Pre-Marriage Preparation and Training Weekend Course
Course Outline and Timetable
Friday 7.15 Registration - CoffeeFriday 7.45 Session 1: Deciding on Marriage: Choosing a way of life
Friday 8.30 Session 2: Communication and decision-making in marriage
Friday 9.30 Wind-up and preparation for Saturday
Friday 9.45 Close for evening
Saturday 9.30 Session 3: Healing hurts and handling difficult emotions
Saturday 10.30 Coffee Break
Saturday 11.00 Session 4: Family of Origin: What we bring into marriage and what we need to leave
Saturday 12.00 Session 5: Sex and Sexuality in Marriage - a self-gift to communicate love and life
Saturday 1.00 Lunch - Provided
Saturday 2.00 Session 6: The Sacrament of Matrimony - preparing for your church wedding and your future life together
Saturday 3.00 Session 7: FertilityCare - a new concept in reproductive health
Saturday 4.00 Coffee Break
Saturday 4.20 Session 8: Parenting and your first child
Saturday 5.00 Wind-up: Presentation of Certificates
Saturday 5.15 Close
What happens during the session?
Each session will include a presentation by a couple on the topic listed. There will be time allowed for each couple to complete a worksheet related to the topic and then discuss the answers with each other privately.Cost of Course
The Cost of the course is €120 per couple, including the cost of lunch provided on the course. The booking deposit is €40 per couple. Discount available where both parties are unemployed.