Marriage
Marriage is an amazing gift, and one of God's most powerful metaphors for the church, but it's also one of the hardest adventures anyone chooses to go on. A rollercoaster ride doesn't even begin to describe it. Whether you've been married for 50 years or are thinking about starting this adventure with an engagement, CrossRoads wants you to build the foundations for a relationship that will go the distance and last a life-time.
Preparation for Marriage
Marriage can be a challenge. How will you prepare for it?
Below are 2 pre-marital courses as well as a weekend, which we offer here at Crossroads, to better prepare you for Marriage. Take time to prepare for the rest of your life together.
Prepare - Enrich
Prepare yourself for this next adventure, marriage, by improving your communication, learning to resolve conflict, and simply learning more about each other.
Through mentorship, this program helps identify a couple’s strengths and weaknesses, major sources of stress, and develops their communication and conflict-resolution skills. If you’re interested in taking the Prepare-Enrich program, register by clicking below and we will partner you with a mentor from CrossRoads as soon as possible.
Contact Pastor Barry at barryo@crossroadschurch.ca if you need help choosing the preparation program that's best for you.
Cost: $95 per couple
Date: By Request
Register HERE
Engaged Encounter Weekend
This weekend condenses 10 weeks of pre-marriage counselling into 48 hours.
The focus of Engaged Encounter is to learn how to communicate well with your partner. Learn from a team of married couples as they present on various topics such as marriage hot spots, conflict styles, finances, decision making, sex, and the art of listening. You will then have private time together with your fiance to discuss each topic and how it will look in your relationship.
This is the weekend to set aside your wedding planning and focus on establishing your marriage.
Cost: $360 per couple ($180/person)
Date: April 12-14, 2024 (Camp Silversides)
Registration Closed
Marriage
A Wedding is a Day… A Marriage is a Lifetime.
Marriage Course
Are you craving a deeper bond with your spouse? Want to repair what has been broken or what is starting to break? The Marriage Course encourages you to set aside one night a week for 7 weeks to reinforce and build stronger bonds in your marriage. Enjoy a romantic dinner and video series with your partner as we walk through guided, honest, and private discussions with input from leading global relationship experts, psychologists, authors and psychosexual specialists. From problems of the past, present, or future, our mission is to provide resources to help you learn how to deal with them. It’ll be your marriage, but better.
Date: October 9 - November 20
Time: Weekly on Wednesdays at 6:30pm (Dinner included)
Cost: $150/couple (Subsidy provided if needed)
Registration is NOW CLOSED
Marriage Enrichment Weekend
This weekend is a special and unique time away for you and your spouse to dedicate 48 hours to focus on your relationship.
Join a team of married couples as they present on various topics, God's biblical principles, and their real-life experiences. This weekend includes time together at a beautiful retreat center dedicated to learning techniques for a healthy marriage. Use this time with your spouse to explore and strengthen your marriage.
New update: The Marriage Enrichment Weekend is moving locations and dates as our previous venue became unaffordable. To keep the weekend fiscally accessible, this retreat has been moved to January. If you have already registered for this weekend, we will be in touch with steps moving forward. For now, keep looking at our Connect Weekly page for more updates.
Cost: $350
Date: January 17-19 at Sanctum Retreat Center near Caroline
Registration will be available soon
