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Don't be worried about your priest making you do the Accord course, do ours and he will be just as happy.
Bishop Willie Walsh, who is President of Accord, wrote to me personally and said "...At the moment there are a number of private pre-marriage courses in operation around the country. The quality of these courses vary a great deal from ones very much modelled on the Accord course to very short courses....It is clear that your course is close to the Accord course....and i do believe that there is a real need for someone like yourself providing courses..."
So stop worrying, you have enough things to be stressed out about, if our course suits you, then we will be delighted to see you on one soon.
Avalon specialises in Three-Hour Premarriage Courses - telephone 01-498 22 42.
Our three hour course is available in your own home, anywhere within 60 miles of Dublin.
Dublin courses now available in Liffey Valley and the Malahide Road as well as Knocklyon.
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Avalon one-day course costs 140
Euro
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Let me tell you a story. Two years ago, before Avalon existed, a friend of my wife, did a pre-marriage course in a centre in Dublin. She thought it was the greatest waste of time ever! She said that she and her now husband, had heard it all before and they felt that they had been preached to. She said to me, "Dave, you're a therapist, you should be able to give talks at those courses". And then it hit me. Not only was I trained as a therapist but I was also trained by the Church to prepare couples for marriage.
Six weeks later I was running my first course. Avalon was born. My mission was simple, to run courses that were useful, practical, fun and interesting. To do this I have consulted some of the leading experts from around the world and every month I try to find new research that will make your course the very best course it can be.
I hope you join us on your exciting day of discovery and learn even more about your partner through our unique programme. Remember, if you are not entirely satisfied with my course and can say why, then I will you give you your money back, you can't get better than that.
“The Avalon course is accepted by priests throughout Ireland and around the world. David Kavanagh is a fully trained theologian and Pastoral worker who trained in Maynooth to run pre-marriage courses. At the Bishops Conference in Maynooth 2007, the Bishops in Ireland allowed the Avalon course go through without any concerns. The Avalon course fully prepares couples for the religious dimension of their marriage. We specialise in making your day the best it possibly can be.”
The Avalon one day pre-marriage course is fast becoming Ireland's first
choice for pre-marriage courses. To date we have a 98% approval rating
from couples who have attended our course. Why not be one of them? (We think the other 2% were having a tiff!)
The pre-marriage course is designed by David Kavanagh who is well known as a relationship expert. David only uses the most up to date research on relationships available.
This premarriage course has been designed to create a more loving and open relationship between you and your partner ensuring that you get the most out of married life. You have invested your time, energy and money into your wedding day - now it's time to invest in the relationship itself. Some of your friends or family may have done a pre-marriage course and told you how bad or boring they found it. We
suspect that they didn't do ours! Not all pre-marriage courses are the same. Avalon is different.
Some parish priests are worried about the course you take. David is a theologian and pastoral worker who trained specifically with the Catholic
Church to prepare couples for mariage.
Our course fully satisfies the Church's regulations and is accepted by the
Catholic Church in Ireland and around the world.
We have two pre-marriage courses on offer:
Our very popular One Day pre-marriage Group Course running on Saturdays from 11am - 5pm available in venues around Ireland.
Or why not treat yourself to our one to one 3 hour pre-marriage course available in your home - anywhere within 70 miles of Dublin. Click here to learn more.
The Avalon one day premarriage course costs €140 per couple.If you have a flyer from a wedding fair or from one of your friends who did our course, then you will be able to save €10.
Our pre-marriage courses are now available in Athlone, Galway, Limerick, Cork and Three different venues in Dublin.
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