To register for any of the programs listed below, click here.
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: Covenant and Sign of God’s Love
Session 2: Called to Communion: Communicating in Truth and Love.
Session 3: Christian Marriage: A Vocation to Fruitfulness.
Session 4: The Mission of Marriage.
Option B: Preparing for the Vocation to Marriage. Programs begin at 7:00pm and end at 9:00pm. Cost is $195 per couple
Group # 9455
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: August 21, 23, 28 and 30 2012
Location: Annunciation BVM Parish Hall
401 Brookline Blvd.
Havertown, PA 19183
Registration is limited to the first 40 couples
Parking is available in the parish Lot; enter parish hall at Wexford Road
http://www.annunciationparish.com
Group # 9460
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: September 18, 20, 25 and 27, 2012
Location: St Philomena Parish (Marian Hall)
41 East Baltimore Avenue
Lansdowne, PA 19050
Registration is limited to the first 45 couples
Parking is available on the parish Lot
http://home.catholicweb.com/stphilomenapa/index.cfm
Group # 9459
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: October 9, 11, 16, and 18, 2012
Location: St John the Evangelist (Parish Office)
752 Big Oak Road
Morrisville, PA 19067
Registration is strictly limited to the first 30 couples
Parking is available on the parish Lot
http://stjohnpa.org/directions-2/
Group # 9456
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: November 6, 8, 13 and 15 2012
Location: Archdiocesan Office Center, Auditorium
222 N. 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples
Parking is available in the Archdiocese’s Parking Lot; enter building at 17th Street.
Follow directions to the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul, located behind the Archdiocesan Office Center
Group # 9457
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: January 8, 10, 15 and 17. Snow Date Jan. 22 2013
Location: Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, Auditorium
222 N. 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registration is limited to the first 45 couples
Parking is available in the Archdiocese’s Parking Lot; enter building at 17th Street.
Follow directions to the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul, located behind the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center
Group # 9458
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: February 19, 21, 26 and 28. Snow Date: March 5
Location: Archdiocesan Pastoral Center, Auditorium
222 N. 17th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registration is limited to the first 45 couples
Parking is available in the Archdiocese’s Parking Lot; enter building at 17th Street.
Follow directions to the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul, located behind the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center
*Weather alert*
in the event of inclement weather conditions, we will contact you by email or phone if the program will be canceled. If you have questions prior to hearing from us, contact the family life office at 215.587.5639, or famlife@adphila.org. If the program you are attending is held at a catholic high school, check local radio or television for school cancellations. if the school is closed, our program is cancelled as well.
C. Preparing for the Vocation to Marriage: A Weekend Commuter Retreat
This “commuter retreat” (weekend program with no overnight stay) offers a more intimate, intensive marriage preparation experience for engaged couples. The weekend includes opportunities to meet other couples preparing for marriage, small and large group discussion, and time for you and your fiancé to discuss important issues surrounding the Sacrament of Marriage and preparing for a new life together in Christ.
The retreat begins on Friday evening and runs from 7PM to 9PM. It resumes Saturday at 8AM, and concludes with the 5PM Vigil Mass for Sunday. The cost for the commuter retreat is $225/couple and includes materials, light dinner Friday night, continental breakfast and lunch Saturday, and snacks throughout the weekend.
Option C: Marriage Preparation Weekend Commuter Retreat - Preparing for the Vocation to Marriage
Group # CR8
Dates: November 30 and December 1, 2012
Location: Archdiocesan Office Center, Auditorium
222 North 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Registration is limited to the first 25 couples
Free Parking is available in the Archdiocese's Parking Lot
Follow directions to the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul, located behind the Archdiocesan Office Center:
*Please note that the above link will direct you to the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and Paul, which is directly behind the Archdiocesan Office Center, and shares its parking lot.
CANCELLATION/SWITCHING POLICY
Archdiocesan Regional Program: There will be a $25 fee for cancellation five (5) business days or more before a program begins.
Weekend Retreat Program:
There is a $25 fee for cancellation ten (10) business days or more before the weekend program is scheduled to begin. There is a $75 fee for cancellation fewer than ten business days before the weekend program is scheduled to begin.
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.
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