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. Programs begin at 7:00pm and end at 9:00pm. Cost is $150 per couple

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# 9412
Days: Wednesdays
Dates: February 4, 11, 18 and 25 2009
Location: St. Charles Seminary,
100 E. Wynnewood Road,
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Registration is limited to the first 65 couples

Group # 9413
Days: Tuesdays
Dates: March 10, 17, 24 and 31 2009
Location: Fr. Judge HS Auditorium
3301 Solly Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19136
Registration is limited to the first 75 couples

Group # 9414
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: April 14, 16, 21 and 23 2009
Location: Immaculate Conception Parish
5201 Emilie Road
Levittown, PA 19057
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples

Group # 9415
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: May 5, 7, 12 and 14 2009
Location: Nativity of Our Lord Parish
625 West Street Road
Warminster, PA 18974
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples

Group # 9416
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: June 16, 18, 23 and 25 2009
Location: St. Isaac Jogues Parish
W. Walker road and Valley Forge Road
Wayne, PA 19087
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples

Group # 9417
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: July 7, 9, 14 and 16 2009
Location: Annunciation BVM Parish
401 Brookline Blvd.
Havertown, PA 19083
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples

Group # 9418
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: September 8, 10, 15 and 17 2009
Location: St. Charles Seminary,
100 E. Wynnewood Road,
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Registration is limited to the first 65 couples

Group # 9419
Days: Mondays and Wednesdays
Dates: September 28, 30, Oct. 5 and 7 2009
Location: Archdiocesan Office Center
222 North 17th Street
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 North 17th Street
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 your 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 Marriage Preparation Weekend Retreat
Encounter Christ, The Source of Christian Marriage

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.