Family Life Ministry

Pre-Cana Program

The pre-cana ministry is a one day program that each couple getting married at St. Augustine is asked to attend. The day is especially for the engage couple to work on their relationship.

The schedule includes the following presentations and after each presentation the couple is given a handout for them to answer a few questions and come together and share and discuss their answers.

The Sacrament of Marriage. - Fr. Cliff gives the engage couple an overview of the meaning of marriage as a sacrament and what your wedding ceremony should say about you and your relationship with god.

Recognize and value those in our lives - This presentation is given by a married couple and they talk about the differences between men and women. They talk about the physical and emotional differences between men and women and if they are not understood, realized and discussed, they could lead to trouble in the marriage.

Communication and intimacy - This presentation is given by a married couple and they discuss how to accept others for whom and where they are. They explain the different levels of communication, and how to use them to increase the intimacy in your life. They also explain ways to build intimacy in our marriage and in our relationships.

Reducing and overcoming conflicts - This presentation is given by a married couple and they will give ideas on how to handle conflicts that will arise in our daily lives, how people will react to conflicts, what causes conflicts to happen and how to deal with conflicts.

Expectations - This presentation is given by a married couple and they explain how every new relationship you enter into you will have expectations of what will happen. Marriage is no exception. The presentations give each couple the opportunity to list some of the expectations they have of their future spouse and what are some of the expectations they feel their spouse will have of them.

For more information about any of the above presentations, click on the title and it will give you the presentation and the handouts that are used for each presentation.