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The Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) weekend is the preferred marriage preparation program of the Diocese of Victoria, recognized internationally as a high-quality program. CEE is Catholic-oriented, however it is open to all faiths, including those planning an interdenominational marriage.
All of our 2020 weekends are full. If you are in need of completing a retreat prior to the 2021 dates listed below, please contact the Office of Family Evangelization to discuss options at jreyes@victoriadiocese.org or 361-573-0828 x 2265.
2021 Dates: January 15-17, April 16-18, June 4-6, September 17-19, November 12-14
On-line registration is available by clicking here.
You can also register by completing and mailing in this printable form with payment.
We also have a brochure with more information about the weekend.
The weekend focuses on the following:Communication Needs
CEE introduces couples to a communication technique they can use effectively to foster a deeper knowledge of each other.
Spiritual Needs
Each couple comes to realize that marriage is a sacrament and a vocation, and that God and prayer are essential to a fruitful marriage.
Personal Needs
Each person is challenged to review the decision-making process and to examine the motives for seeking marriage.The CEE weekend is an intense weekend of involvement during which each couple is offered the time and opportunity to question, examine, and deepen their relationship with each other and with God through personal reflection and couple dialogues. Couples are challenged to explore their relationship in a much deeper and more honest way than ever before.
Through a series of ideas presented by the team of married couples and a Catholic Priest, the engaged couple is stimulated to dialogue privately with each other on all aspects of married life - always from the viewpoint of their own lives.
Topics Covered:- Understanding Myself
- Stages of Romance, Disillusionment & True Joy
- Openness in Communication
- Confliect Resolution
- Creating a Life-giving Marriage
- Decisions in Marriage
- Financial Fidelity
- Intimacy in Marriage
- Natural Family Planning
- Becoming a Family
- Unity in Marriage
- Sacrament of Matrimony
- Forgievess in Marriage
- Betrothal
- Stewardship
The weekend begins on Friday evening with check-in at 6:30pm. Please eat dinner beforehand, as there is not a meal on Friday evening, but meals are included the rest of the weekend. Housing, including separate cabins for men and women, and retreat materials are also included with registration.
The weekend registration fee is $270 for couples being married in our Diocese, and $300 for others. Payment can be made on-line by credit card or check if completing on-line registration. If mailing in payment, cashier's check or money order made payable to the Diocese of Victoria can be sent, but we do not accept personal checks.
If you have any questions, or need to pursue financial assistance to attend, please contact Justin Reyes at jreyes@victoriadiocese.org or 361-573-0828 x 2265.
We are excited to journey with you towards the Sacrament of Matrimony! God bless you!