Marriage Preparation Courses
Details of Marriage Preparation Courses available in Wollongong Diocese and the Greater Sydney area
Engaged to be Married?
Congratulations! We rejoice with you during this special time as you prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage.
Catholic Marriage is a little different to civil marriage. It is meant to be a sign of the love God has for each of us. Therefore, Catholic marriage has the same qualities as God’s love; freely given, total, faithful and fruitful.
It’s not always easy to love like God – as human beings we are limited and sometimes selfish making it hard for us to love perfectly. Although loving each other might seem easy to you now, your love will likely be tested in the future by the challenges of life.
That’s why all our engaged couples participate in a marriage preparation course. This course will equip you with practical tools from contemporary relationship science as well as assisting your celebrant in preparing you spiritually to enter the Sacrament of Matrimony.
As it can get very busy in the weeks before the wedding, you should start this course as soon as possible.
SmartLoving Engaged: Online Marriage Preparation
Consisting of 9 lessons, you progress through the course at your own pace, doing the couple activities as you go. There is an option for a married Sponsor Couple from your community to accompany you through the course.
Tel: (02) 9319 6280
Web: smartloving.org/engaged | smartloving.org/wollongong
CatholicCare Partnership
With the help of a supportive facilitator, strengthen your connection with a personalised snapshot of your relationship. Gain personal insights and a deeper and shared understanding of your relationship and learn how other couples cope with life’s stressors, honour their commitment, grow, heal, and express themselves.
Topics include: The Sacrament of Marriage; Marital Spirituality; Natural Family Planning; Finance; Family of Origin; Communication; Sexuality and Creating Intimacy; Resolving Conflict; Parenting
– Phone (02) 4628 0044 Campbelltown or (02) 4227 1122 Wollongong
– Website catholiccare.dow.org.au
CatholicCare – Sydney Archdiocese (Courses in Liverpool and Carnes Hill)
– Website: catholiccare.org/family-youth-children/
– Phone: (02) 9509 1234
Engaged Encounter
A weekend course which focuses on the relationship of the couple and their relationship with God. Engaged Encounter provides an opportunity for each couple to talk privately, honestly and intensely about their future lives together; their strengths and weaknesses; desires, ambitions and goals; their attitudes about money, sex, children, and family; and their role in the Church and society.
Phone (02) 9990 3212
Website engagedencounter.org.au