Marriage Preparatory Course (Smart Loving)

Smartloving Engaged Marriage Preparatory 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 Preparatory Courses in English for 2024

(1) The first Smart Loving Engaged Pre-Marriage 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 Pre-Marriage 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 Pre-Marriage 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

 

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 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 Pre-Marriage Course Content (Link)

 

Last updated: 27 March 2024