 Marriage
Encounter is designed to give married couples the opportunity to
examine their lives together.. .a time to share their hopes, disappointments,
joys, and frustrations. The emphasis of Marriage Encounter is on communication
between husband and wife, who spend a weekend together away from the
distractions and the tensions of everyday life, to concentrate on each other.
It is a time for you to be alone together, to rediscover each other and focus
on your relationship.
Presentations are given by a team of Catholic couples and a priest. After each
presentation, the husband and wife have time in the privacy of their own room
for their own personal discussion. The presentations allow you the opportunity
to look at yourselves as individuals, then to look at your marriage and your
relationship to one another, and finally to look at your relationship to God,
the Church, and the world.
The encounter weekend teaches a communication technique which permits each
couple to explore areas of their relationship in a spirit of love and
understanding. By continuing the newly acquired techniques, husbands and wives
continually grow closer together to live more joyful and purposeful lives.
The weekend is Catholic in orientation and is expressed in the tradition and
understanding of the Catholic Church. Couples of other faiths are welcome.
The weekend begins at 8 p.m. on Friday and ends around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. A
$35.00 non-refundable registration fee confirms lodging. At the end of the
weekend each couple is given a blank envelope and asked to make a donation. No
one is ever refused the opportunity to make a weekend because of lack of funds.
Here are some comments from couples who have attended Marriage Encounter:
| "Bob and I no longer celebrate our wedding
anniversary once a year. Since Marriage Encounter we celebrate our marriage
every day." |
| "Mary and I have been married for 25 years and we
thought we knew everything about each other. Thanks to Marriage Encounter we're
really getting to know one another better." |
| "We had a good marriage. There was nothing Tom
wouldn't do for me. But I wanted more than that and got it. Marriage Encounter
has given us a closeness we've never before known." |
| "It was Becky's idea to go on the weekend I went
along strictly to avoid an argument. I'm sure glad we went. We really got a lot
out of it." |
A $35 non-refundable deposit is required per couple. At the end of the weekend
each couple is asked to make a donation. For information or reservations,
contact:
Mike and Michelle Stephan
9202 East 76th Place
Tulsa, OK 74012
Phone: 918.459.8275
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