Does God care about your marriage? You bet!

Find out how much on a Marriage Encounter weekend. Marriage Encounter is 44 hours where married couples can get away from jobs, kids, chores, and phones—and focus only on each other. If you’d like greater depth, growth, and enrichment in your relationship, you’ll like the difference a Marriage Encounter weekend can make! Go on a United Methodist Marriage Encounter Weekend on November 4-6, 2011. Learn more & make reservations on www.encounter.org. If you need more information, contact Mickey and Linda Wheeler, 972-594-0232 or jamesw3681@aol.com.

Prepare/Enrich

The Couples Enrichment Class (CEC) has a new start-up date and a new format! Interested couples should mark October 16 as the start of CEC. Start time will be 6:30 PM in the Family Life Center. The class will consist of four sessions at one hour per gathering.

Pastor Rene’ will be leading the PREPARE/ENIRCH Program at the church. He is a trained facilitator of the program that has utilized this tool in both his civilian and military ministry.

The PREPARE/ENRICH Program is designed to help couples develop a strong and growing relationship by enhancing communicative skills. An online survey, which will identify strengths and areas of growth, will be taken as a part of the course. Cost is $30 per couple for the survey.

The new format will include the following topics:

Oct. 16 – Introduction to PREPARE/ENRICH
Oct. 23 – Review Online Survey Results
Oct. 30 – Enhancing Active Listening/Speaking Techniques
Nov. 06 - Resolving Couple Conflict

Register online or call the church office @ 940-321-6100.