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... let one of these be your annual Marriage Enrichment Event!

contact us e-mail  info@   FirstThingsRichmond.org   with no spaces   

(804) 288-3431 x-11 

United Way NEWS: as of Dec 2006, you may now designate United Way gifts to code: 6553 and New for 2007 Virginia CVC code 3313       or Donate online at link here

View Trailer &  "Fireproof"  movie to Richmond this September:  register at www.fireproofthemovie.com or www.fireproofmymarriage.com

          

Sat. 9 am - noon at 4 area partnering hospitals (monthly) 

Space limited;  Link here for  dates/locations and registration

Boot Camp for New Dads is a unique father-to-father, community-based workshop that inspires and equips men to become confidently engaged with their infants, support their mates and personally navigate their transformation into dads.  Veterans (new fathers who bring along their two month old babies) orient rookies (fathers to be) on the realities of fatherhood.  We are Dads helping other men get a good start as New Fathers.

Thanks to grants from The Community Foundation, Anthem- Virginia and Dominion

Couples Workshop: 

"Romance, Rice and Reality"   

– Based on PREP® –   as seen on Oprah, 20/20 and 48 Hours

Cost:  $60/couple $35 individual;  Register 3 days prior please 

May 3 Shady Grove YMCA  on-line registration after Jan 1 (link here)

Aug 23 at Third Presbyterian Church (Christian Format) (link here)

Sept 12-13 First Baptist Church Richmond (Christian format) (link here)

Click here for 2 for 1 discount coupon for Bridal Showcase pdf at Conv Ctr.

April 25-26 Singles WorkshopHow to Avoid Marrying a Jerk (ette)

At VCU-MCV Alumni House 7th and Clay   Sponsored by CMDA (Christian Medical and Dental Association.  Cost:   $25    Friday 7:30-9:00 PM.  dinner @ 6:30;  Sat 8:45 AM-12:30 PM.    Reservations:  eddebby@    earthlink.net  (with no spaces)  or  (540) 894-5830. 

April 26 Making Good Marriage Great   Simulcast with Gary Smalley

Simulcast with Gary Smalley & Team: Erwin & Kim McManus, Henry Cloud and Les Parrott

CNN Simulcast at First Baptist Church, Richmond.  $15 per person

call  804-358-5458 x 132   Reg on line at www.fbcrichmond.org 

April 25-26  “Making Good Marriages Great” a Couples’ Conference presented on Friday evening, April 25th and Saturday, April 26th, 2008 at Richmond ’s First Baptist Church , 2709 Monument Ave at the Boulevard. Friday Couples’ Banquet at 6:30 PM with First Baptist’s own Chuck Hansen as the evening’s speaker. Return Saturday at 9:00 AM for the LIVE telecast with Dr. Gary Smalley and others from the Christian Communications Network as they provide Biblically based approaches to build a secure, caring marriage in faithfulness. link for pdf flier  $25 friday, $30 Sat $50 both.

To reserve seating and childcare contact Walter Morton at 804-358-5458 x 132 or morton@fbcrichmond.org.   

July 2-5 SmartMarriages Happy Families International Conference in San Francisco.  Everybody who is anybody in Marriage Research or Education will be there.  FTF Richmond Executive Director Bob Ruthazer, CFLE to be presenter for  Session 514 Starting as Boot Camp for New Dads in your community. www.smartmarriages.com 

Nov 21-23 A Weekend to Remember by Family Life.

A great Marriage Weekend with Christian perspective at Omni Hotel .  Also Williamsburg    Link here for information or call 1-800 FL Today for group rate  (save $60/couple)  Pastors free . www.familylife.com (FTF partner Event). 

Save $80 per couple: Organize a group from your congregation for a great discount at  www.familylife.com    ( or register with St Giles Presbyterian Group using group discount  10294.)   Hotel reservations are individual in addition... register early as they always sell out the discount block. 

also future dates:   Richmond 11/6/09;   Williamsburg 11/20/09;   Williamsburg  11/19/10;  2010 Richmond TBA looking at Hilton at Short Pump

10 Great Dates monthly Starts Friday 2/15 at Trinity UMC 6:30 pm

and will continue monthly on the 2nd Friday of every month.  Child care is provided - contact me at 747-6671 or rebeccacooks@verizon.net to sign up.

Coming in Feb 2009:  Step Families Conference and Training with Ron Deal Feb 21, 2008.  Will include teen and tween activities to enhance blending families.  Call if you can help promote this in your congregation or organization: 288-3431
2008 Marriage & Family Ministry Training Conference being held in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona, August 4th-8th.   AMFM Association of Marriage & Family Ministries

July 22-25th Abstinence Clearinghouse Conference  at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, FL www.abstinenceconference.com.

A Wedding is a day, a Marriage is for a lifetime:     Richmond Virginia Catholic Engaged Encounter  (open to other faiths). For schedule go to:  http://www.richmondvacee.org 

For already married couples:  Marriage Encounter through Richmond Diocese: http://wwmeva.org/

VIPCare: Pastoral Counseling and Premarital  Workshops monthly  282-8332

March 11- May 13 A Time for Healing: Divorce Recovery class. Please contact Cornerstone Assembly of God at (804) 748-8613 or healing@cstoneag.org 

 

Equipping Clergy & Mentor Couples using FOCCUS/REFOCCUS    great for counselors too

 

Call 288-3431 ext 13 for next class or to host one 

 Imago: Getting the Love You Want; an intensive workshop for couples .     Cost:  $650 call 804-308-9133; E-mail: info@i4id.org   (not FTF event)

Schedule one of these in your congregation or group: Call 288-3431 x-13  or info@  firstthingsrichmond.org (with no spaces

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--Lunch & Learn Healthy Relationships mini workshop for your company.  Link here.

--"Love Thinks" or   How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk (or Jerkette) for singles:   Link for information   

-- Couples Skills Workshops: (in secular or Christian format)

“A Lasting Promise”       (link here)

also called:  "Romance, Rice & Reality"

"For Better or For Worse"

"Fighting for your Marriage"

based on the PREP® Approach (as seen on Oprah, 20/20, & 48 Hours)  

 

-- PAiiRS:  Skills for successful relationships!   Couples Seminar:  based on PAIRS or Christian-PAIRS (Research and Faith based)

 

 

--PREPARE/ENRICH:   Clergy/Counselor Certification Training for PREPARE/ENRICH from Life Innovations. For information and registration,  Link here

 

--FREE:  "The First Dance"  Workshop:  The Family Dynamics of Wedding Planning    Link for information.

 

--Financial Strategies for Successful Marriage for couples.  Call Dale Wright at Equity Concepts to schedule in your congregation. 285-4463

 

 


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