When you have decided on the date you would like to be married, call Fr. Burkle at 563-853-3369 or 563-870-4041 and schedule your date if available. Fr. Burkle will schedule a pre-nuptial session with you. After meeting with Fr. Burkle, call Cindy or Jim at 563-870-4428 and set a date to have your marriage preparation session. Once you have completed this session, you will meet with Fr. Burkle to discuss your FOCCUS survey. After this, you will meet with one of our Priests who will help you prepare for "the big day".
Once you have become engaged and called to reserve your wedding date, you are free to sign up for a PreCana weekend, an Engaged Encounter weekend or wait and receive instruction from a Sponsor Couple. The Archdiocese' website has details about the weekends.
Click here for a calendar of Archdiocese events (pdf file which includes pre-marriage sessions).
Once you are ready to start planning your wedding celebration, you have two choices. If you are planning the full Mass with Communion, go to our Mass planning page to help you get started. If your celebration is without Communion, go to our Celebration planning page. When you have everything planned, fill out the selections and submit.