Pastoral Ministries: Pastoral Care/Evangelization

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Supporting various groups and persons in transition:

• Teams of Our Lady: an international movement of married couples promoting spirituality through small groups of couples. Meet monthly to share a meal, fellowship, prayer, and discuss a study topic. Married couples of any age are welcome. Meet in members' homes, and are casual.
   
• The Marriage Preparation Program: Marriage is a Sacrament, a unique vocation in the Church, and a public witness of Christian commitment and love. The St. Paul preparation program is a blend of the sacred and the practical aspects of marriage. The process includes:
  • Sponsor Couples/Marriage Preparation: pairs an engaged couple with an experienced married couple. Meet four or five times to discuss all aspects of married life.
  • MR and MRS: Marriage Readiness and Marriage Ripening Seminars range from finances to communication to Natural Family Planning to parenting. Skilled parish members share their expertise and facilitate discussion. Offered autumn and spring; dates and times posted in the bulletin, on the website, and available through our office.
  • Marriage as a Sacrament: a single presentation of the Catholic understanding of the nature of sacrament and how marriage is one of the Seven Sacraments of the Church.
     
• Home Visitors & Eucharistic Ministers: parishioners who bring comfort, concern, and the Sacrament of Eucharist to homebound members. Visits scheduled between parishioner and visitor. Visitors are trained and given spiritual support.
   
• Retired/Senior Citizens: gather for fun, fellowship and spiritual formation for the "more mature" members of the parish. Events scheduled periodically, include lunches, days of reflection, and discussions.