This is a couple-to-couple program. The sponsor couple works with engaged couples in marriage preparation and reviews the FOCCUS instrument with them. The meetings are informal & take place in the sponsor couple's home. Training is required and provided periodically through the Archdiocese.  Contact:  779-3324.

The Sacrament of MARRIAGE

Before We Say 'I Do'
Marriage Preparation Workshop

All couples preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage, having contacted the pastor, are required to participate in one of these quarterly sessions. Contact Tammy Silvestri with any questions.

Time: Check in begins at 9:30am the session should conclude at noon.
What: We will discuss:

• The marriage preparation process at St. Max
• The basics of Christian marriage
• How to prepare your wedding liturgy (including music selection)
• Other resources for marriage preparation

The session will include an opportunity to meet and ask questions of wedding assistants, the pastoral associate for liturgy and music, the pastor, the marriage prep team, FOCCUS couples, and NFP instructors.

A continental breakfast will be served at check-in. There is no cost for the workshop.

The dates for 2013 are:

April 20, 2013 (RSVP by April 17, 2013) 


September 21, 2013 (RSVP by September 18, 2013)