Marriage Enrichment

Reverend Charles Burton, Pastor

 



St. Jude Catholic Church

930 Ashland Terrace
Chattanooga, TN 37415
Office: (423) 870-2386
 
 

 


For Your Marriage

Resources for living happily ever after.

1. Diocese of Knoxville Marriage-enrichment opportunities Introduction and Bishop Richard F. Stika’s message to married couples

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Catholic Marriage Resources

Marriage Help at ForYourMarraiage.org
This web site offers information, skills, inspiration and resources to help couples prepare for and nurture their Catholic marriage. Tools include Catholic teachings on the sacrament of marriage and church documents on marriage are presented.

3. Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Marriage Encounter

Turn a good marriage into a great one with a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The emphasis of the weekend is communications between husbands and wives. The weekend provides an environment for couples to spend time together. away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life, while encouraging them to focus on each other and their relationship.

It’s not a retreat, a marriage clinic, a group sensitivity session, or a substitute for counseling. It’s a unique approach aimed at revitalizing marriage. Every marriage deserves that kind of attention.

For more information, contact John or Anne Wharton at 423-581-1815.

To make reservations, contact John or Manuela Ptacek.

Upcoming weekends: Aug. 27–29, 2010, Hilton Garden Inn, Knoxville
Nov. 19-21, Meadowview Convention Center, Kingsport

4.

Retrouvaille™

The word Retrouvaille™ (pronounced re-tro-vi with a long i.) is a French word meaning rediscovery. The program offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship. Thousands of couples headed for cold, unloving relationships or divorce have successfully overcome their marriage problems by attending the program.

The Retrouvaille Program consists of a weekend experience combined with a series of 6-12 post-weekend sessions over 3 months. It provides the tools to help put your marriage in order again. The main emphasis of the program is on communication in marriage between husband and wife. It will give you the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way.

Couples who have been through the Retrouvaille program are encouraged to take part in the Retrouvaille core group, which meets on the third Saturday of every month.
For more information, contact Kelly or Heather Neuner
P.O. Box 232
Jefferson City, TN 37760
423-254-0331

5.

Pastoral Solutions Institute

A wonderful resource for couples looking to embrace and strengthen their vocation to the married life. The site includes an active blog, podcast, radio programming, books, quizzes much more to help you build an exceptional marriage.