ARCHDIOCESE NEWS AND SERVICES
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| YOU CAN CHANGE THE FUTURE BY BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT! Foster families provide temporary homes to children of all ages, races, and religions whose families are in crisis. The love, service, and example of Catholic Social Services foster parents have a lasting and positive effect on the children whose lives they touch. For more information on how you can become a foster parent call Melissa or Pat at 215-587-3960. Top of Page METROPOLITAN TRIBUNAL Do you or someone you know have a problem with marriage in the Catholic church because of a prior marriage which has ended in divorce? The staff of the Archdiocesan Tribunal Office can possibly be of help. Please call 215-587- 3750. Top of Page NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING NFP is a scientific method of postponing or achieving pregnancy based on the awareness of a couple's fertility. Classes for engaged or married couples are held regularly. For registration information, call the Family Life Office at 610-660-9002. Top of Page FAMILY LIFE OFFICE PROGRAMS "ALWAYS OUR CHILDREN" a four-session program for parents of homosexual persons is being offered. Call 610-660-9002 for information. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS-- A directory listing parish/cluster bereavement support groups is available by calling 610-660-9002. COURAGE is a spiritual support group for homosexual men and women seeking to live according to the Church's teaching on sexuality. For information call 215- 587-4505. Confidentiality is assured. NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES for engaged or married couples are scheduled at St. Charles Seminary. Call 610-660-9002. RETROUVAILLE is a program that helps couples in hurting marriages put the pieces back together and rebuild loving relationships. For information, call 1-800- 470-2230. SEPARATED AND DIVORCED CATHOLICS support programs are held throughout the archdiocese. To receive a listing of locations, call 610-660-9002. Confidentiality is assured in all programs sponsored by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Top of Page NEED HELP MANAGING FINANCES? Catholic Social Services Northeast Family Service Center offers counseling from The Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley. They can provide budget, credit, and housing counseling as well as a debt management program for those who are overextended with credit card debt. Counseling is offered in person, by telephone, and through the Internet. Individuals are asked to call either the toll-free number at 1-800-989-CCCS or 215-563-5665 to schedule an appointment. They should request to be seen at Catholic Social Services Northeast Family Service Center at the time of the call. Top of Page Updated October 26, 2007
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