Deepen your personal and spiritual growth as a married couple and enrich your marriage and family life after attending a Marriage Encounter Weekend offered by the Diocese of Austin. Coordinators for the Westlake Marriage Encounter Circle are Hilary and Jon Olson (holson@sjnaustin.org or 512-653-8356 (Hilary) and 512-587-3168 (Jon)). The Westlake Circle meets at St. John Neumann on the last Saturday of the month at 7 p.m. (except November and December). Babysitting is provided for a small fee (split among those attending) at the church’s nursery. Please check with Hilary and Jon to confirm dates and times.

What is a Marriage Encounter Weekend?

The Marriage Encounter Weekend is an experience designed to help married couples communicate more intimately with one another. It’s a weekend away from home, family and responsibilities where in a comfortable environment a couple is guided in the discovery of new techniques of communicating and sharing with one another.

Marriage Encounter is a weekend about love. It has been described as “the weekend that will enrich your life.” It is not a retreat, but a program which gives couples the opportunity to look at themselves privately in a loving encounter. It is a positive building weekend that enhances the maritial relationship. Couples do not share any aspect of their marriages with the group.  More information…
Inviting Video

Listen to what Dr. Gary Chapman, marriage expert and author of many books on marriage and family, has to say about a Marriage Encounter Weekend.  For more information about Marriage Encounter weekends in the Austin Diocese, visit the Central Texas Marriage Encounter Community Web site.