Marriage Preparation

Have questions about the Sacrament of Marriage in the Catholic Church? We have answers! Click the link below to read our FAQ all about Marriage.

Marriage FAQ

This information is provided to assist you in preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage. Every couple is required to participate in a Diocesan-approved marriage preparation program, which should be taken at least six months prior to your wedding.
The Pre-Marriage program is offered in three models, any one of which will satisfy the requirement: the Diocesan-sponsored program; a Parish-sponsored program, including the Renew the "I Do" Marriage Preparation program; or the Engaged Encounter Weekend.

Diocesan-Sponsored Program

Schedule of Parish-Sponsored Programs

Engaged couples and soon-to-be-engaged couples, join us for A Joy-Filled Marriage, a lively, insightful, and resourceful experience with your future spouse.  You will gain the wisdom, receive the tools, and ignite the passion to help form a thriving marriage! 
Topics include:

• What are you saying "I do" to?
• Communication
• Love style
• Resolving conflict
• Building happiness

In addition to the Diocesan and Parish Pre-Marriage programs, another option for engaged couples is the Engaged Encounter Weekend.  Engaged Encounter is a weekend retreat away with other engaged couples with plenty of time alone together to dialogue honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together-- their strengths and weaknesses, desires, ambitions, goals, their attitudes about money, sex, children, family, church and society--in a face to face way.  Engaged Encounter is an invitation to go deeper in communication, vital for the growth of relationships and healthy marriages.

TO VOLUNTEER to help Engaged Encounter, contact Rick & Carol Behring at 724-316-2820 or rcbehring@zoominternet.net