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The Family Life Office Mission
A primary function of the Church is to foster Christian relationships rooted in the Spirit. The family is the fundamental unit of permanent relationships and the primary focus of Christian development. The Marriage and Family Apostolate - commonly called the Family Life Office - is an archdioocesan agency whose specific purpose is to be a resource to all parishes as they work with families.
Major Purposes of the Family Life Office (FLO):
- To help families recognize their giftedness and call within Church and society.
- To respond to the needs and challenges of the family by making available to them as many opportunities as possible for enrichment, healing and spiritual renewal throughout the family life cycle stages.
- To work in collaboration with all Church agencies and ministries and particularly with parishes to promote a family perspective at every level.
- To promote awareness amopng clergy and laity of opportunities for lay involvement in ministry, especially "like to like" peer ministry in family related areas such as, but not limited to, marriage preparation, marriage enrichment, parenting family enrichment, and separation, divorce, or bereavement.
Services Offered by FLO:
- Marriage Preparation - Deanery and Parish based programs.
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- Marriage Preparation - for second marriages.
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- Parent Support Group Models.
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- Engaged Encounter Weekends.
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- Parish Family Ministry Training.
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- Hispanic Marriage Preparation and Marriage Enrichment.
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- Parish Council Family Advocate Training.
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- Marriage Encounter Referrals.
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- Christian Family Movement.
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- Family Systems/Family Life Cycle Education.
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- Family Perspective Training for Parishes.
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- Support Groups, Seminars, Facilitator Training, Days of Prayer, and Retreats for Bereaved, Separated and Divorced.
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- Resources and Referrals for Families Afected by Substance Abuse, Unemployment, Physical and Sexual Abuse.
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- Parish Family Advocate Training.
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- Human Sexuality Programs.
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- Anniversary Sunday for those celebrating 25th, 50th, and special wedding anniversaries.
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- Natural Family Planning Information.
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- Family Life Library, Videos, Audio Cassettes.
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- Retrouvaille Weekends for Hurting Marriages.
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Newly Added Events
ABC's of Annulments
“ABC’S of Annulments”, an informational program designed to answer questions about the process of Annulments, will be held on Thursday September 16th 2010 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, in Assumption Church, 61 Cliff Street Ansonia, CT.
How Children Grieve
Learn how children can be helped in their grief on September 14, 2010 at the Caritas Christi Center, Benham Street, Hamden from 7:00-8:30PM.
Separated & Divorced Facilitator Training
A Facilitator Training program for the Separated & Divorced will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 9:00-4:00pm at the Family Life Office in Hamden.
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Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
--- Shakespeare
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