1) Replace current information about Marriage ~ which may say something like
“Contact the parish 6 months in advance” ~ with the following:
Marriage: Contact the church office for a packet of information
about preparing for Christian marriage and planning your wedding. Study this
information even before you get engaged!
2) Add “helpful links” section to Bulletin &
Parish web site. Include link to:
www.marriagepreparation.com.
3) Recruiting potential sponsor couples:
So that we at [Holy Trinity] can better assist couples
prepare for Marriage, we are seeking the assistance of marriage couples of our
church who are willing to be trained to be “sponsors” for engage couples.
[Our pastor] is asking for all married couples to consider serving in
this important ministry.
After the married volunteers have taken part in a
one-day training course, they will be assigned to guide an engaged couple
through a series of 5 meetings in their home.
We plan to train enough married couples so that each
“sponsor couple” will minister to no more than 2 engaged couples per year.
Please contact [our pastor] for more information.
Call [phone number of church office].
4) Information Night for Those Considering Marriage in
the Church.
"I believe we all agree on the importance and value
of Christian marriage and family life. Because we at [Holy Trinity]
are committed to help couples prepare well for a lasting and satisfactory
Christian marriage, we are now offering an Information Night for Those
Considering Marriage in the Church. The next Information Night is
(date) at
7PM . This is for couples and/or singles. We will explain [Holy
Trinity's] marriage preparation process, answer questions you may have, and
provide materials for couples to use to evaluate their relationship."
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