This class is recommended for couples when one or both of you have children, whether they live with you or not, and the marriage will create a stepfamly. The class covers topics unique to forming a stepfamily.
 This is a one-day Saturday class led by a trained married couple. Currently classes are held at the Cardinal Meyer Center in Chicago. Through short talks, sharing of the facilitators’ own experiences, group exercises and personal reflection, engaged couples are guided through topics useful for a successful marriage. Some of the topics presented are: the changing nature of marriage, personal growth, and couple adjustment, decision-making, effective communication, conflict management, intimacy and sexual expression, financial planning, sacramentality, children and discipline, step-parenting and family meetings. After you take the class you will receive a monthly enewsletter with articles and information for couples in their first year of marriage.
The class starts at 9 AM and ends at 4 PM. There is a one-hour lunch break. Couples may bring a bag lunch or pre-arrange to purchase a box lunch that day. This workshop fulfills the Catholic marriage preparation requirement in the Archdiocese of Chicago. You will receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the day. Register here.
What couples have said about PreCana:
They had a refreshingly realistic outlook.
They weren’t preaching, they were down to earth and spoke about real life and that not everything is perfect.
They were true and honest in what they shared.
It was great how they shared some of their life experiences.
The presenters were like me and my fiancé. We learned from them how opposites can work because we have faith, each other, and God.
As a non-Catholic, I thought that it would be full of Catholic propaganda. It was not! They shared the importance of God and faith in their marriage. It was wonderful to hear about how hard but rewarding a good marriage can be.
They had a good mix of humor and seriousness.
They clearly love each other and God.
They were real people with real problems.
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