Events
Engaged Encounter
Our motto is “A wedding is a day, a marriage is a lifetime.” Most people spend months planning and many dollars preparing for their wedding. But how much time and effort do we spend preparing for what we hope will last 50 or 60 years—our marriage? Catholic Engaged Encounter is a weekend to plan for a sacramental marriage. It is designed to give couples the opportunity to talk privately, honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together—their strengths and weaknesses, desires, ambitions, goals, their attitudes about money, sex, children, family, their role in the church and society—in a guided format. Cost of the weekend is $239 per couple, which includes a certificate good for a $60 discount on the couple’s marriage license in Tennessee.
Contact Pam or Paul Schaffer at 865-675-5671 or visit http://www.rc.net/knoxville/cee/index.html.
“Picture of Love” engaged couples’ retreat
This marriage-preparation program is designed to help the couple gain a better understanding of the joys and challenges of living the sacrament of matrimony in their day-to-day lives. The program will help the couple gain insights into their relationship and give them practical ideas and tools to smooth their journey and become the “Picture of Love” to each other. Cost of the program is $135, which includes a certificate good for a $60 discount on the couple’s marriage license in Tennessee.
COST: $135.00 per couple
For more information contact:
Marian Christiana – Office of Marriage Preparation and Enrichment at:
423-892-2310 or mchristiana@dioknox.org
Marriage-enrichment programs
Masses in Celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage
In 2012 Bishop Stika will celebrate three bilingual Masses to honor married couples and their commitment to the Sacrament of Marriage. The Masses are scheduled for:
- Saturday, January 7 at The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville at 11:00 am
- Saturday, February 11 at St. Jude Church in Chattanooga at 11:00 am
- Saturday, March 3 at St. Mary Church in Johnson City at 11:00 am
At each Mass Bishop Stika will offer the opportunity for couples to renew their wedding vows. A commemorative certificate will be available at the luncheon that follows for each couple who registers in advance.
To make reservations, contact Karen Byrne at 865-584-3307 ext. 5739
in the Office of Marriage Preparation and Enrichment
Please provide your names, the number of years you have been married and the number of guests you plan to bring to the luncheon.
To view slide show of Mass & Celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage, St. Dominic Church click below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-35Jy9_CHoM
Marriage Encounter
Turn a good marriage into a great one with a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The emphasis of the weekend is communication 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.
2012 Dates
- February 10, 11, 12 – Gatlinburg
To register, visit our website at www.loveinthesmokies.org or contact John & Anne Wharton at ACW193@bellsouth.net or 423-581-1815.
