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Marriage
Enrichment Activities
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CELEBRATE
MARRIAGE SUNDAY Photos
SMM first
hosted CELEBRATE MARRIAGE SUNDAY in January 2005. Fr. Ed Thompson
presided over a special Mass for married couples. During this
Eucharist, all couples had the opportunity to renew their marriage
vows. We especially honor those who have been married 5, 10 15,
20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 plus years. Our Parish Community
singled out for high esteem the most recently married and the
longest married at the 12:00 noon Mass. For more information on
our Celebrate Marriage Sunday contact Claire Geltz at the Church
Office. To see photos from this year and past years, click
here. This year our celebration will take place on the last
Sunday in January at the 12:00 noon Mass. |
EVENINGS
FOR MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT
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Hosted
by the Marriage Enrichment Team, these evenings are dedicated
to enriching married couples at all stages: Young Married, Married
with Children at Home, Married with Adult Children, Retirement
Couples. Topics of seminars change each year. Our events are usually
schduled on Saturdays in Annex Room # 7 from 7-9:30 p.m. Keep
watching the bulletin and the website for future evenings. For
registration contact Claire Geltz in the Church Office 407-831-1212.
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THE
HONEYMOONERS: A Marriage Group For Those Married Under Five Years
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This group
is for couples of all ages married under five years. It meets
on the second Sunday of each month in Annex Room # 7 for snacks
and discussion on topics relevant to the group. It is a place
to meet new friends, to socialize, and to reflect on issues of
concern such as time, sex, and money for hose in this stage of
marriage. At the present time, we are using a video based Marriage
series by Les and Leslie Perrott as a basis for discussion. Child
care is provided. |
MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER Resources
Marriage
Encounter Weekends
Worldwide
Marriage Encounter offers a weekend experience designed to give married couples
the opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication that they can use
for the rest of their lives. It's a chance to look deeply into their relationship
with each other and with God. It's a time to share their feelings, hopes and dreams
with each other. The emphasis of the Marriage Encounter weekend is on the communication
between husbands and wives. The weekend provides a conducive environment for couples
to spend time together, away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life,
while encouraging them to focus on each other and their relationship. It's not
a retreat, marriage clinic, group sensitivity, or a substitute for counseling.
It's a unique approach aimed at revitalizing Marriage. This is a time for you
and your spouse to be alone together, to rediscover each other and together focus
on your relationship for an entire weekend. Every marriage deserves that kind
of attention! Highly recommended by priests and couples in our parish.
Marriage Encounter Weekends are held almost every month at either
the San Pedro Retreat Center or the Spring Hills Suites in Sanford.
There are also at least two Spanish weekends per year. There is
a registration fee of $25, but no one is turned away for lack
of funds. For information on Marriage Encounter and the current
schedule please click on the LINKS button above. For more information
call our SMM contact couple Joann and Jim Pandolfi. To register
for one of the upcoming Marriage Encounter Weekends, contact Judy
and Jerry Hedges. Marriage
Encounter Weekend Dates. |
NATURAL
FAMILY PLANNING
This Diocesan based program
is provided at SMM by trained couples and professional personnel.
Its purpose is to help couples in either postponing or achieving
pregnancy. This modern and scientific method is 98% effective
when guidelines are known and knowledge properly applied. Contact
parishioners, Greg and Barb Nelson. |
SHARED
JOURNEYS: A Small Group Process For Married Couples
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At the present time, we have
two groups which come together once a month in a group members'
home to share their marital journey. One group (married between
5-20 years) has six couples who take turns hosting the meeting
and using the video/workbook series "Boundaries in Marriage."
The group meets once a month September-May, with an adults only
social outing in December.
Another group of eight couples (married over 20 years) calling
themselves the "Over the Hill Group," are discussing
the book "The
Holy Longing," by Ronald Rolheiser.
Anne and George
Eichner are the group leaders for those married 20 years or more.
Each new group will have an opportunity to pick a book on which
to base their discussions. There are a number of possibilities
including Chapman's "Language of Love," Parrott's "The
Love List," or Fr. Chuck Gallagher's "A Scriptural Approach
to Marriage." These gatherings are not counseling sessions
nor group therapy. They are simply a way for couples to get to
know other couples at a deeper level by sharing their joys and
struggles in marriage. In each group there will be time for prayer,
couple dialogues, discussion and socializing. If you are interested
in starting your another group in either of the age categories
or if you want to join groups that are now forming, please call
these leaders and they will help you establish it! We
will soon have new group leaders for those married 5-20 years
and Anne and George Eichner are group leaders for those married
20 years or more. |
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