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 Mary
Jo Nocero or 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 407-834-1212. For more information contact Mary
Jo Nocero. |
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 those 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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