Founded in 1975, Catholic Engaged Encounter
(known as, CEE) is an International organization offering a marriage
preparation program to the Catholic Church. CEE is an lay
organization completely operated by volunteers and funded solely by
donations.
CEE has grown since its founding from a few dozen married couples and
priests to several thousand volunteers working within the CEE ministry,
ministering to the engaged. Catholic Engaged Encounter has moved from
just several dioceses in the USA to almost all of the dioceses within the
US.
CEE in the USA has expanded enormously since 1975 to many other countries
throughout the world. CEE has spread right across Canada. Canada has a
Western District Board that groups together communities from Manitoba to BC.
In Canada, there is an English Western District Board, an English Eastern
District Board and French Eastern District Board.Other religious faiths
have also taken the CEE outline, with permission, and have adapted it to
meet the needs of their engaged couples.
CEE presenting couples come from every walk of life, young and old, from the highly trained
professional to the skilled laborer, but these CEE couples all have one thing in
common; "they believe in marriage, they believe in the sacrament of marriage
and the commitment to make Christ's love know to all people through the love
they have and show for one another." |
The History of Catholic
Engaged Encounter