Monthly Marriage PacketsThe packet provides parishes with weekly bulletin items and Prayers of the Faithful focusing on marriage and pertinent to the liturgical year and special events.2024November 2024December 20242025January 2025February 2025March 2025April 2025May 2025June 2025July 2025August 2025September 2025October 2025November 2025December 2025
Sacraments as Privileged Encounters with Jesus Christ Fall of 2016, 2019, 2022
Overview: This theme will focus on helping participants understand that they can encounter Christ today in a full and real way in and through the sacraments
According to God’s plan for our happiness and for us to transform the world into the Kingdom of God, some people are called to a permanent commitment in marriage. Marriage begins when one man and one woman give themselves to each other freely
Are you civilly married and desire to enter a sacramental marriage in the Catholic Church? You are invited to explore the journey towards a marriage recognized by the Catholic Church!“It is the presence of the Lord, who reveals Himself and the gift
“At the end of the reception phase, when the decision to enter the catechumenal journey has matured, the couple may enter the first stage of formation for marriage (proximate preparation). This passage can be expressed with a rite of entry
:– Clergy & Lay Ministers who prepare couples for marriage– Couples who promote marriage enrichment in their parish– Parish leaders who help parents build strong familiesWHEN: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PMWHERE: St. Stephen the Witness
Beliefs & Financial Management.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: – Clergy & Lay Ministers who prepare couples for marriage – Couples who promote marriage enrichment in their parish – Parish leaders who help parents build strong families ”
www.prepare-enrich.com Flyer HERE
The Marriage Formation Department assists parishes with promoting the vocation of marriage, preparing engaged couples for marriage, providing marriage enrichment ministry, and caring for married couples who are struggling as well as caring for those
1. Know God calls each person to encounter Him in prayer. 2. Know that prayer is a personal dialogue and relationship with God. 3. Understand that prayer is the raising of their minds and hearts to God. 4. Know basic forms of prayer are blessing