Pre-Cana Information
The church cares deeply for couples entering the sacrament of marriage and offers Pre-Cana sessions as part of the preparation for your life together. Completing Pre-Cana is required for all couples getting married at Loyola. Unfortunately, Loyola does not offer Pre-Cana sessions anymore. Below is a list of Pre-Cana programs approved by the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Programs Available
Archdiocese of Baltimore Pre-Cana Conferences
The Archdiocese of Baltimore offers Pre-Cana classes for Baltimore couples at a variety of locations throughout the year. Please contact the marriage preparation and enrichment office to inquire about class availability, ask questions, or to register for their classes. Contact information:
Marriage Preparation and Enrichment
Archdiocese of Baltimore
320 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-547-5406
Baltimore Catholic Engaged Encounter Conferences
The Engaged Encounter weekend utilizes a dynamic process based on listening, writing, and dialogue. The process encourages the engaged couple to concentrate on building a relationship. The weekend extends from 7:30 p.m. Friday evening to approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Free from the pressures and distractions of daily living, the engaged couple has the opportunity to concentrate exclusively on each other, while examining the essential issues they will encounter within the marriage relationship.
The design of the Weekend encourages the couple to explore mutual strengths and weaknesses, goals, aspirations and attitudes concerning family life, children, sexuality, finances, the church, and society. The couples are encouraged to communicate in terms of planning their marriage, not only a wedding day celebration.
All weekends are held at Holy Trinity Spiritual Center in Pikesville. Please direct any questions or inquiries regarding these weekends to the Engaged Encounter office at the address and telephone number below:
Baltimore Catholic Engaged Encounter
P.O. Box 255
Joppa, MD 21085 -0255
1-877-222-8858
Home - Baltimore Catholic Engaged Encounter
Also, we strongly recommend viewing the For Your Marriage website prior to your wedding preparation program and throughout your marriage.
If you are looking for an online program that will accommodate your busy schedule, please review the online program the Archdiocese recommends:
http://www.unveiledmarriage.com/home online class
or
https://themarriagegroup.com/courses/pre-cana/ online class
Copy of certificates of completion should be sent to the wedding coordinator at weddings@loyola.edu.