Marriages and Divorces in Northern Ireland in 2005

Authors: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

View full report online at: http://www.nisra.gov.uk/

A Guide for Churches to The Gender Recognition Act (UK)

Authors: Evangelical Alliance

Price: £5.00
Available from: Evangelical Alliance

A booklet advising clergy on how to deal with new legislation that could see transsexual couples ask to be married in church.

The guide can be purchased over the phone:

Tel: 020 7207 2100

The Highway Code for Marriage

Authors: Michael & Hilary Perrott
Price: £6.99
ISBN: 1-8534 5331-5

Publisher: CWR Publishing

Are you about to get married? Thinking of giving up on your marriage? Want to make your marriage even better? Hilary and Michael Perrott have poured all their wisdom and experience into a book that will help you build, or rebuild, a sure foundation for your marriage.

With its user-friendly format, The Highway Code for Marriage is a book you can dip into or use as a study guide together. It will help you get down to the nitty-gritty of your marriage relationship with topics that include forgiveness; avoiding an affair; ten steps to good sex; encouraging one another; respecting gender differences … and much more.

Juggling ministry and marriage

Marriages are under more pressure than ever before and clergy marriages are no exception. Several Church of Ireland clergy reflect on the art of Juggling Ministry and Marriage. (Download in rich text format).

Connect2

Authors: Care for the Family
Price: £29.99
Available from: Care for the Family

A course to help couples in the first five years of their marriage.

This unique five-session course can be run in your local community or church to support and encourage couples in the early stages of their marriage. The course sessions cover:

• Love for a lifetime
• Communications and differences
• Resolving conflict
• Great Expectations
• Intimacy, romance and sex

Connect2 uses simple exercises, group discussion and communication tools to provide insight into how relationships work.

All the materials you need to run the course are included:

• Presenters manual
• Handout masters
• Powerpoint and OHP presentations

An ideal course for anyone who wants to see couples Connect together.

Debate

Should we in the Church talk about "marriage" rather than "Christian Marriage"? The Very Reverend Michael Burrows, Dean of Cork, Canon Jonathan Barry and Mr Dermot O'Callaghan debate the issue. Please click here to download the full debate in rich text format. The contents reflect personal understandings of the Anglican position.

Reflections on Christian Marriage

by Ted Woods, former Chairman of The Church of Ireland Marriage Council.

Click here to download in rich text format

Men in Relationships

by Claire Missen, Marriage Counsellor

Click here to download in rich text format

The Marriage Course

A series of eight sessions designed to help any married couple strengthen their relationship.

The course is resourced by Holy Trinity Brompton and can easily be run by a parish with some willing volunteers.

The evening starts with a candlelit dinner followed by a talk. Many venues will use a video for this rather than give the talk themselves. Couples have plenty of opportunity to discuss the material and are given a little homework for next time! There is no group work involved at any stage.

The Marriage Course is very practical and will help equip couples with the tools needed to build a healthy marriage that lasts a lifetime.

For more information click here.