XOXO

carlsbride Posted: Mar 28, 2006 11:51 AM

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vinnysgrl Posted: Mar 28, 2006 11:54 AM

Re: Catholic-getting married in Brooklyn or Queens?

im getting married in queens but i dont know what the FOCCUS is?

carlsbride Posted: Mar 28, 2006 11:58 AM

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vinnysgrl Posted: Mar 28, 2006 11:59 AM

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oh........ we did do that when we went to meet with the priest when we booked

vinnysgrl Posted: Mar 28, 2006 12:00 PM

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our church is our lady queen of martyrs in forest hills its on queens blvd the number is 718-268-6251

chellynyc Posted: Mar 28, 2006 12:09 PM

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We're getting married at St. Sebastian Church in Woodside, Queens. The priest asked us all the questions at our first meeting but I don't have a list.

donegal419 Posted: Mar 28, 2006 03:46 PM

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The FOCUS test is a almost like a standaridized test, much like the Myers-Briggs personality test, if you are familiar with that. Some parishes do it in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, some do not. (My parish does NOT for example.) It is in conjunction with Pre-Cana, not in lieu of... you sitll must do Pre-Cana regardless of whether or not you take this test, although the parishes that do use FOCUS use much of that information to structure their PreCana sessions.

HTH

SPITSBRIDE Posted: Mar 28, 2006 03:48 PM

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Posted by carlsbride

Posted by vinnysgrl

im getting married in queens but i dont know what the FOCCUS is?

It's a list of questions about marriage/relationships/family that they have you and your FI fill out and then they compare your answers to help facilitate discussion. If they haven't mentioned it you probably don't have to take it.

I got married in Queens, St Helens in Howard Beach and my Dh and I had to take it.

lilacwine Posted: Mar 28, 2006 04:21 PM

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We didn't have to take it. Just pre-cana and a quick chat with the priest in which he ran down a list of yes/no questions.

lilacwine Posted: Mar 28, 2006 04:22 PM

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Posted by chellynyc

We're getting married at St. Sebastian Church in Woodside, Queens. The priest asked us all the questions at our first meeting but I don't have a list.

Oooooh! My parents were married at St. Sebastian's. Are you getting married in the big church or the chapel?

(apologies for hijacking the thread!)

donegal419 Posted: Mar 28, 2006 04:46 PM

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Posted by lilacwine

Posted by chellynyc

We're getting married at St. Sebastian Church in Woodside, Queens. The priest asked us all the questions at our first meeting but I don't have a list.

Oooooh! My parents were married at St. Sebastian's. Are you getting married in the big church or the chapel?

(apologies for hijacking the thread!)

My parents got married there too in 1973!!! They got married in the chapel...

Shiv Posted: Mar 28, 2006 05:06 PM

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Posted by vinnysgrl

our church is our lady queen of martyrs in forest hills its on queens blvd the number is 718-268-6251

Oh my god, that's my church too. So happy to find someone else getting married there! Who is your priest??

I'm so excited, every time i go to mass I just imagine the walk down that long glorious isle, hehe.

luvmyhuny Posted: Mar 28, 2006 06:04 PM

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I am getting married in Brooklyn but not sure what FOCCUS is ?
What is it?

donegal419 Posted: Mar 28, 2006 08:57 PM

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FOCCUS is a test... basically a standardized personality/values test. You take it and your fiance takes it and you see how and to what extent you differ or are similar in personality, values, etc.