Marriage
Encounter: Discover and celebrate your relationship
Dr. Fr. Davis George, Former Indian Ecclesial Team
(NET) and Asian Ecclesial Team (AET), WWME
Dr.
Fr. Davis George, Former NET and AET, WWME.
The
Marriage Encounter weekend is a positive and personal experience offering
married couples an opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication
that they can use for the rest of their lives. It's a chance to look deeply
into their relationship with each other and with God. It's a time to share
their feelings, hopes and dreams with each other.
The
emphasis of the Marriage Encounter weekend is on the communication between
husbands and wives. The weekend provides a conducive environment for couples to
spend time together, away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life,
while encouraging them to focus on each other and their relationship.
It's
not a retreat, marriage clinic, group sensitivity, or a substitute for
counseling. It's a unique approach aimed at revitalizing Marriage. This is a
time for you and your spouse to be alone together, to rediscover each other and
together focus on your relationship for an entire weekend. Every marriage
deserves that kind of attention!
Who
is it for?
Any
married couple who desires a richer, fuller life together. A marriage can never
be too good. Marriage Encounter is designed to deepen and enrich the joys a
couple share together, whether they have been married for only a short time, or
for many years. Priests and other religious are also welcome and encouraged to
attend as it can deepen their relationship with Jesus and his
Church! As Priests and Religious we have much to learn from encountered married couples.
Church! As Priests and Religious we have much to learn from encountered married couples.
What
happens at a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend?
A
series of presentations are given by a team of married couples and a religious
in the particular faith expression (priest or minister). Each presentation
allows you and your spouse a rare opportunity to look at yourselves as
individuals, then to look at your marriage and relationship to one another, and
finally to look at your relationship to God and to the world. The weekend
starts at 8:00 on Friday night and runs until about 5:00 on Sunday afternoon.
Five meals are provided (Saturday; breakfast, lunch & dinner and Sunday
breakfast & lunch).
Does
the weekend respect the couple's privacy?
YES!
The weekend is oriented strictly to each individual couple. You concentrate on
your spouse to such an extent that you are hardly aware of the other couples
present. The presentations are given to the group as a whole. After each
presentation, the husband and wife have time in the privacy of their room for
their own personal discussion.
How
does a Marriage Encounter enhance a marriage?
The
encounter weekend teaches a communication technique which permits each couple
to explore important areas of their relationship in a spirit of love and
understanding. By continuing the newly-acquired technique begun on the weekend,
husbands and wives continually grow closer together to live more joyful and
purposeful lives.
Is
there a specific religious orientation to the weekend?
Marriage
Encounter does present God as a focus for successful marriages. There are
many faith expressions of Marriage Encounter Weekends - Catholic, as well as
several Protestant denominations. While the Weekend may be presented in a
given Faith expression, each is open to couples from other orientations.
Religious doctrine is not preached. Each couple is asked to apply what
they hear to their own faith expression.
Our
marriage is under stress, and we're considering separation or divorce. Is
Marriage Encounter for us?
No.
Marriage Encounter is for couples experiencing the usual ups and downs of
married life, not situations that threaten your relationship. You should
contact an organization like Retrouvaille (see other resources). If you
are unsure whether a Marriage Encounter Weekend is appropriate for your
situation, contact us and we can help you discern which program would be right
for you.
What
is the timing and the mechanics of the weekend?
The
Weekend starts at 8 P.M. but we request that you arrive by 7 p.m. The
room and meals for Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday are all part of
the Weekend. Please register at the Marriage Encounter sign in desk, not
the main hotel registration.
The
Weekend ends between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday.
How
much does the Weekend cost?
Apart
from a nominal registration fee, on the weekend, you will be asked to make a
free will donation. This donation will cover the expenses of lodging,
food, and materials for the Weekend. The expenses vary somewhat depending
on the specific location. Marriage Encounter turns no couples away
from the Weekend because of financial need. Please do not let cost be a
consideration for your going on a Weekend. God has provided for over 35
years to assure that there are funds to put on Weekends.
The
Business cum Formation Programme is designed to offer committed and lifelong
nuptial tie-ups fresh nuances, each year, of a dream that began on their
wedding day. To be married in the Lord is a call beyond "just
ourselves", into an awareness of our involvement in the work of the Lord
in the world. Christian marriage is a Sacrament – it is meant to be a sign, a
powerful witness of Jesus' very own love for us (cfr. Jn 15:12, 17; Jn 13:34).
Marriage Encounter has drawn its inspiration and substance from this "New
Commandment." The Sacrament of Matrimony confers on a wedded pair, an
anointing, and, with it, a sense of calling and empower its participants for
mission (Acts 1:8). In this year of faith let both the sacraments of Matrimony and
Priesthood journey together in faith, hope and love to build a better world. We need to sing again and again,
There's
a new world somewhere they call the Promised Land
And I'll be there someday if you will hold my hand
I still need you there beside me no matter what I do
For I know I'll never find another you….
And I'll be there someday if you will hold my hand
I still need you there beside me no matter what I do
For I know I'll never find another you….
Dr. Fr. Davis George, Director, St. Aloysius
Institute of Technology, P.B. No.28, Near Ekta Market, Gaur Bridge,
Gauraiya
Ghat, Mandla Road, Jabalpur (M.P.). PIN- 482 001. Tel: 0761-2601154 (O),
2601156 (R)
Mob: 9425152081, 8965019795, Email: dgoerge55@gmail.com, Websites: www.saitjbp.org, www.frdavis.in
Mob: 9425152081, 8965019795, Email: dgoerge55@gmail.com, Websites: www.saitjbp.org, www.frdavis.in
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