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Bishop Medley and the Office of Marriage & Family Life are inviting and encouraging all parishes to celebrate Safe Haven Sunday during Masses on the weekend of October 29th, 2023.

This weekend will be an opportunity to bring to light the issue of pornography, as well as equip marriages and families with the tools they need to restore their homes as safe havens. It will also serve to re-launch the Clean Heart Initiative, which was started in 2019 in the Diocese of Owensboro but lost momentum during the Covid19 shutdown.

Resources for Pastors

by Covenant Eyes for Safe Haven Sunday

It is our goal to make Safe Haven Sunday an easy implementation for you as pastor. To help you hold a successful Safe Haven Sunday campaign, Covenant Eyes is providing the following tools for you to download and use:

Pre-written Bulletin Blurbs for the weeks leading up to and following Safe Haven Sunday (editable)
Pre-written Bulletin Inserts with QR code for digital download of Equipped booklet
Social media kit (customizable)
General Intercessions
Homily Video (“homily helps”)
Prayer Card for Parishioners
Letter template from parish priest to parishioners (customizable)

To access these resources click here.

Safe Haven Sunday

Parish Implementation Guide

Lastly, follow this link to find a free guide from Covenant Eyes on implementing Safe Haven Sunday in your parish.

	Yes	No
Do you frequently fail to resist sexual impulses to engage in specific sexual behaviors?
Do you engage in sexual behaviors to a greater extent or over a longer period than intended?
Do you have a long-standing desire, or a history of unsuccessful efforts to stop, reduce, or control sexual behaviors?
Do you spend excessive time obtaining sex, being sexual, or recovering from sexual experiences?
Do you obsess with preparing for sexual activities?
Do you frequent engage in sexual behavior when expected to be fulfilling occupational, academic, domestic, or social obligations?
Do you continue sexual behavior despite knowing it has caused or exacerbated social, financial, psychological, or physical problems?
Do you increase the intensity, frequency, number, or risk of sexual behaviors to achieve the desired effect, or experience diminished effect when continuing behaviors at the same level of intensity, frequency, number or risk?
Do you give up or limit social, occupational, or recreational activities because of sexual behavior?
Do you become upset, anxious, restless, or irritable if unable to engage in sexual behavior?