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Church of Ireland Marriage Council offers three services in
support of marriage today: Marriage Enrichment, Marriage
Preparation and Marriage Counselling
plus Towards Marriage, a clergy resource
pack.
Marriage
Enrichment
Our
one evening, marriage enrichment course,
Marriage
Matters was developed with Christian Guidelines Ltd
and is designed for use as part of a social evening for couples
in a parish or a group of parishes. The material is PowerPoint
based and delivered by a recognised facilitator.
Whilst
the course has a serious aim - to equip couples with relationships
skills - the evening is totally non-threatening and includes
plenty of light-hearted touches.
Facilitators
from the Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh, Limerick
and Killaloe, Cashel and Ossory, Dublin and Glendalough, Cork
and Connor are available to run the course. PowerPoint equipment
may also be provided.
Contact
For
further details please contact Sandra Massey at Church House:
Telephone:
(00353) 14125626
Email:
sandra.massey@rcbdub.org
Marriage
Preparation (ROI)
This is one-to-one
marriage preparation which we've found to be more effective
than general courses for groups.
The 3 hour session is taken by a trained
counsellor and covers areas such as expectations, communication,
sexuality, conflict resolution and parenting. It is intended
to complement the preparation given by your local minister
and is also suitable for couples marrying
for the second time.
Due to a generous
grant from the Department of Social, Community and Family
Affairs, the Council is able to subsidise couples taking the
course in the Republic of Ireland.
Of a total cost
of €200 the Marriage Council will pay €100, leaving
the couple to pay €100 to the counsellor. We hope you
agree that's a good investment at the start of married life.
Marriage
Counselling (ROI)
Counselling is available
to couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. Again,
the Council will subsidise the cost in the Republic of Ireland
up to €65 per hour.
Contact
For further details
on Marriage Preparation or Counselling please contact one
of our five trained counsellors:
Claire Missen (Dublin)
Tel: 087 2516648
Glynis Good
(Dublin)
Tel: 087 6384355
Jean Ruddock
(Wexford) Tel: 053 43013
Paula Reidy (New
Ross) Tel: 087 2872894
Deidre Whitley
(Cork)
Tel: 021 4871368
All of the above
work for the Marriage and Relationship Counselling Service,
Dublin.
Towards Marriage
This is a comprehensive
marriage preparation resource for use by clergy and church
workers . As well as covering practical aspects of the wedding,
it looks at communication, conflict resolution, sexuality
in marriage, aspects of parenting and managing finances. Questionnaires,
forms and a sample order of service are included in the appendices.
Click here
to download Towards Marriage as a PDF file.
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