COUPLE TAKE MESSAGE AROUND WORLD THROUGH CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER
ORGANIZATION HELPS PEOPLE GET READY TO ENTER MARRIAGE
PRIEST IS PART OF THE TEAM
After 20 years of helping prepare couples for marriage, Gerry and Ann Bach are now in charge of helping couples around the globe as they oversee Catholic Engaged Encounter worldwide.The third member of the team is the Rev. Gary Gummersheimer, a priest from Murphysboro, Ill. The Bachs deal with the practical aspects of marriage while Gummersheimer specializes in its spiritual elements. The program slogan is: "A wedding is a day. A marriage is a lifetime."The...
Catholic Engaged Encounter: Religion Briefs
Religion Briefs Alliance to mark Good Friday Remembering Jesus' sacrifice and ministry to the less fortunate, the Mobile Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance will add a meal for the homeless and a blood drive to its traditional Good Friday services at the Mobile Sunlight District Auditorium. The blood drive and meal will begin at 10 a.m. Friday. A service centered on Jesus' seven last words will be held from noon until 3 p.m."We normally have the...
Catholic Engaged Encounter: Engaged Encounter sessions set
Great Falls Catholic Engaged Encounter, a ministry to help couples prepare for marriage, has four weekend sessions scheduled for 2004. The sessions are held in the Ursuline Centre, 2300 Central Ave. A team of trained couples and a priest guide the weekends and urge participating couples to communicate about planning a marriage, not only a wedding day celebration.The four weekends are Jan. 30-Feb. 1, April 2 to 4, June 4 to 6 and Oct. 1 to 3. To receive details call Doug or Paige Nicholson...
Catholic Engaged Encounter: Philippine Daily Inquirer:
Preparing for married life
DEAR Tita Dulce, My girlfriend and I have been on for two years now, and we have decided to get married next year. Both of us have good positions in a government office. This Christmas we will both be in different provinces for family gatherings, which will also give us the chance to talk to our parents about our plan to get married. There will be, of course, the pamamanhikan, but we would like to attend a seminar to prepare for our wedding. You have written about Marriage Retorno, but is...