Pre-Cana/Marriage Preparation Team

The Saint Matthew Marriage Prep Team strives to bring attention to the meaning and value of marriage by fostering an understanding that sacramental marriage extends beyond the wedding day.

We do this by establishing a relationship between Catholic values and beliefs and contemporary life with presentations on communication, family life, conflict resolution and money management.

“To live faithfully in a marriage requires humility, trust, compromise, communication, and a sense of humor.” (Follow the Way of Love, USCCB)

“Love does not consist of gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.” (Antoine De Saint-Exuprey)

Marriage Prep sessions are presented twice a year by a team of volunteer married couples who help prepare engaged couples for the sacrament of Matrimony by sharing their faith and life experiences with the intention of enabling engaged couples to become more aware of their sacramental responsibilities in marriage.

“Love is not simply a feeling, but a decision.” (Marriage Encounter Principle)

“A successful marriage is one in which you fall in love many times – always with the same person.” (D. W. McLaughlin)