2. FOCCUS Premarital Inventory-Complete FOCCUS inventory and discuss results with priest or deacon.
3.Complete Witness to Love program: What makes Witness to Love unique is the mentor couple format, in which the engaged couple chooses their own mentor couple- one that they admire and see as a source of faith formation. Extending and deepening constructive relationships with Christ and the Church to support marriages is the goal of this initiative. The married couple is coached to mentor the engaged couple. Unlike other mentor models, there is no need to establish trust in order for the marriage prep process to work – the foundation of trust already exists.
Couples at parishes that do not have a trained Witness to Love Marriage Preparation Coordinator can choose the Hybrid Experience where they meet with a local mentor couple, but have a Witness to Love employee guide them through the expectations and assist with communication with the pastor.
MENTORSHIP — Through a mentorship model, couples preparing for marriage choose a mentor couple to grow in relationship with who attends Mass regularly and is active in their parish. Couples meet with their mentor couple monthly to read and discuss the Sacrament of Marriage, friendship, and virtue using the Witness to Love workbook and videos.
4. Natural Family Planning (NFP): The Diocese of Sioux City Marriage Prep program requires that each couple complete a course in the method of their choice. These classes can take up to 3-4 months to complete.
Divine Mercy Parish (Algona)
Pilgrim Cluster (Alton/Granville Hospers)
St. John Paul II Parish (Carroll)
Our Lady of the Plains (Lake City/Manson/Rockwell City)
Holy Mary Cluster (Larchwood/Rock Rapids)
All Saints Parish (Le Mars)
St. Johns Parish (Onawa/Salix)
St. Sebastian (Pocahontas, Rolf)
Mater Dei Parish (Sioux City)
1. Contact your parish to discuss wedding plans.
2. Complete FOCCUS premarital inventory and discuss results with your priest or deacon. FOCCUS is called an “inventory” and stands for Facilitating Open Couple Communication, Understanding & Study. FOCCUS is a tool that guides healthy conversation. Do not set up an inventory session without speaking to your priest or deacon
3. Beloved Marriage Preparation with a sponsor couple: Beloved is an engaging marriage preparation program that utilizes videos and workbooks to help engaged couples prepare for a lifetime of holy marriage. This program must be used in conjunction with a sponsor couple and is available both with and without a formed.org subscription. The high-quality videos use storytelling to draw people in as they prepare for the Sacrament by having well-known Catholics share the joys and struggles from their own marriages. When used in conjunction with the workbooks, there are many opportunities for in-depth discussions about hopes and expectations for their marriage. This is available in English and Spanish as Amando: Encontrando la Felicidad en el Matrimonio.
4. Natural family planning (NFP): The Diocese of Sioux City requires that each couple complete a course for the NFP method of their choice. These class can take up to 3-4 months to complete.
Cathedral of the Epiphany (Sioux City)
St. Mary (Storm Lake)
1. Contacte a su parroquia para para hablar de los planes de boda
2. Complete el inventario prematrimonial FOCCUS y hable de los resultados con su sacerdote y diácono. FOCCUS se llama un “inventario”. Significa Facilitando Comunicación Abierta y Entendimiento. FOCCUS es una herramienta que guía una conversación sana. No organice una sesión de inventario sin hablar con su sacerdote o diácono.
4. Planificación familiar natural (PFN) La Diócesis de Sioux City requiere que cada pareja complete un curso para el método PFN de su elección. Estas clases pueden tardar hasta 3-4 meses en completarse.
Cathedral of the Epiphany (Sioux City)
St. Mary (Storm Lake)
St. Rose of Lima (Denison)
St. Patrick (Estherville)
Holy Trinity (Fort Dodge)
St. Mary (Humboldt)
All Saints (Le Mars)
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Sioux Center/Hawarden/Rock Valley)