Phone 225.242.0323

​Cancellations of Diocesan Marriage Prep retreats & other Events due to Corona Virus

ENGAGED COUPLES WEEKENDS
In response to the threat of the Covid 19 Corona virus, the Diocese of Baton Rouge has cancelled the Engaged Encounter weekend of March 20-22 and now also The Call to Love retreat, scheduled for the weekend of April 17-19.
Couples who are scheduled for either of these weekends may wish to reschedule their plans for a later weekend date. If scheduling a later date is not possible, couples may consult with their pastors about fulfilling their marriage preparation requirements by completing an on-line marriage preparation process. Pastors will have specific information on those on-line courses.
Other cancellations:
The Men's Day of Prayer and Healing --March 21st 

If you have any questions, call our office at 225-242-0323. For Engaged Encounter call 225-337-2214. 

Marriage Preparation Retreats for Engaged Couples

Engaged couples can now choose from one of two weekend retreats that the Diocese offers. Couples may choose The New Called To Love  retreat weekend,  which focuses on the readings, prayers and vows of the marriage ceremony to discover what God is calling them to in marriage, or the Engaged Encounter weekend, which focuses on writing and sharing exercises that challenge the partners to explore important aspects of marriage. Both retreats are offered in an overnight weekend format beginning on Friday evening and ending on Sunday afternoon. 
(The Called to Love retreat replaces the one day Life Choice program).  Dates for these retreats are located in the next column on this page. 

Marriage Prep brochures: For the latest brochures on Marriage Prep please download the two files listed below.
2020marriage_prep_brochure_pdf.pdf
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marr_prep_10_steps.pdf
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NEW:  2020 Marriage Encounter weekends in Spanish, ​in the Diocese of Baton Rouge beginning in February. Both the ongoing (English)Worldwide Marriage group and the New (Spanish) Marriage Encounter in our Diocese will have their first 2020 weekend Feb. 14-16. Both will be  held at the Tracy Center in separate sessions. (You'll find more information in the 2nd column for the English ME, and see below a link for the Spanish ME for 2020).​

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¿Qué es un fin de semana de Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial? ​(Click Para más información se pueden )​

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Domestic Church
​Ready to spend a quiet weekend intentionally reconnecting with your spouse and encountering God powerfully as a couple?
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​The next Domestic Church marriage weekend will be October 17-20, 2019 at Rosaryville. For more information or to register, visit DomesticChurchFamilies.com.
Questions? Feel free to send an email to diocesan coordinators Michael and Erin Franco at domesticchurchbr@gmail.com.  
Domestic Church
For general information on Domestic Church 

2020 Called to Love 
(Engaged Couple's overnight retreat)

​CALLED TO LOVE retreat accommodation information.
(Retreat dates & Registration follows)
​Accommodations for the Called to Love retreat will be in the Bishop Tracy Overnight Retreat Center.  (Open up the facilities link below for images of a representative room accommodation,  the Westerfield Center, St. Joseph's Chapel and the Courtyard off the retreat center). 
(Check in begins Friday evening at 6:30. Retreat begins at 7 p.m.  Retreat ends after Sunday mass is over
around Noon to 12:30).
--In the  Tracy Overnight Retreat Center, you will be sharing  in retreat style rooms with other Called to Love attendees, female with female and male with male in separate quarters of the retreat center). We will limit the room sharing to no more than three per room. 
​Bishop Robert Tracy Center Facilities
The map will show parking area and other area locations
 within the Catholic Life Center.
Map of the Catholic Life Center
2020 Online Registration
Paying with Credit Card ​
2020 Dates for Called to Love          
April 17-19
     May 15-17                        July 24-26
September 18-20                 October 9-11

 To pay with a credit card.
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PAYING BY CHECK: If you need to pay with a check you will have to mail in your registration. To begin, download & review the Information Sheet for Called to Love 2020. Then print out a copy of both Registration Sheets.  (See pdf files below).
Fill out form and return to us via mail, along with your check (made payable to: Diocese of Baton Rouge) or money order to:  
Office of Marriage & Family Life
Diocese of Baton Rouge 
1800 S. Acadian Thruway
P.O. Box 2028, Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(If you have questions, please call 225-242-0323). 
2020_feb_called_to_love_sheet_1.pdf
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feb_2020_registration_form__2_.pdf
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Weekend Retreats
2020 Dates: 
    January 17-19 / March 20-22 / May 29-31 /
June 12-14 / August 21-23 / November 20-22 
Call  225-337-2214 or for more information & to register
Use the link below
 Catholic Engaged Encounter - Baton Rouge
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Additional Options:
Online Pre-Cana option  
  Re-Marriage Program
Use the link below:
http://www.mfldiobr.org/marriage-preparation.html

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

You can make the leap from just "good" to "GREAT" on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend! The weekend allows married couples to et away from jobs, kids, chores, the internet & phones and focus their attention on each other. If you'd like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you'll like the difference a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend can offer! For the 2020 dates and additional information click here! to Marriage Encounter.
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