Workshops for Couples

PREP Retreat for Couples
Contact: (313) 278-4400
Time/Date: 6-9pm Friday, June 25 & 9am-3pm Saturday, June 26
Location:
Doubletree Hotel
5801 Southfield Expressway
Detroit, MI 48228

Disagreements aren't the issue - it's how you handle them. Do you find yourself going in circles when talking - always ending up in the same frustrated places? Break the cycle by learning skills to gain more satisfaction and lessen stress in your relationship. Couples who take the workshop have a better change of staying together. Great for couples at every stage and any age.
$50/couple for first time attendees; includes overnight stay, breakfast and lunch on Saturday

We're sorry but registration for the PREP Retreat for Couples is now closed. Please contact the MRC if you would like to be placed on the list to be contacted about the next workshop. Thank you!

Third Option *
Contact: (313) 278-4400
Most struggling couples see two options...Painful marriage or divorce. But there is a Third Option, a way to a better marriage. The Third Option is an on-going group program to build better marriages. Come for enrichment. Come for support from other couples and to learn the tools needed to have a successful marriage. Or come because you don't know where else to turn but you care about your marriage and want to make it work. Pre-registration is not required, and all sessions are free of charge.

Locations & Dates:

• Mondays 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  The Marriage Resource Center, Village Plaza Building: 23400 Michigan Ave., Ste P18, Dearborn, MI 48124.
  For more information contact Marriage Resource Center 313-278-4400.
• Every other Friday through May (March 12, March 26, April 9, April 23, May 7, May 14, & May 28). After May, Third Option will resume again in August.
  7:00 - 9:00 pm
  1st United Church of Jesus Christ, 8809 Joy Road Detroit, MI 48204.
  For more information contact Julia at (248) 506-7235.

Mastering the Mysteries of Love
Contact: (313) 278-4400
This skills-based program works with couples at all stages - engaged, happily married, or in troubled marriages. It is being successfully used around the country in the growing field of marriage education by therapists in agency settings as well as by trained volunteers in churches and community settings. It is conducted in a variety of formats and schedules: weekly two-hour classes, full-day workshops, or a combination of one-full day workshop and four two-hour evening sessions. Professional counselors and therapists also use the curriculum in couples' counseling to provide new hope for troubled marriages.

Together with Jesus - Couples Prayer Series
Web site: Together with Jesus
The unique, six-week program for Churches of Small Groups proven to help married or engaged couples learn how to pray together safely, closely, comfortably and consistently.
Sessions scheduled in the Michigan area include:

* Plymouth, St John Retreat Center, MAP, Thursdays: 7-9pm

* Livonia, St Michaels, MAP, Sundays: 7-9pm

Details: Experience the deep spiritual intimacy of praying with your spouse in lovingly safe, close, comfortable, and consistent ways. Experience the joy of having a soulmate. Listen to this short audio about the blessings of Couple Prayer.

Home Edition: Couples without access to the Couple Prayer Series through a church or small group can now experience the same series with print, audio, and video at home.

Facilitator's Package: This package enables you to offer the Couple Prayer Series to your own church or small group!

Dynamic Interactive Marriage Class
Hope Scruggs
Contact: (586) 219-3406
E-mail: femecoc@yahoo.com
The quickest cure for incompatibility and fastest road to becoming irresistible lies in meeting each other's most important emotional needs. In the Dynamic Marriage class, married couples learn how to make their marriage a full-time priority. These couples not only put out the effort, they put the effort in the right places. The Dynamic Marriage class challenges and empowers couples to transform every aspect of their marriage. This powerful program helps committed couples sustain a happy, fulfilling relationship that grows stronger each year.

Dial in for Dynamic Marriage
Family Dynamic Institute
316 Seaboard Lane, Suite 316
Franklin, TN 37067
Contact: 1-800-650-9995   

The marriage class designed to meet the needs of today’s busy, mobile couples. Until now, only couples who had the perfect schedule could commit to eight weeks of being in the same place at the same time week after week and had the chance to participate in marriage enrichment classes to perfect their marriage. Not anymore.

You don't have to let business travel, lack of local classes, or childcare keep you from enjoying the benefits of this powerful class to strengthen your marriage. It’s simple. Just call in, have your spouse call in and join a group of other couples to learn, laugh, and support each other in developing your own Dynamic Marriage.

Here's your chance to stop texting and start talking. Give us 8 weeks and we’ll give you a Dynamic Marriage - The class that's about Transformation, not just information!

Dynamic Marriage is a powerful, marriage enrichment course that creates real and lasting change. Unlike many other marriage classes, its distinctive format encourages couples to break through barriers to intimacy, not just talk about them. Over eight weeks, couples meet to discuss new concepts, develop new skills and delve into the unique 'dynamics' of their own marriage. The result:

Ordinary marriages become exciting!

Great marriages become exceptional!

So Just Dial In for Dynamic Marriage

Class starting date. 
Each course lasts 9 weeks, including pre-session.
TBA

Don't wait - join a Dynamic Marriage Telephone course today!
You will receive the Dynamic Marriage Couple’s Kit, including:

* His and Her Handbooks
* His and Her Workbooks
* His Needs, Her Needs textbook
* Love Busters textbook
* CD audio messages for each lesson
All telephone conferencing sessions for only $150.00 plus shipping*

Each week you will receive a conference phone number and code by email. (Depending on your long distance service plan, you may incur long distance charges)
*There is an additional shipping fee of $8.50 for the Couple’s Kit materials.

LDS Family Services
Don Garderner
37634 Enterprise Ct.
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Contact: (248) 553-0902
E-mail: lef@dwo.org
Web site: fam-mi@ldsfamilyservices.org

Please call to schedule a workshop for a group of couples.
Location: Various locations available.

The Third Option
Marty Kissell
Contact: (616) 669-5690
Dates: Meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
Georgetown Biblical Church
4114 Baldwin
Hudsonville, MI. 49426
Cost: FREE
Childcare provided

All About Us
Disagreements aren't the issue, it's how you handle them. If you find yourself going in circles when talking - always ending up in the same frustrated place - break the cycle by learning practical ways to take your relationship to new levels. This is a four week course for couples. Topics include: communication, forgiveness, sexuality and more.
Steven Hernandez
Contact: (517) 266-8525
E-mail: stevenhernandez.family.matters@verizon.net
Dates:
Please call or email for upcoming program dates.
Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
227 N. Winter St.
Suite 303
Adrian, MI.
Cost: $30 per couple
Light dinner provided

Marriage Encounter
This workshop teaches communication and other marriage aspects to strengthen Christian marriages. Instructors use Gary Chapman's book The five Love Languages
Instructors: Tonya and Dwayne Smith
Contact: (313) 551 4174
Dates:
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday at 3:00 PM
Time: Call for specific times.
Location:
Bridgeview Church
776 S. Liebold St.
Detroit, MI 48217
Cost: Free

Renew Life Groups
(For struggling couples)
Contact: (248) 912-0043
E-mail: info@oakpointe.org
Dates:
Mondays
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:
Oakpointe Church
50200 W. 10 Mile Rd.
Novi, MI 48374
Cost: Varies (Includes materials for course)

Evenings for Couples
Spend relaxing and inspiring Sunday evenings with your spouse at the Capuchin Retreat House in Washington, Michigan. The evening starts at 5:00 PM with a short meditation and presentation, then a social wine and other refreshments, followed by a candlelight dinner. After dinner there will be an inspiring evening on one of the three intimacies of marriage given by Fred Cavaiani, Marriage Counselor and Psychologist. Emotional, Sexual and Spiritual Intimacy are the foundations of a loving and solid marriage. Every couple struggles and needs a breath of fresh air with each other and with God. Come Away with your spouse to this inspiring evening in a very sacred and peaceful setting. Set aside this evening. You will not be bored. You will be inspired to have a deeper relationship with your spouse, with yourself and especially with God.
Speaker:
Fred Cavaiani
Topics:
An Evening With Your Spouse - The Three Intimacies of Marriage (Emotional, Sexual, Spiritual).
Dates:
 
Time:
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Cost:
$55.00 a couple ($150.00 per couple for all three evenings)
To register call: (248) 651-4826 or e-mail: info@capretreat.com

Fireproof Movie Nights and Couple Enrichment Groups
What is Fireproof? This powerful film hit the theatres for a surprising four to five week run and was in the top five for two weeks. It is an excellent movie about a fire chief and his wife who are in the midst of marital problems. In the movie, Capt. Caleb Holt will brave a burning building to rescue a stranger. But is he about to leave his marriage without even a fight? The focus is not only on their situation but also on their relationship with God. Find out more about how love and forgiveness can help build or re-kindle a lifelong, enduring marriage.
Locations:

* Saint Clair Shores, St. Joan of Arc
MAP
Sr. Carol Juhasz
(586) 777-3670 (contact for monthly events)

8 Great Dates - Couples Night Out
Learn practical tools to build a strong and healthy marriage. Over 8 evenings, couples have the chance to discuss important issues often ignored in the rush of daily life. See this BROCHURE for more details
The 8 Great Dates Bistro - Complete with candles, flowers, wine, music, and private tables for 2!
Dates: Starts Friday, September 18, with 7 more dates included in this wonderful event!
Location: Plymouth, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
Cost: (Meals and Materials) $190 (50% due upon registration)
Contact: Mrs. Mary DelPup, 734.453.0326 ext. 227 EMAIL

Got Marriage? How to Create and Sustain a Good Marriage & Family, A True Family Values Lecture Series
Help your YOUNG PEOPLE prepare for marriage and Help MARRIED PEOPLE enrich their marriages
Dates: Tuesday Evenings at 7:pm
Call for upcoming dates.
Location: Mt. of Olives Church of God in Christ
14101 W. McNichols, Detroit, 48235
Contact: Pastor Pelt (734) 686-0770 or Rev. Kasbow (734) 546-4395

* Funding provided in conjuction with the Michigan Healthy Marriage Coalition.