Marriage Support and Enrichment

"Are you married now?  Or just thinking about it?  Either way you are on a remarkable journey.  You can turn what began as a romantic attraction into something bigger, something truly enduring.  And you can turn all your wonderful feelings into a lifetime of intentional acts of loving."  Click on this link www.foryourmarriage.org to learn more about how the Catholic Church cares about your marriage.  Find help with information, skills, inspiration and resources - and maybe a little humor as well...

Contact the Department of Marriage & Family Life at (850) 201-0254 for a current listing of opportunities for growth, support and renewal of your pledge of unconditional love.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Who is marriage encounter for?

Any married couple who desires a richer, fuller life together. A marriage can never be too good. Marriage Encounter is designed to deepen and enrich the joys a couple share together, whether they have been married for only a short time, or for many years. Priests and other religious are also welcome and encouraged to attend!

The next Marriage Encounter weekend will be February 12-14, 2010.  The event will be at the Springhill Suites on Pensacola Beach.

For more information about opportunities in Northwest Florida and Southern Alabama contact Rachelle and Jeff Everts, (850) 994-2219 or jeverts@mchsi.com.

Click here to access the World Wide Marriage Encounter Web Site

The Third Option

This is an ongoing program that meets one evening per week for 14 weeks to examine the secrets of love and a magnificent marriage.  Couples may attend together or alone and may join at any time during the series.  The costs of this program are borne by Catholic Sharing Appeal funds and other benefactors.  To learn more about this event Click Here.  The programs are held at St. Joseph’s Parish, downtown Pensacola, in the Kirwan Room at 133 West Intendencia Street.  Scheduled series dates are as follows:

2010

Jan 14 Building a Climate of Respect	Mar 04 Childhood Issues and Baggage
Jan 21 Responsibility and the Blame   Game	Mar 11 Handling Anger Constructively
Jan 28 Understanding Expectations	Mar 18 Speaking the Truth in Love
Feb 04 Re-defining the Power Struggle	Mar 25 Fight Fair and Conflict Resolution
Feb 11 Control Issues	Apr 08 Feelings and the Hurt Cycle
Feb 18 Listening “Beyond Words”	Apr 15 Repair and Forgiveness
Feb 25 Personality Differences	Apr 22 Rebuilding Trust

 Contacts:  Ron and Mary Beth Johnson, (850) 477-0238; Tom and Theresa Pileggi, (850) 450-9695; Dan Berube, (850) 458-7727; and Bob and Linda Taveirne, (850) 939-1638.

 

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