Marriage Preparation: Marriage is Forever (Batesville Deanery)
Overview:
As an engaged couple, you are requested to attend one afternoon session prior to your wedding with a date selected by you based on the schedule that appears on our registration form. Please note: the registration form may take 20-30 seconds to download.
The program is offered on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at Olivia Hall on the campus of the Oldenburg Franciscan Center, Oldenburg, IN (directions below).
The Batesville Deanery Resource Center sponsors this program. Registration is required and refreshments will be served, but the day is free of charge. The conference is designed for couples planning to be married, newly married or as training for sponsor couples. Couples will enjoy lively talks and discussion, as well as time to talk and pray together. Books and pamphlets will be available for further information. Natural Family Planning teaching couples will be present to answer individual questions or concerns.
Topics Presented by Facilitators:
- Couples Communication
- The Blessings of Sacramental Marriage
- John Paul II’s Theology of the Body
Upcoming dates (2008):
Sunday, August 10 (download bulletin insert/flyer)
Register:
Sign up for an upcoming session by downloading our registration form (PDF format)
Directions to St. Joseph, St. Leon, IN:
From I 74 - take the St. Leon exit (N. St. Rt. 1) cross over rt. 46 and church is just up the hill on the right (about 1 mile) - turn right onto Church Lane go one block to St. Joseph Parish Life Center.
More information:
Call the Batesville Deanery Resource Center to register or for more information, 812-933-6407
Praise for 'Marriage is Forever'
Some responses from couples attending previous conferences:
Overall, what I liked best about the program was:
- The wealth of good information & personal testimonies.
- Very informative and realistic.
- Everything being so informal
- My favorite part was Theology of the Body
- I liked Theology of the Body
This day was presented to give couples an increased awareness and better understanding of the sacrament of Matrimony. Do you feel the program was successful in this regard?
- Yes, real life couples w/ real issues show us how not to give up.
- Yes, I feel it helped in understanding how religion can be a big part of marriage.
- Yes because it covered a lot to have a successful marriage.
- I gained a whole new understanding of the sacrament.
- Yes! Not being Catholic it helps to have some history and meaning about marriage.
This is just a sampling of the responses from couples attending Marriage is Forever. We ask them to rate the program on a scale from 1 - 10. All our responses from the last program gave it a rating of 8 - 10.
