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Betty Anne Casaretti

Director of Family Life, Catholic Center
238 Jewett Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203) 416-1442


Marriage Preparation Marriage Enrichment Parenting Resources Support Group Ministries Upcoming Events

The future of humanity passes by way of the family!

The focus of Family Life Ministry of the Diocese of Bridgeport is to provide new resources and opportunities that address, enable and enhance Marriage Preparation, Natural Family Planning, and Marriage Enrichment programming as well as support group ministries for Separated and Divorced, Bereavement Outreach, and Catholic Parenting.

Family Life Ministry's overall goal is to promote and support healthy, happy, whole, and Holy marriages and families.

We're here to help! If you don't find what you're looking for below, or just need additional information, please contact Betty Anne Casaretti, Director of Family Life Ministry: 416-1442 or e-mail bcasaretti@diobpt.org.



New! For Your Marriage offers a series of short presentations on topics that show how Church belief and teaching about marriage are strengthened and confirmed by the findings of social science research. These points of convergence are a strong factor in "making a case" for marriage, particularly with younger generations of adults who rely heavily on such research in their quest for truth and direction.

New! The Couple Checkup is designed to help you and your (future) spouse build a more satisfying and intimate relationship. It is designed to activate dialogue, discovery, and increase the overall quality of your relationship. The Couple Checkup will help you discover your strengths as a couple. It will also help you identify issues that are threatening the vitality of your relationship and may need to be addressed.


Marriage Preparation
Together in Life and Love: Preparation for Engaged Couples

Click here to register for the Marriage Preparation Program

Click here for more information about Catholic Engaged Encounter

Marriage Enrichment

Our First Years Together: Programs for Newly-Married Couples

Click here to register for the Continuing Education Workshop


Marriage Encounter
A program to assist a good marriage in becoming a better marriage. Click on the following links for more information: Connecticut Worldwide Marriage Encounter and Worldwide Marriage Encounter.

Natural Family Planning
http://fairfieldcounty.ccli.org/
Promoting the moral, healthy, and successful practice of the marital conjugal relationship.

Retrouvaille
http://www.retrouvaille.org/
A program to assist a troubled or stressed marriage in becoming a good marriage. New Marriage Enrichment Resources on the Web!

As part of the US Catholic Bishops' National Pastoral Initiative on Marriage, which runs through 2011, there are two new Marriage Enrichment Resources available through the efforts of the USCCB Secretariat for Family, Laity, and Woman & Youth.


Parenting Resources Online


www.Dads.org
Online resources for dads including Marriage Builders for Catholic Dads and St. Joseph's Covenant Keepers.

www.CatholicMom.com
Celebrating Catholic Motherhood. A website for sharing and learning about parenting and faith issues.

www.CatholicParenting.com
A collection of treasures for parents, including tips and resources for parenting from birth to adolescence.

www.DignityofWomen.com
The Pontifical Council for the Laity, in observance of the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's Mulieris Dignitatem, the Apostolic Letter on the Dignity and Vocation of Women, has invited Catholics in North America to consider the document in light of the theme: "The Dignity of Women in a Technological and Consumeristic Society." This website provides a variety of resources that will assist in unlocking the beauty and depth of this document.

Support Group Ministries

Separated and Divorced Catholics
For information on local support groups and resources, please contact Betty Anne Casaretti, Director of Family Life Ministry: 416-1442 or e-mail bcasaretti@diobpt.org.

Bereavement Ministry
For information on local support groups and resources for widows and widowers, including Theos, please contact Betty Anne Casaretti, Director of Family Life Ministry: 416-1442 or e-mail bcasaretti@diobpt.org.

The Compassionate Friends
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
A bereavement program for those who have lost a child.

Events

Wedding Anniversaries Celebration
A diocesan event to celebrate significant wedding anniversaries and proclaim the glorious commitment of married life. Celebrations are held twice each year, in June and October.

Watch for details on the 2009 celebrations: June 14, 2009 and October 25, 2009


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