Marriage Encounter and Engaged Encounter Questions
What is the cost of the weekend?
What do we need to bring for the weekend?
What time does the weekend start and end?
What is the format for the weekend?
Do we need to stay overnight or can we commute from home?
Do we need to share with the group?
What is the cost of the weekend?
Marriage Encounter is a non-profit organization. There is a non-refundable $50 fee when applications are submitted. So that we can continue blessing couples through the ministry of Marriage Encounter, a free-will offering is taken during the weekend. The suggested donation amount is $315 per couple. This covers meals, lodging, supplies, etc. We recognize that not every couple is financially able to give this amount, so we encourage couples to donate what they are able to give. No one is ever refused the opportunity to attend a Marriage Encounter weekend due to lack of funds.
What do we need to bring for the weekend?
You will have a motel-style room with bed linens, 2 towels, and soap provided. Dress casually and comfortably. Besides your personal items, please bring a snack to share on Friday night. It must be a packaged snack that doesn't need refrigeration such as pretzels, crackers or cookies.
What time does the weekend start and end?
Marriage Encounter: 7 pm on Friday till 3 pm on Sunday
Engaged Encounter: 7:30 pm on Friday till noon on Sunday
What is the format of the weekend?
Our encounters are working weekends, where couples listen to sessions presented by a pastor couple and one of the lay couples. 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 rooms. It is not a marriage clinic or a counseling session. There are no group discussions and couples are not required to disclose any aspect of their marriage to others. 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 that is taught on the weekend. The weekend is presented from an Anabaptist perspective, but the concepts go far beyond the boundaries of any one denomination.
Do we need to stay overnight or can we commute from home?
Because the sessions begin early in the morning and end later in the evening, we strongly encourage couples to stay overnight. Staying overnight also allows you to be free from everyday distractions and focus entirely on one another. If special circumstances make it difficult to stay overnight, please contact our administrator at 717-569-5676 to make special accommodations.
Do we need to share with the group?
There are no group discussions and couples are not required to disclose any aspect of their marriage to others. There is time on Saturday evening to share if you so wish, be we do not require it.
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