Marriage

Call the parish office at 541-747-7041 to speak with Ally and set up an initial meeting with Fr. Mark.

Shortly after your meeting with Fr. Mark, you will receive an email with a link to the Prepare Enrich assessment for you and your fiancé to fill out. 

This asssessment is not meant to be a test - there is no passing or failing. It's simply to help us get an understanding of your background, your relationship strengths and areas of growth, and to provide an opportunity for discussion about important topics prior to marriage.

Once you have both completed the Prepare Enrich Assessment, the Marriage Prep Coordinator will email you to set up a meeting to discuss the results. The aim of this meeting is to identify relationship strengths and growth areas, and provide a space for open and honest conversation.

Witness to Love is the marriage preparation program used at St. Alice. It is designed to help you and your future spouse grow in relationship with God and with one another, and deepen your understanding of the sacrament of Marriage.

One of the key components of Witness to Love is choosing a Mentor Couple to accompany you on your journey. You should choose a mentor couple who has been married in the Catholic Church for 5+ years, is active in parish life, and has a marriage that you admire! If you are having difficulty finding a mentor couple, your Marriage Prep Coordinator can assist you by suggesting couples in the parish.

The engaged couple, mentor couple, and Marriage Prep Coordinator should set up a meeting to discuss the Witness to Love program and distribute materials. This meeting is about 45 minutes.

The Witness to Love program for engaged couples is a 6 month process.

Learn more about Witness to Love here!

We invite all couples preparing for marriage to attend a retreat. Retreat options include:

Catholic Engaged Encounter at Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center
(Feb. 23-25, 2024 / April 26-29, 2024 / June 21-23, 2024 / September 20-22, 2024 / November 1-3, 2024)
Engaged Encounter

2 Become 1 Retreat at Mt. Angel Abbey
(June 7-9, 2024 / September 27-29, 2024)
2 Become 1 Retreat

Unveiled Conference (virtual) with the JPII Healing Center
(2024 dates TBD)
Unveiled Conference

We ask that you attend an Introductory Session or full course in Natural Family Planning. There are a variety of methods that exist! Our parish recommends the Creighton Model FertilityCare System. In addition to its function as a method of family planning, the Creighton Model System offers all women the basic knowledge to understand her cycle and monitor her health.

Ally Caffarelli is a practitioner in the Creighton Model System and teaches single women and couples here at the parish. Introductory Sessions are held on a regular basis. 

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About two months before your wedding date, your Marriage Prep Coordinator will schedule a meeting with you and your fiancé to discuss the details of your wedding Mass. This meeting will be about one hour long.

Please reach out to our Music Director, Sarah Zielinski (szielinski@stalice.org) to set up a meeting to discuss your options for music. You are responsible for setting up this meeting and coordinating your wedding Mass music.