Marriage

Marriage Planning
St. Joseph shares the joy of those entering a life long commitment of love. Because God is the author of marriage it is of its very nature a holy institution. Couples requesting to be married at St. Joseph must contact the Parish Office at least 6 months before the wedding date and be a registered member of our church or have written permission from your church to be married at St. Joseph Catholic Community. Marriage preparation includes a visit with the Pastor, review of the PREPARE Program (that engages couples to discover their strengths and growth areas), marriage mentoring, and a retreat over six sessions. Contact the Parish Office for a copy of the Marriage Guidelines. Weddings may take place at the Parish Center or the Historic Little Church.

Marriage Mentor Program
Studies show couples participating in a pre-marriage program are more likely to have a happy marriage. Marriage Mentoring is a couple-to-couple relationship that seeks to help couples live out their vision for marriage. Marriage Mentors are trained couples who are motivated and excited to help guide premarital and newlywed couples through the challenges of beginning a new life together. Marriage Mentors will talk with you about topics such as communications, conflict resolution, financial management spirituality, leisure activities and even managing household chores. Marriage Mentors share their own experiences which can be very insightful and are a great resource of support, encouragement, and accountability for premarital and newlywed couples.

The primary goal of Marriage Mentoring is to help equip couples for a happy, healthy marriage by teaching them vital skills in communication and conflict resolution, and by sharing their own life experiences.

Marriage Mentoring has other important goals:

• Strengthen premarital couples' relationships and prepare them for marriage.
• Improve the quality of marriage for newlywed and married couples.
• Enrich the marriages of the Marriage Mentors.
• Match premarital couples with more experienced married couples who have similar interests and backgrounds.
• Establish a caring community of couples.

Please contact us for any questions and to start your journey!