You guys don't have to be engaged to join Discovery Weekend.
A lot of the participants are just steady couples who wish to assess their relationships... and hope they can strengthen and deepen it.
The last Discovery Weekend Schedule was cancelled due to the lack of participants. We're hoping this time, you guys can find time to join this one of a kind, priceless experience! We know, we know, it's hard to convince your partners (especially the guys), but we will give you our word, this is something worth experiencing as a couple. Getting married is not just planning the wedding. We get so caught up in planning our "dream wedding" that we forget what matters most... the lives you'll have to spend together for the rest of your lives in marriage. =) So please join the next schedule of Discovery Weekend!
NEXT SCHEDULE:
DISCOVERY WEEKEND CEBU 2008
Date: April 18-20,2008
Venue: Holy Family Retreat House, Cebu City
Chaplain Couple: Jojo & Ditsy Sumpaico
Fee: 3,500 per couple
For more information on the discovery weekend Cebu, kindly contact this number:
Joyce Fernan: 09176202020
You can get your application forms at Plains and Prints Ayala and SM or Collage Store in Ayala.
You can also fill up an application online:
Pre application Form Click Here
Downpayment is required for serious applicants. The Discovery Weekend Foundation is recognized by the church and can serve as your Pre-Cana that is part of your Wedding Requirement.
If you have any questions, just PM me or ryan@arctech since we don't get to check on this thread often.
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WHAT IS DISCOVERY WEEKEND?
The Discovery Weekend is a weekend experience held in the Philippines for engaged couples or "steadies" who are seriously considering marriage. The purpose of the program are the following:
* to assess each one's relationship to oneself, to each other, to God and the Christian community
* to experience, develop and deepen their relationship through a method of communication and dialogue which they can bring into their marriage
* to witness to the many dimensions of marriage openly, honestly and realistically through a team of three married couples and a priest
* to be able to plan their marriage and not just their wedding
FOR WHOM IS A DISCOVERY WEEKEND?
The Discovery Weekend is for couples seriously considering marriage. They can be engaged to marry in a week's time or going steady for a short period but contemplating marriage. The weekend is not necessarily for perfectly matched couples nor is it designed to help unstable relationships. The program is intended to enrich and deepen the couple's relationship to better prepare them for marriage. So any couple may join the program, regardless of the status of their relationship-as long as marriage is in their minds.
DOES THE WEEKEND COMMIT THE COUPLE TO MARRY? OR WHAT IF THE WEEKEND CAUSES A BREAKUP?
The Discovery Weekend is a positive approach. It cannot lead to a wrong step. If the partners decide to break up after taking the program, they still come out as winners for they would have a better knowledge of themselves and the kind of partners they are looking for. They would be better prepared for their next serious relationship.
WHAT HAPPENS AT A DISCOVERY WEEKEND?
The basic method used throughout the weekend consists of three steps:
1. Presentation by the team couple
2. Personal written reflection aided by a questionnaire; and
3. Couple-dialogue
Throughout the entire weekend the couple works in an atmosphere of love and trust, of peace and privacy. It is a rare opportunity for real togetherness without pressure of work, studies or social obligations. This live-in program is held in the Philippines lasting for 48 hours, from 5:30 Friday evening to 6:00 Sunday evening. For lodging, the ladies stay in one floor while the gentlemen stay in another floor. The team of three experienced married couples an a priest-chaplain are responsible for the running and conduct of the entire weekend.
DO THE COUPLES REVEAL THEIR PROBLEMS OR SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS TO THE GROUP FOR DISCUSSION AND CRITICISM?
No. Couple dialogues are done privately. This is not a T-group nor a sensitivity group session. The weekend is couple oriented and there is no socializing among couples, except at certain specified times.
HOW WILL A DISCOVERY WEEKEND PREPARE A COUPLE FOR MARRIAGE?
The Discovery Weekend prepares the couple to approach marriage in all dimensions. They discuss points that are often taken for granted or are simply not brought up, points they may not have thought of but which are important in marriage. Throughout the weekend they work in a spirit of loving trust and acquire a method of communication that can truly spell the difference in their marriage. Thus, the couple enters marriage more attuned to each other and better prepared to tackle daily problems.
DOES A DISCOVERY WEEKEND THEN ASSURE BETTER MARRIAGES FOR COUPLES WHO TAKE IT?
No program can assure such a promise. The Discovery Weekend, in fact, is only a beginning and it will take the couple the rest of their lives together to finish the job. The program is merely a tool so the couple is better equipped to enter marriage.
Taken from
www.discoveryweekend.org
If you and your partner value your relationship, join Discovery Weekend now!
DISCOVERY WEEKEND Cebu: | For Engaged or Serious Couples | April 18-20, 2008
AND.. It helps build up values in starting a family, which is the foundation of societys values. 
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