January,
2008
Dearest
Thank GOD, after 31 years of HIS awesome Providential blessings, and the
marvelous cooperation and support of thousand of encountered married couples,
sons and daughters, families , priests, pastors and rabbis, FIRES keeps being
alive, growing and challenging.
On this year of Grace, the 19th FIRES Program has born in a Parish of Carora,
Venezuela. PRE-CONYUGAL ENCOUNTER is its name.
Its purpose is to reach out and serve the millions of baptized men and
women, who are living together, without the blessing of THE LORD,
and
they would like to become sacramentally married in the CHURCH.
On this year of Grace, in FATIMA (Portugal), the ICCFM has celebrated its 10th
World Assembly and 14th General Assembly.
It
really was a marvelous and unique experience. If you want to know more
details, just click on:
www.iccfm.org/com2007/convhome.html
and on: www,familyexperiences.org/worksofGabrielCalvo.pdf
On this year of Grace, September 9, in Barcelona (Spain) Mercedes, widow of
Jaime Ferrer, who died July 30 2001 joined
him and two of their 7 children, to experience the Eternal Glory, Truth,
Love, Peace and joy, with THE LORD, and all the SAVED PEOPLE. If
you want to know who JAIME and MERCEDES were, just read The Origin and
Vision of Marriage Encounter by Fr. Bob White OFM.
On this year of Grace, FIRES needs more than ever, your prayers and your
precious cooperation and support.
Remember, FIRES is a tax exempt charity under the Secction 501 (c) 3 of the US
Tax Code (990) and our employer ID is 52-1068957. Thanks in advance for your
generous support of FIRES Ministry.
Finally, how has your family life been throughout this year of Grace?
We are including a little something to encourage you to become a more united,
loving, joyful and open family.
And as every year, our best wishes for a blessed and hopeful 2008.
Tenderly yours, in the Living Fire of GODS LOVE, PEACE, JOY and HOPE,
Gabriel
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BECOMING A LOVING, UNITED, OPEN AND JOYFUL FAMILY
Do you want to become this kind of family?
Just follow the following:
1.- Reflect and write on each monthly question.
2.- Share it with your family.
3.- Listen with your heart, to others answers.
4.- Pray together before and after your sharing.
5.- Have a nice snack, or a delicious family meal.
JANUARY:
Are we united family? Positive and negative signs.
FEBRUARY:
Is our family open and joyful? Positive and negative signs.
MARCH:
What are the clear signs of my personal contribution to unity, openness and
joy in our family?
APRIL:
What are my main mistakes and failures against our unity, openness and joy in
our family life?
MAY:
How can I improve my personal relationship with each member of our family?
JUNE:
What kind of fun could we have together as a family?
JULY:
How can we help each other more and better?
AUGUST:
Who is JESUS CHRIST for me and for our family?
SEPTEMBER:
Is Sunday The Day of THE LORD in our family?
OCTOBER:
What place does, the HOLY BILBE occupy in our family?
NOVEMBER:
How are we helping our familys relatives?
DECEMBER:
What are we doing or can we do to help the families of our neighborhood and of
our CHURCH CONGREGATION?
ATTENTION, PLEASE!!!
If you send a little report of your Family Sharing to: fires@mindspring.com
you will receive an encouraging message to keep going in your family adventure
Gabriel Calvo
FIRES Web Site: www.familyexperiences.org
