Sydney Clergy Conference March 2023

Dear Fathers,
We are so grateful for the opportunity to spend time with you last week at the ADOS Clergy Conference. We are delighted to provide the recording of the presentation along with the resources we mentioned in our presentation.
While the conference was not an opportunity to promote our work directly, many of you asked about our resources. When referring couples to SmartLoving, we would encourage you to use the ADOS landing page: www.smartloving.org/sydney  This page gives them access to many courses at 50% discount and enables us to collaborate more efficiently with ADOS leaders to provide a professional service and ongoing support.
We'd also encourage you to think about any married parishioners who would be suitable Sponsor couples. We will be running Sponsor Orientation webinars throughout the coming months from which couples can discern if they would like to step into this ministry. There is no cost to the Sponsor couple or the parish.
Details are below.
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Resources Mentioned

Slide Deck - Family as Key Evangeliser

Download the PDF here. 

Watch Presentation on YouTube - Family as Key Evangeliser

Watch the presentation on YouTube here. 

Resources for Sydney Couples

In partnership with the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, this page has been created to support couples within the Archdiocese offering them discounts to many of our marriage enrichment courses. Engaged couples can also register here. www.smartloving.org/sydney

For suggested text for your parish website click here

Sponsor Couple Orientation Webinars

Are there couples in your parish who are passionate about marriage, evangelisation and helping couples to thrive in their Catholic marriage?

If the answer is yes, please let them know about the orientation webinars for new Sponsor Couples. Register here | Information for Sponsor couples

In collaboration with the Archdiocese of Sydney.

Set up a Marriage Catechumenate in Your Parish

SmartLoving offers a range of programs and resources to equip clergy, lay leaders, dioceses and parishes with the important task of marriage preparation and ongoing formation for married couples.

Explore our courses and discover how to set up a marriage catechumenate in your parish. Visit: www.smartloving.org/leaders

The Marriage Catechumenate Article

As a new idea, the definition of the Marriage Catechumenate is still evolving. Originally presented as a point of comparison with the RCIA, it applied to the period between engagement (corresponding to the catechumenate) and into the newlywed years (corresponding with the mystagogy). Read more.

Catechumenal Pathways for Married life

Summary of the document from the Dicastery of Laity Family and Life, 2022.

Theology of the Body Institute - Head & Heart Immersion Online Course

In collaboration with the Archdiocese of Sydney, this course is a powerful introduction to the TOB.

Date: 17-28 April 2023

Find out more

"Start with Why?"

Simon Sinek - Start with Why?

See and hear how Harley Davidson makes it's iconic sound on YouTube shorts. 

Communio

Communio is a nonprofit that consults with churches equipping them with proven strategies and technologies to solve the family and faith crisis.

Slide Deck with key statistics 

Unbound for Clergy

Founders, Neal and Janet Lozano, will lead a series of training events including UNBOUND FOR PRIESTS, for the first time in Australia. Date: May 1, 2023

UNBOUND is a highly acclaimed deliverance ministry that focuses on people, not evil spirits. It is a loving and reproducible model that helps people to respond to the good news of the gospel and apply the truth to their lives through prayer ministry, repentance and renunciation.

The Unbound Ministry is a ministry of healing in which a trained prayer team prays with individuals to assist them in overcoming the spiritual obstacles they encounter in their path of Christian discipleship and take hold of greater freedom in Christ.

Betrothal Blessing

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