2.4 - support for the family in the local parish

• what is a parish?

  an area around a local church, which usually has a parish priest
• how the parish helps families

  • local primary and secondary school connected to church
  • family-friendly worship to strengthen and unite family
  • help with family and marital problems
  • toddler groups, youth clubs, etc
• why a parish helps families

  • duty to help children baptised or dedicated to church
  • main purpose of christian marriage is to have children and bring then up to love god, so parish helps to assist
  • family is the most important part of society, so parish helps with family life
  • christianity wont grow if parish doesnt help family
• why support from church is important to families

  • raising children as christians means taking them to church weekly, so church has to be accomodating
  • teaching about christianity requires knowledge, so church schools help
  • taking part in sacraments requires help from church