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Teams of Our Lady
Teams of Our Lady (TOOL) is an international lay movement officially recognized by the Holy See as a Lay Association of the Faithful. A Team is made up of five to seven couples with a spiritual counselor. The Team meets monthly for a pot-luck meal, sharing experiences around the table, moving into prayer and then discussion of study material related to marriage and faith.
Contact Brian and Rosey Lester: kblester@yahoo.com
MOM - Heart of the Home
MOM - Heart of the Home Ministry is a movement for spiritual renewal in the Roman Catholic Church. It is dedicated to Mary, Our Mother. Mary, a woman of peace, intercedes for us as we seek to bring peace to our families, and to our world. Through days of renewal and other spiritual opportunities, this movement rejuvenates, elevates, and empowers motherhood. Designed FOR, BY, and ABOUT mothers, it builds community through newsletters and various projects.
Elizabeth Ministries
Elizabeth Ministry is an international movement designed to support women and their families during the joys, trials and sorrows of the childbearing years. Elizabeth Ministry’s mission is to cherish children, encourage families and build community. Elizabeth Ministers offer peer support, mentoring, spiritual nourishment, educational and inspirational resources.
Marriage Encounter
Worldwide Marriage Encounter helps married couples rediscover themselves as individuals and as a couple and this takes place over the course of a weekend. Married couples are able to get away from the distractions of everyday life and focus on each other. The Weekend is God-centered and is presented in the Roman Catholic Faith Expression; however we welcome couples of all faiths.
Courage/Encourage
Courage ministers to those with same-sex attractions and their loved ones. A weekly peer support group is offered to men and women who experience same-sex attractions and who wish to live according to the teaching of the Catholic Church. Call 215-587-4505 and leave a message. The Coordinator of the Courage group will return your call. Confidentiality is assured.
Encourage is a Courage affiliate support group for friends, relatives and spouses of men and women with same-sex attraction. This support group works and prays to develop a Catholic outreach to men and women who struggle with these feelings to help them follow the teaching of the Catholic Church. Please click on the link above for more information.
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