Marriage

Married life is wonderful - not a drudge as our society would have us think. If you are getting married - God bless you both and may He prepare your hearts to give and receive freely and at all times.

Engaged couples contemplating marriage are required to take a marriage preparation course. Contact the Parish   six months before setting the wedding date.

For More Information Contact:

St. Catherine Catholic Church
882 Bay St, Sebring, Fl 33870
Tel: 863-385-0049
FAX: 863-385-5169
Contact: Tata

MARRIAGE PREPARATION

Marriage Preparation is designed to deepen and enrich the relationship with each other.  The goal of the program is to present tools for communication and decision making based on the teaching of the church.  The presenters will be Deacon James McGarry and Mary McGarry.

For registration and information, please contact the Parish Office and ask for Father José at 385-0049.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: It takes much effort just to make ends meet in our world today. Do you wish you could talk about something besides all the stresses in your life? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communication, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. For information about Marriage Encounter week ends call Ernie and Mary at (941) 962-9904 or 1-888-560-1854 toll free or visit www.wwme.org.  

ATTENTION!!  Are you currently in a marriage which the Catholic Church does not recognize as valid?  Have you or the person you hope to marry been previously married and divorced?  If so, the Tribunal for the Diocese of Venice wants to help in assessing your situation.  Please contact the Parish Office at 385-0049 for additional information or contact the Tribunal directly at 941-484-9543.  Any one of our staff members will be willing to answer your questions or provide you with information. 

Is Your Marriage Tearing You Apart?  Retrouvaille … A Christian Peer Ministry … A Lifeline for Troubled Marriages, sponsored by the Diocese of Venice.  Hope is a phone call away.  All the information you will need for this “Lifeline” is available on a brochure available in our Parish Office or online at www.retrouvaille.org.

A wedding is ONE day in your life together - Marriage IS your life together.

Planning your wedding can be good practice for being married but a wedding is not a marriage. When planning a wedding couples often must discuss, decide and compromise. Communication is essential to making wedding plans.

Once the wedding is over don't forget to keep on communicating. Most problems in marriage can be avoided if the lines of communication are kept open and used.

Remember that talking is only one part of communicating. Listening is the other essential part of communication. If one of you is talking but the other is not listening you are not communicating.

Talk about everything - be afraid of nothing. Love, trust and respect each other always.

GOOD READING FOR THE ENGAGED AND THE MARRIED

Humanae Vitae The Church's teaching on the sanctity of life and married love.

Natural Family Planning (NFP) Read how it really does take two to plan a family!  Find a class in your area.  Do things God's way - you will be glad you did.

Instruction Before Marriage Good reading for engaged couples - short and to the point.

Letter To Families Engaged couples pay special attention to the sections "The Marital Covenant" and "The Unity of the Two".

Beginning Your Marriage Very good section on Marriage Is A Sacrament.  The rest is also excellent.

The Living Sacrament - Matrimony Beautiful, easy to read essay on marriage.

Every Engaged Couple... Excellent essay on how artificial birth control separates couples.

Smart Marriages  The Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education. E-newsletter, conferences, classes, programs, articles.  Wonderful site for engaged and married couples.

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