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For Current Team Couples
Manage your current sessions and contact information here.
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Calling Committed Catholic Couples!
The Marriage Preparation Program is in need of committed Catholic couples who are willing to share their marriage and faith with newly engaged couples. There are several ways you can serve:
- As a Team-Couple for the weekend retreats.
- We will fully train you to share the beauty of your own marriage (the ups and downs!) and how God has worked in your lives. We will also help you to articulate the life giving vision of God's plan for the sacrament of marriage.
- We will fully train you to share the beauty of your own marriage (the ups and downs!) and how God has worked in your lives. We will also help you to articulate the life giving vision of God's plan for the sacrament of marriage.
- As a Host Couple who works behind the scenes.
- As Facilitators for the FOCCUS inventory.
Why Join?
- The impact of marriage preparation to the success of a marriage is statistically proven--it's important!
- Helping others with their marriages ultimately helps you have an even stronger marriage too, perhaps to a level of love and commitment you never dreamed possible!
- Read what current Team Members have to say about it.
- U.S. Catholic article: Would You Volunteer to Save Your Marriage?
- As a Team-Couple for the weekend retreats.
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Serve as a Host Couple
Many couples want to help but aren't quite ready to lead a day - whether they are not sure of the time commitment or their comfort level with leading. A great way to "check it out" is to be a host couple and help with setup and meal arrangements for sessions at the Bishop O'Connor Center in Madison. In particular, help is needed for the weekend retreats. To get involved, contact the Marriage Preparation Coordinator.
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Become a FOCCUS Facilitator at Your Parish
FOCCUS is an internationally used inventory designed to provide engaged couples and those working with them a personalized profile of what is needed in their marriage preparation process. Many parishes around the diocese use this diagnostic tool, and it's a great way for engaged couples to form mentoring relationships with experienced married couples. You don't need to be perfect, just willing to share your marriage and your faith! Contact your parish to see if you can be involved in FOCCUS.