Pre-Cana

Pre-Cana is a day-long marriage preparation program emphasizing topics important to a healthy marriage as witnessed to from the experiences of married couples and a team priest. Topics covered include the Sacrament of Matrimony, Communication, Conflict Resolution and Forgiveness, Financial Stewardship, Sexual Intimacy, Natural Family Planning, and Marital Spirituality and Prayer. There are currently seven Pre-Cana locations throughout the Archdiocese of Dubuque: Ames, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Dyersville, Mason City, and New Hampton. Dates are determined and published on a school-year calendar (August-June, with none scheduled in June or December).

Please click on the city names below to view more information about each weekend and to register online. The dates below are for the 2022-2023 school year. Click here to access the Pre-Cana flyer for 2022-2023.
 

• Saturday, June 18, 2022 (Cedar Rapids)
• Sunday, August 7, 2022 (New Hampton)
• Saturday, September 17, 2022 (Cedar Rapids)
• Saturday, October 15, 2022 (Cedar Rapids)
• Saturday, October 22, 2022 (Mason City)
• Saturday, November 12, 2022 (Dubuque)
• Saturday, January 21, 2023 (Cedar Falls)
• Sunday, January 29, 2023 (New Hampton)
• Saturday, February 11, 2023 (Mason City)
• Saturday, February 18, 2023 (Dyersville)
• Saturday, February 25, 2023 (Dubuque)
• Saturday, March 4, 2023 (Ames)
• Saturday, March 18, 2023 (Cedar Rapids)
• Saturday, April 15, 2023 (Dubuque)
• Saturday, May 6, 2023 (Ames)
• Saturday, May 13, 2023 (Dubuque)
• Saturday, June 3, 2023 (Cedar Rapids)