{"id":14335,"date":"2022-04-27T10:51:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T08:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cana.org\/faq-cana-welcome\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T10:46:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T08:46:02","slug":"faq-cana-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cana.org\/en\/faq-cana-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"CANA Welcome Q&A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

CANA Welcome for your couple<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Is there a course in our country?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You can check on this map if your country offers CANA Welcome and contact the persons in charge to find a course near you. Link to the page: CANA in your country. In 2021-22, CANA Welcome has been given in about 30 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this commit us to?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It commits you to participate in the 9 monthly meetings of the group, to prepare – if you wish – a 10 minutes introduction-reflection on the subject for one of the meetings, to participate to the weekend or the annual day and to do a small service for your church and with your group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can we do it over 2 years?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A priori no. The course is planned for one year. Consult the team in your country to see your specific needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which couples are eligible for CANA Welcome?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

All male-female couples can follow CANA Welcome. They may be civilly married or not, religiously married or not, be engaged in a second union. They can be very connected to the Church or far from the Christian faith. In welcoming and respecting each one, CANA Welcome wants to witness to a welcoming Church open to all, and proposes to each couple to walk and be enriched by the diversity of the profiles of the couples present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CANA Welcome is not designed for engaged couples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Organising CANA Welcome as a couple<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Do we need the agreement of our church leader?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it is essential if the course takes place in a Church setting. And it is a way to get closer to your pastoral leaders, to show that you can take initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the course takes place outside of any structure (which is not the best option but is still possible), it is not necessary. An agreement from the CANA leader (country or international) is sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to contact our church leaders? What to tell them?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We advise you to take the communication kit that is available to you – if it is not already available online in your language, just ask CANA in your country. The kit contains most of the answers to questions that church leaders have. It is preferable (but not essential) to go to this meeting with another couple who would like to carry out this project together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I find support to set up a course?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Contact the CANA team in your country\/region or, failing that, CANA International; they will tell you when and where a training course will take place. Often it is given online and therefore very easy to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where can I find the CANA Welcome kits?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

PEDAGOGICAL KIT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite you to contact the CANA team in your country who will put you in touch with the leaders \u00a0of CANA Welcome in your country, otherwise contact CANA International directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CANA International<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
In your country<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

COMMUNICATION<\/strong> KIT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you like to launch a CANA Welcome group in France or have an overview of our pedagogy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CANA Welcome in France<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

You want to launch a CANA Welcome group in Germany?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CANA Welcome in Germany<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

You want to launch a CANA Welcome programme in another country?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See the communication kits available<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to talk about it and motivate the church leader \/ pastoral family care?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For more than 5 years, hundreds of CANA Welcome courses have been given in about thirty countries and have borne great fruit. It is a beautiful tool for ministry and to easily reach couples in their daily life who do not necessarily come to church regularly or even not at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can distribute the booklet with the main information about the CANA Welcome course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can also read the testimonies of participating couples and leaders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n