Marriage Enrichment Evening
Marriage Enrichment evening can be a great opportunity for couples to spend time together, reflect on the meaning and purpose of their marriage and to be rejuvenated in living their vocation to married life. Below you can find different resources to help plan such event in your parish.
Marriage Enrichment evening can be a great opportunity for couples to spend time together, reflect on the meaning and purpose of their marriage and to be rejuvenated in living their vocation to married life. Below you can find different resources to help plan such event in your parish.
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How to organize Marriage Enrichment Evening
The attached file has in it detailed plans and steps to organize a Marriage Renewal and Candlelight Dinner Event |
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Program for the event
With the approval and blessing of Bishop Gregory Mansour , we have a program that includes in it questionnaire for the couples to complete and renewal of marital vows (created by Bishop Gregory Mansour & Monsignor Michael Thomas ) to correspond to the Mystery of Crowing in the Maronite Church. Feel free to change the schedule as you find it suitable for your parish, to print and to reproduce thsi program to be used at a Marriage Enrichment Evening. |
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Sample flyer for the event
For a sample flyer that you can use in your own parish, you can check this attached file. If you can't edit this pdf version yourself, contact Marise Frangie. |
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Suggested List of Speakers
There are a number of Speakers that can be contacted to invite them to events within the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn. Those people can be contacted by clicking on the name of their community or you can ask Marise Frangie if she can book one for your parish. Please be aware that these speakers need to be contacted few months ahead of the event.
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (Father Bonaventure or other CFR priest who is involved in marriage ministry)
Legionaries of Christ ( Father Edward Hopkins, Father Jason Smith, Father Donald...Many of the LC priests are involved in marriage & family ministries).
The CatholicPsych Insitute has a number of therapists who do give talks for married and engaged couples. You can contact the director of the Institute Dr Gregory Bottaro for scheduling.
There are a number of Speakers that can be contacted to invite them to events within the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn. Those people can be contacted by clicking on the name of their community or you can ask Marise Frangie if she can book one for your parish. Please be aware that these speakers need to be contacted few months ahead of the event.
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (Father Bonaventure or other CFR priest who is involved in marriage ministry)
Legionaries of Christ ( Father Edward Hopkins, Father Jason Smith, Father Donald...Many of the LC priests are involved in marriage & family ministries).
The CatholicPsych Insitute has a number of therapists who do give talks for married and engaged couples. You can contact the director of the Institute Dr Gregory Bottaro for scheduling.
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