WHY A MARRIAGE WHAT IS OUR COMMITMENT? FOCCUS: FOCCUS (Facilitating Open Couple PREPARATION PROGRAM? The program offered at St. Theresa’s Communication, Understanding and Parish consists of 7 (seven) evenings. Study) is a mandatory part of the Christian Marriage is a journey of Each evening focuses on a different marriage preparation course for couples committed love undertaken for life. The theme aimed at helping couples desiring to be married at St. Theresa’s Church, as a community of believers in communicate and more fully understand Parish. It is a questionnaire, a tool Jesus, truly desires that each couple who the commitment, which they are making designed to assist couples in learning marries in the Church has a happy to each other. more about themselves and their unique marriage leading to fullness of life. relationship. Part of your marriage preparation also The Church supports you as an Engaged consists of completing FOCCUS, which There are three levels to the program: couple in your decision to marry. is explained more fully on the inside of In order to help you prepare fully for this this brochure. The individuals read and respond lifetime commitment a Marriage to the FOCCUS statements Preparation Program is a requirement of individually. This process occurs the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton at one of the first three before a marriage can be celebrated. evenings of the Marriage Preparation Program. This level occurs with the help of a facilitator who uses the couple report and works with the couple to look at patterns in their responses, discuss issues and problem solve. This takes an average of two hours. This feedback is usually done before completion of the Marriage WHO LEADS THIS PROGRAM? Preparation Program. Currently, St. highly Theresa’s has one This level is not needed by every trained and experienced couple: couple. It involves the use of the Linda & Rick Bieganek 780.462.2757 report and discussion with the couple to make a referral for specialized assistance at this time or in the future.
WHY A MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM? Christian Marriage is a journey of committed love undertaken for life. The Church, as a community of believers in Jesus, truly desires that each couple who marries in the Church has a happy marriage leading to fullness of life. The Church supports you as an Engaged couple in your decision to marry. In order to help you prepare fully for this lifetime commitment a Marriage Preparation Program is a requirement of the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton before a marriage can be celebrated. WHAT IS OUR COMMITMENT? The program offered at St. Theresa’s Parish consists of 7 (seven) evenings. Each evening focuses on a different theme aimed at helping couples communicate and more fully understand the commitment, which they are making to each other. Part of your marriage preparation also consists of completing FOCCUS, which is explained more fully on the inside of this brochure. WHO LEADS THIS PROGRAM? Currently, St. Theresa’s has one highly trained and experienced couple: Linda & Rick Bieganek 780.462.2757 FOCCUS: FOCCUS (Facilitating Open Couple Communication, Understanding and Study) is a mandatory part of the marriage preparation course for couples desiring to be married at St. Theresa’s Parish. It is a questionnaire, a tool designed to assist couples in learning more about themselves and their unique relationship. There are three levels to the program: The individuals read and respond to the FOCCUS statements individually. This process occurs at one of the first three evenings of the Marriage Preparation Program. This level occurs with the help of a facilitator who uses the couple report and works with the couple to look at patterns in their responses, discuss issues and problem solve. This takes an average of two hours. This feedback is usually done before completion of the Marriage Preparation Program. This level is not needed by every couple. It involves the use of the report and discussion with the couple to make a referral for specialized assistance at this time or in the future.