Last June we tested a new proposition for couples: CANA Aventure!
A dynamic, outdoor format that lets you experience a real adventure as a couple in just 48 hours! Always on the move, participants experience hikes, concise teachings, workshops, sharing groups, good times for couples, relaxation, reconciliation and celebration.
Around thirty of us tried out this formula, which appealed mainly to couples aged 25 to 40. The setting was sumptuous, around Hautecombe Abbey, and the vagaries of the weather (a huge storm on the first night!) didn’t prevent participants from enjoying an unforgettable weekend, the highlight of which was undoubtedly a time of reconciliation at the foot of the cross overlooking Lac du Bourget, followed by a magnificent feast in the abbey inn.
We hope that this concept will attract young couples for whom leaving the children for a whole week is not an easy task… and that it will give them the desire to take the time and means to do a CANA week one day!
Our next adventure will take place on April 4/5/6 at Le Reposoir, a Community chalet in Haute Savoie. We hope to offer other weekends in other regions and countries… Stay tuned for more information for you or your loved ones!
Some feedback from participating couples after the weekend:
“Very good retreat, I particularly liked the exercises.”
“Dialogues are easier, complicity and listening strengthened.”
“Choosing to become a couple under God’s gaze. A time for us, with no other concerns.”
“Breaking the routine, the thank-you-pardon-please dialogue is great.”
A few photos from the last CANA Aventure session:
