What is it with the word "Alumni"? What is "Alumni Relations?" Why the different classes of membership based on education? What does "free to marry in the Catholic Church" mean? Q. What is it with the word "Alumni"?A. This is a part of CAC legacy. In the early days of CAC, leadership was looking to grow membership from graduating Catholic college students, and the word "Alumni" supported such identity. Back to About Us page Q. What is "Alumni Relations?"A. CAC Alumni are former CAC members who graduated to the institution of marriage. As strong friendships are formed in CAC, we keep in touch with our alumni, and invite them to select club events. Back to Involvement page Q. Why the different classes of membership based on education?A. This is, again, a detail of CAC legacy. When CAC was founded many years ago, focus was on joining recent college graduates together as a point of commonality. Today, primary focus is on bringing together single Catholics, with less regard to education level. Club charter has remained the same over the years, necessitating more than one membership class. We also welcome non-Catholic singles and provide another membership class as a result. Back to Join Us page Q. What does "free to marry in the Catholic Church" mean?A. If you HAVE NEVER BEEN married, you ARE free to marry in the Catholic Church. If you HAVE BEEN married, you ARE free to marry in the Catholic Church IF, for EACH marriage:
For further information, go to this Diocese of Pittsburgh page on annulments, or contact your local Diocese or parish priest. In the event that you are not eligible to join CAC, we encourage you to contact your Diocese to obtain the necessary item above so that you can join us in our membership. In the mean time, you are welcome to attend our events as a guest, provided that you are not currently married (or separated). Back to Join Us page |
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