Help and support for all families

The Church is, first of all, about people helping people. We are a community of faith who is there for one another, in good times and in bad. Where can you go when you have lost a child, or a spouse after many years of togetherness? Or your marriage is going through a rocky period? Or you are in a good marriage that could use a little time alone, away from the kids, to further enrich your love for one another? The Archdiocesan Office of Family Life offers marriage preparation and enrichment, ministry to the bereaved, to the divorced and separated, to marriages in crisis, and gives instruction in natural family planning.  It is involved as well in various works promoting pro-life causes such as Project Gabriel (for someone in a crisis pregnancy) and Rachel's Vineyard (for someone grieving loss from an abortion). There are dates already set up for this spring and summer, and retreats / classes are offered in both English and Spanish. Jesus said “I have come that they (the sheep) may have life, and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). Don’t be afraid to take the first step, do what needs to be done, and start your new year off with hope and trust in the community that is there for you. New brochures are in the front vestibule of the church. You can also go to: archokc.org/office-of-family-life.  Whatever your need, I pray that this new year will bring to you more abundant life! - - - Fr. Jim