COME & SEE BBQ

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 6–8 PM
FRASSATI HOUSE
580 W. 3rd Ave Dr. (behind the Church)

The group is striving to answer the question, “What are the ways we can help and support each other as families and as a community? To live the adventure of founding something really great, how do we make a culture of the family?” (The Rule, p. 2).

The JPII Families ministry was started by our priests at Nativity to meet the growing needs of families. The priests along with the sisters participate with the families in small groups, Half Days and summer vacations. Bring all your family and join us for dinner.

RSVP to Beverl:
b.ketchel@nool.us by July 2.

WHO WE ARE

A ministry to accompany couples on their marriage journey. We strive to:

• Offer support and guidance on marriage and family through small groups of 4-6 families each

• Create a local community to foster friendship, to take accountability, and to share our difficulties and successes

• Help each other to live our Faith and to know Christ

If this is something you may be interested in, please fill out the following interest form, and we will be in touch with you soon!

STRUCTURE

For each couple, we suggest the following structure for the year.

Daily suggestion: 

• Pray the Angelus three times a day: when you wake up, at lunch, and at dinner

• 15 minutes of prayer time or Scripture reading

• Before bedtime, say prayers, including the Memorare, with the children

Weekly suggestion:

• Find a one-hour mini-retreat to pray, read, or meditate

Monthly suggestion:

• Each couple has a meeting to compare their experience with the proposal of the Rule of the Families and to help each other be accountable for it.

HALF DAYS TOGETHER

During our “Half-Days Together,” all the families meet with their children, the priests, and the sisters for a Sunday afternoon together. We have lunch, singing, and some games. Then, while the kids have a moment with high school volunteers and some of the sisters, the adults have a talk with the priests.

VACATIONS

Once a year, each small group shares a few days of vacation, usually during the summer, accompanied by the sisters and/or one of the priests. Prayer together, hikes, singing, good food, and nice conversations are the core of our proposal.