Featured Events:Christ Alive in Our Marriage Retreat (Charis Ministries)Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 9am-4pm
St. George Activity Center $40.00 per couple, includes lunch Register online at www.charisministries.org Deadline: February 2nd For more information contact Sister Ily at 225.456.5421 or ilyfercsj@gmail.com Katie & Rob Tasman along with a Charis Retreat Team present this Charis Retreat for couples in their first few years of marriage. Take this opportunity to reflect on the meaning of your vocation and how you are being invited to live out your faith. Spend the day hearing talks by other young couples, talking with your spouse and other couples, praying and reflecting as a couple. The Baton Rouge Diocese is a member of the Charis Ministries Retreat Partner Program. It is a Jesuit ministry to those in their 20s and 30s. Download Flyer Healing for the Separated and DivorcedSt. Aloysius is offering a six-part series entitled Return to Life beginning Sunday February 22 from 2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. The program is open to all faith denominations. Cost is $50. For more information or an application, please call Angela Falgoust at 225/343-6657, ext 3031 or email afalgoust@staloysisuparish.com. Applications can be found at Return to Life Application. The application may be mailed or brought to St. Aloysius Church, 2025 Stuart Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, and Attn: Angela Falgoust. “Healing by the grace of God and through the grieving process.”
World Meeting of Families
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Fun Catholic Apps!
Check out these great Catholic apps for prayers, readings, scripture, etc! Just click each link to be taken to information on each app (for iPhones, iPads, some Androids):
iMissal
iPieta
Lighthouse Catholic Media Bible
Mea Culpa - Examination of Conscience
YouCat
Laudate
Catholic Devotions
Rosary Deluxe Audio
iBreviary
Concordance
The Catholic Directory Mass Times
3 Minute Retreat (LoyolaPress)
Way of the Cross by St. Francis of Assisi
For more great Catholic Apps, visit Catholicapps.com
iMissal
iPieta
Lighthouse Catholic Media Bible
Mea Culpa - Examination of Conscience
YouCat
Laudate
Catholic Devotions
Rosary Deluxe Audio
iBreviary
Concordance
The Catholic Directory Mass Times
3 Minute Retreat (LoyolaPress)
Way of the Cross by St. Francis of Assisi
For more great Catholic Apps, visit Catholicapps.com
25th & 50th Wedding Anniversary Mass & Celebration
Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 3:00pm
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church & Parish Activity Center
We are excited to announce our annual event honoring married couples! Couples reaching their 25th, 50th, or 65th and over anniversary wedding anniversary at any time during 2015 are invited to a special mass at Our Lady of Mercy Church (445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge) with Bishop Robert Muench followed by a reception in the OLOM Parish Activity Center. A special blessing will be given and special certificates with the bishop's seal will be awarded to the celebrating couples.
To register for this special event, couples should contact their parish office to provide their registration information. Parish offices will then send in all couples' information to the Office of Marriage & Family Life.
Registration deadline is Friday, January 30th. Names received after this may not have certificates ready but will still be able to attend the mass and reception. We won't turn anyone away! In this case, the certificates will be mailed later.
The Bishop will be available for taking pictures at the reception after the mass. Couples or family members should bring their own personal cameras for this.
Parish Instructions
Parish Registration Form
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church & Parish Activity Center
We are excited to announce our annual event honoring married couples! Couples reaching their 25th, 50th, or 65th and over anniversary wedding anniversary at any time during 2015 are invited to a special mass at Our Lady of Mercy Church (445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge) with Bishop Robert Muench followed by a reception in the OLOM Parish Activity Center. A special blessing will be given and special certificates with the bishop's seal will be awarded to the celebrating couples.
To register for this special event, couples should contact their parish office to provide their registration information. Parish offices will then send in all couples' information to the Office of Marriage & Family Life.
Registration deadline is Friday, January 30th. Names received after this may not have certificates ready but will still be able to attend the mass and reception. We won't turn anyone away! In this case, the certificates will be mailed later.
The Bishop will be available for taking pictures at the reception after the mass. Couples or family members should bring their own personal cameras for this.
Parish Instructions
Parish Registration Form
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Prepare-Enrich ONLINE Training |
Wed. Feb. 12th at 6:30pm
Cost: $175
Register at: witnesstolove.org/webinars or email: maryrose.verret@gmail.com
For Clergy & Marriage Prep Personnel
A Prepare-Enrich Certification Webinar for all who work with Engaged or Married Couples
will be offered for those who were not able to attend a live Prepare Enrich Training. There will be a Catholic Prepare-Enrich Certification Webinar offered on Thursday January 15th at 2pm CST & Wednesday February 12th at 6:30pm. You may chose either date when you register. This training is a must for those working with engaged or married couples. The format of this training is very flexible and it allows you to do the majority of the work at your own pace. The live Webinar portion allows you to interact with your Seminar Director and other participants just as you would at a live training. This is option ensures a quality training for those who have found it hard to attend a live training in the past.
For more information, check out these flyers:
P-E Certification Flyer
Prepare-Enrich Webinar Flyer
Cost: $175
Register at: witnesstolove.org/webinars or email: maryrose.verret@gmail.com
For Clergy & Marriage Prep Personnel
A Prepare-Enrich Certification Webinar for all who work with Engaged or Married Couples
will be offered for those who were not able to attend a live Prepare Enrich Training. There will be a Catholic Prepare-Enrich Certification Webinar offered on Thursday January 15th at 2pm CST & Wednesday February 12th at 6:30pm. You may chose either date when you register. This training is a must for those working with engaged or married couples. The format of this training is very flexible and it allows you to do the majority of the work at your own pace. The live Webinar portion allows you to interact with your Seminar Director and other participants just as you would at a live training. This is option ensures a quality training for those who have found it hard to attend a live training in the past.
For more information, check out these flyers:
P-E Certification Flyer
Prepare-Enrich Webinar Flyer
World Wide Marriage Encounter Weekend
March 6-8, 2015
MARRIED COUPLES: Valentine’s Day is coming! You’re thinking roses or candy, but shortly after, the roses are wilted and the candy is gone. Why not do something that will last a lifetime! Escape from the busyness of your hectic lifestyle and endless obligations and spend some very special time together. Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend and give each other the gift of yourself. The Weekend focuses of effective communication techniques, which will enhance the intimacy in your relationship. The next available WWME weekend in Baton Rouge on March 6-8, 2015 at the Tracy Conference Center. For more information call (800-586-5469) email (j_verret@bellsouth.net) or go on-line at www.wwme-section5.org
New Director for Marriage & Family Life Office
The Office of Marriage & Family Life is pleased to announce that Mr. Darryl Ducote, LCSW, has been hired to be our new Director!
Darryl Ducote is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been in private practice as a psychotherapist focusing on marriage & family therapy in Baton Rouge for over thirty years. Darryl has a Masters Degree in Social Work from L.S.U. as well as a Masters in Theology and a Masters in Divinity from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. He also is one of the creators of Marriage Ministry Resources (MMR). He has had both pastoral experience as a former priest and clinical experience in psychiatric hospitals and in private practice. Darryl is also a member of the liturgical musical group known as "The Dameans" which have composed and recorded over 15 albums of liturgical music. He is married with two step-children.
We are excited to welcome him to our office! He will officially be starting on September 29th.
Darryl Ducote is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been in private practice as a psychotherapist focusing on marriage & family therapy in Baton Rouge for over thirty years. Darryl has a Masters Degree in Social Work from L.S.U. as well as a Masters in Theology and a Masters in Divinity from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. He also is one of the creators of Marriage Ministry Resources (MMR). He has had both pastoral experience as a former priest and clinical experience in psychiatric hospitals and in private practice. Darryl is also a member of the liturgical musical group known as "The Dameans" which have composed and recorded over 15 albums of liturgical music. He is married with two step-children.
We are excited to welcome him to our office! He will officially be starting on September 29th.
Planned Parenthood Expanding
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, an affiliate of Planned Parenthood (PP), the largest abortion business in the nation, plans to open a 7,000 square foot facility on Claiborne Ave in New Orleans in 2015. This multimillion-dollar "New Orleans Health Center" will become a regional abortion center in the heart of New Orleans, leading to an increase in abortions in New Orleans and surrounding areas.
For more information, go to www.NolaNeedsPeace.com
For more information, go to www.NolaNeedsPeace.com
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