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Waverley Abbey House
Preparation for Marriage weekend
Fri–Sun 11–13 June 2010

Download the A4 leaflet about this course (524k PDF).

Building the right foundation for your marriage is very important. What better way to prepare for the future than to take some time out together for one of our Marriage Preparation weekends.

As well as helping you explore key issues, the weekend offers you the opportunity to spend some valuable time together reflecting on this most important step you are about to take.

The course is highly practical and covers topics every couple should know about before marriage.

Many churches, friends and relatives give this weekend as a wedding gift to couples.
  • What is a Christian marriage?
  • Understanding love and loving, sex and sexuality
  • The basic cause of marriage breakdown and how to avoid it
  • How to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses and potential stress points of marriage
  • The three types of love required in marriage
  • Why conflict occurs and how to handle it
  • How to understand your own and your fiancee's temperament with help from the Myers Briggs™ Type Indicator
Designed for

Couples who are engaged or planning to be married. This course is suitable both for those who are being married for the first time and those who have been married before.

Presented by...

Mick & Lynette Brooks and Andrew & Lynn Penson

Lynette and Mick BrooksMick and Lynette have a passion to encourage couples in preparing for marriage and have led these weekends for a number of years.

Mick is Chief Executive and Lynette Director of Publishing at CWR.

They have been married for over 30 years and have three children.

Andrew and Lynn PensonAndrew and Lynn Penson

Andrew and Lynn are fully qualified and experienced MBTI presenters and they have used MBTI with churches, theology students training for ministry, and with couples both married and preparing for marriage.

Andrew works in construction as a regional design engineer.

Lynn is a CWR Tutor and Co-ordinates CWR's Womens Ministry.

They have been married for 30 years and have three children.

Picture of the restaurant at Waverley Abbey HousePrice

(March 2010) £350 per couple, full board.
(June 2010) Early Bird price £315 (till 19 March) per couple, full board thereafter £350 per couple.

The full fee is payable upon booking.

Feedback

Quotes from previous attendees:
  • 'The best feature was the time to reflect on where God is in our relationship and put Him back in the centre.'
  • 'Lots of laughter!’
  • 'Thank You! It has been a very valuable and God-filled weekend.'
  • 'We have learnt so much – we can’t thank you enough.'
  • 'The weekend was incredibly well organised and the quality of the leading and teaching was outstanding.'
  • 'Wouldn’t have missed it for the world!'
Times

These weekends run from 6pm Friday to 2pm Sunday.

Location

Picture of Waverley Abbey House and groundsCWR,Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey GU9 8EP, UK

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Sessions are held on the first floor of the building and bedrooms are on the second floor, currently reached by stairs only.

All bedrooms are shared with one or more others and are en suite.

Waverley Abbey House is a beautiful Georgian house set in peaceful, spacious grounds. We hope you will enjoy the experience of being at Waverley as much as the course itself!

How to Book

Download the booking form.

In the event of cancellation we offer the following refunds: 10 weeks or more prior to course commencement = 60%; 6 weeks or more prior to course commencement = 40%; 2 - 5 weeks or more prior to course commencement = 20%; less than 2 weeks prior to course commencement = Nil.

CWR reserves the right to cancel a course due to unforeseen circumstances or low numbers, in which case fees are fully refundable. However, CWR is not liable for other expenses the applicant may have incurred.

CWR also reserves the right to refuse registration to anyone whom they consider unsuitable for a course.