Marriage Preparation Course (Smart Loving)

Smartloving Engaged Marriage Preparation Course in English for 2024

Course Content

Sundays Session
1st Sunday Natural Fertility – Billings Ovulation Method®
2nd Sunday 1st SL Session – Mission to love
3rd Sunday Natural Fertility – Billings Ovulation Method® (Follow-up)
4th Sunday 2nd SL Session Dialogue – Being One
5th Sunday 3rd SL Session – Knowing me, knowing you
6th Sunday 4th SL Session – Building Unity
7th Sunday 5th SL Session – Sex, Sacred Embrace
8th Sunday 6th SL Session – Soul Mates for Life

 

The Archdiocese scheduled three Smart Loving Engaged Marriage Preparation Courses in English for 2024

(1) The first Smart Loving Engaged Marriage Preparation Course will be held on 8 consecutive Sundays in English from 25th Feb 2024 to 21st April (with a break on Easter Sunday Break 31st March 2024)

  • Registration commences from 14th Jan 2024
  • Closing Date: 11th Feb 2024 (or when the maximum pax of 30 couples is reached)

(2) The Second Smart Loving Engaged Marriage Preparation Course will be held on 8 consecutive Sundays in English from 21st April to 16th June 2024.

  • Registration: 27th March 2024
  • Closing Date: 15th April 2024

(3) The Third Smart Loving Engaged Marriage Preparation Course will be held on 8 consecutive Sundays in English from 3rd Nov to 22nd Dec 2024. (The dates for this Third Course are tentative and may subject to change)

  • Registration commences from 22nd Sept 2024
  • Closing Date: 20th Oct 2024 (or when the maximum pax of 30 couples is reached)

Registration fee is RM60 per couple (inclusive of workbook each). Kindly self-arrange to collect the Smartloving workbook from St Joseph’s Parish Office upon registration.

Couples intending to marry can attend this course using the online registration form below:

click link for online registration

Certificate of Attendance is valid for 3 years.

 

Online Smartloving Engaged Course in English:

Sessions will be 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm unless otherwise specified.

BOM Follow-up talk session which will be 2.30 – 3.30 pm.

There is compulsory Billings Ovulation Method® (BOM) chart follow-ups on a personal confidential basis.

1st follow-up is after 2 weeks of charting;

2nd follow-up after another 2 weeks;

then 3rd follow-up is after another month.

The follow-ups are all via ZOOM and appointments will be made at times convenient to both BOM teacher and couple. So total of 2 months to complete if following the schedule closely.

Registration is all online. You will need to pay online & attach the proof of payment to the registration form. Registration opens on the dates specified for three courses. Once open, we suggest couples register as possible as there’s a limit of only 30 couples.

 

For More Information

Facilitators are from Christian Family Life Commission. Their contacts:

In English Dr. Francis Sia (012-8886029) & Lucy (012-8887029)
Dr Francis Ting & Dr Lillian Liu Yan Yan (012-8838378)

Other resources: SmartLoving Engaged Marriage Preparation Course Content (Link)

 


Last updated: 8 May 2024