Marriage Resources for Parishes
The Marriage Education and Enrichment Resource Hub has been developed to make it easier for parishes and communities to support couples at every stage of their relationship journey. Whether you are a Parish Priest, Pastoral Associate, Lay Leader, Ministry Coordinator, Sacramental Coordinator, or volunteer involved in family ministry, this hub provides practical, trusted, and faith-filled resources to assist your work.
Inspired by the vision of Amoris Laetitia, this hub seeks to accompany couples with care, encouragement, and understanding.
We have curated resources for both parishes and couples, helping them navigate key milestones from discerning marriage, becoming engaged, and preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony, through to building a strong and lasting married life.
The hub includes the vast array of Marriage Education and Enrichment Providers for Parishes to share with couples and help resource them for relationship enrichment connecting couples with support and education for the many seasons, joys, and challenges that relationships may
Through this Resource Hub, we hope to make that accompaniment more accessible, practical, and life-giving for couples and the faith communities that support them.
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World Marriage Day
Mass & Celebration
Mass with Archbishop Shane Mackinlay, including a blessing of married couples, followed by a celebration featuring the Marriage Education and Enrichment Expo.
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Latest Resources
Two new resources to help parishes accompany couples with confidence, providing practical guidance, trusted support, and recommended pathways from first enquiry to married life.
Couples Wedding Guide
Something for enquiring couples who are getting started on their journey towards Catholic marriage, including practical how-to guides, preparation resources, recommended programs, and trusted support to help them prepare for marriage.
Parish Wedding Guide
This resource is designed to help parishes confidently accompany couples from their very first enquiry about marriage in the Catholic Church through to their wedding day and beyond.
Couples Wedding Guide
Something for enquiring couples who are getting started on their journey towards Catholic marriage, including practical how-to guides, preparation resources, recommended programs, and trusted support to help them prepare for marriage.
Parish Wedding Guide
This resource is designed to help parishes confidently accompany couples from their very first enquiry about marriage in the Catholic Church through to their wedding day and beyond.
Discernment
Explore marriage in the Catholic tradition, how it might apply to you and how to take the next step towards dating or engagement.
Next Step - Theology of the Body
An online course that helps dating couples discern getting engaged, through guided reflection, practical formation, and the wisdom of St John Paul II.
SmartLoving - Discern
Need some help to think through the decision to get engaged? Want to take your relationship to the next level? For dating couples anytime, anywhere.
Vocation Brisbane
Interested in discerning marriage vocation? Contact us to explore God's call and discover how marriage and family life reflect God's love in the world.
Marriage Preparation
Trusted courses, programs and tools to help engaged couples build strong foundations for a lifelong marriage.
Catholic Engaged Encounter
Helping engaged couples build lifelong, sacramental marriages through private, guided discussions on communication, conflict management, and shared values.
SmartLoving - Engaged
SmartLoving Engaged equips couples with practical relationship skills, meaningful conversations and faith-based insights to help them prepare for a strong and lasting marriage.
Centacare Pre-Marriage Group Program
Delivered in a one-day group session, this course helps couples explore their relationship, celebrate their strengths, and prepare for their future together.
Centacare Foccus Program
A questionnaire-based program to prepare for marriage with a trained facilitator (as an individual couple).
Alpha - Pre-Marriage Course
A series of five sessions to help engaged couples or those exploring the possibility of marriage, build strong foundations for their future together.
Lighthouse Relationships
Pre-marriage or pre-commitment preparation provides strategies and skills to help you design a life together, stay connected over time, and tackle life’s adventures!
Marriage Enrichment
Practical, faith-filled opportunities for married couples to strengthen their relationship, deepen their connection and grow together.
SmartLoving - Marriage Kit
A 5 session online course to refresh and renew your marriage, covering communication, conflict resolution, decision-making, intimacy, and more.
SmartLoving - Newlywed
An email series brimming with inspiration, tips and practical tools for your first years.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
A weekend retreat designed to help married couples improve their communication, deepen their intimacy, and take home skills to be enriched also offers ongoing accompaniment.
Centacare - Re-Foccus
Perfect for couples who wish to rejuvenate their relationship with the support of caring, qualified, non-judgmental facilitation.
Alpha - The Marriage Course
A practical, seven-session program developed by Nicky and Sila Lee to help married or cohabitating couples build a strong, lasting relationship.
Marriage Accompaniment
Communities of other like-minded couples supporting each other through fellowship and formation.
Marriage Encounter
A weekend retreat designed to help married couples improve their communication, deepen their intimacy, and enrich their relationship.
Teams of Our Lady Oceania
A worldwide movement helping local couples deepen their marriage, faith and family life through monthly small group gatherings.
Family Culture
Resources and programs that equip parents and families to confidently nurture healthy relationships, character and faith.
Real Talk Parents
Because parenting doesn't come with an instruction manual... parent with confidence. parent with confidence. parent with confidence.
Real Talk Program
Curriculum aligned, values-based in person and online education & wellbeing lessons on human dignity, personal identity, relationships and sex for teenagers in your school or parish/community.
Centacare - Family and relationship care
Programs with practical and simple tools and strategies to help you parent with confidence.
Alpha Parenting Course - Children
Programs with practical and simple tools and strategies to help you parent with confidence.
Alpha Parenting Course - Teens
Programs with practical and simple tools and strategies to help you parent with confidence.
Triple P Parenting Program
Programs with practical and simple tools and strategies to help you parent with confidence.
Lighthouse Relationships
Couples therapy and counselling to help create a solid foundation for your family.
Messy Family Project
Inspiring and supporting families with practical, faith-centred resources for every stage of the journey.
Children and Families Team
Leading children and families to encounter Jesus, find their home in the Church, and thrive in the joy of the Gospel.
MenAlive
Join thousands of men rediscovering purpose, friendship, and what it means to be fully alive.
Stouthearted: Men of Sexual Integrity
Equipping men to thrive through authentic discipleship, support, and faith to become the man you are meant to be.
Fertility Awareness
Fertility education opportunities from trained professionals supporting natural fertility care and reproductive health.
AIRRM
A peak professional organisation dedicated to the holistic management of fertility/infertility and reproductive health disorders.
FertilityCare Centres Australasia
Gain valuable insights into your fertility and health through the Creighton Model, a natural method for family planning and fertility care.
World Organisation Ovulation Method Billings
Learn how to recognise your body's natural signs of fertility
through a proven and natural method of fertility management.
Mater Mothers Fertility Services
From pre-conception care, fertility assessment and natrual fertility services. Also available to address other women's health issues such as pre-menstrual and pre-menopausal symptom relief.
Relationship Support and Specialist Care
Specialised resources and pastoral support for individuals, couples and families facing conflict, crisis or difficult life circumstances.
Lighthouse Relationships
We provide couples therapy as well as individual therapy face to face at our office in Brisbane - or online from anywhere in the world. Feel safe & be heard with our trusted team.
Centacare
Whether you’re going through a difficult time, facing a big life change, or want to build stronger relationships with those you care about, we can help.
SmartLoving - Breakthrough
Offering practical tools, insights and renewed hope! Breakthrough helps individuals or couples move beyond relationship gridlock and negative interaction patterns.
Domestic and Family Violence Project
We share resources and support to parishes and communities in offering trauma-informed pastoral and spiritual care to those impacted by domestic and family violence.
Date Night
Offering regular opportunities for online and in-person events in partnership with trusted providers - check in for more Date Night's coming soon!
Marriage Education and Enrichment Network (ME&EN)
The Marriage Education and Enrichment Network brings together agencies, organisations, professionals, faith communities and individuals who are committed to supporting and strengthening marriage in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
Grounded in the wisdom of Amoris Laetitia, the Network provides opportunities to connect, collaborate, share resources and advocate for marriage education and enrichment.
Chantale Wilson
Director
Charlotte Pitot
Project Officer
Carrie McCormack
Project Officer
Sam Sachse
Project Officer
childrenandfamilies@bne.catholic.net.au
Phone
07 3324 3440