A new book aimed at strengthening the family to become communities of life and love is to be launched in Wellington in November.
Love Is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive has been written and compiled by Patricia Alfonso-Sison.
It is based on the preparatory catechism of the same title from the 8th World Meeting of Families, an international gathering founded by St. John Paul II “to strengthen the sacred bonds of the family across the globe.”
The book features reflections from a number of New Zealanders who are involved in ministry, especially to families including:
- Michelle Kaufman from Family Life International
- Pol Nerona from Couples for Christ
- Bro Kieran Fenn FMS
- Wayne Mulqueen from Focus on the Family
Love Is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive is supplemented by videos of talks from the 8th World Meeting of Families that shed light on each of the ten topics featured in the book.
“I have been working on the book since August or September 2014 when the preparatory catechism of the 8th World Meeting of Families first came out,” said Alfonso-Sison.
“Although it was meant to be a series of articles to be published in parish newsletters, God had other plans and it is now a book.”
Ewen Laurenson, chairman and co-founder of the Open Home Foundation says the highlight of the book for him is the collaboration of family ministry organisations.
“This is what Centre for Marriage and Family is about: getting people to work and collaborate to promote marriage and the family since we believe that it is only by working together we can achieve our mission.”
Love Is Our Mission: The Family fully Alive will be launched on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Churton Park Community Centre ,Wellington, 6:30 pm.
Copies of the book are available. Inquiries may be made by emailing centreformarriageandfamilynz@gmail.com
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