What Does CFM Do?

The Christian Family Movement strengthens families in these ways:

• CFM helps parents improve their family life, providing new insights and support for tough decisions.
• CFM creates a community of like-minded families, creating new and lasting friendships.
• CFM helps members improve their community at large through actions of love, service, education, and example.

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Who Can Join CFM?

CFM welcomes young families, blended families, single parents, empty nesters, newly marrieds, grandparents, interfaith families — people who believe in the importance of Christian families.

What Happens at a CFM Meeting?

At St. Thomas, both adults and children of all ages are invited to the meetings. The adults meet separately while the children are together in age-related groups for activities and fun time. After the adult discussion, parents and kids come together for a brief family activity or just some social time.

Each year the adults follow a CFM program book with a theme like how can we raise our children to be disciples of Jesus or what does the Church teach about social justice and how can we integrate that into our family life. Discussions at CFM meetings are based on a simple method:

• OBSERVE what is happening in our families, our parish, our community,
• JUDGE what we see from a Christian viewpoint, and
• ACT in some way to improve the situation.

The actions CFMers take may be large or small, but by doing something we change ourselves and our families. We grow in understanding of our call to be Christ in the world. We grow personally and spiritually.

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When Does CFM Meet?

CFM meets on the first Friday of the month from October to June.  Meetings are usually held at the west end of St. Thomas school.  Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. with some meetings being preceded by a pizza party in the school hall downstairs starting at 6:15 p.m.   Other activities such as family service projects and Mom and Dad’s nights out are planned throughout the year.  Please click on the link below to see this year’s calendar of events.

• Calendar for this School Year

Where Can One Obtain More Information?

You can obtain more information about our ministry by contacting the Parish Office at (847) 358-6999 or through our email service at stovparish@stov.org. The Parish Office will then put you in touch with one of our representatives.

Annual membership in the National CFM is $40 which includes the adult discussion book and CFM newsletter. Check out the Official National Christian Family Movement website for other information as well.

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