Family Life Commission
Purpose:
This Commission has the task of supporting the heart of the Christian Community; the family. By strengthening the relationships of individuals within the family, it should enrich the growth of healthy families and assist those families encountering difficulties. The results of these efforts should not only be a deepening of Love and understanding between spouses, parents and children, engaged couples, but also an experience and clearer vision of family life as a relationship with Christ.
Responsibilities:
Marital Preparation ~ To provide for those about to enter marriage, prolonged and
substantive training in the dynamics of marital life and in the theology
of marriage.
Family Enrichment ~ To offer a variety of programs that support and encourage the
growth of family life, especially in the areas of communications,
the sharing of self, and the spirituality of the family. These programs
should also reach out to single parent families, the widowed,
separated and divorced persons.
Baptismal Preparation ~ Provides preparation to families preparing to have their children
baptized.