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     24 hour information lines: English 713 741-8706 • Spanish 713 741-8714 click here for more info

 

Active Communication

•  A  program for couples seeking to improve their marital relationship.

•  The cost depends on the location and duration of the program.

•  Offered in Spanish and English.

•  Can be presented in Parishes.

•  For more information, contact FLM at (713) 741-8776

Dates offeredDownload Brochure

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Marriage Encounter

•  A weekend program designed to make good marriages better. Offers communication techniques useful for a lifetime together.

•  Offers a couple a unique opportunity to look deeply into their relationship. Helps couples to see what their marriage could be.

•  Offered in English only.

•  A $50 dollar non-refundable registration fee confirms your food and lodging. At the end of the weekend each couple is given a blank envelope and asked to make a donation. No one is  ever refused the opportunity to make a weekend because of lack of funds.

Program locations/dates:

North side of Houston

To register and/or for more information, contact Zeke & Ashley Metzler at (281) 356-2204 or
eametzler@houston.rr.com

South Side of Houston

To register and/or for more information, contact Gary & Maribel Arribe at (281) 756-0398  or
garble_wwme@yahoo.com .

 

For Frequently Asked Questions regarding Marriage Encounter, go here.

For local information, please see www.MEHouston.org

For general information please see www.marriageencounter.org/me.htm

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Encuentro Matrimonial

•  Weekend program for married couples seeking to reflect on and enrich their relationship;  similar to Marriage Encounter.

•  Offered in Spanish only.

•  Cost of the weekend is $250 per couple.

•  Registration by mail or fax on first come, first served basis.

To register and/or for more information, contact Francisco and Bibi Acosta at (713) 988-3475.

For general information please see www.wwme.org/index_es.html

If you have any questions or you want to know the history of Encuentro Matrimonial,
please visit www.encuentromatrimonial.com

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Living Covenant in a Contract World

•  A Scripture-Based Lenten weekend retreat for married couples.

• Presented by a couple and a priest team.

• This is a weekend retreat for married couples geared to taking a step back from all that is going on in everyday life and to examining the basic relationships of marriage-with each other, with our family, with God, with society. 

•  There is an opportunity for the couples to privately consider these important relationships and to grow in faith and love.

•  Offered in English only.

•  Check-in begins Friday at 7 p.m. with the program following promptly at 7:30.

•  There is no evening meal Friday.

•  Cost including room and meals is $195 per couple. Please complete the registration form with a $25 deposit payable to Family Life Ministry. Attn. Living Covenant

•  Registration by mail or fax on first come, first served basis. We do not accept registration over the phone.

For Registration Process for Living Covenant, go here.

For Frequently Asked Questions regarding Living Covenant, go here.

For more information, contact FLM at (713) 741-8706

Dates offered • Download brochure • Download registration form: Microsoft Word

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Berit

•  A weekend experience for young married couples followed by monthly small group meetings
 in homes or in parishes.

•  Berit intends to be an instrument to enable the creation of communities of love among young
couples through personal growth and formation.

•  Offered in Spanish only.

For more information, contact Luis and Terry Nuρez at (832) 467-2937

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Wedding Anniversary Jubilee

•  A program for couples celebrating their 50th or 25th wedding anniversaries in the current year

•  Celebrated in English and Spanish

•  The program does not have any cost

•  This year celebrations will take place place during the month of October in a location to be
 determined

•  To register please contact your parish. 

For more information, contact FLM at (713) 741-8708

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Registration Process for Living Covenant Only

Please check our “program information line” in English 713-741-8706 or in Spanish 713-741-8714 or the dates offered section for the next available dates.  Please download the registration form, print and mail it in along with your payment.

 

We do not accept registration over the phone; after you download and complete the form you must send it
along with payment to:
Family Life Ministry
Attention: Living Covenant
2403 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77021

Marriage Enrichment Resource Links

What are you doing for your marriage?

Dr. Scott Stanley et. al. – research, programs, resources

Marriage enrichment ministry 

Resources for African Americans

Relationship skills courses

Programs and resources for couples and families

Courses in communication  

Courses, training and counseling  

Local help for marriages in the military  

Military marriage enrichment programs 

Excellent resources to help couples form and sustain healthy marriages 

The Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment 

PREP: state of the art tools for a healthy marriage

Pastoral Solutions Institute: committed to helping Catholics live dynamic and faith-filled lives

 

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