Family Matters

WOMEN’S MONTH – LOOKING WITH FAMILY EYES

by Toni Rowland | Aug 7, 2024 | Family Matters, Monthly Theme, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY MATTERS E-NEWSLETTER 7 AUGUST 2024. In July my and MARFAM’s focus – apart from my big 80 birthday - was on grandparents from a variety of different perspectives, the good, the sad and the bad too, as Pope Francis in his special message...

2024 AUGUST THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

by Toni Rowland | Aug 5, 2024 | 2024 FAMILY YEAR PLANNER, Family Matters

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GRANDPARENTS’ GREATEST TREASURES

by Toni Rowland | Jul 31, 2024 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE. MARFAM's weekly e-newsletter Quite a few of the people I interact with regularly are already 80 and beyond and presumably navigate and operate in the slow lane as we continue to look ahead. At my Festive Birthday lunch on the occasion of my 80th...

GRANDPARENTS PRAY FOR GRANDCHILDREN.

by Toni Rowland | Jul 24, 2024 | Family Matters, Family Prayer Activities, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 24 JULY 2024 Whether it is a day, a week, a month, a year, once we have been granted the gift of grandchildren they are ours forever more. Whether they are present in our lives and homes every day, we love them, remember...

GRANDPARENTS PRACTISE FAITHFULNESS AND MERCY

by Toni Rowland | Jul 23, 2024 | Family Matters, FAMILY PRAYER ACTIVITIES, marriage, Thought for the Day

PLEASE JOIN US ON http://www.radioveritas.co.za ON WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 9-10AM AS GRANDPARENTS PRAY FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN. July 23. Paul shared, “The words faithfulness and mercy often seem to come together in the bible. To me they aren’t quite the same but are...

CARING FOR THE ELDERLY WITH THEIR FEARS AND JOYS

by Toni Rowland | Jul 17, 2024 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

This month will have the 4th annual Day for Grandparents and the Elderly of Pope Francis, coming up on 28th July. I know that he has held several meetings about the pastoral care of the elderly too, aware no doubt of the ageing membership in the Church. But this...

OH, TO BE A GRANNY! (or a granddad)

by Toni Rowland | Jul 10, 2024 | Family Matters, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY ENEWSLETTER 10 JULY 2024 Last week’s newsletter noted that, according to Pope Francis, grandparents deserve to be loved. That makes one wonder what they have done to deserve it, what contributions they have made? There are many but this...

MOVEMENT OF PRAYER OF GRANDPARENTS FOR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN

by Toni Rowland | Jul 9, 2024 | Family Matters, Family Prayer Activities, Thought for the Day

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GRANDPARENTS DESERVE TO BE LOVED

by Toni Rowland | Jul 3, 2024 | Family Matters, Laudato Si, Thought for the Day

MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 3 JULY 2024 MARFAM for many years has produced a family year planner for family education and spirituality with focus areas for different months of the year. Because in July the Church celebrates the feast of St Joachim and St Ann,...