"I place much of my hope for the future in Marriage Encounter"  HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II

"I know of no better enrichment for couples than a Marriage Encounter Weekend" JOHN CARDINAL O'CONNOR

"Marriage Encounter, yes! You are doing such important work in our church, especially in this world we live in. I will pray for you and for your movement." HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI

Upcoming 2008 Weekends

** For other locations throughout NY State, please see our links.

The Marriage Encounter Weekend is designed to give married couples the opportunity to examine, discover and rejoice in their life together...... a time to share feelings, hopes, disappointments, joys and frustrations.  The weekend setting and techniques provided provide a venue to do so openly and honestly in a face-to-face, heart to heart encounter with the one person they have chosen to live with for the rest of their life.

The emphasis of Marriage Encounter is on communication between husband and wife, who spend a weekend together away from the distractions and the tensions of everyday life, to concentrate on each other.

It's not a retreat, nor a marriage clinic, nor group sensitivity.  It's a unique approach aimed at revitalizing a marriage.

This is the time for you and your spouse to be alone together.   To rediscover each other and together focus on your relationship for an entire weekend.  Every marriage deserves that kind of attention.

Mission Statement: Worldwide Marriage Encounter's Mission of renewal in the church and change in the world is to assist couples and priests to live fully intimate and responsible relationships by providing them with a catholic "experience" and ongoing community support for such a lifestyle.

Archdiocese of New York