A
Joy
Filled Marriage
A program for Catholic couples preparing for a sacramental
marriage.
A Joy Filled Marriage Brochure.pdf
The Joy Filled Marriage Preparation Program, at FBYC,
is a four part program designed so that couples have a complete experience
that will enable them to prepare for the sacramental life of marriage.
Components of A Joy Filled Marriage
· FOCCUS
· “God’s Plan for a Joy Filled Marriage” Retreat
· “To Become One” Workshops
· Natural Family Planning (NFP) (taught through Northwest Family Services)
FOCCUS
FOCCUS is a two evening session for couples to take an inventory (156 questions) which will help identify their strengths and challenges regarding their relationship with one another. The inventory is given on one evening and then a week later, the facilitator will go over the inventory and help promote a discussion between the couple.
March 17th & 24th, 2008
“God’s Plan for A Joy Filled Marriage” Retreat
A weekend retreat starting on Friday and ending on Sunday. The primary goal of the retreat is for couples to meditate on God’s plan for marriage and seek to shape all their ways of thinking and acting according to it.
There will be five talks during the weekend based on Pope John Paul II Theology of the Body.
· Part 1: Intro and “In the Beginning”
· Part 2: “Christ Restores God’s Plan for Marriage”
· Part 3: “What are you saying ‘I Do’ to?”
· Part 4: “The Joy of Sexual Honesty Before Marriage”
· Part 5: “The Joy of Sexual Honesty within Marriage”
Reconciliation and Mass will also be part of the weekend as well as time for reflection
March 28th - 30th, 2008
“To Become One”
Four evening classes of workshops.
· Communicative Skills: Mar 31, 2008
Conflict resolution and negotiation, active listening and forgiveness.
· Family of Origin: Apr. 7th, 2008
A look at a person’s strengths and challenges, what do you bring from your family and how do we live our values?
· Practical Issues: Apr 14, 2008
Finances, activities, chores, and raising a family.
· The Wedding Day: Apr 21, 2008
The mass, vows, music, readings, and the ceremony as a whole.
All workshops are from 7pm - 8:30pm
Natural Family Planning (NFP)
A three class series on learning the Sympto-Thermo method of fertility awareness. (Taught through North West Family Services.)
Natural Family Planning is an expression of God’s Free., Total, Faithful and Fruitful love in the following ways:
· Practicing NFP puts a couple’s freedom to the test.
· NFP fosters respect for the total person and respect for the meaning of total sefl-giving.
· Fidelity to the marriage vows is the reason for NFP.
· The openness to life is the hallmark of NFP.
April 17th 24th and May 15th
Total Cost - $390.00
Total w/10% off - $351.00
A 10% discount is given to all couples
who chose to attend all
of the components of A Joy Filled Marriage.
For more Information Please Contact
Contact Information:
Program Coordinator - Susie Morris
Phone - 503-949-4047
Email - susie@fbyc.info
