Marriage.

You're engaged.



Now what are the next steps?


  1. Speak with a priest or Deacon.
  2. Marriage prep retreat or Parish-approved sponsor couple.
  3. If you pick the Marriage Prep retreat route, you have a couple of choices-Foccus or the Unveiled Retreat.
  4. If you chose the Sponsor couple, then you will contact the Holy Family Center for Life for the NFP course. For More information on NFP click the link below.
Natural Family Planning

     It is important to remember that a marriage is not a ceremony, a social event, a mere formality, or an abstract ideal. Pope Francis said,” It is a gift from God that joins a man and woman together so that ‘the two shall become one flesh’ and ‘what God has joined together, no human being must separate.”
     Ideally, marriage preparation begins when children model their Catholic parents, mature in their Catholic community, come to understand their worth in God's eyes, and live out their unique Baptismal call. Marriage preparation is a lifelong journey (just ask any married couple), regardless of where either of you started or the journey both of you took to get here. God is happy to have you choosing the Catholic faith and church as a crucial step along the way.​