Joined by Grace Program Manual - Softcover

Bosio, John ; Bosio, Teri

9781594715525: Joined by Grace Program Manual

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ISBN 10: 1594715521 ISBN 13: 9781594715525

Publisher: Ave Maria Press, 2016

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The Joined by Grace Program Manual gives directors of marriage preparation ministries everything they need to adapt the program to their parish or diocesan setting.

The Program Manual includes:

A guide to getting started in your parish, including a sample timeline and how to decide what format is best for your parish
Tools for recruiting, selecting, and training mentor couples
Resource materials for addressing specific pastoral needs such as marriages between a Catholic and non-Catholic and working with couples already living together
"Marriage Matters" bulletin announcements that help keep the ministry visible to the entire parish community

About Joined by Grace

Joined by Grace was developed with one goal in mind: to help engaged couples build strong, life-giving, and lasting unions by inspiring them to welcome God into their marriages more completely.

Offering couples the tools they need for life after their wedding day, Joined by Grace shows how the seven sacraments can help build marriages that are rooted in Christ by teaching couples to accept and be fully present to one another, give themselves completely, and serve and forgive each other.

Published by Ave Maria Press--the publisher of Together for Life and a leader in marriage ministry for almost 50 years--written by marriage experts John and Teri Bosio, and produced by the Emmy-winning Spirit Juice Studios, Joined by Grace provides parish leaders, mentor couples, and engaged couples the most comprehensive, innovative, and up-to-date marriage preparation program for Catholic parishes today and the first to emphasize the connection between marriage and the other six sacraments.

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About the Authors

John Bosio is a former marriage and family therapist, director of religious education, and diocesan family life coordinator. He worked for 23 years in international human resources in various corporations. He is a member of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers.

He and his wife, Teri, are retired but remain active in parish and family ministry, serving parishes and dioceses around the country. The Bosios lead couples retreats and workshops on family ministry for deacons and priests. They wrote Joined by Grace, a marriage preparation program from Ave Maria Press. They produced three parish-based marriage enrichment programs: Six Dates for Catholic Couples, The Beatitudes: A Couple's Path to Greater Joy, and Four Dates for Catholic Couples: The Virtues.

John earned his bachelor's degree in sacred theology from Catholic University in Washington, DC, a master's degree in theology from St. Paul's College, also in Washington, and a master's in education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He was certified as a marriage and family therapist in 1977. He is the author of three books and a number of articles on marriage, including Why Get Married in the Church: The Lifelong Blessing of a Catholic Wedding. The Bosios live in in Nashville, Tennessee, and have two daughters and one grandchild.

Teri Bosio is a former diocesan family life coordinator, director of adult faith formation and RCIA, and director of religious education. Born in Burlington, Vermont, she earned her associate's degree from Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, and a bachelor's degree in management and human relations from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a member of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers. Teri and her husband, John, are retired, but remain active in parish and family ministry, serving parishes and dioceses around the country. The Bosios lead couples retreats and workshops on family ministry for deacons and priests. They wrote Joined by Grace, a marriage preparation program from Ave Maria Press and produced three parish-based marriage enrichment programs: Six Dates for Catholic Couples, The Beatitudes: A Couple's Path to Greater Joy, and Four Dates for Catholic Couples: The Virtues. The Bosios live in in Nashville and have two daughters and one grandchild.