Marriage and Family Building
We are a Marriage and Family Building Parish!
"May God make holy the moments and the years of your love."
Why are we a Marriage & Family Building Parish? The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has established a National Pastroal Initiatve for Marriage to focus time and resources on promoting, strengthening and supporting marriage as both a Sacrament of the Church and a social institiution.
Fully Engaged: Growing Toward Lasting Fidelity
A new Marriage Preparation Inventory created especially for Catholic Weddings
Distinctive Features of Fully Engaged: Designed to foster the Catholic Identity of the engaged couple, Consists of 159 statements with additional secions on Ecumencial Marriage and Second Marriage, Addresses topics of specific interest to Catholics, including: Marriage as a Sacramnet, The Sacred Centrality of Family Life, Active Membership in the Parish, Contraception, infertility and adoption.
If you are interested in becoming a Fully Engaged Facilitator, please contact Fr. Seisser at 815-398-4280.
Marriage is, and always has been, an integral and intricate part of God's plan. The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man and woman and is truly a gift from God. We are a Marriage & Family Building Parish. Join with us as we implement the Pastoral Initiative for Marriage in our Home, Parish and Diocese. Help us promote the sanctity of marriage and the stability of family.
For more Marriage and Family Building articles and tips, please visit the following websites: www.foryourmarriage.org or www.familylife.dpsrfd.org/familylife/
"Divorce is Bad News.... But the GOOD NEWS is that there is a program for practical CARE from a Catholic perspective." This exceptionally well done 12-disc series provides Healing from the Inside-Out after Separation & Divorce. Facilitators will find it very easy to work with. Preview first session of Divorce Survival Video Series. Once you do, you will be as excited as we are to offer this landmark series throughout our Diocese.
Divorce Survival Guide starting dates and locations:
Please call parish for further details.
June 4, 2012-St. Bridget/Loves Park
Spring, 2012-St. Mary/Sycamore
August, 2012-St.Peter/Geneva
September, 2012-Holy Family/Rockford
4401 Highcrest Road