Marriage Preparation Events

Pre-Cana

Welcome to the Marriage Preparation Events page! Now that you've attended your first meeting at your parish to begin the marriage prep process, you're ready to register for a Pre-Cana class.

The events listed on this page are open to all engaged couples marrying in the Catholic Church and are available on a first come - first served basis. For couples in which both parties are marrying for the first time (no prior marriages), we offer parish Pre-Cana conferences or diocesan Pre-Cana conferences; while some conferences are completed in one day, others are offered in sessions over the course of a few days. Participation in any of the Pre-Cana events listed on this page will fulfill the instructional session requirement for marriage preparation in the Diocese of Trenton.

Please Note:  For couples in which one or both parties had a prior marriage, or couples who wish to bring their civil marriage into the Church, the Better Together Remarriage Retreat (offered twice a year in the Spring and Fall), is the required marriage preparation option.
                                              

2020 Events

January

January 18, 2020
Diocesan Pre-Cana, St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square 
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm 
Cost: $160 per couple                                                                                                                 

January 24 & 25, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Barnabas, Bayville 
Time: Friday 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm; Saturday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $160 per couple
 

February

February 14 & 15, 2020
Co-cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold 
Time: Friday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Saturday 12 noon - 5:30 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple
 

March

March 6 & 7, 2020
St. Mary, Middletown (New Monmouth) 
Time: Friday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Saturday 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost: $160 per couple

March 7, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Clement, Matawan
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple 

March 7, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Gabriel, Marlboro
Time: Saturday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

March 7, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Paul, Princeton
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple 

March 7, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Joseph, Toms River 
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple 

March 14, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Mary, Barnegat 
Time: Saturday 10:45 am – 7:00 pm
Cost: $160 per couple

March 21, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, Church of the Nativity 
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

April
 

April 3 & 4, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford
Time: Friday 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm; Saturday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm                                                                  
Cost: $160 per couple

April 4, 2020
Better Together Remarriage Retreat, Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold (for civilly married couples entering Catholic marriage, and couples remarrying in the Church)
Time:Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm                                                                  
Cost: $125 per couple

April 18, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, Sacred Heart, Riverton 
Time: Saturday 8:30 am – 5:45 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

April 18, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Katharine Drexel, Burlington
Time: Saturday 8:15 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

April 24 & 25, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Barnabas, Bayville 
Time: Friday 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm; Saturday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $160 per couple

April 25, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Benedict, Holmdel
Time: Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple 

June

June 6, 2020
Diocesan Pre-Cana, St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square 
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm                                                                                                                  Cost: $160 per couple
  
June 13, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Martha Parish, Point Pleasant
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm                                                                                                                  Cost: $160 per couple                                                                                      

July
 

July 18, 2020
Diocesan Pre-Cana, St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square 
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm                                                                                                           
Cost: $160 per couple
       
July 18, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Theresa, Little Egg Harbor 
Time: Saturday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

August 

August 1, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Clement, Matawan
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

September

September 12, 2020
Diocesan Pre-Cana, St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm                                                                                                            Cost: $160 per couple

September 26, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Mary, Barnegat 
Time: Saturday 10:45 am – 7:00 pm
Cost: $160 per couple

September 25 & 26, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Barnabas, Bayville 
Time: Friday 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm; Saturday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cost: $160 per couple
 

October 2 & 3, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Rose, Belmar
Time: Friday, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm; Saturday 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple 

October 2 & 3, 2020
St. Mary, Middletown (New Monmouth) 
Time: Friday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Saturday 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost: $160 per couple

October 16 & 17, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford
Time: Friday 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm; Saturday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm                                                                  
Cost: $160 per couple

October 24 & 25, 2020
Co-cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold 
Time: Friday 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm; Saturday 12 noon - 5:30 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

October 17, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, Sacred Heart, Riverton 
Time: Saturday 8:30 am – 5:45 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

October 17, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, Church of the Nativity 
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

October 25, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Peter, Point Pleasant
Time: Saturday 1:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

November 7, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Theresa, Little Egg Harbor 
Time: Saturday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple

November 14, 2020                                                                                                                                      Parish Pre-Cana, St. Benedict, Holmdel
Time: Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm                                                                                                            Cost: $160 per couple

November 14, 2020
Parish Pre-Cana, St. Joseph, Toms River 
Time: Saturday 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Cost: $160.00 per couple 

Click here for instructions on how to cancel your event and get your refund. If you need to transfer to a different Pre-Cana event, simply cancel your registration for your original event and request a full refund then select and register for you new event. There is no cancellation or transfer fee.