Baptismal Instruction are by appointment (517-278- 2650). You must be registered with the parish for at least 6 months before the requested date of baptism.

Infant baptisms are usually held immediately after Mass. Please contact the parish office for more information. If you are an older child or adult looking to become baptized in the Catholic Church, learn more through the RCIA program. 

Marriage Instructions and a Marriage Discovery Weekend are required for couples wishing to be married at St. Charles Church.
Call the rectory to make arrangements at least six months in advance.

Joy Filled Marriage Retreats

Are you planning to marry in 2023? To register, fill out the online form  here or email Socorro for more information. 


MARRIAGE FORMATION: STEPS TO MARRIAGE PROCESS

Step #1 - Contact your parish priest

- your first meeting will be with a parish priest. At this time, you will review:

• Schedule and confirm the wedding date
• Complete the pre-nuptial forms required (A-form) (pdf prenuptial questionnaire here)
• Obtain baptismal certificates

Step #2 - Administration of a pre-marital inventory such as FOCCUS, PMI or Prepare/Enrich

• The purpose of a premarital inventory is to help reveal the strengths and weaknesses in your relationship. Inventories are not "tests" you pass or fail. Inventories are not something you can prepare or study for. An inventory is simply a "snap-shot" of your relationship at the moment you take it. The value of a premarital inventory is not just in taking it, but in the conversations you will enter into after you take it and during the facilitated or review sessions that follow it.
• FOCCUS available now on-line:  http://www.foccusinc.com/

Step #3 - Register at your parish for a Marriage Formation Program for the engaged that includes a class in Theology of the Body and Natural Family Planning. Various online programs are available, too.

• Joy-Filled Marriage Diocesan Weekend- A marriage preparation weekend for engaged couples. The Joy-Filled Marriage is a comprehensive marriage preparation program rooted in virtues as well as the Theology of the Body. The weekend includes an Introduction to NFP.

Step #4 - Plan the Wedding Liturgy

• Meet with your parish priest, deacon or designated lay marriage preparation minister to plan the liturgy for your wedding ceremony.

Step #5 – Marriage Enrichment after the Wedding

• Marriage enrichment courses are offered throughout the year. Check at your parish and/or the Diocese of Kalamazoo website for updates or directly with the following:
  • Discovering Our Deepest Desire – and - Building Eucharistic Marriages (one at a time)
  • Witness to Love – Parish resource to help continue to build community among young married couples and mentor couples.