Welcome to Marriage Preparation
Congratulations on your upcoming marriage! We at Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) certainly want to do all we can to assure that your wedding will be a happy and memorable occasion. We wish to support you in this part of your journey of faith. Married couples are a sacramental sign to the world of God's love and faithfulness. We are thankful that you will be that sign for us.
To be married in the Church is a sign to the community at large that the bride and groom are persons of faith and they wish God's blessing on their marriage. Your desire for a church wedding should reflect your commitment to your Christian faith and the practice of your religion.
Because marriage is such an important and sacred step in your lives, it is essential there be some form of reflective preparation. This preparation is a discernment process in which the irrevocable consent of the sacrament may be freely chosen, maturely considered, and clearly understood. Immaculate Heart of Mary has a number of programs to assist this preparation. Throughout this process, the parish community and its ministers will be assisting you.
Please call the Parish Office as soon as you become engaged to begin this process.
We look forward to walking this journey with you through your input meeting, your FOCCUS inventory, your theological and liturgical prep, Pre-Cana and Natural Family Planning as well as your meeting with your Wedding Coordinator.
Please Contact Debbie Birck in the Formation Office with any questions about the Preparation Process.
We are offering our Pre-Cana/ Theology of the Body weekends:
October 8-10, 2010
May 20-22, 2011