Separated and Divorced Support Groups
Support groups for those who are
separated and divorced are based at various parishes within the
four counties of the Archdiocese.
For
listings, please contact Janet McCormack, 973-497-4327 or email:
mccormja@rcan.org
Separated
and Divorced Support Group Facilitator Training Course
The Family Life Office provides support
group facilitator training uniquely designed for those who wish
to minister to the needs of the separated and divorced. The processes
of grief, loss and transition are emphasized, as are listening and
communication skills.
For
registration and fee information, contact Janet McCormack at 973-497-4327
or
email: mccormja@rcan.org
Annulment
Information Evenings
Family Life Ministries, in conjunction
with the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Newark, sponsors
a series of Annulment Information Evenings. At each session, a canon
lawyer from the Tribunal provides the most recent guidelines, theology
and requisites for obtaining a Church annulment. Information is clearly
presented in terms that all can understand.
Contacts: Janet McCormack (English) 973-497-4327 or
email: mccormja@rcan.org
and
Reina Basualdo (Spanish) 973-497-4326 or email: basualre@rcan.org
2008-2009 Annulment Information Evening Schedule
All sessions listed are in English and begin at 7:30 pm.
Pre-registration is not required. For
further
information,
please contact the Office of Family Life Ministries at 973-497-4327.
September 10, 2008
The Archdiocesan Center
(Auditorium A)
171 Clifton Avenue
Newark NJ
973-497-4327 |
October 8, 2008
Immaculate Heart of Mary
(Nazareth Center)
1571 S. Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ
908-889-2100 |
November 12, 2008
St. John the Baptist
(Parish Center)
69 Valley Street
Hillsdale NJ
201-664-3131 |
December 3, 2008
Our Lady of Mercy
(Farley Center)
40 Sullivan Drive
Jersey City NJ
201-434-7500 |
January 14, 2009
St. Thomas the Apostle
(St. Peter Room)
60 Byrd Avenue
Bloomfield NJ
973-338-9190 |
February 11, 2009
Archdiocesan Center
(Auditorium A)
171 Clifton Avenue
Newark NJ
973-497-4327 |
March 11, 2009
St. Leo
(Rectory Meeting Room)
324 Market Street
Elmwood Park NJ
201-796-3521 |
April 15, 2009
St. Theresa
(School Auditorium)
541 Washington Avenue
Kenilworth NJ
908-272-4444 |
May 6, 2009
O.L. Blessed Sacrament
(Founders' Hall)
28 Livingston Avenue
Roseland NJ
973-226-7288 |
June 10, 2009
Ss. Peter & Paul
(Parish Center - in School)
410 Hudson Street
Hoboken NJ
201-659-2276 |
RETROUVAILLE
Ministry for Troubled Marriages
RETROUVAILLE is an international
peer ministry program that attempts to provide practical assistance
and hope to couples in struggling marriages. The program is three-fold
and begins with a weekend experience. There are six followup sessions
thereafter, and couples are then offered a monthly support group
(CORE - Continuing Our Retrouvaille Experience). We believe RETROUVAILLE
can offer a definite alternative to separation or divorce for couples
wishing to heal their marriages.
Date: March 20-22, 2009
Location:
Xavier Center, Convent Station NJ
Contact:
Janet McCormack 973-497-4327 or
email: mccormja@rcan.org
Bereavement
Support Groups
Bereavement support groups meet within
the four counties of the Archdiocese on the parish level.
For
listings, please contact Janet
McCormack (English) 973-497-4327 or
email: mccormja@rcan.org
and
Reina Basualdo (Spanish) 973-497-4326 or email: basualre@rcan.org
Bereavement
Support Group Facilitator Training Course
Support groups provide the opportunity
for healing in a confidential, educational and spiritual environment.
Family Life offers a eight-session program each fall and spring
for those who wish to become facilitators for existing parish bereavement
support groups or for those who wish to begin one. This program
can also serve to enhance the general bereavement ministry services
in your parish. Participants will explore the many faces of grief
and will receive practical information about forming a parish-based
ministry.
Date:
Next training sessions are September 2008 and March 2009
For
registration and fee information, please contact Janet
McCormack (English) 973-497-4327 or
email: mccormja@rcan.org
and
Reina Basualdo (Spanish) 973-497-4326 or email: basualre@rcan.org
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Support
Groups for Parents Grieving the Death of a Child
The
needs of those who have suffered the loss of a child are special.
One of those needs is to share the pain with others who have experienced
this very difficult kind of grief. Our support groups are led by trained
facilitators - parents who have personally experienced the death of
a child. There is hope. There is help. It is possible to survive even
this loss.
Contacts: Janet
McCormack (English) 973-497-4327 or
email: mccormja@rcan.org
and
Reina Basualdo (Spanish) 973-497-4326 or email: basualre@rcan.org.
Meets
on the 3rd Monday of each month:
St. Peter the Apostle R.C. Church
Rectory Basement
445 Fifth Avenue, River Edge, NJ
201-261-3366
7:30 pm |
Meets
on the 1st Wednesday of each month:
St. Thomas the Apostle R.C. Church
Parish Center, St. Thomas Room
60 Byrd Avenue , Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-338-9190
7:30 pm |
| Pre-registration
is not required and there is no fee. |
Annual
Liturgy for Parents Whose Children Have Died
There is no loss like that of one's
child. Parents whose children have died will experience grief that
is harder, longer and more complicated than other bereaved people.
In an effort to offer another step in the ongoing process of healing,
the Family Life Office plans a Eucharistic Liturgy each spring
for
those whose children have died. A personal witness is offered as
the name of each child is read during the liturgy.
This
Mass will be offered on Friday evening, May 9, 2008 at Notre Dame
RC Church, 359 Central Avenue, North Caldwell NJ.
Pre-registration
is requested. For
registration information, please contact Janet
McCormack 973-497-4327 or email: mccormja@rcan.org
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