National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers
Strengthening the Church’s Commitment to Families
2020 NACFLM Virtual Conference
Our Virtual Conference was a success! If you would like to see our keynote and many of our presenters, you may view recordings until October 31 for $25.
Thank you to our presenters!
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Thank you to our sponsors!
October News Nugget
October brings changes. And this October has been one of change for all of us. With the covid pandemic, we find ourselves wondering what new change will come next. These constant changes can bring about unrest and anxiety. But October is also Rosary month. An unchanged prayer that draws us closer to Jesus and Mary. Through these ancient prayers we are reminded that while change is all around us, the unchanging love of God sustains us through good and bad times. Pray the Holy Rosary often to find peace in an un-peaceful time.
Resources From Our Organizational Members
Our Organizational Members provide NACFLM members, other family life parish ministers, and clergy with resources they can use in their local communities to strengthen marriages and families.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION
In response to COVID-19 and social distancing required by local or state governments, the following is provided as a list of online marriage preparation course options. Courses listed here are not necessarily endorsed by the Association but are provided for informational purposes.
Online Marriage Preparation Courses – (In alphabetical order)
Agape Catholic Marriage Preparation – https://www.catholicmarriageprep.com/ – Fee: $194 – $245 – Languages: English, Spanish, French
For Better and For Ever – https://marriagepreparation.com/ Fee: $20 per set of workbooks – Training of Sponsor Couples on ZOOM is free – Languages: English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese
Joy Filled Marriage – https://ascensionpress.com/ – Fee: $50 – Language: English
Living Our Faith in Love – https://themarriagegroup.com/ – Fee: $195 20% discount: $156 – Languages: English, Captioning in English and Spanish
Smart Loving – https://smartloving.org/engaged/ – Fee: $68 – $273 – Language: English
Unveiled – http://www.unveiledmarriage.com/home – Fee: $190 – Language: English
DOMESTIC CHURCH RESOURCES
In response to COVID-19 and social distancing required by local or state governments and families staying home the following are provided as helpful resources to the family.
Lord God, we thank you for the gift of family. We acknowledge that our image and name as family come from you.
We believe that within our family lies a home-made holiness. We affirm that it is this household of faith that we experience Your presence. Your forgiveness, and Your love.
We are family. We give thanks to You, for the many joys and blessings that have come to us through our family.
As family, we sometimes feel pain.l And so we offer to You our disappointments, frustrations, and hurts. Help us to forgive those members of our family, including ourselves, who have caused pain.
We pray for the strength to be a light within our family. May we open our hearts, our eyes and ears and carry our light to those in need.
God, Creator of the earth and all its people, help us to be mindful that, as members of one global family, we are equal in Your eyes. Help us to continue to appreciate the diversity of persons in our homes and in our world. As members equal in human dignity, may we build a better world and proclaim our willingness to be the holy people you call us to be.
Amen