Family Life Ministry supports families in building and sustaining loving relationships.

In calling God our father Jesus affirms familial love as one of the best ways of understanding God’s love. Family Life Ministry is based on Christ’s words:

"Love one another as I have loved you."

In washing Peter’s feet he showed us what this means in practice.

The Primary Aims of FLM are:

• To highlight the family’s ‘apostolic' mission
• To support families in ministry to one another

In pursuit of these aims, FLM works:

• To affirm the holiness of family life
• To nurture loving, responsible family life
• To foster like-to-like ministry
• To enable family people to be leaders in this ministry
• To educate, inspire and support families
• To support struggling or hurting families

Family Life Ministry invites families:

• To celebrate their love
• To deepen their love
• To share their wisdom
• To live their mission

"To you, Families, I repeat: Be not afraid! The Lord is calling you to become leaders of a new season of hope in the Christian community and the world."
Pope John Paul II - Address to world meeting of families, Rome, 1994

Family Life Ministry invites you to share in this mission through active participation in:

• Parenting Programmes
• Marriage Preparation Courses
• Marriage Enrichment: Supporting couples after the wedding day
• Relationship Education: Bereavement; Assertiveness; Communication
• Making family-friendly, welcoming parish communities
• Planning Family-centred events
• Home-School-Parish relationships

Download our 'Reawakening the Mission of the Family Leaflet'