The mission of the Family and Life Ministry is to implement programs that support and strengthen the dignity, harmony, and stability of the family, the ‘domestic Church’, the first school of evangelization; to deepen appreciation of and enlightenment on the sacredness of life, importance of sacramental marriage, responsible parenthood, enrichment of married-family life; to provide assistance or guidance to address special problems of different members of the family.
It is the Family & Life Ministry that runs the Marriage Vocation Program, Christ the King’s pre-cana workshop. Experienced couple facilitators work together to set up the two-day weekend program for engaged couples covering a variety of topics relative to married life. The MVP has been designed to provide an experience of community and to challenge the engaged couple to look honestly at their relationship, their strengths and weaknesses as individuals and as a couple in the context of witness, sharing and discussion. It provides an opportunity to come to understand each other better, and to face areas in their relationship where they need to grow and compromise.
For 2017-2018, the Family and Life Ministry had mounted the following:
• A talk on Parenting Styles, by Dr. Joanne Javier, last April 28, 2018
• A full-day Women’s Wellness and Medical Clinic, last March 11, 2018, in cooperation with Kalusugan ng Kababaihang Pangkabayanan, or KnKP, Medical City, and The Generics Pharmacy, which featured pre-natal checkups and ultrasound for pregnant, pelvic and transvaginal ultrasound for non-pregnant, breast exam, cervical cancer screening, free women’s medicines, CPR training, and films on women’s health.
• Kingdom of Heaven Fair, the popular Halloween alternative, last October 22, 2017 in partnership with the Mustard Seed Ministry and the Youth Ministry.
• Simbang Gabi initiative, which gets families to sign up for the Prayers of the Faithful or Offertory.
The ministry is headed by Regie and Joanne Polancos. They are assisted by the F&L core team.
