Marriage Workshops: I+YOU=WE

Marriage Workshops: I+YOU=WE

The I+You=We program was developed based on work with specific married couples seeking help. Their problems and the main areas in which they experience difficulties were confronted with "Love and Responsibility" by Fr. Bishop Karol Wojtyła, later John Paul II, and the teachings of Paul VI.

The workshops are dedicated both to long-married couples with a wealth of experience and a brood of children, and to those at the beginning of the journey, when you are still getting used to each other.

You will learn and practice the differences in the thinking of women and men. You will answer questions: where does disappointment in your marriage come from? Why are compromises the first step toward a crisis? How to enjoy everyday life together? Why doesn't he talk about his emotions, while she can talk about them endlessly?

Authors of the program:

• Fr. Jarosław Szymczak — a pastor with many years of experience working with married couples and families, called the 'Marriage Rescuer'; doctor of theology of marriage and family, working for over 30 years at the Faculty of Family Studies at UKSW in Warsaw.
• Agnieszka Rogalska — wife and mother of three; lecturer at the Faculty of Family Studies at UKSW in Warsaw; trainer and co-author of many pastoral initiatives, including the academic series 'Personalist Foundations of Marital Love'; since 2002 cooperating with the Pomoc Rodzinie Foundation.

Cost:

• Total cost of participation in the Program: 500 zł per married couple.
• Included: manuals and workshop materials, drinks, sweet and savory snacks, lunch and dinner, and other organizational costs.

Topics:

• Idealistic visions versus reality
• Respect and acceptance of differences
• Gift instead of claims
• Time for us
• Dialogue and communication
• Seal of the gift — sexual life

Dates:

• 15–17 May 2026
• Friday: 17:45 – 21:15
• Saturday: 9:00 – 18:00
• Sunday: 9:00 – 17:00 (Mass planned)

Place:
headquarters of the Foundation for Family Accompaniment, ul. S. Faustyny 70, Kraków

Facilitators:

• Fr. Artur Chłopek — pastor for persons sexually abused in the Krakow archdiocese; he provides spiritual/pastoral support to victims and their families when they wish such help; involved in organizing prayers for their intentions.
• Małgorzata and Krzysztof Wojdowscy — married for two decades, parents of adolescent teenagers. Since 2017 associated with the Hearth of the Holy Family and the 'For Love and Life' Programs developed by the Pomoc Rodzinie Foundation from Łomianki.
  • Małgorzata: special education teacher and philologist; graduate of the Family Theology Study at the Department of Family Pastoral Care of the Krakow Archdiocese.
  • Krzysztof: longtime journalist, currently a press officer; graduate of the Practical Study Preparation for Accompanying Marriages at the Institute of Family Studies named after Archbishop Kazimierz Majdański in Łomianki.

We warmly invite sacramental marriages to a shared journey toward renewal, healing and strengthening of your marital relationship.

Registration:

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