May 5, 2022 – DIOCESE OF EVANSVILLE OFFICE OF FAMILY & LIFE eNEWS
DIOCESE OF EVANSVILLE
OFFICE OF FAMILY & LIFE eNEWS
Rachel’s Vineyard of Western Kentucky will be having a retreat for the healing of the wounds of abortion on the weekend of May 20-22, 2022, at the Passionist Retreat Center outside of Owensboro. This retreat is a powerful way to encounter Jesus Christ as the Healer of our deepest and most painful wounds. Our team of trained volunteers (all of whom have made this retreat in the past) are looking forward to walking with you on the journey to healing and wholeness! Come and join us!
Red Bird Ministries is a Catholic, pro-life/pro-family grief support ministry that focuses on bereaved families who have experienced child loss of any age and circumstance, including pregnancy loss through miscarriage and stillbirth, and after birth as an infant, child, adolescent, or adult. While we operate as Catholics our ministry serves anyone who has experienced the loss of a child.
We are starting a Red Bird Ministries program in the diocese. If you are interested in participating, please contact me.
Surviving Divorce is a 12-Session workshop for those who have experienced divorce. If you are interested in participating in this workshop or as a ministry leader, please contact me at egirten@evdio.org.
Interested in any of the Below Ministries?
Life Giving Wounds (Support for Adult Children of Divorce)
One weekend per year
Follow up support meetings
Surviving Divorce
12 Session Divorce Recovery
Unveiled Marriage Preparation
One weekend per year
Parish Sponsor Couples
Marriage Prep for Engaged Couples
Natural Family Planning
Awareness
Respect Life Coordinators
Parish Representative for Life issues
Peace in the Mourning (Retreat for Widows)
One retreat per year
Redbird Ministries (Healing for Parents who have lost children)
Ongoing
Grace Marriage
Parish level Marriage Enrichment
Project Rachel Abortion Healing
A variety of ways to engage
If you are interested in any of the above, please contact Eric at egirten@evdio.org.
World Meeting of Families
June 22-26
Event Ideas
Mass (on the Grass): Celebrate Mass at a special time during the week (either indoor or out) and invite families to come together. Offer a special blessing. Plan a meal afterward.
Family Rosary: Same as #1
Recognize the uniqueness of each family in the parish:
Young married couples just beginning their families
Families who have been a part of the parish for years
Generations of families in the parish
Families who have adopted for fostered
Families with disabilities
Families with members, young and old, who have passed
Recognize the family as the domestic church
Invite a speaker on the topic of marriage and family
Provide a special evening of prayer, Reconciliation, and food
Recognize the realities of keeping a family Catholic in today’s society
Post family pictures (of present and past parish families) in the vestibule
