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Home / Offices & Ministries / Family Ministry / Marriage / Marriage Preparation

Marriage Preparation

Marriage PreparationCongratulations on your engagement and your upcoming wedding. Your journey is just beginning and it is important that you plan for your lifetime commitment together.

A Marriage Preparation Program is an opportunity for you to gather with other engaged couples and focus on your marriage beyond the wedding. A facilitator presents skills and guides a discussion that will assist you in living out a lifetime commitment in marriage together. You will be amazed how these insights will strengthen your relationship and help build for a better marriage.

The Bishops of Michigan have suggested the following topics be included:

  • Marriage as a Sacrament
  • Conflict resolution
  • Careers
  • Family of origin
  • Catholic understanding of sexuality and marriage
  • Communication
  • Children
  • Commitment and Church
  • Intimacy, sex and procreation
  • Natural Family Planning

The Office for Family Ministry has compiled a brochure which lists Marriage Prep Programs (which includes Remarriage preparation programs) conducted within the Archdiocese of Detroit. It is a resource for parishes and individuals. It is not a comprehensive list nor does it represent an endorsement.

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