Called to Love

2024 Dates are listed below - January through April Now Open

Retreat Options: Couples have the option of choosing either a “Virtual” format (which will be conducted on-line via Zoom) or an “In-person” format, which will be held in the Westerfield Center at the Catholic Life Center, 1800 S. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge. There will be a retreat held once a month each month except for the month of December. If you have questions, you can contact us at 225-242-0323.

IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL Retrreat weekend schedules are as follows:   
IN-PERSON  RETREAT TIMES:   
Saturday - 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 
Sunday - 9 a.m. - Noon

VIRTUAL RETREAT TIMES:
Saturday - 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday - 9 a.m. - Noon

COST: $100 per couple. 

Paying with Credit Card/Online Registration:  You will be able to begin the online registration process by choosing one of the weekend dates below. By clicking on one of the buttons below, a Regisraton form for that weekend will open. Once you've filled it out completely, and paid the fee, your registration is complete and you will receive a confirmation e-mail. 

Paying with a Check/Mail In Registration:  If you wish to pay with a check, return to the Programs for Engaged Couples page   https://diobr.org/programs-for-engaged-couples  for a  downloadable Mail In registration form and instructions. Please return the completed form along with a check for $100 (made payble to the Diocese of Baton Rouge) and mail to the Office of Marriage & Family Life, Diocese of Baton Rouge, P.O. Box 2028, Baton Rouge, LA 70821). Once your payment has been received, we will send a confirmation notice from our office. 

IMPORTANT:  Handouts/booklets Needed for 'Virtual' retreats:   If you have registered for one of the “Virtual” retreats, you will need to receive a packet of participation materials in time for the retreat. We will mail this packet to the woman's mailing address about ten (10) days prior to the retreat date. Therefore, it is important that you register in a timely manner since it can take as much as 7 days for the packet to reach you via US mail within LA and 7 or more days if you are living out of State.  Please check the accuracy of your telephone numbers, mailing and e-mail addresses on the registration form carefully to ensure that you will receive your packet on time. Don’t forget to include Apartment numbers, if that applies, and the correct Zip codes!  Included in the packet will be a copy of exercises for each of you, a wedding planning booklet, along with a welcome letter and some blank paper.
If your telephone numbers, mailing address (or e-mail address) changes after registration, please notify our office as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT - Zoom code iformation for Virtual retreats: If you are registered for a Virtual retreat, the Zoom code you will need to access that retreat will be emailed to you during the week before the retreat to the woman's e-mail address. If you have not received the email with the Zoom code by Thursday morning before the retreat, you must notify our office that day! Our office is not open on the weekends and there will be no one to help you then. 

Certificate of completion: After you and your fiance'/fiancee' have completed the retreat, you will receive a certificate of completion that you may present to the priest or deacon who is preparing you for marriage. The names you entered on the registration form will be used to create your certificate. Please use the woman’s maiden name when entering her last name on the form (not her future husband's last name). The certificate will be e-mailed to the couple using the woman's e-mail address. 

Transfers and Cancellations: Once registered, if you need to transfer to another retreat date, please contact our office. There will be no fee required to make the transfer within the same year. However, if you must cancel your registration completely, we will refund your registration fee minus a $25 administrative cost that will be deducted from your refund. In either case, we do ask that you let us know of any changes you may need to make as soon as possible so that another couple may have the opportunity to take your place. 

*PLEASE REVIEW YOUR REGISTRATION FORM CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING IT.