Mission: The Family Life Office affirms the sacredness of marriage and family. Services to the parishes and individuals that support all families in their vocation and through the stages of life include:

• Training and Formation of Ministers for Marriage and Family Service
• Distribution of Quality Materials for Spirituality Development and Enrichment in Marriages and Families
• Natural family planning classes
• Referrals to professional counseling for individuals, couples, and families.
• Co-Sponsoring Retrouvaille/Rediscovery programs for troubled marriages.
• Support programs for the separated, divorced, and widowed.
• The annual celebration of Golden and Silver Wedding Anniversaries at the Cathedral in Savannah.
• Chastity Education programs for schools and parishes.
• Project Rachel and Rachel's Vineyard Retreats
• Divorced-Separated Catholics retreats and support groups

ANNOUNCING NEW CERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR LAY LEADERS OF MARRIAGE PREPARATION WORKSHOPS ON THE INTERNET

FAMILY LIFE OFFICE announces a Marriage Preparation Certification Training program for lay leaders and presenters.  Due to the distances within our diocese and the fact that all these presenters are volunteering their time and talents the training will be provided in modules on the diocesan webpage.  In order to assure that parish and deanery teams are certified as stated in the marriage guidelines we are asking all those already on teams, and any new couples invited to the team, to read the ten (10) power point modules found here and return the evaluation form to our office. A certificate will be provided which can be presented to the pastor and/or team lead couple in any parish.  We hope this will encourage new couples to participate in this very vital ministry with a sense of competency and basic understanding of the Church’s teaching on the sacrament.