DATE: March 16, 2001
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information, Contact:
Bud Bunce (503) 233-8373
bbunce@archdpdx.org
MARRIAGE PREPARATION TALKS
The Archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life is sponsoring two
presentations on marriage preparation
and natural family planning by Christopher West.
The presentations will be given on Saturday,
April 21 at St. John the Baptist Church,
Milwaukie.
Christopher West is the Director of Marriage and Family Life Office for
the
Archdiocese of Denver. He is an internationally
known speaker and expert on the
Church's teaching of human sexuality and
marriage. Mr. West speaks frequently on the
topic of Pope John Paul's "Theology of
the Body." He is a visiting professor of theology
at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute
in Melbourne, Australia. He is married and the
father of two sons.
Mr. West's first presentation will consider integrating the "theology of
the body"
into marriage preparation and natural
family planning training. Marriage preparation
providers and natural family planning
teachers are invited to attend. The workshop is
free to those working in these ministries.
This presentation is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. Please register by calling
the Archdiocese of Portland's Marriage and
Family Ministry Office 503-233-8319. Please
register by April 19.
The second presentation by Mr. West will be "Sharing the Good News about
Sex
and Marriage." In this presentation West
will present material from his book, Good
News about Sex and Marriage: Answers
to Your Honest Questions about
Catholic Teaching. The general
public is invited to this presentation, and it will be
held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. The cost is
$5.00. Call the Archdiocesan office by April 17
to register. Make checks payable to the
Archdiocese of Portland, and mail to the
Marriage and Family Life Office, attention
Molly, 2838 E. Burnside Street, Portland, OR
97214.
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