“A wedding is a day. A marriage is a lifetime.”

Catholic Engaged Encounter is a weekend retreat away with other engaged couples with plenty of time alone together to plan for a sacramental marriage. It is designed to give couples planning marriage the opportunity to dialogue honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together — their strengths and weaknesses, desires, ambitions, goals, their attitudes about money, sex, children, family, and their role in the church and society.

The bride and groom-to-be will also have an opportunity to:

• Get away from the stress of planning a wedding
• Reflect on your upcoming life together
• Focus on the communication skills you will need for a fulfilling marriage
• Hear from other couples about different aspects of marriage

Engaged Encounter Weekends:

Take place from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.

To learn more about Catholic Engaged Encounter, please contact Paul and Pam Schaffer at 865.675.5671, or visit Knoxville Engaged Encounter.