Welcome to Energize! Couple Retreat

We are so excited to have you in the program and we want to be sure that you have all the information necessary to have the best experience possible!

1- Recordings

First Day

Introduction and Welcoming of the program.

Stages of Marriage- John Williams

Key to Strong Marriage – Crescentia DeGoede

Doing Something Different – John Williams

Talking Safely – Crescentia DeGoede

Sex, Health & Happiness – Lena & Christoph Yasutake

Second Day

Marriage Inspiration- John Williams

Breakouts

Romance in Real Life – Lena & Christoph Yasutake

Art of Kissing – Lena & Christoph Yasutake

The Pursuer-Withdrawer Dance – John Williams

A Recipe of Happiness – Sunmarie & Seung kook Burns

Talking about Touchy Topics – Leighton & Crescentia DeGoede

Final Exercises

2- Workbook

In order to make this experience the best, we have always offered a printed workbook with the program, including presentation notes and the exercises for your couple to do. Unfortunately this time, because of several circumstances, we were not be able to send it on time. Instead, we want to provide you with a PDF version of the workbook with enough time so that you can print it out if you would like. We strongly recommend printing the workbook to have a better experience during the retreat.

Workbook in Sessions:

3- Schedule

Here you can find the schedule for Saturday and Sunday. Please be sure to come on time so you don’t miss anything. If you cannot make it for some sessions we will be sending out the recordings after a couple days.

All the times are in the Eastern Time Zone (EST)

4- Date Night Tips

At the end of the retreat, on the evening of Valentine’s Day, we want you to have a really beautiful Date Night. For that reason we have created these Tips & Tricks for your couple to have the best experience!

5- Get the Best of the Retreat

We are not able to meet in-person but the more we act like we are the better the experience you will have as a couple. Please consider applying these points in preparation for the retreat:

6- Necesary Items

If you are from an international country or you have registered after February 4th we ask you to get the following items as they are going to be necessary during the retreat:

2 Balloons

A packet of m&m’s

At least 4 crayons per person

A small bottle of coconut oil

7- Join our WhastApp Group

Join the Energize! Retreat WhastApp Group to received any direct information you need, to ask question or to stay connected.

8- Questions & Support

If you have any questions you can email us at: admin@edu.highnoon.org or contact Kate Pugnoli and Carina Mendez directly that they will be answering to you as soon as they can.

Katherine Pugnoli – Liaison

Email: katepugnoli@gmail.com

Phone: 520-490-6182

Carina Mendez – Tech Support

Email: carina@edu.highnoon.org

Phone (just WhatsApp): +59894540158

	Richard & Mari Curry have been Blessed in married since December 2005 and have four children. They love working together as a team and are passionate about caring for others, especially in the realm of marriage development. After Mari received her Masters of Divinity from Cheongshim Theological Seminary, she and Richard served as co-pastors in Florida. Since then, they moved to New Jersey and over the years have happily served in a variety of ministry roles from music to education. All the while, working together to serve the Blessed Marriage Project and now High Noon Couples. They were a part of the founding team in 2013 and have been a part of it ever since. They currently serve as the directors of Highnoon Couples. They love the Energize! Retreats because they help realize True Parent’s desire for healthy couples and reminds us of Heavenly Parent’s love and hope for us all! Contact Mari at: mari@edu.highnoon.org
	Crescentia & Leighton DeGoede have been Blessed in married since October 2010, and have three children. Crescentia is currently serving as the District Pastor of district 3 and local pastor of the Clifton Family Church. Previously Crescentia was the Director of the National Blessing and Family Ministry of FFWPU for six years. Both Leighton and Crescentia currently serve as Matching Supporters. Prioritizing their marriage, while juggling children, work, and community service has been an exciting challenge. But they continue to find that the more they invest in their marriage, the more they have to give in all areas of their lives. They love giving other couples the opportunity to infuse their marriages with love deposits through marriage enrichment programs.
	Christoph & Lena Yasutake have been Blessed in marriage since April 2002 and have three teenagers. They are both equally passionate about marriage education and helping blessed couples create happy and healthy families. The Energize! Retreats are one of their favorite ways to share this passion. They served in the Young Couples ministry for six years and are frequent guest speakers at Blessing Workshops.
	Kate Pugnoli has served as the Community Liaison and is also responsible for generating our monthly newsletter. A former journalist, she has a Masters of Religious Education from the Unification Theological Seminary where she took focused her studies on counseling courses. She has also had experience facilitating small groups. The mother of two sons, now Blessed in marriage, she lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband Simon Herbert. She is committed to working with the Blessed Marriage Project in hopes that marriage enrichment will be available to communities across the country and particularly to bring the Energize! Couples Retreat to as many couples as possible.

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