Are you and your spouse interested in becoming a marriage mentor? If so you do not want to miss out on the upcoming Mentor Training Days. Marriage, Inc. will be holding Marriage Mentor Training on May 8 and 15 from 6:0o p.m. to 9:00 p.m. You and your spouse must be able to attend both training days. The cost of training is $70/couple.

Not quite sure what being  a Marriage Mentor involves. Go here for more information.

Contact Kathy Heck  by phone at 815-939-5385 or e-mail: info@marriageinc.org if you have any questions or would like to register for this great opportunity.

The Morris Ministerial Association presents “Saturday To Remember”. The audience will include seasoned marriages, recent marriages, and soon-to-be-married couples. A timely opportunity to move your marriage from “Good to Great”.

Saturday, April 21, 2012
8:45 a.m. -3:00 p.m.

Quality Inn- Chapin’s North Banquet Facilities: 200 Gore Rd. Morris, IL

Registration: $49/couple
$39/couple before April 11th

Contact and Registration:

Steve Cook
815-252-4744
cooksd7@aol.com

www.morrischurches.org

Dr. Dale Goodman and Linda Goodman will be presenting “Restoring Eden,” a marriage workshop designed to teach couples concepts vital for a sustaning, joy-filled marriage.  Seating is limited to the first 15 couples.  There is no charge for the event.  Materials will be provided.  Donations appreciated to “Eden Today.”  http://edentoday.org/

March 31, 2012

8:30-12:00 noon

Holiday Inn Express & Suites (Near Cracker Barrel)

62 Ken Hayes Drive

Bourbonnais, IL  60914

Make the marriages in your church everything they can be with Dr. Kevin Leman’s proven relationship techniques. This popular seminar (now used in more than 10,000 churches and organizations!) features practical and proven truths couched in Dr. Leman’s trademarked humor and fun.

Dates(s):                7 weeks: Sundays, 2/12-3/25

Time(s):                 2 p.m.

Location:                Steve and Linda Sweeney’s home: 511 S. Poplar, Manteno, IL 

Materials:              Making the Most of Marriage workbook (Leman)

Notes:                      Participants are requested to purchase and bring workbook to each class session.  Workbooks are available at Amazon.com, CBD.com or drleman.com.

Childcare:              No

Class Fee:               Free

Class Size Limit:       20 people / 10 couples

Registration Contact: Linda Sweeney, 815-468-7568

Sacred Marriage is being facilitated by Pastors Bill and Joan Dean of Zoar Community Church, Reddick, IL. The class is designed to challenge married believers to look at marriage with the eyes of God with respect to its original design and plan. So many of us are misinformed and have been deceived into believing that marriage is about love, being happy, joy and all the blissfulness that goes along with falling in love. Well, all this is true, but the reality is, at some point, commitment to marriage has to go far beyond the blissfulness of falling in love. Marriage will (and should) evolve into ministry to the point of being willing to offer full measures of sacrifice – just like what Christ did for us. The author of this study series, Gary Thomas, themes this study by asking the question, “What if God designed marriage to make us Holy more than to make us happy?” Class and registration details are noted below:

Dates(s):                6 weeks:  Sundays, 1/22-2/26

Time(s):                 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Location:                Zoar Comm. Church, 18172 W. Rt 17, Reddick

Materials:              Sacred Marriage (by Gary Thomas) Participant’s Guide

Notes:                     Participants are requested to purchase and bring participant’s guide to each class session.  They can be purchased at Amazon.com or CBD.com.

Childcare:             Yes

Class Fee:               None

Class Size Limit:  None

Registration Contact: 815-953-3220

Couples attending this 13-week class will discover the lessons Dave Ramsey learned the hard way and not only understand what to do, but why it is so important to take control of your money—and your life.   This class is facilitated by Mr. Dave Comer, College Church of the Nazarene, Bourbonnais, IL.  Registration and additional information is as follows:

Dates(s):                13 weeks:  Wednesdays, 1/25-5/2

Time(s):                 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Location:                College Church of the Nazarene – Choir Room, 200 University Ave., Bourbonnais

Materials:               Financial Peace University resource kit

Notes:                     Participants are requested to purchase and bring the noted resource kit for this class.   The resource kit may be purchased at the class site or daveramsey.com

Childcare:               Yes

Class Fee:               $99/couple (includes resource kit)

Class Size Limit:    None

Registration Contact: 815-933-7749

Sacred Marriage is being facilitated by Pastor Jonath & Lady Evelyn Harris of Love, Faith & Deliverance Ministries of Bourbonnais.   The class is designed to challenge married believers to look at marriage with the eyes of God with respect to its original design and plan.  So many of us are misinformed and have been deceived into believing that marriage is about love, being happy, joy and all the blissfulness that goes along with falling in love. Well, all this is true, but the reality is, at some point, commitment to marriage has to go far beyond the blissfulness of falling in love.  Marriage will (and should) evolve into ministry to the point of being willing to offer full measures of sacrifice – just like what Christ did for us.  The author of this study series, Gary Thomas, themes this study by asking the question, “What if God designed marriage to make us Holy more than to make us happy?”   Class and registration details are noted below:

Dates(s):                6 weeks:  Mondays, 2/6-3/12

Time(s):                 7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

Location:                Olivet Nazarene University–Ludwig Center | 1 University Ave., Bourb -Viatorian Room

                                    The Viatorian Room is located on the main floor of the Ludwig Center, inside Common Grounds Coffee shop.

Materials:                Sacred Marriage (by Gary Thomas) Participant’s Guide

Notes:                      Participants are requested to purchase and bring participant’s guide to each class session.

Childcare:                No

Class Fee:               Free

Class Size Limit:       30 people / 15 couples

Registration Contact: (Evelyn) 708-712-2713 or (Jonath)  815-954-599 6;  lfdministries@live.com

Every year, we celebrate National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14).  The purpose of National Marriage Week is very closely aligned to the mission of Marriage, Inc.  Check out what National Marriage Week is all about, see what others are doing and discover what you can do to support marriage in your church or neighborhood.  Click here to check out their website.