Living the Life Together

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

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Note: This is designed for good marriages.

“a weekend of discovery, a lifetime of love”

Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a weekend experience designed to help married couples communicate more intimately with one another in order to deepen and enrich their relationship. The emphasis is on communication between husband and wife. In a private, comfortable environment away from the distractions and responsibilities of everyday life, you are given the opportunity to look into yourself and your relationship with each other and with God. You will learn a special communication technique that you can take home with you to continue to grow in love and appreciation of each other. Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a positive, building experience. More than a weekend away, it's a weekend of discovery together.

For more information, check out:

Worldwide Marriage Encounter - Reformed Expression

Worldwide Marriage Encounter - all denominations

Upcoming Weekends for 2011 / 2012:

Nov 4 - 6 Peterborough, Ontario
Nov 18 - 20 Holland, MI (Geneva Retreat Center)
Feb 10 - 12 Holland, MI (Geneva Retreat Center)
Feb 17 - 19 Niagara / St. Catherines, Ontario
Mar 9 - 11 Holland, MI (Geneva Retreat Center)
Apr 8 - 10 London, Ontario

Engaged Encounter

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Engaged Encounter is a weekend designed to give couples contemplating engagement or planning marriage an opportunity for an intensive look at their commitment to one another. Through the atmosphere of the weekend a couple has the chance to discuss with each other their desires, ambitions, goals, and attitudes about money, sex, children, family, and their role in the church and society.

What makes us different?

There are a number of things which makes this experience different from pre-marital counseling or even other classes for engaged couples.

It's one weekend. This allows you to dedicate one cohesive block of time to preparing yourselves for marriage, instead of trying to remember something you were supposed to have learned in last week's "session" or the week before.
It's one weekend. You only have to do it one weekend. You don't have to block out time every weekend for 6 weeks.
No canned talks. The couples that are presenting have had to create their own talks, giving real examples from their marriage that will help you understand the kinds of things that actually happen when you're married, not just hypothetical situations.
Dedicated "staff". This ministry is "staffed" with 100% volunteers, so you know we actually care about encouraging good, Godly marriages. It's not just our "job".

For more information about Engaged Encounter - Reformed Expression:

Reformed Engaged Encounter
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Retrouvaille -- A Lifeline for Marriages

2007-10-29T13:48:00.000-05:00

Note: This is designed for marriages in trouble and considering divorce.

A Program to Help Couples Heal and Renew their Marriages.

Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage?
Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse?
Are you constantly fighting?
Or, do you simply shut down?
Have you thought about separation or divorce?
Does talking about it only make it worse?

... Retrouvaille provides marriage help!

For more information, check out:

Retrouvaille

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Smart Marriages

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We finally know what's different about couples that stay happily married. It's not that they are better looking, more in love or more passionate. It's not that they have fewer differences or less to fight about.

In fact, successful couples have the same number of disagreements as the couples who divorce. Even more interesting, all couples disagree about all the same basic issues - money, kids, sex, housework, in-laws and time.

The difference between successful and unsuccessful couples is how they handle their differences.

Successful couples disagree in a way that makes their relationship stronger. They also have other skills, knowledge and attitudes which help them build – and maintain – long-term happiness and satisfaction.

The good news is that anyone can learn to do it better and smarter. Couples can unlearn the behaviors that destroy love and ..........replace them with knowledge and behaviors that keep love alive.

Learning what to expect in marriage and the skills to become marriage masters gives couples a new "can do" attitude.

There are many different courses which teach the skills and information - many different programs from which to choose.

Here's where you'll find the information on those courses along with many good articles concerning marriages:

Smart Marriages

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