OFFICE FOR FAMILY LIFE AND CATECHESIS 111 Blvd. of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Tel: 412-456-3112 Fax: 412-456-3113 Email: familylife@diopitt.org

Maureen H. Wood, MRE Director

Pre-Marriage Program
Schedule

July 2008 - May 2009

Registration Form

Frequently Asked Questions about Marriage

Natural Family Planning (NFP) Homepage

Parenting Resources

Family Centered Catechesis

Engaged Encounter of Pittsburgh

Marriage Encounter

Retrouvaille

Separated/Divorced Ministry Support Groups

Do you know someone who is divorced, separated, or widowed?  A Beginning Experience weekend September 12^th - 14th, 2008 at St. Joseph ’s Spirituality Center in Baden offers an opportunity for healing one’s loss in a caring atmosphere.  The Beginning Experience is supported by the Office for Parish Life/ Family Life .  For information, make a confidential call to Bernadette Warner @ 412-257-0134.  

Separated/Divorced Ministry Resource Directory

Divorced and Separated Support Group

If you are enduring the acute pain and profound sense of loss associated with divorce or separation, you need not go through this alone!  You will find support, comfort and healing by joining the Sts. John and Paul / St. Richard Support Group. 

Our group meets at St. Richard Church in Gibsonia on Monday evenings from 7:00-8:45 PM beginning on September 8, 2008.  We are a DivorceCare group and, during our 13 week program cycle, we will explore all aspects of divorce and will help you to begin the process of healing.  The DivorceCare program is based on solid Christian teachings and Biblical principles and incorporates the knowledge and experience of experts in this area.  And, most importantly, participants are brought together through the love of Christ to support one another through these difficult times.

Meetings will be held in rooms 5A&B in the Social Hall (lower level of church).  Pre-registration is not required.  If you have questions, please call or email the group facilitator, Ralph Joy (rjoy@connecttime.net; 724-933-6226).

(St. Richard’s Church is located at 3841 Dickey Rd. in Gibsonia, PA.   Dickey Rd. is approximately 1.25 miles west of Rt. 8 or 5.0 miles east of Rt. 19 or 7.5 miles east of I-79.)