Like anything good in life, happy marriages don’t just happen – they require a certain amount of attention and self-sacrifice. Below are some resources couples can utilize to improve their marriages and make them stronger.
Become a Mentor to Engaged Couples
Do you love the Church’s teachings on marriage and family, and would you like to make an impact on engaged couples’ lives? The Church needs you! The archdiocesan “Joy Filled Marriage” Program is always looking for faithful married couples to present the sessions in this marriage preparation workshop. Commitment levels vary. Small stipend available as well. If interested, please contact Daniel West at dwest@archatl.com.
Parish Sponsored Marriage Enrichment Events
Holy Trinity
Peachtree City, GA
Contact:
Rebecca Capezzuto
678-478-4222
rcapezzuto@holytrinityptc.org
St. Brendan the Navigator
Cumming, GA
Contact:
St. Catherine of Siena
Kennesaw, GA
Marriage Ministry
Contact:
Luisa Price
luisap@stcatherinercc.org.
Online Marriage Enrichment
Building a Eucharistic Marriage – Building a Eucharistic Marriage is a 7-part online video series that connects 7 areas for therapeutically strengthening your marriage with 7 areas of deepening your relationship with Christ through the Eucharist. There are options for couples who want to purchase an individual copy for home use or for parishes who would like to purchase a license for running the video series at their parish. The Parish License comes with a leaders’ guide, unlimited participant guides, as well as advertising options and participant discounts on their own copy of the program.
Discovering Our Deepest Desire – Discovering our Deepest Desire is a curriculum designed for all couples, from those with strong marriages to those who are struggling. Designed by marriage therapist, Greg Schutte, LISW-S, it is built off a therapeutic model for change. Infused with Scripture, Catechism, marriage enrichment skills, as well as concepts from the Theology of the Body, the classes are designed to be interactive, informative, and fun. Written in 2013, the marriage curriculum has been implemented in numerous churches. The program works to build marriage teams in parishes while presenting the enrichment curriculum to couples. The DODD curriculum can be presented over 12 sessions, 7 sessions, or an extended weekend.
National Marriage Week is a collaborative campaign to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build a stronger marriage culture, which in turn helps curtail poverty and benefits children. Together we can make more impact than working alone. Please join with others to host special events, launch a marriage class or home group, or place local advertising or news stories during National Marriage Week USA.
Georgia-Tennessee Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Georgia-Tennessee Worldwide Marriage Encounter offers a weekend experience for married couples who want to recapture the closeness of their young relationship. Over time, careers and families tug at the quality time a couple has together, occasionally straining the best of relationships. On the Marriage Encounter Weekend we teach couples a new way to communicate, making it possible to find closeness even in the most ordinary exchanges. The resulting renewal brings new life to their relationship, their family, and to their church.
For more information about weekends offered in English, please call 678-242-9963. To apply for an upcoming weekend, visit http://wwme.org.
For Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial information, visit https://wwme.org/?lang=es Inscripciones por teléfono: 916-538-8167.
Marriage Encounter also offers an annual St. Valentine’s Ball. Please click on the image below for more details.
These programs work in partnership with the Office of Formation and Discipleship, Marriage & Family Ministry, but are operated independently by the Georgia-Tennessee Worldwide Marriage Encounter.
