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DATES
February 7-9, 2025 Engaged Couples (Mentor Couples**) |
LOCATION
Maryhill Renewal Center 600 Mary Hill Road Pineville, LA 71360 |
AUDIENCE
The ECHO weekend retreat at Maryhill Renewal Center is open to engaged couples who are preparing to enter into a Catholic sacramental marriage.
At ECHO at Maryhill Renewal Center, engaged couples will come together for the weekend of February 7-9 to dive into St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body in preparation to enter into the sacrament of marriage while in the context of authentic community with other couples and mentors. The retreat will offer dynamic talks, life giving discussions, quality time, encounters with Christ through the sacraments, art, music, silent prayer, and so much more!
**Approved mentor couples of engaged couples that are attending the retreat are welcome to attend. This provides an opportunity for the mentor couple to help the engaged couple integrate the retreat experience into their relationship in an ongoing way. Cost for mentor couples is $450. See registration link below.
Please note, having a mentor couple is one of many options for marriage preparation, but not a requirement. If you do not have a mentor couple or your mentor couple cannot attend, it will in no way diminish this retreat experience for you.
**Check with your priest to see if this retreat will fulfill your marriage prep obligation or if it will be a supplemental experience.**
ACCOMMODATIONS
Maryhill Renewal Center offers both double occupancy and single occupancy rooming options. Availability of single rooms is limited and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Unmarried registrants may request a roommate of the same sex during the registration process. Married mentor couples will be roomed together.
*COST
$450 per couple
A deposit of $125 is necessary to secure your spot as a couple!
Remaining balances are due by Jan. 31st.
Please Note:
- If paying online, there is an additional $15 charge to help cover processing fees.
- Cost includes food, accommodations, and all retreat materials.
- Scholarships and payment plans may be available if you need financial help. Click here for more info!
If Paying Via Check:
You can pay the deposit or full balance via mail-in check.
Your deposit is to be mailed in within ONE WEEK of submitting your registration.
Please make checks payable to ECHO COMMUNITY, and include the participants' names in the memo line of the check.
Please mail to the address below:
Echo Community
83335 N. Factory Rd.
Folsom, LA 70437
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Please arrive to Maryhill Renewal Center between 5:30 - 6:30 PM on Friday, February 7th. The retreat will begin with dinner at 6:30 PM. We ask that you not arrive prior to 5:30 PM to give our retreat team adequate time to prepare for your arrival.
The retreat will end by 3:00 PM on Sunday, February 9th. Please plan accordingly.
CANCELLATION POLICY
The deposit of $125 is non-refundable.
If cancellation occurs before Friday, January 31, 2025, any fees paid except for the deposit will be refunded.
If cancellation occurs for any reason after Friday, January 31, 2025, no refund will be issued and the participant will still be responsible for the full registration fees.
The ECHO weekend retreat at Maryhill Renewal Center is open to engaged couples who are preparing to enter into a Catholic sacramental marriage.
At ECHO at Maryhill Renewal Center, engaged couples will come together for the weekend of February 7-9 to dive into St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body in preparation to enter into the sacrament of marriage while in the context of authentic community with other couples and mentors. The retreat will offer dynamic talks, life giving discussions, quality time, encounters with Christ through the sacraments, art, music, silent prayer, and so much more!
**Approved mentor couples of engaged couples that are attending the retreat are welcome to attend. This provides an opportunity for the mentor couple to help the engaged couple integrate the retreat experience into their relationship in an ongoing way. Cost for mentor couples is $450. See registration link below.
Please note, having a mentor couple is one of many options for marriage preparation, but not a requirement. If you do not have a mentor couple or your mentor couple cannot attend, it will in no way diminish this retreat experience for you.
**Check with your priest to see if this retreat will fulfill your marriage prep obligation or if it will be a supplemental experience.**
ACCOMMODATIONS
Maryhill Renewal Center offers both double occupancy and single occupancy rooming options. Availability of single rooms is limited and will be assigned on a first come-first served basis. Unmarried registrants may request a roommate of the same sex during the registration process. Married mentor couples will be roomed together.
*COST
$450 per couple
A deposit of $125 is necessary to secure your spot as a couple!
Remaining balances are due by Jan. 31st.
Please Note:
- If paying online, there is an additional $15 charge to help cover processing fees.
- Cost includes food, accommodations, and all retreat materials.
- Scholarships and payment plans may be available if you need financial help. Click here for more info!
If Paying Via Check:
You can pay the deposit or full balance via mail-in check.
Your deposit is to be mailed in within ONE WEEK of submitting your registration.
Please make checks payable to ECHO COMMUNITY, and include the participants' names in the memo line of the check.
Please mail to the address below:
Echo Community
83335 N. Factory Rd.
Folsom, LA 70437
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Please arrive to Maryhill Renewal Center between 5:30 - 6:30 PM on Friday, February 7th. The retreat will begin with dinner at 6:30 PM. We ask that you not arrive prior to 5:30 PM to give our retreat team adequate time to prepare for your arrival.
The retreat will end by 3:00 PM on Sunday, February 9th. Please plan accordingly.
CANCELLATION POLICY
The deposit of $125 is non-refundable.
If cancellation occurs before Friday, January 31, 2025, any fees paid except for the deposit will be refunded.
If cancellation occurs for any reason after Friday, January 31, 2025, no refund will be issued and the participant will still be responsible for the full registration fees.