for CLERGY & MARRIAGE EDUCATORS.
For more information, call Fr. Rob Ruhnke (210-557-3660) or send email.
- Training by ZOOM has proven so effective that we recommend it as the BEST option. What we are learning from Training by Zoom. Call Fr. Rob Ruhnke (210-557-3660) or send email for more information about how we can provide this option for you and/or you parish.
- Letter to Clergy from Diocesan Family Life Office.
- Pastoral Issues of Marrying & Tips for Pastoral Ministers - English/Spanish.
space - History of Marriage & Marriage Enrichment
e - Can Un-documented get MarriageLicense?
- New Evangelization in a Pluralistic Culture.
- PreMarital Inventory & For Better & For Ever ™
- Material for Bulletin & Parish web site & Pulpit announcements.
- FIVE QUESTIONS from Diana Macalintal for couples preparing for marriage.
- Twenty Places to find candidates for Sponsor Couple ™ministry in your parish - Macalintal/Wagner
- Pastor's Recruiting Letter.
- Meaning of terms: "Sponsor Couple ™" vs. "Mentor Couple".
- Parish Information Evening - outline.
- Parish "Blessing of Sponsor Couple ™ Ministry Team" by pastor.
- "Recommitment" for Sponsor Couple ™ Ministry Team
- Certification to be a Trainer.
- Will the Synod replace PreCana with a "Catechumenate for Marriage"?
- Notes from "Forming Intentional Disciples" by Sherry Weddell - Rob's Notes
- More about "Joined by the Church, Sealed by a Blessing" by Macalintal/Wagner
Key articles for Pastors & lay leaders.
Table of Contents for these documents
1 – Canons 1063 & 1064 – Catechesis and Preparation for the Vocation of Marriage
2 – Canon Law & Sponsor Couple ™ ministry for Matrimony
3 – Criteria for Recruiting couples to be trained for Sponsor Couple ™ ministry.
4 – Diocesan Structure: Sponsor Couple ™ Committee & Training
5 – Question: How to translate "Sponsor Couple ™" into Spanish?
6 – A "Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults" for Matrimony – 6 points.
7 – A parish plan for marriage preparation: REMOTE, PROXIMATE, IMMEDIATE, NEWLY WEDS.
8 – Sponsor Couple ™ ministry - A Peer to Peer process benefiting engaged couples & their sponsors.
9 - The Pastor's Handbook - just 1 page of critical information!
10 - Communio.org: A Key Resource for statistics regarding Marriage & Family Life in our parishes today.
Video - How to use For Better & For Ever ™ for a Group of Couples?
Here is a PDF you may find useful in planning your program after viewing the Video > John Mungham’s Key points