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Family Support Organizations and Movements
Greater Houston
Healthy Marriage Coalition
The Greater Houston
Healthy Marriage Coalition (GHHMC) is an
organization whose mission involves
promoting healthy marriages and
strengthening relationships for those in
the greater Houston area. In addition to
members representing the largest relevant
non-profit organizations, such as Family
Services, DePelchin Children’s Center, the
Archdiocese of Galveston Houston, Catholic
Charities, and others, there are four
standing committees that represent the
interests of Houston’s largest ethnic
populations (African American, Hispanic,
Asian American) as well as one that
represents the needs of married couples and
families who are new to the Houston area. A
website is being created to advertise
marriage education classes that are being
presented in the greater Houston area;
please contact Dr. Daphne Lambert at (713)
802-7852 for additional information about
the coalition.
FAMILIA (Family
Life In America)
FAMILIA is a
family-to-family non-profit organization.
Its programs are tailored to meet the needs
of families and foster positive growth of
family members.
FAMILIA is committed
to strengthening the family by providing
focused information and practical tools that
can be implemented in daily life. Current
programs include “Mothers of Young Children”
and “Husbands and Fathers.” Mothers and
fathers meet separately in Family Life Teams
twice a month from October to May. Both are
four-year programs and the cost is $45 per
year. Each year of the program focuses on
various teachings of the Church on the
family and marriage along with associated
catechesis. Both programs also offer
several Days of Reflection for women and
A.M. Reflections for men during the course
of the year. There are also various Family
Social Events that are held each year
(Family Valentine’s Dance, Family Praise and
Worship Social, May Crowning, etc.).
FAMILIA is currently
in 16 parishes with over 500 participants in
the Houston area.
For more information
on how to start FAMILIA in your parish
contact Brad and Julia Misley at
jmisley@famillink.com
For general
information about FAMILIA, please visit
www.familiausa.net
To view the FAMILIA
video on family, visit
www.familiausa.net/VIDEO/med.wmv
Houston Family
Foundation
Their mission is to
provide encouragement and tools for the
great adventure of parenting. They serve
Christ-centered parents of children ages
0-18 in and around the Houston Metropolitan
Area.
For more information
contact Paolo Sanchez (713) 775-0969
Richard Gosselin
(281) 855-1990 or visit
www.houstonfamilyfoundation.org
Movimiento
Familiar Cristiano
This movement helps
families live their Christian faith and
values.
For more information
contact Juan and Teresa Rodriguez
jytrdz@hotmail.com or visit
www.cimfc.org
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Networks
Family Ministry
Network
The Family Ministry
Network is a loosely connected group of
parish staff persons and volunteers who have
the responsibility for marriage and family
ministry in their respective parishes. The
Family Life office supports their work
through offering occasional networking
lunches, free resources for parish
bulletins, and priority communication about
upcoming workshops. Call (713) 741-8711 or
e-mail
mroman@archgh.org .
Online Support
for Grief Network
It is an integrated
approach to on-line grief support that
provides help to people working through loss
and grief issues of many kinds. Visit
www.griefnet.org .
Catholic
Parents OnLine
A non-profit
organization consisting of Catholic parents,
grandparents, and friends of Catholic
education, Catholic Parents OnLine is
dedicated to the Catholic education of our
children and grandchildren. In full union
with the Magisterium on the teachings of the
Catholic faith, Catholic Parents OnLine
began in 1998 because of the many
challenging issues that oftentimes frustrate
today's parents. Visit
www.catholicparents.org .
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Speakers
If you are in need of
a speaker in any topic on family, marriage
matters, please contact us; the
Family Life office will help you in
this search. Below you may find a list of
resources that may be helpful.
Family Life
Ministry - Archdiocese of Galveston Houston
FLM provides written
materials, consultation and team training.
Call (713) 741-8711 or
e-mail
mroman@archgh.org .
Joseph and/or
Catherine Garcia-Prats
This is a couple
married for 30 years and parents of 10 sons;
they present programs on parenting, marriage
and family throughout the United States. One
of the most successful programs is “Good
Families Don’t Just Happen,” which is a
parish-based seminar designed to build a
better understanding of the every day
dynamics of family and parenting. The goal
of the seminar is to help parents appreciate
the gift of family. It may be organized for
a Saturday or as a series over 4 weeks.
Topics include:
Building a Foundation, Responsible
Parenting, Loving Discipline, Celebrating
the Uniqueness of Each Child, Faith and
Family, Developing Support Systems, and
Coping with Time, Fatigue and Stress.
They also offer a
program on Marriage enrichment: Good
Marriages Don’t Just Happen.
For programs dates
and locations, please contact Catherine
Garcia-Prats at (713) 721-3445 or
cathy@garcia-prats.com , or visit
www.garcia-prats.com .
Kidbrat.com
The website of the
nationally syndicated talk show host and
psychologist Ray Guarendi, it features
special articles of interest to parents that
range from discipline to peer pressure to
setting rules for your children. He also has
a listing of the radio talk show times in
case you are interested in calling into the
program:
www.kidbrat.com .
James B.
Stenson
He works as an
educational consultant specializing in
family life and family-school relationships.
For the past 15 years, he has written books
for parents and has given conferences
throughout the world. He has spoken to
groups of parents in nearly every major city
in the United States and Canada as well as
in England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, The Philippines, Trinidad, and
other countries.
For more information
please contact James Stenson at (617)
738-1225 or e-mail
jbstenson@earthlink.net or visit
www.parentleadership.com .
Dr. Jane Nelsen
A licensed marriage,
family and child counselor in South Jordan,
Utah and San Clemente, California, Dr.
Nelsen is the author and/or coauthor of
several books. Her doctoral degree in
Educational Psychology from the University
of San Francisco in 1979 is secondary to the
education and experience she achieved from
her successes and failures as a mother of
seven children. She now shares this wealth
of knowledge and experience as a popular
keynote speaker and workshop leader
throughout the country.
Positive Discipline
is an interactive workshop for parents and
teachers of children–pre-school through
teens. It provides support for classroom
teachers, parents, pre-school parents and
parents of teens. This workshop helps
parents and teachers set healthy boundaries
with mutual respect, and teaches
problem-solving skills, family and class
meetings.
For more information,
call Dale Roper, a certified Texas teacher
and a diocesan-certified coordinator of
religious education, at (281) 333-5482.
Contact Dr. Nelsen at
jane@positivediscipline.com or
visit
www.positivediscipline.com .
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Consultations and Referrals
The staff of the
Family Life office is available for
consultation by phone, e-mail, or personal
meeting to all clergy, parish staff, and
volunteer leaders who need specific answers
or suggestions for in the area of marriage
and family. We also do referrals for
counseling, both within and without the
Archdiocese. Call (713) 741-8730 or
click here
to contact a Family Life staff member.
Catholic
Charities
Refer to Catholic
Charities if you are in need for family
and/or marriage counseling. It is located at
2900 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77006.
Call (713) 526-4611 or visit
www.catholiccharites.org .
Carole and
Ronald Krist Samaritan Center
Another center for
counseling and education is the Carole
and
Ronald Krist Samaritan Center. For
information or to schedule an appointment
call (281) 480-7554 or visit
www.samaritanhouston.org .
For referrals in the
area of parenting, please
click here.
Annulments:
Education and Help
To learn more about
annulments, please
click here.
For frequently asked
questions about annulments,
click here.
Click here to view annulment information
on the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops website.
Click here to
an article
entitled, Annulment: the Process and Its
Meaning by Patrick Lagges, JCD
Divorce
To learn more about
divorce please visit
www.usccb.org/laity/marriage/divorce.shtml .
You can also visit
www.newadvent.org/cathen/05054c.htm .
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Reference
Resource Links
www.catholic-ew.org.uk
www.osv.com/PrimaryNav/ParishResources
www.AmericanCatholic.org
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