CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER
“A Wedding is a day…a Marriage is a lifetime.”
 
Engaged Encounter is a weekend for couples planning marriage who desire an in-depth opportunity to deepen and enrich their lives together.  The weekend allows engaged couples to take a break from the hectic pace of wedding plans and focus on themselves, their relationship and the building blocks needed for a successful marriage.  The atmosphere of the weekend lets couples further explore their values, goals, attitudes and beliefs about love, communication, decision-making, commitment, time, sex, faith, etc.  The weekend fulfills diocesan requirements for marriage preparation.
 
What happens on the weekend?
Two married couples and a priest give a series of short presentations in which they share personally from their experiences on many areas of marriage and family life.  After the presentations, each engaged couple is given time to reflect in writing on the talk and then share their thoughts privately with each other.  There are a few group activities, a prayer service and Mass, but the focus is always on personal reflection and couple dialogue.
 
What is the schedule of the weekend?
The weekend begins at 8:00 p.m. on Friday and ends Sunday afternoon.  Weekends, which include meals and separate overnight accommodations, are held several times a year in Connecticut.  Weekends are also offered in other dioceses in Connecticut and New England.   
 
Why should we go on an Engaged Encounter?
Simple...to help make a couple’s marriage the best that it can be!  For almost 30 years, Engaged Encounter has proven to be a powerful and positive influence on thousands of couples who strive to live out their vows of sacramental marriage.  The weekend provides a setting for a couple to affirm their love and develop tools to make a conscious decision to love one another each day of their lives   The gift of time together at an Engaged Encounter is truly priceless.
 
Want to get more information?
Further information about Engaged Encounter, including registration information, can be obtained at www.hartfordcee.org, or by calling the Family Life Office. 
 

Upcoming Weekends
 
Hartford Archdiocese
Call (203) 230-2460 for information or to register at the website link of: http://www.hartfordcee.org
 September 11-13, 2009
 
Norwich Diocese
Call (860)536-8665 for information or e-mail NorwichEEbooking@comcast.net  
October 9-11, 2009

Worcester, MA Diocese
Visit their website www.worcestercee.org for further registration information. Their dates are:
August 14-16, 2009
 
New York Archdiocese (Engaged Encounter of Lower NY near Poughkeepsie)
Visit their website www.engagedencounterny.org for further registration information. Their dates are:
June 19-21, 2009
July 31-August 2, 2009
August 21-23, 2009
September 18-20, 2009
November 6-8, 2009
 
Please check www.engagedencounter.org for convenient locations and times to fit your schedule.