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Marriage Preparation

Please contact the Parish Office between 6 and 16 months in advance to begin the preparation process.

The Sacrament of Marriage

The marriage covenant prefigures the new and everlasting covenant between the Son of God and all mankind.  Join Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt for a Marriage Workshop at the Bishop Connare Center on October 23, 2010.  Online registration is coming soon, but you can download the flyer and registration form now.

Through this sacrament, Christians signify and share in the mystery of the unity and fruitful love that exists between Christ and his church.  Christian couples are to strive to nourish and develop their marriage by undivided affection in good times and in bad.  For every Catholic couple seeking the key to living a happy and holy married life, visit For Your Marriage, the perfect resources for living happily ever after.  The site was launched by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Marriage and Family Life.  Find daily marriage tips, quizzes, blogs, facts and figures, "must have conversations," a personality audit, personal stories, the biblical roots of marriage, prayers, church documents, and information about marital sexuality and spirituality.

Do you want to get married?  Learn the first steps and more in The Pastoral Care and Preparation for the Celebration of Marriage, a marriage guide established by the Diocese of Greensburg.