Engaged
Encounter
London
A
wedding is a day.....
A
Marriage is a lifetime.......
General Information
What is Engaged Encounter
Engaged Encounter is a weekend where an atmosphere is created in
which
engaged couples can concentrate on one another, free of tensions and
pressures
and tensions of the world. It is a weekend specifically designed to
give
the couples planning marriage an opportunity to dialogue honestly and
intensively
about their prospective lives together...their strengths and
weaknesses;
their desires, ambitions, their goals, their attitudes about money,
sex,
children, family; their role in the Church and society.... in a face to
face way. It is a working weekend not a vacation.
Who is it for?
It is for engaged couples who have a definite commitment to one
another,
it is primarily for couples being married in the Catholic Church,
however
it is open to all, including those planning an interfaith marriage or a
Christian marriage in another Church.
What happens at an encounter?
Through a series of ideas presented by a team of married couples and
a priest, the couple is stimulated to dialogue privately with each
other
on all aspects of married life... always from the viewpoint of their
relationship.
Personal reflections and couple dialogue are the main thrust of the
weekend,
with communal meals and the Sunday Liturgy Providing group
participation.
Is it a sensitivity course?
DEFINITELY NOT... The emphasis of the weekend is quiet and low key.
The encounter is specifically designed for communication between the
couple.
When and Where?
Engaged Encounter Weekends are held at Michaelite House near Melrose
- just west of London. Directions will be included with your
registration
confirmation. The weekend begins on Friday at 8:00 pm and ends Sunday
at
approximately 3:00 pm.
What's The Cost?
$225.00 per couple... this includes everything.
Please make cheque or money order
payable to:
ENGAGED ENCOUNTER
For further registration information contact Pete
& Paulette Amsden
Which weekend is best for us?
We recommend that couples don't make Engaged Encounter too close to
their wedding day simply because they may be too busy with their
wedding
plans to concentrate on the weekend.
When should we register?
As soon as you decide to make a weekend, since room on each weekend
is limited. We often have last minute rooms available on the fall
weekends,
but the spring weekends usually fill up ahead of time.
Couples Comments
Couples who have made Engaged Encounter
"Tying spiritual and physical aspects of marriage together was
difficult...
you clarified these questions quite well for me."
"This weekend has given us a time to focus on each other in a
highly
concentrated way. It gave us insights into each other that perhaps we
may
not have discovered if we had not experienced the Engaged Encounter
weekend."
"We learned one thing... no matter what happens, we talk about
it."
"We've grown to love each other more, yet when we arrived on
Friday
night, we hadn't thought that would be possible."
Weekend Dates for 2008
Feb 29- March-02 2008
Nov 07-09 2008
Weekend Dates for 2009
March-06-08 2009
Nov 06-08 2009
CONTACT INFORMATION
Registration
Registration form
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Registration Couple
Pete& Paulette Amsden
(519)-451-0445
2xpamsden@rogers.com
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| Co-Ordinators |
Registration Couple
Pete& Paulette Amsden
(519)-451-0445
2xpamsden@rogers.com |
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Other Organizations
Web Page Information
Bill & Kathleen Dahl
(519) 649-7572
E-Mail:wkdahl@execulink.com
Copyright © 2003 Engaged Encounter London
updated November/17/2007