Marriage Encounter
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- Date
- 1990 February 5-9
- Source
- House of Bishops Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Bishop Curtis
- Seconder
- Archbishop Hambidge
- Prologue
- The Reverend Tim and Mrs. Betty Sharpe and Mr. Alan Gault and Mrs. Margaret Gault were introduced and invited to address the House.
- The guests gave testimony both as individuals and as couples to the profound changes in their own marriages through Marriage Encounter. They see it as a means of experiencing the love of God at work in the marriage relationship.
- The bishops were asked to extend their full and loving support of the Marriage Encounter method, and asked to appoint a bishop and spouse to be a liaison between the House of Bishops and the National Marriage Encounter Movement.
- Moved by: Bishop Clarke
- Seconded by: Bishop O'Driscoll
- That this House of Bishops approve in principle the recommendation of the National Marriage Encounter for a link person to serve as a liaison between the House of Bishops and the National Marriage Encounter.
- Text
- That this motion be tabled until the November, 1990 meeting of the House. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Anglican Marriage Encounter Network (AMEN)
- Marriage - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Sharpe, William Lyndsie ("Tim"). 1933-2020
Marriage Preparation Consultation
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- Date
- 1990 February 5-9
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Bishop K. Genge
- Seconder
- Bishop Goodings
- Text
- That this House receive with thanks the report and presentation of the Marriage Education Network, and encourage their further work in matters of marriage preparation and education,
- and that the bishops study the proposed policies stated by the National Marriage Preparation Consultation. CARRIED
- Notes
- [Report published as "Proceedings of the National Mini-Consultation on Marriage Preparation, November 24-25, 1989, Bolton, Ontario" in 1990.]
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Anglican Marriage Encounter Network (AMEN)
- Marriage - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Marriage - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada - Congresses
- Marriage counselling - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada