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While the program began in the Catholic church, today the organization holds similar weekends for various Protestant denominations as well. Similar programs, called Engaged Encounter and Pre-Cana Encounter, are held for couples considering marriage. Over the course of the weekend, Marriage Encounter tries to instill in the couples a pattern of Communication that will serve them for their entire married life. At the same time, the couples are encouraged to include God in their life together. Organizers say that a Marriage Encounter is not a Retreat , marriage clinic, group sensitivity training, or a substitute for Counseling , though elements of these are included in the program. Priests and Religious are also encouraged to attend the sessions. The same principles of Love , commitment and communication that help married couples stay together can be applied by the priest or theologian to his or her parish or community. Marriage encounter weekends are made step by step: # Getting to know oneself # Viewing life as a couple # Considering communities and the church The basis of these weekends (which are independent of age, formation, and finances) is the Worldwide Marriage Encounter movement promoted by Fr. Chuck Gallagher SJ, a Jesuit priest active in the Christian Family Movement. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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