Holy Trinity Parish believes strongly in developing relationships with parish couples celebrating the sacrament of marriage so as to provide support for engaged couples during the preparation process and after the wedding. 

With this emphasis on developing relationships and building community the parish has developed preparation that is either with other couples, or one on one with a sponsor couple; dependent upon various factors.    Holy Trinity marriage preparation is lead by parish couples utilizing the "Beloved" series from the Augustine Institute.  There is a total of eight sessions involved.   

If the priest or deacon you are working with has determined this preparation process is the best fit for you as a couple, please read and follow the instructions below. 

 
Session Titles: 
Session #1  Does Marriage Matter? 
Session #2 Entering the Story of Marriage 
Session #3 Love Revealed 
Session #4 The Total Gift of Self 
Session #5 A Sacramental Bond 
Session #6 Real Challenges, Real Love 
Session #7 Natural Family Planning
Session #8 Financial Peace 


Next...
Once the priest has indicated the best course of preparation for you, the parish office will assign a sponsor couple to you and send an introductory e-mail to you, the sponsor couple and priest.  The sponsor couple will then communicate with you in regards to what time and place works best to meet.

Meanwhile.... 
Register for FORMED.org (free resource) which will be how you watch the session videos prior to the scheduled session.  Simply go to formed.org, input the zip code 50501 and it should bring up Holy Trinity Parish.  Click on our parish, input your e-mail and create a password and you're signed up! There a great deal of information on the site, it's like "Netflix" for Catholics!