B. Preparing for the Vocation to Marriage: This is a large group program held on four separate evenings. Because the emphasis is on the couple themselves and their discernment regarding the sacrament of Matrimony, it still provides a personal and prayerful experience of marriage preparation.

Session 1: Christian Marriage: Community of Life and Love; Administration of the FOCCUS Inventory.
Session 2: Called to Communion: Communicating in Truth and Love.
Session 3: Called to Communion: Communicating in Unitive and Fruitful Love.
Session 4: The Mission of Marriage: Building a Civilization of Love.

Option B: Preparing for the Vocation to Marriage Each program begins at 7:00pm and ends at 9:00pm. Cost is $140 per couple

Group # 9408
Days: Thursdays
Dates: September 4, 11, 18, 25 2008
Location: Msgr. Bonner HS Auditorium
401 Lansdowne Ave.
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Registration is limited to the first 100 couples.

Group # 9409
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: October 7, 14, 21, 28 2008
Location: St. Charles Seminary,
100 E. Wynnewood Road,
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Registration is limited to the first 100 couples.

Group # 9410
Days: Mondays
Dates: November 3, 10, 17, 24 2008
Location: Father Judge HS Auditorium
3301 Solly Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19136-2396
Registration is limited to the first 100 couples.

The 2009 Preparing for the Vocation to Marriage schedule is in the process of being prepared. Please see below for recently added dates and locations, and check back often for updates.

Group # 9411
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: January 6, 13, 20 and 27 2009 (snow date 2/3)
Location: Archdiocesan Office Center
222 N. 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples

Group # 9418
Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
Dates: September 28, 30 and October 5, 7 2009
Location: Archdiocesan Office Center
222 N. 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples

Group # 9420
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: November 10, 12, 17 and 19 2009
Location: Archdiocesan Office Center
222 N. 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples

C. Archdiocesan Weekend Retreat Program: The Weekend Retreat Program offers engaged couples a special opportunity to be together, and to encounter Christ through prayer and reflection. The goal of the weekend is to more firmly establish their relationship “in the Lord.”

TO REGISTER for a Retreat Weekend Program please complete Option C on the registration form and send it, with payment, to the Family Life Office at the address on the form.

Option C: Archdiocesan Weekend Retreat
Encounter Christ, The Source of Christian Marriage

Group # 3
Dates: October 10, 11, 12 2008
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $350 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples.

Group # 153
Dates: February 6, 7, 8 2009
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $350 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples.

Group # 154
Dates: June 12, 13, 14, 2009
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $350 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples.

Group # 155
Dates: August 21, 22, 23 2009
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $350 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples.

Group # 156
Dates: October 9, 10, 11 2009
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $350 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples.

Please note: Couples attending the Weekend Retreat may take the FOCCUS Inventory at one of the Regional Marriage Preparation Programs. For more information, call 215-587-5639.

CANCELLATION/SWITCHING POLICY

Archdiocesan Regional Program: Five business days or more before a program begins, there will be a $25 fee for cancellation.

Weekend Retreat Program:

Ten business days or more before the weekend program is scheduled to begin, there is a $25 fee for cancellation. Fewer than ten business days before the weekend program is scheduled to begin, there is a $75 fee for cancellation.

All Programs: If you do not attend the program for which you were registered and you did not notify the Family Life Office (215-587-5639) of the cancellation in advance, there will be no refund.