Worldwide Marriage Encounter emphasizes 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. Its mission of renewal in the Church and change in the world is to assist couples and priests in living fully intimate and responsible relationships by providing them with a Catholic "experience" and ongoing community support for such a lifestyle.

The Marriage Encounter Community (also called Love Circle, circle, board, etc.) is a monthly gathering that supports couples who have made a Marriage Encounter Weekend by encouraging their Sacramental Unions with prayer, presentation, dialogue, and sharing of feelings. The presentation deals with some aspects of the marital relationship. The community supports the Church by furthering another ministry within the parish and the local area of Marriage Encounter by promoting and assisting with the weekend.

Marriage Encounter is not a retreat, a marriage clinic, or group sensitivity. It's a unique approach aimed at revitalizing Christian Marriage.

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