Fr. Nards, as he is popularly known, is a Filipino Chaplain in the Sydney Diocese. He initiated Marriage Enrichment Seminar (MES) in 1988 for all Filipino Couples in Australia, conducting seminars for more than 25 years in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne.
For Sydney, the regular venue is at St. Ezekiel Moreno Convent of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters which is located at 174 Hill End Rd., Doonside. Participants come from all Sydney Suburbs (Western, Eastern, South and North).
It is a two-day seminar scheduled every third weekend starting from Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, to Sunday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, followed by a mass at 4:00 PM, during which participants renew their marriage vows. There is no fee involved while the Service Team, Auxiliaries and Supporters provide free breakfast, snacks, and lunch, including child minding.
All lectures and talks are delivered by Fr. Nards with topics covering Goals of Marriage; Responsible Parenthood; Communication in Marriage, Marriage as a Vocation; and Family’s Responsibility to Society and Church.
The seminar is an interactive one with activities based on specified guidelines. It aims to provide spirituality that will sustain married couples through difficult times; help them re-discover each other; nourish their lives together; enable them to enrich their marriage; enhance their relationship, and strengthen their marital and family bonds.
Interested parties may contact Fr. Nards Mercene, Home: 9604 5512, Mobile: 0410 505 177; Manding Abogado, H: 9610 8478, Mob: 0413 147 740; Annie Abogado, Mob. 0411 637 002; or this writer Obet Dionisio H: 9837 3234, Mob. 0416 209 543.