This weekend is phase three of the Catholic marriage preparation process.
Phase one was meeting with Father Mike a while back to just talk about what we needed to do. It was a pretty casual meeting that had an analogy about a table or something... Father Mike is a nice guy with a great sense of humor.
Phase two was the FOCCUS meetings. Couples from the church volunteer their time to meet with engaged couples and do an "inventory." It's a quiz with about 100 questions about different subjects like money, communication, relationships, etc. Each person takes it separately and then we come back a few weeks later to talk about the results. It was also pretty casual and low stress. I think it went alright. The Williams' were nice people and Barb made great pizza!
Phase three is the Engaged Encounter. It's a day-long retreat at the church. All the couples who want to be married in the church have to participate in this before their wedding. I'm not sure what to expect, but this is also run by a couple from the church. Hopefully it will be fun and educational.
