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Newsletter - March 2010 #3
In this issue.....2 points: Who is that couple?
1 - US Bishops and For Better and For Ever
The Pastoral Letter of the US Bishops, "Marriage, Love and Life in the Divine Plan" was formally approved by the full body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in November 2009.
The best news is that the pastoral letter affirms both the content (the written text) and the process (the use of sponsor/mentor couples) of For Better and For Ever. The theological and doctrinal points which are key in the pastoral letter have already been incorporated into the text For Better and For Ever. In addition, I was thrilled to note that the bishops state that pastoral ministry to marriage and family life must "invite and include the gifts of many, beginning with married couples themselves"...."the help of wise mentor [sponsor couples] are critical in this process [of marriage preparation]." So now it is "official" that sponsor/mentor couples are seen as "critical" to the ministry of marriage preparation. Please study the letter yourself > http://www.usccb.org/laity/LoveandLife/
2 - California Healthy Marriages Coalition's evaluation of For Better and For Ever
The evaluation of For Better and For Ever by the California Health Marriages Coalition is going well. However, many sponsor couples are not yet helping with this important project. I suspect there are 2 reasons for this: #1 - I think many sponsor couples have not yet gotten the information about helping with this project. #2 - I think many sponsor couples who have heard about this are not quite sure what they need to do.
If I am correct on one or both of these points, I am asking for your help so that we can resolve both issues. The first thing you can do is look at the information on this web site to see if the information I have provided is helpful (or not) > http://marriagepreparation.com/EvaluationOfFBFE_California.htm I know it is a good deal of information and I think that may be part of the problem. I welcome ideas for making that information better and more "user-friendly." The second thing you can do is let me know if you have any additional ideas that can motivate more sponsor couples to help with this project of getting valuable scientific evaluation of For Better and For Ever accomplished.
September 2009 - Newsletter #2
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Marriage Preparation Resources
Newsletter for September 2009 - Boletín
Sept. de 2009
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| Help from California! - Ayuda de California |
| HOPE magazine - La revista "Hope" |
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Dear Robert,
If you have not yet noticed, our web site has a new look! We are no longer using the Microsoft Front Page software and have re-created the web site in Expression Web. The new (re-created) web site was put on-line on August 24, 2009. I tried to accomplish 3 main goals: 1 - I retained the pictures from the old Home Page so that people familiar with the old web site would see something familiar on the new Home Page 2 - The "menu" on the old Home Page has been replaced with a navigation bars on the top and bottom of ALL the pages...this should make navigation even easier. 3 - I tried to make the Home Page less "cluttered" and make it easier for first time visitors to get to information they may be looking for as quickly as possible by offering the links for "Engaged/Dating Couples" and ""Clergy/Marriage Educators" and "Sponsor/Mentor Couples." I hope we improved the web site, but I welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions. Peace and Love, Rob Ruhnke, C.SS.R., D.Min. Author of For Better and For Ever ------------------------------------------------- 1 - Dejé las fotos de la página principal antigua para que las personas ya familiarizadas con el ese sitio web vieran algo familiar en la nueva página principal. 2 - He reemplazado el menú en la página principal antigua con una barra de navegación en la parte superior y también inferior de TODAS las páginas... esto debe facilitar aun más la navegación. 3 - Traté de ordenar mejor la página principal y hacerla más 'limpia' para que sea más fácil para las personas que visiten por primera vez encontrar la información que buscan con la mayor rapidez posible al ofrecer enlaces para 'Parejas comprometidas / saliendo juntas' y 'Clérigo / Educadores sobre el matrimonio' y 'Parejas de padrinos / mentores'. Esperamos haber logrado mejorar el sitio web, pero agradezco su retroalimentación, comentarios y sugerencias. Paz y amor, Rob Ruhnke, C.SS.R., D.Min. Autor de En las buenas y para siempre |
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Help from California!
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 PLEASE
help us with a professional evaluation of
For Better & For Ever. The
California Healthy Marriages Coalition has agreed to evaluate
For Better and For Ever
along with all the other programs they are evaluating. When you are
assigned a couple to sponsor, go to our web site & click on
Sponsor/Mentor Couple,
then look for the link to
scientific evaluation for directions. ---------- Ayuda de California POR FAVOR ayúdenos con una evaluación profesional de En las buenas y para siempre. La Coalición de Matrimonios Sanos en California (California Healthy Marriages Coalition) ha aceptado evaluar el programa En las buenas y para siempre junto con todos los demás programas que están evaluando. Cuando a usted se le asigna una pareja a la cual va a apadrinar, vaya a nuestro sitio web a la página principal y oprima Español; después busque el enlace: Evaluación para En las Buenas y para Siempre... para instrucciones específicas. |
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"Hope" magazine and For Better &
For Ever
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 The
Redemptorists of the Denver Province USA began a quarterly magazine,
"Hope," to highlight various ministries of the Redeptorists. The first
edition features "For Better & For Ever" and you can see it on the
Redemptorists web site. When you get there click on "News & Events",
then "Current Magazine" > www.redemptorists-denver-------------- La revista "Hope" y En las buenas y para siempre Los Redentoristas de Denver (Redemptorists of the Denver Province USA) iniciaron una revista trimestral, 'Hope', para destacar los variados ministerios de los Redentoristas. La primera edición destaca 'En las buenas y para siempre' y la puede ver en el sitio web de los Redentoristas. Después de ingresar al sitio web, oprima "News & Events" y después "Current Magazine" > http://www.redemptorists-denver.org. |
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We
are fortunate to have some wonderful friends in California.
The California Healthy Marriages Coalition has agreed
to evaluate 