We need to recruit more Marriage Ministry Couples for the Unitas Marriage Ministry Couples

 

In this day and age of divorce this is a very important ministry.

 

One of the great advantages of this ministry is that a couple can do this together and your own marriage will benefit from being involved in this marriage program.

 

The qualities the couple need;

They do not have to be saints or be perfect.

The main qualities are faith and being a practicing Catholics

and having a relatively successful marriage

and are willing to share from their hearts.

They may be married five years or more.

And it is best if they are not involved in too many other things.

 

The program needs;

The presenting couples give a talk, share from their hearts their faith and experience of their marriage. They give the talk and facilitate the session five times a year following the principles of the manual and couples book.

 

The table couples work with from 2-3 couples at a table facilitating discussions and sharing from their hearts their faith and experience of marriage for all seven

 

 

sessions. They provide continuity for the program with the engaged couples.

 

Training:

We ask them to read the manual and watch the training videos.

We ask them to attend and participate in the seven sessions of the Unitas Program.

And their experience of the program will be processed.

 

Programs will be beginning July 10, August 28 and October 16. 2008

 

Check out our web page for more details http://in.geocities.com/sedsatx

 

Please send contact information to Fr. Maury.

 

Southeast Deanery Resource Coordinator

[email protected]

210-854-2400   fax: 1-360-361-1386 (local call)

5710 Arlitt Drive  San Antonio, Texas   78222-

 

 

 

Next meeting:

 

“Our SED Holy Day”  No other activities are to be scheduled that day, August 16, 2008.

 

April 17 at St. Michaels.

Begin to plan Aug. 16 SED Leadership Gathering.

 

 

 

 

This will be our 40th program

We have served 257 couples so far.

 

New program begins July 10, 2008

7:30 until 9:30 pm on Thursday evenings

at Holy Name School. (seven sessions)

 

This program is for those marrying in September and November of 2008.

 

Please have the couples call Anna Alvarez in the Holy Name Office, 333-5020.

 

Unitas Coordinators:

John & Lupe Beckett, 648-4899

 

 

The Secretaries and office staff meet every two months to exchange ideas and with a speaker for their continuing education.

 

Meetings on Fourth Wednesday of the month  beginning at 11 am & end with lunch at Noon.

The meeting place is rotated throughout the deanery and so this year we will visit the parishes we missed last year.

 

May 28 at St. Gerard

Sec: Alice Gomez

533-0161 533-0170

 

Theme:

Baptismal Issues and Questions

Speaker: Msgr. Terry Nolan,

Vicar Judicial

 

 

 

 

Place: St. Benedict

8:30 am registration,

9 am to 1 am workshop

 

A Theology of Lay Ministry

 

Welcoming New Lay Ministers

 

Companions to Serve With

 

God & Me Celebrate the Gift You Are

 

How to recruit, train, supervise, support, continue their education and celebrate their gifts.  (Speakers given below.)

 

Participants: Pastors will invite

all who work with lay ministers and volunteers:  priests, staff, heads of organization in the parish, leaders to join them to assess your parish situation..

 

The workshop leaders are:

 

Gloria Zapian

Adult Faith Formation,

Archdiocese of . San Antonio

 

Ms. Henri Eaton, CVA,  Ombudsman/Elder Rights Specialist

Alamo Area Council of Governments

Alamo Area Agency on Aging

 

George Mayes, Coordinator of Materials and Volunteers Unitedway of San Antonio and Bexar County

 

Patricia A. Galan-Cisneros, LMSW,MAPM

San Antonio Volunteer Service Manager