"IT IS A MATTER OF REACHING OUT TO EVERYONE, OF NEEDING TO HELP EACH PERSON FIND HIS OR HER PROPER WAY OF PARTICIPATING IN THE ECCLESIAL COMMUNITY AND THUS TO EXPERIENCE BEING TOUCHED BY AN ´UNMERITED, UNCONDITIONAL AND GRATUITOUS´ MERCY'.”
-POPE FRANCIS, AMORIS LAETITIA #297
MISSION:
We, the Catholic Divorce Ministry Council, serving under the Office of Marriage and Family Life Ministry, seek to expand and support ministry programs that will embrace families in transition due to divorce or separation. We will offer a spiritual and emotional path to healing through education and support to those in need of comfort and hope. Working in collaboration with clergy, parish, and lay/peer leadership, we will train facilitators, promote awareness, and offer resources for parish-based groups.
VISION:
Provide guidance and support to parish ministries for separated and divorced to make individuals feel welcomed and loved in the church community.
UPCOMING/ONGOING EVENTS:
DivorceCare is here to help.
If you are interested or have any further questions, please contact Jerry Pyne msajtp@yahoo.com 714-309-2414, or Susana Castellon susgaby2@gmail.com .
The Beginning Experience® Weekend is a structured program for people who have suffered the loss of a spousal relationship through death, divorce or separation.
Trained facilitators accompany the participants, as peers, inviting them to take steps towards a brighter, more hopeful future after the pain of loss.
Beginning Experience International Ministry, Inc. (BEIM) offers various copyrighted grief programs and is recognized by the Office of Marriage and Family Life for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
See beginningexperience.org for team locations & programs in the US.
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CATHOLIC DIVORCE MINISTRY COUNCIL CONTACTS
Diane Dale
Chair, Catholic Divorce Ministry Council
Sandy Possehl
Co-Chair, Catholic Divorce Ministry Council
Reunión Presencial -cada segundo y cuarto domingo del mes
CONTACTO DEL MINISTERIO CATÓLICO PARA DIVORCIADOS/SEPARADOS:
Silvia Marin
Ministerio de HOPE (Esperanza)
silvia29marin@gmail.com
951-345-0828