Trinity Valley Tres Dias ~ PO Box 1351 ~ Mabank, TX 75147
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a question that is not answered here, please ask your sponsor or email us at: tvtd@trinityvalleytresdias.org
Q: Is there a cost?
A:
Yes. The cost for the weekend is approximately $135.00 per
participant, $35 of which is an application fee. The cost includes
three nights lodging, meals, and all materials necessary for the
weekend. Financial assistance may be available and should be
requested when the participant's application is filed.
Q: Where are activities and the weekend
held?
A:
Trinity Valley Texas Tres Dias has activities and support throughout
the entire area. Tres Dias weekends are currently held at Disciples
Crossing. Transportation to and from the retreat center will
be provided by your sponsor.
Q: Who may take part?
A:
Tres Dias is open to all adult Christians, men and women, married or
single, regardless of denomination. You must be at least 21 years
old at the time of the weekend. Laity and clergy alike are invited
to join the community. Husbands and wives attend different and
unique Weekends. It is required that the husband attend first.
Q: What happens on the weekend?
A:
A series of 15 talks are given by laity and clergy. These talks and
their discussion in a small group cover the "short course in
Christianity", which is the basis for Tres Dias and all similar
communities (Walk to Emmaus, Cursillo, etc.). The candidates worship
and study together. The atmosphere of a Tres Dias weekend is one of
love, joy, patience, hope, Christian fellowship, sharing, singing,
participation, laughing and worship.
Q: What is expected of the participants?
Asnwer:
1.
To be open and willing to respond to what you experience, to share
your feelings with others, and to allow them to share theirs with
you.
2.
To make a genuine effort to discover where you are and where or how
you can grow in your Christian life.
To feel secure in the knowledge that you are accepted where you are
and as you are, and to know that a specific response is not expected
of you.
3.
To be curious enough and thirsty enough for spiritual exploration
and nourishment to acknowledge a need to commit a weekend of your
life totally to Christ.
4.
To "Participate, not Anticipate"
Q: What happens after the weekend?
A:
Each individual who returns from the weekend with a renewed
commitment to work for Christ is encouraged to join in the
activities of an existing community of persons who have also
experienced the weekend. The purpose of this community is to give
strength and support to each other in order that each person might
grow in faith and develop their particular gifts of ministry. The
support is provided through two methods:
-
GROUP MEETINGS
(Reunions) that are held frequently when several people gather
together for mutual encouragement and support through piety,
study and action.
-
AREA MEETINGS
(Secuelas) that are meetings of larger groups of people who have
participated in a weekend. Here they share and witness to others
so that the Church and their own faith may be built up.
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Q: How do I apply?
A:
Every participant must have a sponsor, who has attended a Tres Dias
(or similar) weekend. This sponsor will assist you in preparation
for the weekend and, more importantly, assist you after the weekend.
If you know someone in your church who has attended a Tres Dias
weekend, ask them to tell you more and how to get started. Pray
about it, and if you conclude that you should go, submit an
application that your sponsor will provide. If you don't know of
anyone in your church who has attended a Tres Dias weekend, ask your
Minister or look for friends or relatives who have attended similar
weekends such as Emmaus or Cursillo. While we would like you to
attend Tres Dias, all of these communities are very similar and have
the same basic objectives.