The Office for Family Life fosters a family perspective in Church and society that promotes ministry to, with, by, and for families in all stages. The Office supports marriage formation and pastoral care to advance the missionary discipleship of the Domestic Church in the Diocese of Orange.
SÁBADO 13 DE ABRIL 2024
PARROQUIA SAN VICENTE DE PAUL
Este es un retiro de discernimiento para confirmar si tu vocacion es el matrimonio, y si ya tienes novio(a), para que puedas confirmar que el o ella es la persona indicada, la persona que dios quiere para tí.
Conference for Divorced or Separated Catholics
The Office for Family Life is hosting an informative and inspiring conference at the Christ Cathedral Cultural Center about healing after divorce or separation.
Saturday, May 4, 2024
9 am to 4 pm
$40 per person (includes lunch and materials)
Topics include: canonical matters, self-care, emotional healing, friendships/dating, and parenting children of divorce.
Ministry organizations and professionals who serve our brothers and sisters are invited to join us as sponsors or resource exhibitors.
Saturday, June 1, 2024
at the Diocese of Orange Pastoral Center
The Diocese of Orange is hosting a one-day retreat for parents who have experienced the death of a child of any age by any cause, no matter how long ago. Losing a child under any circumstances is horrendous. Focusing on the spirituality of the grieving process can help tremendously.
Join other Emmaus Parent Companions and our Diocese of Orange Retreat Team in a warm and loving place—to think, to talk, to feel, and to pray. Find compassion, rest, and peace … at least for a time. All grieving parents are welcome.
Spots are limited; register early!
$35 for individuals or $60 for spouses (includes lunch & dinner). Kindly register online by May 19.
Support Changes Everything
Pregnant? Need Help?
Local help is available: pregnancy clinics and centers, shelters and food distribution, mental health support, and resources for maternal and perinatal health.
Hope and Healing After Abortion
The Church understands and cares
Hope and Healing After Abortion is a sensitive, private, confidential experience of accompaniment. Our volunteers aim to provide a caring, compassionate, and non-judgmental presence for anyone who is suffering from the affects of abortion and who is seeking reconciliation with God and their faith community.
Getting married?
Marriage formation for engaged couples
The sacrament of marriage is not a social convention, an empty ritual or merely the outward sign of a commitment. The sacrament is a gift given for the sanctification and salvation of the spouses, since “their mutual belonging is a real representation, through the sacramental sign, of the same relationship between Christ and the Church. The married couple are therefore a permanent reminder for the Church of what took place on the cross; they are for one another and for their children witnesses of the salvation in which they share through the sacrament.”
Pope Francis in Amoris Laetitia n. 72
Marriage
& Family
Formation
Pastoral
Care
