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The Marriage & Family Life Office objective is to build up the Body of Christ by promoting an authentic, Catholic vision of marriage and family life. We offer programs for marriage preparation, marriage enrichment and Natural Family Planning, which reflects our vision. This year we celebrated marriage anniversaries of 25, 50, and beyond at a special anniversary mass.
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The Marriage & Family Life Office also coordinates diocesan respect life activities. We proclaim that human life is a precious gift from God and seek to protect and nurture all human life from conception to natural death.
For Those Who Are Preparing for Marriage
Couples planning to marry should contact their priest or deacon at least six months prior to their wedding date in order to begin the marriage preparation process. Couples planning to attend the diocesan pre-marriage retreat, “Engaged Encounter” are encouraged to register as soon as possible because these retreats fill fast. More Information.
Marriage Preparation:
Diocesan Program – “Engaged Encounter” (806) 792-3943
Deacon Darris Linder (806) 828-5662 mercymessenger.com
Couples may contact the diocesan Marriage & Family Life Office at (806) 792-3943 or, contact Deacon Darris Linder, (806) 828-5662, if you have any questions.
For Those Who Are Already Married
Formation Activities:
- Marriage Preparation
- Diocesan Program – “Engaged Encounter”
- Consultation with parish programs
- Marriage Enrichment
- Marriage Encounter
- Occasional marriage enrichment talks offered at parishes throughout the diocese
- Natural Family Planning
- Billings Model
- Couple to Couple League
- Creighton Model
- Parent Education Programs
- Family Connections Newsletter
- Bulletin Inserts
- Support of Family Ministers in Parishes
- Consultation
- Family Ministry Forums
Intervention Activities:
- Retrouvaille - More informaion
- Catholic Family Counseling Program
Natural Family Planning: The following organizations are approved to offer education in Natural Family Planning in English and Spanish to Catholic couples in the Diocese of Lubbock:
Billings Ovulation Method – www.boma-usa.org --
Couple to Couple League (Sympto-Thermal Method) – www.ccli.org --
Creighton Model Ovulation Method – www.creightonmodel.com–
Pastoral Care Volunteer Training: The Family Life Office conducts trainings for parish leaders in serving as first points of contact for parishioners in crisis and referring to counseling or other services as needed, setting up ministries for divorced and separated persons or those who are grieving the death of a loved one, and conducting parenting classes and support groups. Those who take these trainings should do so with the knowledge and approval of their pastors.
"What is needed, is a profound pastoral reflection in order to promote the dignity of Christian marriage, the reflection and realization of Christ's love for His Church. It is important to help couples to achieve the human and spiritual maturity necessary to undertake... their mission as Christian spouses and parents, reminding them that their love is unique, indissoluble, and that marriage contributes to the full realization of their human and Christian vocation." ~Pope Benedict XVI |
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