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

*PLEASE NOTE THAT MORE DATES WILL BE ADDED SOON. CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES TO THIS SCHEDULE.

Group # 9421
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: January 12, 14, 19 and 21 2010
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

Group # 9422
Days: Thursdays
Dates: February 4, 11, 18 and 25 2010
Location: Fr. Judge HS, Auditorium
3301 Solly Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19136
Registration is limited to the first 75 couples
Parking is available in lot behind school

Group# 9423
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: March 16, 18, 23 and 25 2010
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

Group # 9424
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: April 13, 15, 20 and 22 2010
Location: Immaculate Conception Parish
5201 Emilie Road
Levittown, PA 19057
Registration is limited to the first 75 couples
Program will be held in the parish hall, below the church.
Parking is available in the lots on either side of the hall.
http://www.immaculateconceptionparish.com/dir.htm

Group # 9425
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: May 11, 13, 18 and 20 2010
Location: St. Charles Seminary, Vianney Hall
100 E. Wynnewood Road,
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Registration is limited to the first 65 couples
Directions to St. Charles: http://www.scs.edu/directions.htm

Group # 9426
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: June 22, 24, 29 and July 1 2010
Location: St. Charles Seminary, Vianney Hall
100 E. Wynnewood Road,
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Registration is limited to the first 65 couples
Directions to St. Charles: http://www.scs.edu/directions.htm

Group # 9427
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Dates: July 13, 15, 20 and 22 2010
Location: Nativity of Our Lord Parish
625 West Street Road
Warminster, PA 18974
Registration is limited to the first 50 couples Parking is available on the lot; class held in the parish hall, downstairs

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 # 157
Dates: February 5, 6, 7 2010
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $395 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples

Group # 158
Dates: June 11, 12, 13 2010
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $395 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples

Group # 159
Dates: August 20, 21, 22 2010
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $395 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples

Group # 160
Dates: October 8, 9, 10 2010
Location: Malvern Retreat House (St. Joseph in the Hills)
Malvern, PA 19355
Cost: $395 per couple
Registration is limited to the first 20 couples

Option F: Three to Get Married Commuter Retreat

This “commuter retreat” (weekend program with no overnight stay) is sponsored by the Legionaries of Christ. The Family Life Office recommends this program for those couples who wish to have a weekend retreat experience for their marriage preparation.

Group #: L2
April 23, 24 and 25 2010
Devon Preparatory School
363 N. Valley Forge Road
Devon, PA 19333-1299
Tel. 610-688-7337

For more information click here.

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.