“The Office of Family Life exists to provide support for families through various programs and to serve as a resource for parishes engaging in building up and fostering of the Catholic family.”

Programs offered at the Pastoral Center have attracted 211 couples and 58 additional individuals and many others have attended courses and meetings at their parish under the auspices of this ministry.  The various programs, supported by their activities, shows concern for all areas of family life: Pre-Cana,  Convaledacion, Engagement Encounter Weekend, First Years and Forever, parish-sponsored Couple Training, Marriage Encounter to Seal and Strengthen Love, Parenting Classes,  Stepping into Marriage with Children, Natural Family Planning, Retrouvaille, Divorced and Separated Group, Beginning Experience, Bereavement Ministry, Rainbows, Miscarriage Support Group, From Grief to Grace,  Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats, Project Rachel, Project Gabriel, Sacred Heart Apostolate and Teams of Our Lady.

Developing the life of the Archdiocese through ministry