Welcome
The Flame Network
Flame is a voluntary network within the Church of England working for the
enhancement of family life, marriage and human relationships. Acknowledging
God's living presence, both in the traditions of the church and in all human
experience, the FLAME Network seeks to promote understanding and the creative
nurturing of relationships for the enrichment of all
Your Marriage in the Church of England
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FLAME conference 2008: Godly Play
The Church’s response to the needs of families
in our time?
A 24-hour residential Conference to explore the importance of play for all
ages
at Harborne Hall
Old Church Road, Harborne, Birmingham
Friday 20th - Saturday 21st June 2008
for further details contact:
FLAME Administrator
Flame Network
PO Box 4708
RUGBY CV21 9FL
Tel: 01788 544630
Email: flamenetwork@tiscali.co.uk
New Resource for Marriage Preparation
GROWING TOGETHER: BY ANDREW BODY
A NEW RESOURCE FROM CHURCH HOUSE PUBLISHING
Content
Session 1: Introductions. Past, present and future.
Session 2: Reasons for getting married.
Session 3: Communication.
Session 4: Conflict.
Session 5: Spiritual issues.
Session 6: Us and them.
Session 7: The wedding day.
Follow-up after the wedding: How have we grown – a reunion course.
Growing Together: The Course - A complete marriage preparation programme
Andrew BODY
ISBN No: 9780715141359
Price: £19.99
Available from: Church House Publishing, Church House, Great Smith Street,
London, SW1P 3AZ
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7898 1451. Fax: +44 (0) 20 7898 1449
www.chpublishing.co.uk
Family Policy Newsround
Follow this link to read the latest news on family policy
under "PAWS for thought:
http://www.themothersunion.org/policy_paws.aspx
"Making the most of weddings" by Andrew Body
ISBN 9780715141250 PRICE £6.99
Available from Church House Bookshop,
or online: making
the most of weddings
Review by a Member of the Archbishops’ College
of Evangelists
This book is for anyone in parishes who would like to
develop their ministry to wedding couples. Andrew Body offers advice and practical
wisdom on how churches can:
Promote their church as an attractive wedding venue
Make positive initial contacts with wedding couples
Help couples organize the service (including understanding the legal requirements
Offer good marriage preparation and support the couple in the build-up to
the big day
Take the service well
Ensure wedding couples are not forgotten after the day itself
Andrew and Pippa are the compilers
of Pocket Prayers for Marriage and Andrew is also the author of Growing Together
- a resource for couples who are getting married (both CHP). www.chpublishing.co.uk
For couples getting married in church ...
A worksheet to help couples plan their wedding service.
This sample worksheet was developed for use in a particular
parish. It will need adaptation to meet the options available in other places.
The page numbers refer to Common Worship Marriage Service. The additional
prayers and blessings in Common Worship Pastoral Services are reproduced on
sheets for the couple to consult. download
here
Sue Burridge, Archbishop's Council, has provided some hints on running a
Wedding Show and details of hymns, readings and other useful information which
can be downloaded here
The FOCCUS marriage inventory
FOCCUS [Facilitating Open Couple Communication Understanding and Study] is
a leading international marriage preparation programme and pre-marital inventory with
editions in fourteen languages. It is used worldwide in conjunction
with educational courses such as HTB's Marriage Preparation Course.
Please see the 'Criteria for Inclusion of Relationship
Assessment Tools on the US National Healthy Marriage Web site' at:
http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/marriageedu/?d=2D06AE90-1274-44CC-91B7-B8ADC4BFDC21
FOCCUS is one of the tools which are readily available
in the UK. It is available online through facilitators listed at
www.foccus.org.uk
See also article at this link FOCCUS
inventory
Family Policy Newsround
For a summary of current issues in social policy particularly
in family policy written and edited by the Social Policy team of the Mothers’
Union, in conjunction with Sue Burridge from the Mission and Public Affairs
Department of the Church of England click on http://www.cofe.anglican.org/info/socialpublic/familypolicy.doc.
A fuller version of this is available under the name of PAWS from the MU website
www.themothersunion.org
Becoming a member of the FLAME network
FLAME is a Network, and the more people that are involved
actively, the more effective the network can be. Most dioceses throughout
England are members, and we are now wanting as well to encourage individuals
to be more actively involved as members.
If you would like to know more download
details here
Related Organisations
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