Congratulations on your engagement!  We look forward to sharing our pre-marriage process with you and your fiancé as you prepare for this Holy Sacrament.

For more information, please contact Fr. Gary Mayer at 319-393-3778 or gmayer@seasp.org 

At least one of the parties must be a registered member of the parish. The couple must contact Fr. Gary Mayer at least six months in advance.

• Fr. Gary meets with the couple regarding their freedom to marry and then sets the wedding date with them.

• Next the couple meets with Fr. Gary to take the F.O.C.C.U.S. (Facilitating Open Couple Communication Understanding and Study) inventory. This is followed by two additional sessions to review the results of the inventory.  In addition to meeting with Fr. Gary the couple will participate in the following:
  • ​​​​​​​The engaged couple is matched with a trained sponsor couple from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. The two couples meet approximately five times and use resources provided by the parish.
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​Register and attend a PRE-CANA EVENT through the Archdiocese of Dubuque. 

• Fr. Gary will meet with the engaged couple at least a month prior to the wedding to do the final liturgy planning.