Local Marriage Education/Enrichment Events
Have a marriage education/enrichment event you would like to list? Only $10.00 per event. Please send an email to blackmarriagedc@gmail.com with the following information: (What, When, Where, Cost, & Contact Information). Send your check or money order made out to: Embrace-SWNMS.
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Trinity Episcopal Church
7003 Piney Branch Road NW
Washington, DC 20011
Join Trinity Episcopal Church for the Family Matters Empowerment Center's "Celebration of Love and Marriage in the Black Community." The event will feature a dinner, entertainment and a recommitment to lasting love and marriage. 6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m., $25 singles, $45 couples.
Website: www.familymattersec.org, or call (202) 213-1911 or (301) 233-3811.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Film Screening: The Public Playhouse to show the movie Lamar and Ronnie Tyler in Cheverly, MD. The film is the theater's fourth black marriage and family DVD movie! The film is now available inexpensively on DVD. 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.
Website: blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2012/03/06/tickets-on-sale-for-dc-chicago-advance-screenings-of-still-standing
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church
Kristel Room
610 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
3:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.
Join Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church in the "4th Annual Black Marriage Day 2012." The day will include a dinner, movie showing, vow renewal ceremony, and a couples dance ministry. The event will also include door prizes (i.e., romantic one night stays), and a special honoring of DC parents married on, or after, October 2008. 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. You must call 202-450-5023 or email to reserve your space by Friday, March 23, 2012. Spaces are going fast!
Website: www.gmchc.org or email Jacquelyn Crowe at healthymarriagerc@yahoo.com, or call 202-450-5023.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
The Getaway weekend is a time to be together as a couple invest in and strengthen the foundation of your marriage, no matter how firm or fragile it is. The getaway weekend is presented by Family Life, a Campus Crusade Ministry. The registration fee is $159.00 per person, $318.00 per couple, and there are group available.
Meals and hotel accommodations not included in the Getaway registration fee. Discounted room rate: at Gaylord National Resort $160.00, Site code 12DCA1 Hotel Phone: 301 965 2000. A money-back guarantee! Be sure to mention “FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember” when you make your reservation to receive the special rate. (limited availability). *Note: The Getaway does not allow children in their sessions.
Website: FamilyLife.com/weekend (under Rates and Offers) or call 1-800-358-6329
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Trinity Episcopal Church
7003 Piney Branch Road NW
Washington, DC 20011
Join Trinity Episcopal Church for the Family Matters Empowerment Center's "Celebration of Love and Marriage in the Black Community." The event will feature a dinner, entertainment and a recommitment to lasting love and marriage. 6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m., $25 singles, $45 couples.
Website: www.familymattersec.org, or call (202) 213-1911 or (301) 233-3811.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Film Screening: The Public Playhouse to show the movie Lamar and Ronnie Tyler in Cheverly, MD. The film is the theater's fourth black marriage and family DVD movie! The film is now available inexpensively on DVD. 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.
Website: blackandmarriedwithkids.com/2012/03/06/tickets-on-sale-for-dc-chicago-advance-screenings-of-still-standing
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church
Kristel Room
610 Rhode Island Ave. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
3:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.
Join Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church in the "4th Annual Black Marriage Day 2012." The day will include a dinner, movie showing, vow renewal ceremony, and a couples dance ministry. The event will also include door prizes (i.e., romantic one night stays), and a special honoring of DC parents married on, or after, October 2008. 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. You must call 202-450-5023 or email to reserve your space by Friday, March 23, 2012. Spaces are going fast!
Website: www.gmchc.org or email Jacquelyn Crowe at healthymarriagerc@yahoo.com, or call 202-450-5023.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
First Rock Baptist Church
4630 Alabama Ave SE
Washington, D.C. 20019
Guest Speakers: Minister Lauzarus and Audrey Thicken (Ministers at FRBC). Event will include a dance ministry by a married couple. 10:00a.m. service.
Website: www.firstrockbaptistchurch.org
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Black Marriage Day! Ninth Annual Celebration
St. Anthony Catholic Church
1029 Monroe St., NE
Washington, DC 20017
(2 blocks from the Catholic Univ. /Brookland Station on the Red Line)
The weekend of March 24-25, 2012, in acknowledgement of the Sunday celebration, a number of provocative new and former handouts, pamphlets, and other resources will be available to all on marriage and intimate relations. Join the St. Anthony Catholic Church in celebrating and getting this important information to friends, colleagues and family. Help a brother or sister out.
Materials available at Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Mass; Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 12:00p.m. masses.
Website: www.stanthonyofpaduadc.org
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Union Temple Baptist Church 4th Annual Celebration – It Takes Two
1225 W Street SE
Washington, DC 20020
7:30a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services.
Website: www.uniontemple.com, email utbc_marriageministry@live.com or call 202 678 -8822.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Reid Temple A.M.E. Church, Inc Marriage Ministry Hosting
11400 Glenn Dale Boulevard
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
Join the Reid Temple A.M.E. Church for Strengthening the Black Family, a mini-conference for singles and couples on Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. There is no cost to participate in the conference. *Note: Limited childcare slots are available for infants through 5 year-old-children. Be sure to contact 301-352-0320 ext 610 to confirm your infant/child has been assigned a slot before bringing him/her to the conference.
The registration deadline is Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Website: www.reidrestoration.com, call (301) 352-0320, ext. 610, or email restoration@reidtemple.org.
An engaged encounter a weekend retreat that allows engaged couples to plan for sacramental marriages. D.C.-area marriage encounter weekends are held in hotels. See the event websites for more information.
Catholic Engaged Encounter
March 16–18, 2012 (starting 7:30p.m. Friday–4:00p.m. Sunday)
April 13–15, 2012
This engaged encounter will be Catholic in orientation. The process encourages the engaged couple to concentrate on building a relationship. Free from the pressures and distractions of daily living, the engaged couple has the opportunity to concentrate exclusively on each other while examining the essential issues they will encounter with the marriage relationship.
Summerfield Suites
200 Skidmore Boulevard
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-527-6000
Cost: $400 per Couple
www.engagedencounter.org
Mennonite & Brethren Engaged Encounter
February 17–19, 2012
April 13–15, 2012
Mennonite & Brethren Marriage Encounter's mission of renewal in the church and change in the world is to assist couples to live fully intimate and responsible relationships by providing them with a faith based experience and ongoing community support for such a lifestyle.
This orientation helps you learn the skills that you need to create a marriage that will thrive for a lifetime. Take time off from wedding planning and join us. Download an application or call (717) 569-5676 or email love@marriageencounter.org.
Mennonite & Brethren Engaged Encounter
160 April Lane
Lititz, PA 17543
Marriageencounter.org
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
April 20–22, 2012
The mission of Worldwide Marriage Encounter is to proclaim the value of marriage and holy orders in the church and in the world. The Worldwide Marriage Encounter is committed to making good marriages great. To register, download the Washington, DC WWME application form. For more information, or call the info line (301) 541-7007 or email Mike and Ellie Whalen at wwme@whalenfamily.com.
The Legacy Hotel
1775 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Cost: $50.00
www.wwmes4.org
Website: www.firstrockbaptistchurch.org
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Black Marriage Day! Ninth Annual Celebration
St. Anthony Catholic Church
1029 Monroe St., NE
Washington, DC 20017
(2 blocks from the Catholic Univ. /Brookland Station on the Red Line)
The weekend of March 24-25, 2012, in acknowledgement of the Sunday celebration, a number of provocative new and former handouts, pamphlets, and other resources will be available to all on marriage and intimate relations. Join the St. Anthony Catholic Church in celebrating and getting this important information to friends, colleagues and family. Help a brother or sister out.
Materials available at Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Mass; Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 12:00p.m. masses.
Website: www.stanthonyofpaduadc.org
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Union Temple Baptist Church 4th Annual Celebration – It Takes Two
1225 W Street SE
Washington, DC 20020
7:30a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services.
Website: www.uniontemple.com, email utbc_marriageministry@live.com or call 202 678 -8822.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Reid Temple A.M.E. Church, Inc Marriage Ministry Hosting
11400 Glenn Dale Boulevard
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
Join the Reid Temple A.M.E. Church for Strengthening the Black Family, a mini-conference for singles and couples on Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. There is no cost to participate in the conference. *Note: Limited childcare slots are available for infants through 5 year-old-children. Be sure to contact 301-352-0320 ext 610 to confirm your infant/child has been assigned a slot before bringing him/her to the conference.
The registration deadline is Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Website: www.reidrestoration.com, call (301) 352-0320, ext. 610, or email restoration@reidtemple.org.
Engaged Encounters
An engaged encounter a weekend retreat that allows engaged couples to plan for sacramental marriages. D.C.-area marriage encounter weekends are held in hotels. See the event websites for more information.
Catholic Engaged Encounter
March 16–18, 2012 (starting 7:30p.m. Friday–4:00p.m. Sunday)
April 13–15, 2012
This engaged encounter will be Catholic in orientation. The process encourages the engaged couple to concentrate on building a relationship. Free from the pressures and distractions of daily living, the engaged couple has the opportunity to concentrate exclusively on each other while examining the essential issues they will encounter with the marriage relationship.
Summerfield Suites
200 Skidmore Boulevard
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-527-6000
Cost: $400 per Couple
www.engagedencounter.org
Mennonite & Brethren Engaged Encounter
February 17–19, 2012
April 13–15, 2012
Mennonite & Brethren Marriage Encounter's mission of renewal in the church and change in the world is to assist couples to live fully intimate and responsible relationships by providing them with a faith based experience and ongoing community support for such a lifestyle.
This orientation helps you learn the skills that you need to create a marriage that will thrive for a lifetime. Take time off from wedding planning and join us. Download an application or call (717) 569-5676 or email love@marriageencounter.org.
Mennonite & Brethren Engaged Encounter
160 April Lane
Lititz, PA 17543
Marriageencounter.org
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
April 20–22, 2012
The mission of Worldwide Marriage Encounter is to proclaim the value of marriage and holy orders in the church and in the world. The Worldwide Marriage Encounter is committed to making good marriages great. To register, download the Washington, DC WWME application form. For more information, or call the info line (301) 541-7007 or email Mike and Ellie Whalen at wwme@whalenfamily.com.
The Legacy Hotel
1775 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Cost: $50.00
www.wwmes4.org
Weekend to Remember Marriage Getaway
April 13-14, 2012 (Friday and Saturday)
Gaylord National Resort
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, MD 20745
The Getaway weekend is a time to be together as a couple invest in and strengthen the foundation of your marriage, no matter how firm or fragile it is. The getaway weekend is presented by Family Life, a Campus Crusade Ministry. The registration fee is $159.00 per person, $318.00 per couple, and there are group available.
Meals and hotel accommodations not included in the Getaway registration fee. Discounted room rate: at Gaylord National Resort $160.00, Site code 12DCA1 Hotel Phone: 301 965 2000. A money-back guarantee! Be sure to mention “FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember” when you make your reservation to receive the special rate. (limited availability). *Note: The Getaway does not allow children in their sessions.
Website: FamilyLife.com/weekend (under Rates and Offers) or call 1-800-358-6329
