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS
Those working to help couples prepare for the sacrament of marriage are truly evangelizers. Explore how your parish can support marriage across the lifespan by extending a warm welcome to young couples.
Two key workshops of interest to you:
- “After the Honeymoon, Between the Sacraments”
- “Generation to Generation-Evangelizing Young Adults”,
At the Annual Archdiocesan Evangelization Conference August 23, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. $25
Resurrection, Ellicott City. Register by calling 410547-5403 or download brochure.
-- Marriage Encounter Weekend is a time for you as husband & wife to look at your lives together, a time to share your hopes, dreams, disappointments and joys, a time away from the distractions of everyday life when you can focus on improving your communication as a couple, a special time to rediscover the wonder of each other.
The weekend is a blessing for married couples who desire a deeper love for each other, who want to explore the dreams they have for their marriage, who have been together for a short time or for a lifetime.
Baltimore Area Weekends for 2008 will be August 8-10 and November 7-9.
Register on-line at http://wwme.net/registration.html Or, call: Carolyn and Larry Conway 410 668-0157
-- LIFELINE FOR TROUBLED MARRIAGES
Retrouvaille (re-tro-vi, means Rediscovery) can help couples experiencing marital difficulty. Call for confidential information or registration 301-468-6764 or 410-647-0350, or email TomNCarol@comcast.net , or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com Next Retrouvaille Weekend is September 12-16, 2008.
** You have received this monthly e-newsletter for Ministry to Marriage because you are engaged in marriage preparation ministry or you have asked to be on the distribution list. It provides a monthly update on training and other news of interest to all who prepare men and women for Catholic married life. If you are no longer serving in marriage ministry, please reply to this message and include the name and contact information for the person who should receive this news in the future. Thank you and God bless you. – Lauri Przybysz, coordinator, lprzybysz@archbalt.org, 410-547-5420.
