Getting married soon? Marriage is so much more than just the wedding day! You have an exciting lifelong journey ahead of you. Marriage is a wonderful adventure, but it also involves hard work, sacrifice, and growing together through all the ups-and-downs that life can bring. We want to walk with you and help you invest in the skills for a strong, life-long marriage through our Marriage Mentor experience.
Through For Better and For Ever, we hope to walk with you during the engagement season by connecting you with a married couple from our parish who will accompany you through your marriage prep process and provide you with guidance and support through practical advice, discussions and conversations as you prepare for the next step of your journey together. Reach out to StBartsMentorProgram@gmail.com for more information.
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welcome!
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Congratulations on your engagement and know of our prayers for you! We share in your excitement as you prepare to receive the Sacrament of Marriage. We consider it an honor to walk with you as you prepare not only for your wedding day but most especially for a strong and life-long marriage, and our marriage preparation process is designed to support you in both!
Read below for more information on how the process works at St. Bartholomew and let us know if you have any questions! Reach us at 908-322-5192. Our Pastor, Fr. Andy, shares a message below for all couples preparing for marriage, especially if you are thinking about getting married at a venue. We look forward to supporting you!
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the marriage prep process
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Connect with us to begin the process. Congratulations on your engagement! We look forward to walking with you as you as you journey towards Marriage and we want to support you as well as we can, whether you are looking to have a Wedding Mass or Ceremony in the Church or have your wedding at a venue.
Give us a call at (908) 322-5192 or fill out the form below to get started. We will set up a meeting with one of our priests to have an initial conversation about planning your wedding and answer any questions you may have. If you're looking to get married at a venue, there are options to having a marriage in the Church as well - We'd love to have a conversation with you.
Please be aware that there are "independent" priests in our area who claim to be associated with the Catholic Church but may not actually be. We invite you to talk with us before putting any deposits down so that we can assist you in ensuring the validity of any such claims. -
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Begin meeting with a priest and take a relationship inventory. The process begins with a FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Inventory, which covers topics such as lifestyle expectations, interests, personality, communication, problem-solving, finances, parenting and more. This inventory shows both patterns of strength in your relationship as well as areas that might need your attention before getting married. It is a great opportunity to strengthen your bond and foster a stronger connection with each other through conversations about important topics that you might not have discussed before.
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We invite and encourage you to take advantage of many opportunities to strengthen your relationship and prepare for a strong and lifelong marriage! One such opportunity is the For Better and For Ever Marriage Mentors program, which pairs you with a mentor couple from the parish to accompany you through your marriage preparation process. Scroll down on this page to learn more about it!
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Continue the plans and arrangements for your wedding. If you are having your Wedding Mass or Ceremony in the Church, we will connect you with the liturgy director to plan the ceremony and make selections for music and readings.
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marriage mentor program
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Above photo by Jac&Jules Photography.
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