All married couples are invited to join our church’s Marriage Ministry Enrichment Team.
The purpose of the HCC Marriage Ministry Enrichment Team is to promote God’s institution of marriage and teach healthy relationship skills to all ages of people in our church and community in order to strengthen marriages for the glory of God.
Please leave a message with the church for Annie Jackson if you are interested or if you have any questions.
Fall Relationship Class
How would you like to take a free relationship class where 100% of the final response surveys begged the instructor to offer the course again and said they would recommend the course to others?
You have your chance! For the last four years, Bonnie McLaughlin and Wanetta Roetcisoender have taught a 10 week class entitled, “Building Blocks to Better Relationships,” and they are offering the same class again this fall beginning in September: the exact day and time to be announced.
Bonnie, a licensed marriage and family therapist, collected information from many different sources and compiled them into this relationship class.
A few quotes from the class surveys:
“Lots of useful information.”
“Very good, practical tools for relationships.”
“There is more than enough material to help any couple in any situation or any age or length of marriage.”
“It was very thorough and well presented. The class taught me a lot about how to have healthy relationships.”
“Please teach this class again!”
If you’d like to improve your relationship skills and increase your chances for having healthy relationships, please take advantage of this free class! And please invite others to attend the class too – this class is open (and beneficial!) to anyone in the community. For more information, contact Bonnie McLaughlin at 661-940-4861 x 203 or Wanetta Roetcisoender at 661-940-4861 x 505.
Relationship Conference for Married and Singles
If you would like to improve your relationship skills and increase your chances for having healthy relationships, the Marriage Ministry highly recommends attending the following upcoming conference.
Men & Women: It's Just Not That Complicated!
Authors, Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, will be teaming up to introduce this brand new relationship conference.The authors have won the Gold Medallion Award for Excellence for their book Boundaries in Marriage and have written 26 books between them. It's a great topic and these events usually attract over 1,000 people.
You will learn how to: Increase passion and romance Say what you want in a way your significant other can hear Listen to more than someone's words Not settle for less than what's best for you Get exactly what you need out of your relationships!
Where - Mariners Church Community Center 5001 Newport Coast Drive, Irvine, CA 92603 When - Saturday, August 21, 2010 Time - 9:00am - 1:00pm $35 per person/$65 for 2 people
For additional information, please pick up a brochure from the Marriage Ministry board in the Welcome Center, go to www.cloudtownsend.com or call 800-676-HOPE.
Horizon Marriage Ministry
Marriages don't just dissolve or improve by chance.
Marriages take time and effort to sustain and prevail.
Take advantage of these opportunities to invest in your marriage.
Ongoing Activities
HCC Marriage Retreats
Our weekend retreats usually take place in February or March.
Watch for information on when, time, location and speakers.
We always have a lot of fun and learn to relate to our spouses while learning about ourselves as we search God's Word together to see what He has to say about the marriage relationship.
Relationship Classes
Three relationship classes are taught throughout the year. Usually held on Monday evenings (watch for a Sunday morning class offering coming soon), these classes encourage and equip each of us as individuals working together on relationship building. The classes are:
DIVORCE CARE
PARENTING CLASSES FOR ALL STAGES
BUILDING BLOCKS TO BETTER RELATIONSHIPS
"Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage"
Small Group
Keep your eyes open for an upcoming small group for married couples featuring Mark Gungor's "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage!"
March 8, 2009
9:00 AM
Room 10
Marriage Retreats
HCC Recommends that every married couple attend a marriage retreat every three years.
Pick up a list of recommended retreats from the information table or view the Marriage Retreat listing here.
Scholarship applications may also available for Marriage Retreats. Inquire here.
If you'd like more information on any of the above activities, email our Marriage Ministry coordinator here.
For More Personal Help
Enrichment (REFOCCUS) Mentoring
This is for any married couple who wants to improve their marriage. Trained HCC Mentor Couples mentor married couples using a program called REFOCCUS.
If you'd like more information on Enrichment Mentoring, click here.
Crisis Mentoring
HCC Mentor Couples have been trained to mentor married couples who are experiencing a crisis and would like assistance in overcoming this crisis in their marriage, or who are currently considering divorce.
If you'd like more information on Crisis Mentoring, click here.
One-on-One Mentoring
If one spouse wants to work on his/her marriage and the other spouse does not, HCC offers an excellent one-on-one mentoring program to work with the willing spouse.
If you'd like more information on One-on-One Mentoring, click here.
Pre-Marital Mentoring
HCC requires 6 sessions of pre-marital mentoring before an engaged couple can be married in order to help prepare the couple for a healthy, successful marriage.
If you'd like more information on Pre-Marital Mentoring, click here.
Fall Relationship Class
