What is HOPE Weekends about?

What?
A 3 day professionally guided relationship skills marriage weekend in how to restore and sustain a connected relationship.

Who?
For any couple who is experiencing marital distress and/or need help in communication, problem solving, and skills for reconnecting to each other and sustaining an intimate relationship.

Where?
San Pablo Family Church
3044 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville, Florida

When?
Friday—4 pm to 9 pm
(meal provided)
Saturday—9 am to 5 pm
(lunch on your own)
Sunday—9 am to 5 pm
(lunch on your own)

Cost?
$650.00 per couple
(Agreement of Financial Responsibility Available)
Make Checks Payable to:
Marriage for Life, Inc.
Credit Cards Accepted

Why attend? Quotes from participants . .

It's full of useful tools that I haven't found anywhere else and couldn't have come up with on my own.

The course changed a 29-year marriage of confusion, hurt, silence and missed opportunities into a vibrant relationship of pleasure and trust that thrives on change and growth.

For a young couple enjoying the beginning of our relationship, I think this gave us a variety of ways to better share with each other, learn about ourselves and our partners, resolve conflicts and develop relationship skills to maintain the happy partnership we have now.

We loved each other, but could not live together -- there was so much pain. The tools are like water in the desert.

PAIRS changed our relationship. We entered the program at a very low ebb - in despair and feeling pretty hopeless about the potential we had for happiness in our life together. From the first exercise, warmth and trust returned and our appreciation and gratitude and love for each other began to revive. We fell in love again.

The program really delivers what it claims to. It leads to actual improvements in communication in an enjoyable way!

One of the most valuable things I have ever done...this will allow us to really enjoy our life from this point forward.

An immense amount of healing...the first time in my life that I've really felt loved.

Objectives
To help couples . . .

• Experience deeper intimacy and connectedness
• Experience deeper levels of knowledge and understanding of each other
• Strengthen communication and conflict resolution skills
• Promote a greater sense of “Us-ness” and bonding
• Remove some of the accumulated relational pain