Bulletin Inserts

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."