Staff Contact Info.

Marriage Preparation Weekend Registration:

2010 Dates:

February 20-21, 2010: Bettendorf, St. John Vianney (registration deadline, February 12, 2010)

April 24-25, 2010 Williamsburg, St. Mary (registration deadline, April 16)

June 26-27, 2010 Sigourney, St. Mary (registration deadline, June 18)

August 14-15, 2010 Newton, Sacred Heart (registration deadline, August 6)

November 5-6, 2010 Muscatine, Bishop Hayes (registration deadline, October 29)

2011 Dates:

February 19-20, 2011: Bettendorf, St. John Vianney (registration deadline, February 11, 2011)

Registration is $125 per couple. Please refer to the Flyer/Registration Form for additional information.

For information about marriage preparation in our diocese or neighboring diocese contact Barb Butterworth at 563-324-1912 x265 or butterworthb@davenportdiocese.org or IlaMae Hanisch, 641-791-3435 or hanisch@davenportdiocese.org.

Marriage Preparation-Sponsor Couple Training:

If you would like to schedule a training session in your area or deanery email IlaMae Hanisch, or 641-791-3435. This is for married couples who are currently a sponsor couple or couples wanted to begin this ministry.

FOCCUS Pre-marital Inventory

Changes are effective July 1. Only two options for scoring will become effective next month: On-line scoring and FOCCUS, Inc. Scoring Service. Parishes will no longer be using local software to score the inventories.

Host Parishes for Marriage Preparation Weekend:

Additional marriage preparation weekends will be added for this calendar year. If your parish is interested and willing to host one of these weekends please email IlaMae Hanisch.

Free Quarterly E-Newsletter for Engaged, Recently Married, or Couples who work with engaged couples

Ave Maria Press is sponsoring a free e-newsletter (quarterly editions) for engaged or recently married couples and for couples who work with engaged couples. Couples may register online www.avemariapress.com click on the Together for Life E-Newsletter link on the left menu bar. For more information contact IlaMae Hanisch 641-791-3435 hanisch@davenportdiocese.org.

Free Marriage Resource:

Weekly "news bites" are available from Family Matters, a website designed by Susan Vogt. A Marriage Moment and a Parenting Pointer will be emailed each week and you have permission to include them in your parish bulletin or newsletter (giving the appropriate source information as a footnote) or have a link to them on your parish website. Sign up to receive free news bits and other very useful family information on her website, www.susanvogt.net. Susan has worked in diocesan family life education for the Catholic Church and been a consultant with the ecumenical Parenting for Peace and Justice Network for over 30 years. She is currently editor of the Journal of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers (NACFLM) and content editor for the USCCB website on marriage, www.foryourmarriage.org.