The new Valentine’s Invitation 2011 will be launched this weekend, across the country.

The new annual invitation to The Marriage Course, will be launched at the Alpha UK Vision days, the first being in Northern Ireland this weekend. 

As part of the launch churches around the country will be hosting Valentine’s dinners to encourage couples to come on a Marriage Course.

The event will be a great opportunity to invite married and cohabiting couples to a relaxed, informal dinner that gives them a taste of The Marriage Course.

The Valentine’s Invitation 2011 will mark the official launch of The Marriage Course in the UK.

For more information please see below:

A Valentine’s dinner…

What:The Valentine’s dinner  gives  couples a ‘taste’ of what The Marriage Course is like - a great night out together, with romantic tables for two and a short talk on what makes a marriage grow.

When: A night of your choice during Marriage Week, UK, 7-14^th February, 2011

How:  The concept is simple:

·      host couples from your community for a romantic dinner with a great atmosphere: Create the feel of a restaurant with romantic tables for two, table service, flowers and a delicious 2 or 3 course meal

·      play The Marriage Course Party talk (Session 8) from the refilmed DVD

·      invite them to The Marriage Course, starting soon near them

·      we suggest that you ask each couple for a contribution (for example £20) to cover costs

Promotional Materials
At alphaprintshop.org you can personalize and purchase posters and invitation postcards to help promote and invite couples to your Valentine’s dinner.

Get involved!

The Marriage Course is really easy to run. All you need to get started is a Starter pack from AlphaShop.org, which includes a Leaders Toolkit and the DVDs with The Marriage Course talks to play during the course. To access these materials please click here

If you would like to have more formal training, please attend The Marriage Conference, the next one takes place in June 2010.

Findout more about The Marriage Course:
     What is the course?

     Thinking of running a course?

     Get started!

The Marriage Course: A fun, relevant and easy-to-run course. It’s a great investment for any married or cohabiting couple – and for any church looking for a way to reach couples in their communities.