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The St. Joseph Marriage Enrichment Ministry is dedicated to creating opportunities for married couples to strengthen and nourish their marital relationship while having fun doing so. |
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Click here to view photos of the Valentine's Day Marriage Celebration
Read the Bishop's Pastorial Letter on Marriage The letter is the centerpiece of the National Pastoral Initiative for Marriage, a Bishops' effort that began nearly five years ago to promote, strengthen and protect marriage. The letter looks at marriage as both a natural and supernatural gift from God. It will be the theological foundation for the Bishops' efforts to promote healthy marriages and to protect marriage against attempts to redefine it. To read the letter, please click here.
Upcoming Marriage Enrichment Events: Starting this fall, we are planning a new date night program entitled 6 Dates for Catholic Couples. The format will be similar to the 10 Great Dates format in that they will be on Sat. nights after the 5:00 Mass with a short 20 - 25 min. presentation followed by a date with your spouse. The topics center around our Catholic Faith and the Sacrament of Marriage and are entertaining. Cost for the program which includes John Bosio's book "Happy Together" and date materials is $25. The dates for the program are listed below. Click here for the registration form which can be dropped off at the parish or emailed to: marriageenrichment@st.joseph-libertyville.org. Schedule a date with your spouse for these upcoming events! Date night – 6 Dates for Catholic Couples (Date 1) 9/11/10 Date night – 6 Dates for Catholic Couples (Date 2) 10/16/10 Date night – 6 Dates for Catholic Couples (Date 3) 11/13/10 Date night – 6 Dates for Catholic Couples (Date 4) 12/4/10 Date night – 6 Dates for Catholic Couples (Date 5) 1/15/2011 3rd Annual Valentine's Day Dinner Dance 2/12/2011 Date night – 6 Dates for Catholic Couples (Date 6) 3/5/2011 |
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Links to Marriage Resources USCCB: Laity, Marriage, Family Life, & Youth New Session begins 7/18 @ St. Paul The Apostle in Gurnee. Register @ www.ccli.org. Archdiocese of Chicago Family Ministries
Help for Marriages at Risk |
Caring For Your Marriage
What have you done for your marriage today?Successful marriages don’t work on automatic pilot – at least not for long. Like a garden, they require constant attention: fertilizing, watering, and weeding. Healthy marriages, like gardens, don’t die suddenly. More often they fade away from a gradual lack of attentiveness, letting things slide, taking each other for granted. Successful marriages don’t work on automatic pilot – at least not for long. It doesn’t have to be that way. In this section we’ll look at how to care for your marriage:
 Forgiveness FundamentalsCouples often find it easy to slide into conflict, but not so easy to forgive and reconcile with each other. How can spouses learn to forgive and move beyond the hurts caused by conflict? Here are seven “forgiveness fundamentals” that will help you to get started. Read the full story › |
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Preparing for an upcoming Marriage? Congratulations! Please contact the parish office as soon as you are engaged. 4 months is usually required for marriage preparation. Pre-Cana session and Foccus (Facilitating Open Couple Communication and Study) is required for St. Joseph engaged couples. The first step is to contact the priest or deacon of your choice to set your date and do the initial paperwork and interview. |