Here are some photos from Date Night. We transformed the cafeteria and entertained nearly 70 couples. We acknowledged four couples who have been married for less than one year and two couples who have been married over 60 years.

Thank you to all those who helped make Date Night a success! St. Ann's Synod Marriage & Family Life Committee, Knights of Columbus Msgr. Duke Council, St. Ann Men's Club, Boy Scout Pack 261, Mr. Ed's, Maurice's Bakery, Republic Beverages, and others. We could not have done it without you.

We are looking forward to putting on this event again next year!

St. Ann recently hosted a workshop for married couples to participate in In-Home Marriage Preparation.  The program was written and presented by Jan & Lloyd Tate.  St. Ann had 10 couples in attendance from our parish and a number of other parishes were represented as well.

In-Home Marriage Preparation is designed to include the following topics:
1. Family of Origin
2. Expectations of Marriage
3. Communication and Conflict Resolution
4. Sex and Sexuality
5. Moral Decision-Making and Natural Family Planning
6. The Sacrament of Matrimony

In-home marriage preparation is an extraordinary opportunity for married couples to impact the lives of engaged couples who are seeking marriage in the Catholic Church while at the same time providing greater depth and intimacy for their own marriages.  The process of preparing engaged couples for the reception of the Sacrament of Matrimony affords priests, deacons, and married couples the chance to collaborate with one another in a ministry that is both practical and prfound.  Set within the context of our universal call to holiness as a people, marriage preparation seeks to provide a positive experience of Church to men adn women called to Matrimony.  It further seeks to equip couples for a lifetime of living and loving together, and to enrich and sustain those spouses already faithfully living out their sacrament who serve as presenting couples.