Our Goal is to build Stable, Happy, Christ – centered families…

FAMILY CELL – It is a coordinating body comprising of the priest, religious sister/brother & family representatives (married couples, widows/er, youth, children, single parent, senior citizens, etc.) to meet the needs of the family at the parish level.

-         Spiritual, emotional and material needs

-         To build stable and happy marriages in the parish

-         Strengthen the family structure

-         Reach out to families in time of need

-         To evolve a spirituality of the family that is relevant to the times.

Vision :

      •     Development of healthy family life

(Educational & Preventive measures)

      •      Reaching out to families in distress

             (Therapeutic measures)

Functions :

      •       Planning programmes to realize vision by networking with other organizations

      •       Executing planned programmes

Nature of above programmes

(at parish level)

A.      Educational & Preventive Measures:

       •    Remote & Proximate Marriage Preparation

       •    Marriage enrichment Programmes

       •    Family Enrichment Programmes

       •    Education in Christian sexuality

       •    Sessions in parenting skills

       •    Pro- Life Issues

       •    Family get-together

       •    Helping Inter-faith marriages.

B.      Therapeutic Measures

 •    Marriages & Family reconciliation