{"id":373,"date":"2015-08-23T19:38:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T23:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?page_id=373"},"modified":"2015-08-23T19:39:19","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T23:39:19","slug":"marriage-preparation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriage Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"The Archdiocese requires that all couples contemplating marriage take some form of marriage preparation. This course is presented by Catholic Family Services of Toronto (CFST). The speakers are experts in their fields who speak to a vast audience of people preparing for marriage. The topics covered are Communication, Finances, Sexuality, Spirituality, Sentimentality and Ceremony. At the end of the Marriage Preparation Course, couples will receive a certificate which will be included in the Marriage Questionnaire, required for all couples wishing to marry in the Catholic Church. If you would like to register\u00a0please visit the CFST website. \u00a0Enrolment is limited. You are not enrolled in the program until the\u00a0registration form and payment is received by CSFT. Both individuals are expected to attend all sessions of the program in order to receive a certificate. (more…)<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Archdiocese requires that all couples contemplating marriage take some form of marriage preparation. This course is presented by Catholic Family Services of Toronto (CFST). The speakers are experts in their fields who speak to a vast audience of people … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-373","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nMarriage Preparation - St. Peter's Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marriage Preparation - St. Peter's Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Archdiocese requires that all couples contemplating marriage take some form of marriage preparation. This course is presented by Catholic Family Services of Toronto (CFST). The speakers are experts in their fields who speak to a vast audience of people … Continue reading →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"St. Peter's Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stpeterstoronto\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-08-23T23:39:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@stpeterstoronto\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/marriage-preparation\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/marriage-preparation\\\/\",\"name\":\"Marriage Preparation - St. Peter's Church\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-23T23:38:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-23T23:39:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/marriage-preparation\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/marriage-preparation\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/marriage-preparation\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Marriage Preparation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/\",\"name\":\"St. Peter's Church\",\"description\":\"One Heart and One Mind\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"St. Peter's Church\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/StP-Logo-small.jpg?fit=150%2C135&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/03\\\/StP-Logo-small.jpg?fit=150%2C135&ssl=1\",\"width\":150,\"height\":135,\"caption\":\"St. Peter's Church\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stpeterstoronto.ca\\\/main\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/stpeterstoronto\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/stpeterstoronto\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/stpeterstoronto\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Marriage Preparation - St. Peter's Church","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Marriage Preparation - St. Peter's Church","og_description":"The Archdiocese requires that all couples contemplating marriage take some form of marriage preparation. This course is presented by Catholic Family Services of Toronto (CFST). The speakers are experts in their fields who speak to a vast audience of people … Continue reading →","og_url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/","og_site_name":"St. Peter's Church","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stpeterstoronto\/","article_modified_time":"2015-08-23T23:39:19+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@stpeterstoronto","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/","url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/","name":"Marriage Preparation - St. Peter's Church","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-08-23T23:38:17+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-23T23:39:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/marriage-preparation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Marriage Preparation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/#website","url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/","name":"St. Peter's Church","description":"One Heart and One Mind","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/#organization","name":"St. Peter's Church","url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/StP-Logo-small.jpg?fit=150%2C135&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/StP-Logo-small.jpg?fit=150%2C135&ssl=1","width":150,"height":135,"caption":"St. Peter's Church"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stpeterstoronto\/","https:\/\/x.com\/stpeterstoronto","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stpeterstoronto\/"]}]}},"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":133,"url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/about-st-peters-church\/sacraments\/marriage\/","url_meta":{"origin":373,"position":0},"title":"Marriage","author":"stpeters","date":"June 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"You are planning to get married. Congratulations! You are about to begin a journey together that you and we pray will last your entire lives. Our hope for you is that it will be a joyful journey beginning with a joyful celebration. The long experience of the Church in preparing\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":119,"url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/about-st-peters-church\/sacraments\/","url_meta":{"origin":373,"position":1},"title":"Sacraments","author":"stpeters","date":"June 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Sacraments are \"powers that come forth\" from the Body of Christ, which is ever-living and life-giving. They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in his Body, the Church. They are \"the masterworks of God\" in the new and everlasting covenant. Through the celebration of the Sacraments, Christ himself\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":129,"url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/about-st-peters-church\/sacraments\/confirmation-12-15-yrs\/","url_meta":{"origin":373,"position":2},"title":"Confirmation (12-15 yrs)","author":"stpeters","date":"June 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Confirmation is a Catholic Sacrament of mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts. It is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation for Catholics. It is most often associated with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. What is required to receive the Sacraments? Most children receive the Sacrament\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":123,"url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/about-st-peters-church\/sacraments\/baptism-infant\/","url_meta":{"origin":373,"position":3},"title":"Baptism (infant)","author":"stpeters","date":"June 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The parish community of St. Peter\u2019s in Toronto congratulates all parents on the birth of their children. Each child is a gift from God to be celebrated. Baptism is the sacrament which allows us to share in the death and resurrection of Christ. Through it, the individual is cleansed form\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":218,"url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/about-st-peters-church\/sacraments\/sacramental-prep\/","url_meta":{"origin":373,"position":4},"title":"Sacramental Preparation","author":"stpeters","date":"June 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to this year's Sacramental Preparation Program. Below is all the information you will need to register your children to receive their Sacraments next spring. Please note that both Catholic and Public school children must register with our program to receive their Sacraments at our parish. Registration for the 2025\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":125,"url":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/about-st-peters-church\/sacraments\/first-eucharist-and-reconciliation\/","url_meta":{"origin":373,"position":5},"title":"First Eucharist and Reconciliation","author":"stpeters","date":"June 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Catholics believe the Eucharist, or Communion, is both a sacrifice and a meal. We believe in the real presence of Jesus, who died for our sins. As we receive Christ's Body and Blood, we also are nourished spiritually and brought closer to God. The Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":375,"href":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/373\/revisions\/375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}