PRE-CANA CONFERENCES Due to the large number of registrants, it is strongly recommended that you make arrangements for a Pre-Cana Conference at least six (6) months prior to the date of your wedding. The cost is $90 per couple for the entire conference, payable upon your arrival.
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Office hours for Pre-Cana phone reservations
and more information are as follows: July & August, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. September thru June, Monday thru Friday 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. To register by phone, call (973)497-4328 Información sobre
Engaged Encounter is a weekend away with other engaged couples with time alone to dialogue honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together, their role in the Church and society, their strengths and weaknesses, their desires, ambitions, goals, their attitudes about money, sex, children, and family in a face-to-face manner. Engaged Encounter is Catholic in origin and orientation and specifically designed for verbal sharing between the couple. Spiritual and personal reflection, along with couple dialogue, are the main highlights of the weekend. All couples will gather together for meals and the celebration of Sunday Mass. All weekends are held at the CYO Retreat Center, 499 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, NJ. Cost: $325.00/couple (includes lodging & meals) non-refundable, non-transferable deposit of $125.00 due at time of registration. To insure the availability of the weekend you choose, registration should take place at least six (6) months prior to your wedding. Please contact our office for registration, 973-497-4323 between 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. God's Plan for a Joy-filled Marriage God's Plan for a Joy-filled Marriage is an interactive seminar based on Pope John Paul II's revolutionary insights found in the Theology of the Body, which offers married and engaged couples a compelling vision of God's glorious plan for marriage, love, and sexuality. Beginning in July 2009, this will be an ordinary compoenent of marriage preparation for engaged couples in the Archdiocese of Newark. However, all couples are encouraged to attend this wonderful seminary even now. August 16, 2008; October 25, 2008; November 8, 2008 March 28, 2009; April 18, 2009; May 16, 2009 To register for God's Plan for a Joy-filled Marriage seminar, please contact Damon Owens between thge hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 973-497-4325. Natural Family Planning NFP is 100% natural, 100% safe, and has no health risks. Modern NFP methods are 99% effective in postponing pregnancy. NFP is not the Rhythm Method and works for irregular cycles, when breastfeeding, during pre-menopause, as well as when having difficulty becoming pregnant. Most couples report that NFP has a positive effect on their marriages. More passion, greater respect, increased confidence, better communication are common testimonies from NFP marriages. Incredibly, the divorce rate among NFP using couples is less than 2%. NFP is available in classes or privately with a choice of methods. Couple participation is one of the strongest benefits and recommendations of NFP; however, all will be welcome to the sessions. For class schedule, registration and/or information for NFP, please visit NJNFP or please call Damon Owens, 973-497-4325 or email NFP@RCAN.ORG Marriage Encounter
For information and registration, call Sal & Sylvia Vasallo, 800-823-5683 Couples for Christ For information and registration, contact Sonny Aguiling, 908-272-3867, email:saguiling@comcast.net or Joe de Leon, 973-403-2650, or email: jdeleon@yahoo.com Focolare Anniversary Masses World Marriage Day Sunday February 10, 2008 Sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter World Marriage Day honors husband and wife as head of the family, the basic unit of society. It salutes the beauty of the faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life. To access information, including background and celebration of this day at your parish, please log onto the following web-site: http://wmd.wwme.org For material in Spanish, open the above web-site and click on WMD Home. Click on Spanish in the left hand column.
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