COMMENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS
“We came to Retrouvaille thinking nothing would work, but it was the first time we really faced our problem as a couple and began to work on our marriage together. We have been given another chance as well as a deeper and clearer insight into human love.”
“Retrouvaille hasn’t eliminated our problems or concerns, but has given us tools to work with. It has given us a better understanding of each other and the maturity to talk things out instead of just fighting.”
“Just discovering how others had shared our road of pain and made it back gave us courage not to give up.”
“Our weekend provided s the time and direction to talk about the feelings we were burying and began to heal some hurts.”
“I attended Retrouvaille hoping my spouse would see the light and stop being such a burden. She saw the light, but I was blinded by it. Retrouvaille has illuminated our marriage.”
WHAT WILL IT COST?
No couple is ever denied the chance to heal and renew their marriage because they face financial difficulties. This concern should NOT influence your decision to come to Retrouvaille.
On the weekend, you will be asked to make an anonymous donation to help lighten our expenses. This donation covers the expenses of the weekend and follow-up sessions.
A small non-refundable fee is requested when you register for the program to confirm yourfood and lodging.
IF YOUR MARRIAGE NEEDS HELP…..
RETROUVAILLE
A LIFELINE FOR MARRIED COUPLES
WHAT IS RETROUVAILLE?
RETROUVAILLE (ret’ro-vi) means “rediscovery”.
The RETROUVAILLE program offers you the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse and a loving relationship in your marriage. The program is designed to help heal, and renew couples who are drifting, or have drifted apart.
RETROUVAILLE is a Catholic sponsored program open to all faiths.
RETROUVAILLE consists of one weekend, plus six follow-up sessions over approximately three months.
RETROUVAILLE is NOT a spiritual retreat, sensitivity group, seminar or social gathering.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND RETROUVAILLE?
- Couples who have experienced a breakdown in communication.
- Couples whose marriage has become unloving and uncaring, or whose relationship has grown cold and distant.
- Couples who are thinking of separation or divorce, or who are separated, but want to try again.
- Couples who want to rediscover their loving relationship, but are unable to do so on their own.
- RETROUVAILLE is NOT recommended for couples living in common law.
NEXT SCHEDULED WEEKEND
PROGRAM
January 11, 12, 13, 2013
Follow-up Portion – POST program:
Jan 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
POST schedule subject to change
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION
Call or write: RETROUVAILLE
Retrouvaille Registration:
Retrouvaille
2338 Upland Place
Cincinnati, Ohio45206
(513) 793-6777
Outside Cincinnati/Dayton Area
Call (800) 470-2230
Internet Address: retrouvaille.org
Endorsed by Family Life Offices
Archdioceses of Cincinnati, Ohio and Diocese of Covington, Kentucky
Other weekend dates and locations are available -Call for details
RETROUVAILLE
The weekend is only the first phase of the RETROUVAILLE program. POST (Follow-up) sessions have been designed to continue the marriage renewal begun on the weekend. These sessions review earlier concepts in greater depth, present new ones, and help you to apply these concepts to your own marriage.
What happens in a RETROUVAILLE Program? During the weekend phase, a series of in-depth presentations are given by a team of three couples and a priest.
RETROUVAILLE presents techniques of communication that enable a couple to take a good look at most areas of their relationship.
RETROUVAILLE focuses on key problem areas in marital relationships.
RETROUVAILLE provides ways for couples to place and keep their individual, marital, and spiritual needs in balance. It gives you the opportunity to examine your lives together in a new and positive way.
NOTE: You will NOT be asked to share your problems with anyone else. However, you will be encouraged to put the past behind you and start “REDISCOVERING” one another.
Registration deadline:
Fourteen Days Prior to Weekend
40 couples maximum