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When the site was relocated to be under the auspices of the British Association of Interchurch Families (interchurchfamilies.org.uk), many of the pages were relocated. This page is an attempt to provide, for the benefit of any outside links and references, a way to locate each page in its new location.
No pages produced after 2024 will be found here, as they did not exist prior to relocation.
What is an interchurch family?
International Discussion Group
Christian Unity
Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms of Ecumenism
South African Bishops Directory 2003
Pastoral Guidelines: Catholic Malankara Syrian Orthodox
Eucharistic Sharing
Walking with Christ - Tracing Unity
German Bishops Summary by Ruth Reardon
One Bread One Body - Catholic Bishops Conferences of England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland, 1998
One Bread, One Body - A Response 1999
Rockhampton Diocese Guidelines
USCCB Guidelines for the Reception of Communion
Note de la Commission Episcopal Francaise
Gemeinsame Feier der Taufe (2021)
Mit Christus Gehen – Der Einheit auf der Spur
Other Christians and the Eucharist - Diocese of Rockville Centre (1991)
Diocese of Saskatoon - Revised Sacramental Sharing (2021)
Guidance Issued but no longer available
Adelaide - Guidelines for Eucharistic Sharing in the Catholic Church (1997)
Maitland - Real Yet Imperfect: Pastoral Guidelines for Sacramental Sharing (2001)
Archdiocese of Santa Fe Handbook for Ecumenical and Inter-religious Affairs (2009)
Interchurch Marriage and Ecumenism (M,F&S Journal)
MFS 30-1 2024 Interchurch Marriage - Table Of Contents
Connell-Walking the path to Christian Unity
Making a Marriage - Seeking Unity
Mixed Marriage - Revised Directory (England and Wales, 1990)
Mixed Marriage - Revised Directory - a commentary
The Domestic Church Project - Overview
Living in the Domestic Church - A UK Perspective, 2016
Interchurch Families and Christian Unity (Rome Document, 2003)
Report on the AIF Groups, Spring 2007, Dr Ruth Reardon
Conjugal and Ecclesial Communion - (Dr. Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi, Journal of Ecumenical Studies 44:3, Summer 2009 - used with permission)
Interchurch Families as Domestic Church: More Real Than Imperfect? (Ray Temmerman)
Loving the universal church through a spouse's church (Jean Baptiste Lipp)
Are Interchurch Families Domestic Churches (Dr. Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi)
Domestic Church Report – AAIF-Nov 2007 (Rev. Dr. George Kilcourse)
Being One at Home: Interchurch Families as Domestic Church (Dr. Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi, One In Christ Vol 42 No 2 2008. reprinted with permission)
Interchurch Families as Domestic Church (Klemens and Elisabeth Betz, ARGE-2009)
How Do Children Become Active Subjects within the Domestic Church? Reflections on a Neglected Subject within Roman Catholic Ecclesiological Discourse on the Domestic Church Dr. Peter De Mey. Children’s Voices. Children’s Perspectives in Ethics, Theology and Religious Education (Bibliotheca ephemeridum theologicarum Lovaniensium, 230), ed. Annemie Dillen & Didier Pollefeyt, Leuven, Peeters, 2010, 295-306. Published electronically with permission from Dr. Peter De Mey, Annemie Dillen, and Peeters Publishing.
The Ecumenical Household as Domestic Church? (Dr Bernard Prusak, Leuven 2010)
Interchurch Families as Improbable Grace (Rev. Dr. George Kilcourse, Leuven 2010)
Interchurch Couples: Witness to Communion (Dr Mary Marrocco, Leuven 2010)
Interchurch Families: an indispensable microcosm (Jean-Baptiste Lipp, Leuven 2010)
Interchurch Families as Domestic Church: Familial Experiences (Ray Temmerman, Leuven 2010)
Interchurch Families as Domestic Church: Familial Experiences and Ecclesial Opportunities (Ray Temmerman, 2011)
- Interchurch Families as Domestic Church: Thesis Introduction
- Domestic Church Thesis Data
- Amalgamated and Sorted Data
Domestic Church: A Review of Documents, Papers, and Presentations (Ray Temmerman, 2011)
Interchurch Families – A Test Case for the “Domestic Church” (Thomas Kniepps-Port le Roi)
Synod 2015
IFIN - Comments of Instrumentum Laboris
Amoris Laetitia - Synod on the family 2015
Synod 2021-2024
2022 - Contribution to the Synod Conversation
Interchurch Families Journal
- Journal Index
- Summer 2004 (12.2)
- Fourty years on (12.2.1)
- The Journal 1993-2004: An Overview (12.2.2-3)
- Interchurch family groups in Europe and the Churches (12.2.4-5)
- Why I receive communion at the Lord's Supper (12.2.6)
- My experience of confirmation and membership (12.2.6)
- Swiss conferences 1974-2003 (12.2.7-8)
- Interchurch families around the world (12.2.9)
- Agreements on interchurch marriages in Switzerland (12.2.10-11)
- Problems and passion (12.2.11)
- Greek Orthodox marriages in the USA (12.2.12-13)
- Cumulative index, 1993-2004
- January 2004 (12.1)
- From Rome with joy (12.1.1)
- Address by Cardinal Kasper (12.1.2-3)
- Anglican greetings (12.1.4)
- Address by Mgr Giuseppe Chiaretti (12.1.5-6)
- Address by Professor Daniel Garrone (12.1.6)
- Address to the Pontifical Council (12.1.7-8)
- Message from the Second World Gathering of Interchurch Families - Rome 2003 (12.1.8)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (12.1.9)
- Franco-Swiss conferences 1967-1981 (12.1.10-12)
- Learning to forgive (12.1.12-14)
- A spirituality for interchurch marriage (12.1.15)
- Summer 2003 (11.2)
- Celebrating initiation into Christ and the Church (11.2.1)
- Baptism into Christ and the Church in an interchurch family context (11.2.2)
- What about the child of a Roman Catholic-Baptist couple? (11.2.3)
- A long wait for baptism (11.2.4)
- A blessing for our children (11.2.5-6)
- Baptism of believers (11.2.7)
- Christian initiation in interchurch families (11.2.8-12)
- German guidelines on eucharistic sharing: a correction (11.2.12)
- The path of Roman Catholic and Anglican Unity (11.2.13-15)
- January 2003 (11.1)
- Towards Rome 2003 (11.1.1-7)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (11.1.8-10)
- International Conferences of Interchurch Families (11.1.11)
- Eucharistic sharing: further study (11.1.12)
- En route for Rome 2003 (11.1.13)
- Shutting out or welcoming in? (11.1.14-15)
- Summer 2002 (10.2)
- Pastoral Understanding - Cover (10.2.1)
- Parity of Esteem (10.2.2-3)
- Pastoral Understanding (10.2.4-5)
- Resources for Ecumenical Hope (10.2.6)
- Interchurch Families - Sign and Summons (10.2.7)
- Around the World (10.2.8-9)
- Fr. John Coventry SJ (10.2.10-15)
- January 2002 (10.1)
- Living the Path to Christian Unity (10.1.1)
- Telling our stories (10.1.2-4)
- Spirituality for Interchurch Families (10.1.5-8)
- Potential of interchurch families (10.1.9-12)
- Past & Future (10.1.13-15)
- Summer 2001 (9.2)
- Going Beyond (9.2.1)
- You and your children (9.2.2)
- There is no blueprint for interchurch children (9.2.3)
- Celebrating 25 years (9.2.4)
- Making Love: The first rule of marriage (9.2.5-7)
- Interchurch families around the world (9.2.8)
- Italian-French-Swiss Conferences (9.2.9-10)
- Baptising our daughter (9.2.11)
- Eucharistic Sharing: Forming our consciences (9.2.12-16)
- January 2001 (9.1)
- No Blueprint (9.1.1)
- Three baptisms in our family (9.1.2-3)
- I'm lucky - not weird (9.1.3)
- Marc is baptised (9.1.4)
- INTAMS Review (9.1.5)
- Guidelines for Interchurch Marriages in India (9.1.6-7)
- Interchurch families around the world (9.1.8-10)
- Guidelines for eucharistic sharing in Canada (9.1.11-15)
- Summer 2000 (8.2)
- Unity by stages (8.2.1)
- A Tribute to Joannes Cardinal Willebrand
- New South African Guidelines for Eucharistic Sharing (8.2.5-6)
- Rockhampton Diocese Guidelines for Eucharistic Sharing (8.2.7)
- My experience as an interchurch child
- Practical Steps Forward in Anglican-Roman Catholic Relations (8.2.10-13)
- Eucharistic Sharing in Interchurch Families in Relation to Authority Issues (8.2.14-15)
- January 2000 (8.1)
- What do we mean by interchurch families? (8.1.1)
- God Called us to Marry (8.1.2)
- One Church at Home (8.1.3)
- Ruth's Baptism (8.1.4)
- Reaffirming my Commitment (8.1.5)
- Reflections Over 30 Years (8.1.6-7)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (8.1.8-11)
- Ministry to Interchurch Marriages (8.1.12)
- Challenge and Significance (8.1.13)
- 'Interchurch Families: a tryptych
- Summer 1999 (7.2)
- Homily at Heythrop (7.2.2-3)
- Interchurch Marriage and Freedom of Conscience in Zimbabwe (7.2.4-6)
- World Council of Churches 8th Assembly (7.2.6)
- Setting up a Local AIF Group in Zimbabwe (7.2.7)
- Padare at Harare (7.2.8)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (7.2.9)
- One Bread - One Body: A Commentary (7.2.10-15)
- January 1999 (7.1)
- Fr. Michael Hurley on Fr. John Coventry (7.1.1)
- Everyone who asks will receive (7.1.2-3)
- We love one another (7.1.4)
- A witness to ecumenism (7.1.5-6)
- Geneva 1998 (7.1.7)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (7.1.8)
- Opening up ecumenical space (7.1.9-13)
- How I invented dual affirmation (7.1.14)
- Our Silver Wedding - A special occasion (7.1.15)
- Summer 1998 (6.2)
- Editorial (6.2.1)
- Personal and Corporate (6.2.2)
- Christian Unity in Marriage (6.2.3)
- Occasions of Need (6.2.4-5)
- Eucharistic Sharing - Southern Africa (6.2.6-7)
- Around the World (6.2.8-9)
- Mixing Love And Faith: a Jewish Perspective (6.2.10-11)
- Christian-Muslim Marriages (6.2.12-13)
- Christian-Hindu Marriage (6.2.14-15)
- Interfaith marriage Guidelines (6.2.15)
- January 1998 (6.1)
- Beatitudes for Interchurch Families (6.1.1)
- Mark's First Communion (6.1.2)
- The Body and the Blood (6.1.2)
- Graz 1997 (6.1.3)
- Growing as Domestic Church (6.1.4-7)
- Around the World (6.1.8-9)
- Eucharistic Sharing (6.1.10-13)
- Pilgrim's Way (6.1.14)
- Young People (6.1.15)
- Summer 1997 (5.2)
- Editorial (5.2.1)
- Cardinal Hume (5.2.2-4)
- Spiritual Communion (5.2.4)
- Eucharistic Belief (5.2.5-7)
- Around the World (5.2.8-10)
- Ecumenism at Home (5.2.10)
- INTAMS (5.2.11)
- Ecclesiological Implications (5.2.12)
- Canadian Bishops (5.2.13)
- Double Belonging (5.2.14)
- Letter to Methodists (5.2.15)
- January 1997 (5.1)
- Virginia 1996 (5.1.1)
- We went to Virginia (5.1.2-4)
- Church - Eucharist and Family (5.1.5-6)
- Christian Unity and Interchurch Families: An English Perspective (5.1.7-9)
- Interchurch Marriages and the reception of the Eucharist (5.1.10-11)
- Bone of my bone - flesh of my flesh (5.1.12-13)
- Interchurch Families - Hope for the Churches (5.1.14-15)
- Summer 1996 (4.2)
- Come Down Quickly! (4.1.1)
- First Communions in our Family: A Reflection (4.2.2)
- Eucharist And Family: Essential to Communion (4.2.3-4)
- LEPs and Interchurch Marriage (4.2.5-6)
- Interchurch Families: A model for the LEP community (4.2.7)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (4.2.8-11)
- Interchurch Families: Ecumenically liberating the Church (4.2.12-15)
- January 1996 (4.1)
- Knocking at the door (4.1.1)
- Occasions or Cases? (4.1.2)
- Hidden Strength (4.1.3)
- A Source of Joy (4.1.4-6)
- A Canadian Association? (4.1.7)
- Around the World (4.1.9-10)
- Appel a Nos Eglises - France (4.1.10-11)
- Growing in Christ (4.1.12-15)
- Summer 1995 (3.2)
- Conscientious Decisions (3.2.1)
- Discerning the Body (3.2.2)
- Validity and Orders (3.2.3-4)
- Two Ordinations: One Reality (3.2.4)
- Nick and the Eucharist (3.2.5-6)
- Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (3.2.7)
- News From Southern Ireland (3.2.8-9)
- A House Blessing (3.2.9)
- Interchurch Families as a Threat of Resurrection (3.2.10-15)
- January 1995 (3.1)
- Two By Two (3.1.1)
- Paul's First Communion (3.1.2)
- Not Worthy to Receive (3.1.3)
- Churches Together in Marriage (3.1.4)
- A Dual Commitment (3.1.5)
- Called To Be One (3.1.5)
- The Agony and the Ecstasy (3.1.6)
- Bellinter 1994 (3.1.7-9)
- From an Irish Perspective (3.1.10-11)
- Summer 1994 (2.2)
- Sharing Communion (2.2.1)
- Joanna is Baptised (2.2.2-3)
- Interchurch Families and Christian Unity (2.2.3)
- A Generation Ago (2.2.4-5)
- First Catholic Agreement: Catholic / Syrian Orthodox (2.2.6-7)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (2.2.8-9)
- Admission to communion in the Roman Catholic Church for partners in Interchurch Families (2.2.10-15)
- January 1994 (2.1)
- So What's New?
- First Holy Communion (2.1.2-3
- An Interchurch Family in the Country (2.1.4-6)
- Families as Agents of Evangelism (2.1.6)
- My Other Parish (2.1.7)
- From Problem to Mission (2.1.7)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (2.1.8-9)
- Making a Marriage: Seeking Unity (2.1.10-11)
- Five Opportunities (2.1.12-13)
- Challenges to Jesus (2.1.14-15)
- Summer 1993 (1.2)
- No Blueprint (1.1.1,16)
- A View From Both Sides - Mary (1.2.2-3)
- A View From Both Sides - Ian (1.2.2.3)
- A View From Both Sides - A Daughter Speaks (1.2.4-5)
- A Two-Church Family (1.2.6-7)
- Interchurch Families Around the World (1.2.8-9)
- The New Ecumenical Directory (1.2.10-11)
- The New Directory: Section on Mixed Marriages (1.2.11-12)
- A Pastoral Priority (1.2.12-14)
- An Appeal to the Churches (1.2.14-15)
- Ruth Belongs to Both (1.2.15)
- Eighth International Conference (1.2.15)
- January 1993 (1.1)
- A New Look for Interchurch Families (1.1.1)
- Alexandra's First Communion (1.1.2)
- Helena's First Communion (1.1.3)
- Water On The Carpet (1.1.3)
- Catholics and Protestants (1.1.4-7)
- The AIF Video (1.1.8-9)
- No Cross - No Resurrection (1.1.9)
- A Reflection on a Mixed Marriage (1.1.10)
- Marriage Across Frontiers (1.1.10-12)
- In Dublin's Fair City (1.1.13)
- English ARC (1.1.14)
- Finding the Brick Wall - Roman Catholic / Methodist Committee (1.1.14-15)
- Grandparental Ecumenism (1.1.15)
- International Year of Family (1.1.16)
- Summer 1992
- Interchurch Families - Perth
- Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland
- GLU at Swanwick
- More Baptism Stories
- INTERCHURCH FAMILIES AS 'WINDOWS' FOR ECUMENISM
- Summer 1990
- Ellen's First Communion
- Corrymeela
- Aidan's Baptism
- Mixed Marriages Spearhead the Interchurch Process
- A Day of Encouragement
- Mixed Marriages - The Revised Directory
- Scottish Association of Interchurch Families
- A Dual Commitment
Interchurch Families Reflections
IFR Number 9
- Interchurch Families – A Test Case for the “Domestic Church”
- Spiritual Ecumenism in Interchurch Marital Spirituality
- Toward a Language of Faithful Possibilities - Interchurch Families and Receptive Ecumenism
- The Fellowship of the Baptized
- Being One at Home: Interchurch Families as Domestic Church
- Forty Years of Interchurch Families
- Formation of Engaged Couples and spiritual Accompaniment of Marrid Couples
- Reflections on Leaving Lviv
- An interchurch family contribution to reception of the IARCCUM Report
IFR Number 7
- ARCIC and IARCCUM: An interchurch family perspective
- Ten creative years in Rome and in French-speaking countries
- A short history of the Association of Interchurch Families
- Loving the Universal Church through the church of one's spouse
- Are interchurch families domestic churches?
- Spiritual ecumenism: a vademecum from Cardinal Kasper
- Sacramentum Caritatis on eucharistic sharing
- That they may be One: AInterchurch Families: Laboratories of Unityn interchurch marriage
- Listening to the voices of the world church: The fifth John Coventry Memorial Lecture
- Transfiguration
IFIR Number 5
- Interchurch Families: Laboratories of Unity
- Interchurch families in New Zealand
- A report on the societas oecumenica consultation
- Interchurch Families: Gift and Challenge
- Conjugal and Ecclesial Communion in Interchurch Marriage
- Double Belonging (Societas Oecumenica)
- Ecumenism and Interchurch Families
- CTSA Addrss 2005: Ralph Del Colle
- Ecumenism and Interchurch Families: CTSA2005 - Janice Thompson
- Mixed Marriages: Conversations in Theology, Ecumenism, Canon Law and Pastoral Practice
- Mixed Marriages in Light of Ecumenism:Problems and Prospects
- A Mennonite Catholic Marriage
- Catholic Learning: Explorations in Receptive Ecumenism
- Meeting of representatives of the IFIN with staff of the PCPCU
- Martin Reardon, 1932 - 2005
- Reconciliation
- Remembering Fiona
- The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church
- A Transformed Ecumenical Initiative
- Bridgefolk Stories
- Fourth Meeting of French-speaking Interchurch Families
- Between the Times, Between Communities
- Unity in Difference: Spiritual Challengres in Interchurh Family Life
- Thirty Years of Interchurch Marriage
- Communion Between Anglicans and Roman Catholics
- A Response to Antelias
IFIN
- News from Australia
- Call to Action conference
- Netzwerk Okumene - Germany
- NIMMA Report
- Receptive Ecumenism
- Going Forward Together in Faith, Hope and Love
- Interchurch Families at Sibiu
- Sibiu, Romania - Report
- Australian News
- Report from ARGE Okumene - Austria
- Reports from Canada
- Foyers Mixtes: The Generation Mix
- Netzwerk Konfessionsverbindender Familien
- Report From Nairobi
- Foyers Interconfessionels de Suisse
- 40th Anniversary Swanwick
- American Association Report
- Interchurch families as pioneers
- Regina Report
- Report from the Netzwerk Okumene
- Mein Glaube: Wie ich wurde, was ich bin
- Swanwick 2006 Report
- Ushaw Meeting October 2006
- Listening to the voices of the world Church
- Interchurch Families in Switzerland
- Interchurch Families Meet in Virginia
- AAIF Report
- The Bedard's Story
- Fifth Conference of French-speaking interchurch families
- The Relationship Between Word and Sacrament
- The Seed Sown by David
- NIMMA Report
- Sermon by Pasteur Jean-Baptiste Lipp
- Interchurch Families Visit to Rome
- Rome Report
- Communities Together, Neresheim
- Report to Swanwick
- Message from Cardinal Kasper
- Swanwick 2005
- Gianni's Prayer
- NIMMA Conference May 2005
- AFI-CH Conference
- Swiss Letter to Cardinal Kasper
- AFI-CH Prayer
- Reflection on Ecumenism
Interdependent
April 2001
Conferences & Events
International
Virginia 1996
- Bone of My Bone
- Hope for the Churches
- An English Perspective
- Eucharistic Sharing, Present & Future
- Comment on Orsy Presentation
- Conference Report
- Thoughts on the Conference
Geneva 1998
- The People of the Conference
- The International Conference
- Address at Morning Worship
- Opening Ecumenical Space
- Sermon by Anne-Lise Nerfin
- Research Report by Eric Lombard
- Report from Germany
- Switzerland
- Final Statement
Canada 2001
- Living the Path to Christian Unity
- Conference Logo
- Audio Presentations
- United in Baptism and Marriage (Dr Eileen Scully with Darrel & Maureen Chastkiewicz)
- United in Baptism & Marriage - Fishbowl and Q & A
- Unity & Communion (Fr Gilles Bourdeau, with Craig & MIchele Buchanan)
- Unity & Communion - Fishbowl and Q & A
- The Path Travelled: Past & Future (Bishop Marc Ouellet with Canon Martin & Dr Ruth Reardon)
- The Path Travelled: Past & Future - Fishbowl and Q & A
- Conference Agenda
- Keynote Sessons & Speakers
- Conference Participants (Photo)
- Together in Baptism & Marriage
- United in Baptism & Marriage
- One as we are One
- Un Comme Nous Somme Un
- Unity in Communion
- L'unite dans la communion
- The Potential of Mixed Marriages
- The Path Travelled - Past
- The Path Travelled - Future
- A Homily for Interchurch Families
- A Family of Love
- To Move Beyond
- Letter From Youth
- Communique from adults
- Stories from Australia
- Austrian Ecumenical Working Group
- Belgium
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Italy
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- USA
Rome 2003
- United in Baptims & Marriage
- Address by Danielle Garrone
- Coordinator's Report
- Australia
- Austria
- Canada (English)
- Canada (French)
- France
- Germany
- Northern Ireland
- Nigeria
- Switzerland
- Switzerland (Francais)
- Britain
- USA
- Helen Connell - personal reflections
- Malcolm and Josie Green
- Rudolf & Rosemaire Lauber
- William & Anne Odling-Smee
- Ray & Fenella Temmerman
- Credo - Pastor Eberhard Aebischer
- Fr Rene Beaupere - Sunday
- Fr Rene Beaupere - Monday
- Jean Baptiste Lipp
- Martin Reardon
- Greetings from Pope John Paul II
- Visit to the Offices of the PCPCU
- Address by Mgr Giuseppe Chiaretti
- Message of Cardinal Walter Kasper
- Archbishop Rowan Williams
- Greetings from IARRCUM
- Final Message
- Conference Photos
- Order Rome Document
- Interchurch Families & Christin Unity (English)
- Les foyers inerconfessionels et l'unite chretienne
- Uniti nel battesimo e nel matrimonio
- Konfessionsverbindende Familien und die Einheit der Christen
- Preparation
- Gathering Prayer - Couples
- Gathering Prayer - Parent and Son or Daughter
- Discussion Starters
- Closing Prayer