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Marriage Ministry
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Covenant of Love: Fanning the Flames of the Gift of Marriage
“Covenant of Love” the marriage ministry at St. Thomas More, is in full swing. Marriage is a great gift from God and it is important to keep fanning the flames and finding the tools needed to enjoy the most important relationship in your life. With many great retreats, meetings and social activities, whether you are newly engaged, recently married, your marriage is hurting or you have celebrated 50 wonderful years every couple can find something to spark its interest. If you have more ideas, contact Maryanne Carter with them: (303)770-1155 x 101 or Maryannec@stthomasmore.org
What Makes Marriage Work?
All couples want their marriages to succeed, but what makes for a happy marriage? Read the following informative article from "For Your Marriage" for several key findings from the social sciences.
Share a Film With Your Spouse on Couples' Movie Night
Are you a dedicated movie buff? Or do you just enjoy a good flick every now and then? Grab your spouse and join us for Couple's Movie Night, a great opportunity to meet other Catholic couples for an entertaining, thought-provoking and educational evening. Films are screened once a quarter (no registration necessary). After the film, viewers are invited to join a facilitated discussion about Catholic teaching in relationship to themes in the movie.
Bring a snack to share. For more information on the movie click the movie tab at www.USCCB.org and type in the movie title.
Schedule:
Couples of Faith Monthly Meeting
The Covenant of Love monthly gathering assists couples in becoming the “true” domestic church by providing tools and information to help live out God’s plan for the sacrament of marriage and to create a vibrant and positive community of married couples. Various speakers and topics are offered throughout the year as well as community building and social activities. Covenant of Love meets the 3rd Friday of each month from 7:00 – 9:00 pm in McCallin Hall. For more information contact Rick or Sharon Post at rapteam@comcast.net.
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Be More Informed With Family Program Speakers
Talks will be held in the Large Cafeteria of the school, immediately following 8:30am Sunday masses – approximately at 9:45am on dates to be announced. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Joanne Holt at 303-770-0531 x4 or joanneh@stthomasmore.org
Couple's Bible Study: Simplifying the Complex
"The Great Adventure" is a Catholic Bible learning system that makes the complex simple by teaching the story (the narrative) of the Bible. Classes meet from 8 – 24 weeks depending on the books that are covered. Call Miki and Hal Goldwire (720) 244-0012 or magoldwire@comcast.net for more information.
Marriage Disciples: Couples Helping Couples
Many of us know what the church teaches about marriage but do you know why? This couple-to-couple ministry explores God’s Plan for Marriage, Forgiveness and Healing, The Servant Spouse, Communication and Marital Spirituality. If your marriage is on a rocky road or gotten off the track, Marriage Disciples can help you find your way back. If you are looking at deepening your marriage relationship through prayer and understanding of the churches teachings, Marriage Disciples can answer your questions and guide you.
Restore, Renew, Rekindle with Marriage Encounter Weekend
The Marriage Encounter Weekend is recognized as a successful and dynamic marriage enrichment experience. Since the first Marriage Encounter in the United States in 1968, couples and priests have volunteered their time and energies to bring the Marriage Encounter experience to couples everywhere. Today more than seven million couples in over 86 countries have experienced the beauty and the gift of Marriage Encounter. If you have been married for many years, the Weekend can restore communication, renew commitment and rekindle romance.
Retrouvaille: Gaining New Insights to Yourself and Your Marriage
Is your marriage tearing you apart? Is there little or no meaningful communication? Are you considering separation or divorce? We believe Retrouvaille ("re tro vi") can help you. A Retrouvaille weekend helps to re-establish communication and gain new insights into yourself and marriage. After attending the weekend there are a series of follow-up presentations which provide a time and place to work on your relationship.
7 Steps to Becoming Financially Free - A Testimony
A common financial mistake is to exclude God from finances. Proverbs 3:6 states, “Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.” Here is how one person described the life-changing impact of learning and applying Godly principles in his/her financial life:
“Three years ago my wife and I were living on credit. We had over $65,000 in credit card debt even though I only made about $40,000 yearly. We routinely paid for daily expenses and bills with revolving debt. We just kept moving the balances around.”
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