Episcopal Marriage Encounter
Episcopal Marriage Encounter invites you on a journey - a deepening of couple love. The Weekend format is especially designed to allow a husband and wife to pause awhile and focus on each other. Every now and then we all need to examine our lives and directions to determine if we are going where we want to go. An Episcopal Marriage Encounter Weekend offers a couple just such an opportunity.
WHY SETTLE FOR A “GOOD” MARRIAGE
WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT MARRIAGE?
You can make the leap from just “good” to GREAT on a Marriage Encounter weekend! Marriage Encounter is 44 hours where married couples can get away from jobs, kids, chores, and phones – and focus only on each other. If you’d like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you’ll like the difference a Marriage Encounter weekend can make!
How Did Episcopal Marriage Encounter Start?
Marriage Encounter began in Spain in the 1960's as a program to enable couples with basically good marriages to enrich the quality of their lives together. In fact, the name Marriage Encounter comes from a direct translation of the Spanish word meaning to find or discover. In 1967, Marriage Encounter came to America where the Weekend was extremely well received. The success of Marriage Encounter led to the formation of the Episcopal expression (EME) in 1971 and since then EME and other faith expressions have expanded worldwide. Since its inception, over 3 million couples in 45 countries have attended a Marriage Encounter Weekend.
What Happens On A Weekend?
An Episcopal Marriage Encounter Weekend begins on Friday at 8 PM and ends about 4:30 PM on Sunday. It's a working weekend, where the couples listen to sessions presented by a clergy couple and a lay couple. The sharings are centered around their personal experiences and are designed to inspire the attending couples to look at themselves as individuals, at their marriage relationship, their relationship with God and the world around them. After most of the sessions, attending couples discuss the topic presented in the privacy of their own room. The purpose of the Weekend is for a husband and wife to develop a better knowledge, understanding and acceptance of each other through the use of a communication technique which is taught on the Weekend. The Weekend is presented from an Episcopal perspective, but the opportunities of the Weekend go far beyond the boundaries of any one faith expression.
