Relationship Ministry
About this ministry
At St. Francis, we are dedicated to investing in our parish family and enhancing our evangelization efforts by focusing on strengthening marriages, families, and relationships within our community. We offer a series of workshops and events tailored to parishioners at various stages of relationships:
Single Life: Promoting healthy dating habits and marriage discernment.
Marriage Preparation: Guiding those preparing for marriage.
Married Couples: Providing enrichment opportunities to grow and strengthen marriages.
Marriages in Need: Offering resources and pastoral support to help save struggling marriages.
Fortifying our Community – Building healthy relationship habits which support and encourage each other.
Why are we investing in marriages and families? Across the United States, there is a crisis in relationships, marriage, and family life, leading to serious consequences for individuals, the church, and society. This crisis has contributed to a decline in faith in Jesus Christ. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is committed to becoming a hub for marital and relationship health, aiming to combat loneliness, declining faith, unhappiness, and ineffectiveness.
Our mission, guided by the Holy Spirit, begins with creating spaces for healthy relational connections and fostering deeper community engagement. By offering date nights, marriage and family enrichment opportunities, family events, parenting resources, and options for singles and young adults, St. Francis of Assisi will promote healthy relationships through meaningful connections and practical relationship skills. As we strengthen our own marriages, families, and relationships, we will be better equipped to support others in doing the same.
If you have questions, please email Julie Taylor, julie@sfassisi.org.
Small Groups & Resources
The groups below are aimed at creating community and strengthening the family bonds among our parishioners. To learn more, please email Julie Taylor, julie@sfassisi.org.
Lifeline of Friends Group
Group specifically for mature single women in our community, focused on building authentic friendships and supporting one another through this season of life. We meet the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month, at 9am (after morning Mass).
Register using the button below, or email Julie Taylor (julie@sfassisi.org).
Healing From Separation and Divorce
A new 10-week class will meet on Thursdays, at 6:15pm, beginning February 27th, 2025. Join us to encounter true healing through Jesus and one another as we work through the book “Divorced. Catholic. Now What?” $40 (Includes book, materials and registration). Please bring payment (check or cash) to the first session. Register here
Questions: Email Michael Lynch (michael@sfassisi.org)
The Marriage Course
New small groups coming this Spring! Let us know you’re interested by clicking the link below! Email julie@sfassisi.org with any questions!
7 sessions to strengthen your relationship. Whether you’ve been married 6 months or 40 years, whether you’re in a good place or struggling, The Marriage Course offers practical support to strengthen your relationship. The course helps couples to:
Communicate more effectively
Understand each other’s needs
Resolve conflict
Recognize how upbringing affects your relationship
Develop great sexual intimacy
And much, much more
Details
Couples are invited to sign up to join a small group with 3-5 other couples, meeting in-person in your small group leader’s home. Date, time, and location of small group meetings are meant to be decided by both the small group leaders and participants. Click here to watch a testimony from a parishioner couple.