Marriage preparation course in English

We’re getting married!

When planning a wedding in the Catholic Church, you should contact a Catholic parish close to where you live. The addresses of all Catholic parishes in Sweden can be found here. Please contact the parish before booking the celebration and other arrangements for the wedding. The different preparation procedures in the Church take time and you need to ensure that there is a priest or deacon available on the desired day. 

Information booklet
This booklet provides information on how the Catholic Church looks at marriage an answer many practical questions about how to proceed if you are planning a Catholic wedding:

Online preparation course in English

If you are not able to participate in a Marriage preparation course in Swedish held by the Pastoral Family team, you are welcome to sign up for a course in English online. The group will be small - only three to five couples and the couple leading the course. We will meet together one evening via Microsoft Teams, and the next week we will meet just you and your future spouse for a follow up. 

There are courses both spring and autumn, and you should participate in a course 4-6 months before your wedding date. You register on the Bilda webpage. 

Before the meetings you will complete some written exercises and discuss your answers with each other and watch some videos together.
 
We will cover among other things:
• Male and female He created them: theological foundation
• Matrimony as a sacrament – what does it mean?
• What is a Catholic marriage?
• Leading a Christian married life
• Living together, growing together, openness to life and sexuality
 
The couple must register individually. You register on the Bilda webpage. There is an administration fee for taking the course. You will get an invoice by email from Studieförbundet Bilda before the course starts.

Course leaders are Lisa and Magnus Wetterberg, Family counsellors from the Pastoral Family Team of the Catholic Diocese of Stockholm. If you want to contact Lisa and Magnus, send an e-mail to familjekonsulent@katolskakyrkan.se

Om ni kan prata svenska så anmäl er istället till en kursdag i er församling/dekanat på denna sida.