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Family/Respect Life Ministry October 2016

Family/Respect Life Ministry October 2016. Presented by: Lisa Hall, Director Office of Family/Respect Life Ministry. Family Life Programs mostly unknown. Conducted surveys and interviews with 50+ people regarding Family Life. Marriage Prep in the West needed new life. What We Learned….

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Family/Respect Life Ministry October 2016

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  1. Family/Respect Life MinistryOctober2016 Presented by: Lisa Hall, Director Office of Family/Respect Life Ministry

  2. Family Life Programs mostly unknown Conducted surveys and interviews with 50+ people regarding Family Life Marriage Prep in the West needed new life What WeLearned… Programs needed to help married couples before they have problems Families lack knowledge about faith - can’t pass on what they don’t have Family Life Staff lack integration with Diocesan Staff Same things have been done in the same way for years

  3. New Family Life Staff oriented to procedures & advantages of collaborating with diocesanstaff What We Changed…

  4. Created One Office: Family/Respect Life Ministry Biggest Change: • Many issues overlap • Beginning and end of life • Chastity Education • Life issues happen in the midst of family • Vital Education in both ministries: • Respect for the life and dignity of the human person • Promote the Sacrament of Marriage, and openness to life • Promote God’s plan for life and love • Promote Catholic Teaching and suggestions about accompaniment for those facing end-of-life decisions

  5. Lack of time together Getting to religious education & or Mass Economics/ Money Living together or divorced Media/Internet/ Texting Input from the Diocesan Pastoral Council: Greatest Challenges Facing Families Today… Alcohol/Bullying/Drugs Sports & otheroutside activities Single parents Split or blended families Unemployment/low paying jobs/both parents work Non-Christian culture Commitment to marriage Communication Lack of support groups Closing Catholic Schools/Tuition costs Education Rural areas not close to a church Role models Elderly Contraception Abortion Apathy Marriage Prep Gay Marriage Church is not cool

  6. Youth and Young Adult Ministry Evangelization Faith Formation Catholic Schools Communications Justice Ministry Public Policy Priest & Parishes Deacons & Deacon Formation Women’s Commission Addressing Challenges… Current Collaborations with Family/Respect Life: IGNITE Conference Birthright, Joseph’s House, etc New Hope Family Services Mercy House & Francis House Catholic Charities USCCB & NYS Catholic Conference CNY Network for Life and other Pro-Life entities NACFLM (National Association of Family Life Ministers)

  7. A Sampling of Family/Respect Life Programs: Chastity Education • Puberty Program • Mother/Daughter & Father/Son Programs • Love & Life Programs/ Retreats

  8. Programs Continued… Family Life -Marriage Prep -Fertility Education -The Third Option Marriage Program -Separated & Divorced Ministry -Grandparent Ministry

  9. Programs Continued… • Respect Life • Pregnancy Care Resource Cards/Post Abortion Help • Project Rachel Ministry

  10. Programs Continued… Parish Workshop: Catholic Considerations for End of Life Care

  11. Married Couples • Online Catholic Couple Checkup. Can be done as a couple or as a group experience in a parish. • Promote the BAR (Building Authentic Relationships – pilot at Divine Mercy Parish, Central Square + Sacred Heart, Cicero • Begin a BAR in each region. Invite couples who attend Marriage Preparation • Offer online parenting inventory - options for traditional, step-parent, adoptive, and foster families Other Responses: Expand MarriageMinistry Engaged Couples: -Standardized use of pre-marital inventory (Prepare/Enrich is suggested inventory) -Train facilitators/mentors to administer Prepare/Enrich (pastors, deacons, lay people) -Provideadditional online programs for engaged couples -Provide an online Pre- Cana option for couples unable to attend Diocesan sessions

  12. Provide online resources for women's issues • Recommended parish study/prayer group programs • Family/Respect Life presence at annual Catholic Women's Conference Some Additional Suggestions: Family/Respect Life must be woven into Evangelization, Youth & Young Adult Ministry , and Faith Formation All should work together Women's Ministry • Provide online resources for men's issues • Recommended parish study/prayer group programs • Family/Respect Life presence at annual IGNITE Catholic Men's Conference Men's Ministry

  13. The family is, so to speak, the domestic church. In it parents should, by their word and example, be the first preachers of the faith to their children; they should encourage them in the vocation which is proper to each of them, fostering with special care vocation to a sacred state. -LUMEN GENTIUM “The family is the basic building block of society.”- Saint Pope John Paul II

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