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              What benefits can a parish derive in having
                                 Couples for Christ?

There are a number of benefits :

         1. Couples are renewed and strengthened in their Christian lives. Strong couples make for strong
              families, which make for a strong parish.

         2. A basic CFC objective is to be relevant to the life of the Church, specifically in the parish. CFC
              members are expected to support their parish priest and be available for parish services.

         3. CFC can be effectively used in the strategic evangelization of parishioners who are potentially strong
              servants and workers for the parish.

         4. CFC has proven to be an effective tool for fostering unity among the other parish groups and
              organizations by redirecting leaders to focus on the Lord rather than on their service.

         5. One of CFC's major services in the parish is pre-marriage counselling for people about to get married.
              CFC employs a personalized couple-to-couple method.

         6. CFC has renewal programs that reach out to different members of the family:

              CFC Kids for Christ: for children of CFC members from ages 4-12.
              CFC Youth for Christ: for children of CFC and none CFC members ages 13-21.
              CFC Singles for Christ: for single men and women ages 22-40.
              CFC Handmaids of the Lord: for widows, mature single woman, divorced women and single
                                mothers.
              CFC Servants of the Lord: for widowers, mature single men and divorced men.

         7. CFC is a working model for the development ofthe Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) and can
              hasten the formation of a strong and vibrant parish community.

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