Marriage Prep & Engaged Retreat Dates
by Woden South
Planning to marry in the Catholic Church?
More information below – as of 5 September 2025
If you are hoping to marry before February 2026, please see the below dates for the remaining Marriage Preparation courses available in the Archdiocese until February 2026:
- 14 October 2025 Archdiocesan/Marymead CatholicCare FOCCUS marriage preparation evening 5.00 – 9.00 pm
- 8 & 9 November Engaged Encounter Marriage Preparation weekend in Baulkham Hills, NSW
- 8 & 15 November Evenings for the Engaged marriage preparation program over 2 consecutive Saturdays 9.00 am – 3.30 pm
- 9 December 2025 Archdiocesan/Marymead CatholicCare FOCCUS marriage preparation evening 5.00 – 9.00 pm
- SmartLoving Engaged Online Marriage Preparation Program – a 9-unit online marriage preparation course that requires about 13 hours of dedicated online coursework in total
There will be no further programs available over the Summer.
Engaged couples please see https://cgcatholic.org.au/marriagefamily/engaged/ for all the information needed to register for any of the above courses.
Enquiries can be directed to marriage.preparation@cg.org.au.